Met Office predicts fifth-warmest year on record

Despite the cold winter and poor summer, 2008 temperatures worldwide were above the long-term average, the Met Office says in its report on last year’s weather.¹

In the UK, 2008 was the 18th warmest year since 1914, with an average temperature of 9.03°C compared with an average of 8.36°C between 1961 and 1990. This is despite below average temperatures in October and December.

Worldwide, 2008 ranked higher in the temperatur