Return periods/extremes  

• We are able to place most weather phenomena into context as a return period

• For design purposes, threshold values for specified return periods are given

Large-area averages  

• Wide range of weather elements

• Monthly averages for any area county size or larger

• Draws on a long period of data from many observing sites

• Data routinely prepared for England, Scotland, Wales and N Ireland plus 10 districts at the end of each month

• Rainfall averages over catchments and NRA regions

Soil moisture (MORECS)  

• For any combination of soil and crop types

• Real-time weekly updates on 40x40 km grid for UK

• Averages and extremes back to 1961 on 40x40 km grid

• Site-specific actual data and averages/totals

Winter road dressing (Met Office OpenRoad Index)  

• Analysis of concrete minimum temperature and rainfall

• Long-period analysis of past data to infer future gritting runs

General Monthly Summary

• A routinely produced summary of the weather on A4 sheets for a selection of stations

• Available within two weeks of the end of the month

Daily Weather Summary

• Weather maps with symbols for reference purposes

• Produced once per month

Outdoor working-day weather - MetBUILD

• Past data for around 50 observing sites

Heating and cooling data - Degree Days

• Data for 18 regions for heating needs or air conditioning

• Past data service based on any base temperature for any observing site

For further information please contact our Customer Centre.