UK Met Office Downplays Dull Summer Reports - Irish Weather Online

The UK Met Office (UKMO) has poured cold water on media reports today that Britain is heading toward the coolest and dullest summer for two decades.

Met officials say it is too early to say how this summer will compare to others in the record books once the summer is over.

“We still have 3 weeks of July and all of August to go before the end of summer, and there is still everything to play for”, a UKMO spokesperson commented Monday.

In a statement issued today the UKMO said: “We have had rather mixed conditions through June and the start of July with some fine warm, and even hot, days and some more unsettled, and very wet days as well. This is typical of summer in the UK when often you get several nice, warm days followed by several unsettled days with heavy showers. We should certainly not be surprised by this type of weather.

Met Office warns of a cold and rainy summer | Mail Online

Despondent forecasters are predicting a soggy summer that could also be the coldest for 18 years.
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Experts from The Met Office said the average central England temperature in June reached just 13.8C (57C) – the coldest since 1991 which managed only 12.1C (54F).
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Temperatures have averaged just 15.8C (60F) and forecasters are warning that the rest of the month is unlikely to pick up. That could mean an average Summer temperature of only 15.1C (59F).

The cool temperatures would make this year the coldest summer overall since 1993, which averaged 14.9C (59F) from June to August.