A warm UK September with different regional rainfall outcomes

Source publication: 2026-10-01

Met Office provisional figures give September 2026 a UK mean temperature of 14.6°C, 1.6°C above the 1991–2020 September average. The UK rainfall total was 104% of its average, while England was 65% and Scotland 137%.

These are area statistics for one month. The near-average UK rainfall total conceals regional differences. They do not describe the rainfall experienced at every location.

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Why would “the UK was wetter than usual” be an incomplete summary for someone studying England?

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The UK aggregate was 104% of its average, but England was 65% of its own average. The national statistic combines different regional outcomes; use the geography appropriate to the question. Figures are provisional.

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