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  • Met Office Temperature Definitions

    johnholmes

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    This list is supplied by kind approval from The Met Office.

    Terms used to indicate temperature – used by the Met Office

    Departure from

    Average degrees C

    		Spring=mid March- mid May

    Autumn=mid Sept-mid Nov

    Summer=mid May-mid Sept

    Winter=mid Nov-mid March

    >+7

    +6 to+7

    very warm

    ditto

    very hot

    hot

    Exceptionally mild

    ditto

    +4 to +5

    Warm

    Very warm

    Very mild

    +2 to +3

    Rather warm

    Warm

    Mild

    -1 to +1

    Normal

    Normal

    normal

    -2 to -3

    Rather cold

    Rather cool

    Rather cold

    -4 to -5

    Cold

    Cool

    cold

    Below -5

    Very cold

    Very cool or cold*

    Very cold

    * cold is used when a marked fall in temperature is expected

    This does not restrict the use of terms such as ‘warm’, ‘cold’, ‘mild’, in descriptive phrases qualified, when necessary, ‘rather’ and ‘very’ such as ‘a cold easterly wind is spreading across the country’. Comparative terms such as ‘milder’, ‘colder’. ‘warmer’, ‘cooler’ may also be used as appropriate.

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