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Energy Trends: UK weather

Quarterly and monthly data on weather patterns, including temperature, heating degree days, wind speeds, sun hours and rainfall.

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Documents

Average temperatures and heating degree days and deviations from the long term mean (ET 7.1)

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Average wind speed and deviations from the long term mean (ET 7.2)

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Average daily sun hours and deviations from the long term mean (ET 7.3)

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Average monthly rainfall and deviations from the long term mean (ET 7.4)

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Energy Trends weather tables (ODS)

Details

These statistics show quarterly and monthly weather trends for:

  • temperatures
  • heating degree days
  • wind speed
  • sun hours
  • rainfall

They provide contextual information for consumption patterns in energy, referenced in the Energy Trends chapters for each energy type.

Trends in wind speeds, sun hours and rainfall provide contextual information for trends in renewable electricity generation.

All these tables are published monthly, on the last Thursday of each month. The data is 1 month in arrears.

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