1980

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🌡️ Temperature

In the UK, 1980 was slightly hot. 🌡️

The average temperature in 1980 was 9.42°C.
That's 0.1°C hotter than the average of 9.3°C.
This puts it in the 58th percentile for heat, as the 151st hottest year on record.

Distribution of average yearly temperatures (1659 - 2021)

The hottest year ever was in 2014, when it averaged 10.95°C, and the coldest year was 1740 at 6.86°C.

In the UK, 1980 was wet. 🌧️

The total rainfall in 1980 was 967mm.
That's 47.9mm wetter than the average of 919.1mm.
This puts it in the 65th percentile for rainfall, as the 88th wettest year on record.

Distribution of total yearly rainfall (1769 - 2021)

The wettest year ever was in 1872, when rainfall totalled 1284.9mm, and the driest year was 1788 at 612mm.

In the UK, 1980 was cloudy. ☁️

In 1980 there were1256 hours of sunshine.
That's 83.7 hours less sunshine than the average of 1339.7 hours.
This puts it in the 17th percentile for sunshine, as the 17th least sunny year on record.

Distribution of yearly sunshine hours in (1920 - 2022)

The sunniest year ever was in 2003, when there were 1586.3 hours of sunshine, and the least sunny year was 2022 with 0 hours of sunshine.