2017

🌡️ Temperature

In the UK, 2017 was very hot. 🌡️

The average temperature in 2017 was 10.58°C.
That's 1.3°C hotter than the average of 9.3°C.
This puts it in the 97th percentile for heat, as the 10th 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, 2017 was slightly wet. 🌧️

The total rainfall in 2017 was 952.5mm.
That's 33.4mm wetter than the average of 919.1mm.
This puts it in the 61st percentile for rainfall, as the 98th 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, 2017 was slightly sunny. ☀️

In 2017 there were1369.3 hours of sunshine.
That's 29.6 hours more sunshine than the average of 1339.7 hours.
This puts it in the 63rd percentile for sunshine, as the 38th sunniest 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.