Precipitation in the British Isles: an analysis of area-average data updated to 1995

Jones, PD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5032-5493 and Conway, D (1997) Precipitation in the British Isles: an analysis of area-average data updated to 1995. International Journal of Climatology, 17 (4). pp. 427-438. ISSN 1097-0088

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Abstract

This paper updates precipitation series forEngland and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for 1990 and 1995 A new precipitation series for the whole of Ireland for 1840 to 1995 is developed. Redent changes in seasonal precipitation totals in all three regions are discussed. In all regions, recent precipitation in winter (DJF) has increased and summer (JJA) precipitation has decreased. This trend is most evident in Scotland, where the November to April total for 1986 to 1995 is 30 per cent more than corresponding values in 1951 to 1980. For England and Wales the 1995 summer was the driest in the record, with 7 mm less rainfall than in 1976, the previous driest summer. Over Scotland and Ireland the 1995 summer was also dry but not as exceptional.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Climatic Research Unit Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Depositing User:	Abigail Dalgleish
Date Deposited:	13 Jul 2011 16:31
Last Modified:	26 Jul 2023 09:42
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/33684
DOI:	10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(19970330)17:4<427::AID-JOC139>3.0.CO;2-Q

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