Temperatures exceeded 40C in Britain in July last year for the first time, and the Met Office said 2022 was the warmest year since records began in 1884 for the United Kingdom and since 1659 in its Central England Temperature series.
"In terms of weather and climate, 2022 was an extraordinary year for the UK," Mike Kendon from the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre said.
The Met Office said its studies found both the record warm year and 2022's July heat wave were made more likely by human-induced climate change.
In its 'State of the UK climate' report, the Met Office predicted that in a medium emissions scenario, by 2060, a year like 2022 would be considered an average year and by 2100, it would be considered a 'cool' year.
The 2013-2022 period was the warmest decade on record in the UK, the Met Office said.
Persons:
Mike Kendon, Kendon, Kylie MacLellan, Bernadette Baum
Organizations:
Met Office, Met, Climate Information, Thomson
Locations:
Britain, United Kingdom, State