The United Kingdom has experienced its most popular spring ever registered, and more dry in more than fifty years, the weather agency is Monday, June 2. The average temperature was established at 9.5 ° C from March to May, a record from the beginning of the statements in 1884. The previous record of the past spring, with 9.37 ° C.
This spring is also the most alone since the beginning of the statements in 1910, with 653.3 hours of sun between March 1 and May 31, 2025 in the United Kingdom, 43% more than the average. It is also the dry spring for more than 50 years “in this country, known for its oceanic climate, with only 128.2 millimeters of rain between the beginning of March and late May, according to the MET office.
“This combination of heat and sun, associated with a very low precipitation, has created difficult conditions for agriculture and water resources in a large part of the country,” said the weather agency in its press release.
The dry spring since 1836
In mid -May, “the United Kingdom has known its most dry spring for more than a century. And although the recent wet weather has slightly improved the conditions, the spring of 2025 is still the sixth most dry since the beginning of the statements in 1836,” said the MET office.
This figure of 128.2 millimeters of rain is 40% lower than the average since the surveys began. England, in particular, “knows its dry spring for more than 100 years, only beaten by 1893,” according to the British agency.
In mid -May, the British Environment Agency had convened a meeting in advance of its drought working group and urged water companies to “do more to preserve reserves.” According to the agency, “8 of the most hot British British spring have taken place since 2000, and the three most hot springs have taken place since 2017, which testifies the evolution of our climate.”
The seas of the United Kingdom have also experienced an unusual heat wave, with record temperatures on the surface in April and May, exceeding the 4 ° C normal in certain regions.
Source: BFM TV
