2002

🌡️ Temperature

In the UK, 2002 was very hot. 🌡️

The average temperature in 2002 was 10.63°C.
That's 1.3°C hotter than the average of 9.3°C.
This puts it in the 98th percentile for heat, as the 9th 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, 2002 was very wet. 🌧️

The total rainfall in 2002 was 1117.8mm.
That's 198.7mm wetter than the average of 919.1mm.
This puts it in the 96th percentile for rainfall, as the 10th 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, 2002 was cloudy. ☁️

In 2002 there were1297.2 hours of sunshine.
That's 42.5 hours less sunshine than the average of 1339.7 hours.
This puts it in the 32nd percentile for sunshine, as the 33rd 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.