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| United Kingdom had its hottest year on record in 2022. Other nations might follow suit, and globally, 2022 will be among the top 10 hottest. Where the world ranks will be known for sure by the middle of this month. |
So far, the expectation is it certainly won't be the hottest year ever, but still will crack the top 10, probably somewhere between sixth and eighth hottest. Pretty remarkable for a year with a La Nina, which tends to cool the world a bit.
The United Kingdom, though, came in with a scorching hot year. The UK has been keeping track of temperatures since 1659, the longest period of instrumental data in the world.
After all those years, 2022 will be the hottest, according to provisional data from the UK Met Office. The Met Office is the British equivalent to the National Weather Service in the U.S.
"Dr. Mark McCarthy is the head of the Met Office's National Climate Information Centre. He said, '2022 is going to be the warmest year on record for the UK. While many will remember the summer's extreme heat, what has been noteworthy this year has been the relatively consistent heat through the year, with every month except December being warmer than average.'"
Every month of 2022 was warmer than average in the UK, with the exception of December, which looks like it will be a little cooler than average. That's thanks to a cold snap during the first half of the month.
As the year closed, it was unusually warm in the UK, and as the New Year began, unprecedented winter warmth spread into most of the rest of Europe.
Several other European nations might have also had their warmest year in 2022. If the way 2023 is beginning continues, those records won't last all that long.
Data is starting to come in regarding how 2022 ranked globally, and we'll have a very good idea of that ranking by the middle of this month.
I'll keep you posted.
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