Monthly weather summaries
Monthly weather summaries provide a monthly analysis of means and extremes for a range of elements from stations in the climatological network
The front page gives a textual summary of the overall weather for the month and significant weather events such as storms and floods. Depending on the period,
summaries will also include maps showing movement of depressions, rainfall, temperature and sunshine. The front pages of the summaries have been scanned and are available to view in the observations collection in our Digital Library and Archive.
Example inside pages from a monthly weather summary.
Most useful for
They are useful for a quick overview of the weather characteristics for any month in the series.
Things to bear in mind
Although the later summaries provide data from every station in the climatological network the early part of the series includes only a small selection. If the station you are looking for is not included in the monthly weather summary you will need to request the relevant climatological return instead. The summaries are intended to give monthly data. If you need daily data you will need to use another source.