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The Royal Met Society and Wiley Library provide a good range of peer reviewed journals and articles on the weather in the British Isles including historical weather. However, many of them require a subscription to read and therefore, it can be difficult to find ones that everybody can read or have free access to. This page is designed as a source where you can easily find the free accessible articles (also the non-free accessible ones which are in red font) in a quick and understandable fashion.
If you like any of them or require them for your research, it is recommended to download the PDF files because they could be indefinitely free forever.
The 'Great Snow' of winter 1614/1615 in England
A weather record from Snowdonia, 1697-98
Daily weather in Dublin 1716-1834: the diary of Isaac Butler
Barometric pressure during the Irish storm of 6–7 January 1839
Severe snowfalls in Scotland 1861-1900
A classification of the snowiness of 100 winters - a tribute to the late L. C. W. Bonacina
A historical record of blizzards/major snow events in the British Isles, 1880-1989
Irish droughts in newspaper archives: rediscovering forgotten hazards?
The storm and flood of 13 May 1906 at Mells, Somerset, UK
Winter 1947 in the British Isles
Snow in Great Britain: 1946-47
Three months of snow, ice and blizzards
Climatological extremes in Britain in 1947
April snow in southern England
Snowfalls over southeast England, 1954-1969
Chief events of snowfall in the British Isles during the decade, 1956-65
Late lying snow in southeast Wales
Snow cover in the Cairngorms 1961-62
Snow and glaze on Christmas Eve 1968
Scottish snow survivals - Summer 1974
Scottish snow survivals - Summer 1975
Scottish snow survivals - Summer 1976
Scottish snow beds in Summer 1978
Snow depth in Gloucestershire on 26 April 1981
May 1989 - England's best of the century?
Snow at Malham Tarn, early February 1996
Severe thunderstorm and flooding in East Devon on 7 August 1997
Survival of two snow patches in the UK until winter 1997/98
Only one UK snow patch lasts until winter 1998/99
Six UK snow patches last until winter 1999/2000
Forty one UK snow patches last until winter 2000/01
Two UK snow patches last until winter 2001/02
Five UK snow patches last until winter 2002/03
No Scottish snow patches survive through the summer of 2003
The August 2003 heatwave in the United Kingdom: Part 2 - The hottest sites
The August 2003 heatwave in the United Kingdom: Part 3 – Minimum temperatures
November 2003 Very mild and sunny, mostly dry till 20th then very wet
December 2003 Changeable; quite sunny
The UK drought of 2003: A hydrological review
Snow and road chaos in Birmingham on 28 January 2004
January 2004 mostly mild with frequent rain; brief wintry episode 26th-29th
February 2004 Warm wet start but cold and very sunny after mid-month
March 2004 Dry in the east, rather wet in the west; often rather cold
May 2004 Dull, wet and cool at first, then mostly warm and sunny
June 2004 Warm first half, cool after mid-month. Scotland dull and wet.
July 2004 Changeable and rather cloudy. Cool first half, but warm at times later.
August 2004 Very wet with frequent thunder; hot first week then progressively cooler
September 2004 Warm and sunny at first, then changeable and often windy
October 2004 Very wet especially in eastern Scotland
November 2004 Anticyclonic; most areas mild, dry and dull
December 2004 Dull but dry first half, unsettled but sunny second half
One Scottish snow patch survives until winter 2004/05
February 2005 Mild and changeable till the 12th, then generally cold with frequent snow
April 2005 Mostly changeable but fine over much of Scotland 16th-26th
July 2005 Cool, dull and unsettled early and late; hot spell during the second week
August 2005 Unsettled 19th-25th otherwise often anticyclonic. Several cold nights.
September 2005 A very warm month; dry and sunny at first, changeable later
December 2005 A mostly quiet, settled and very sunny month
Two Scottish snow patches survive until winter 2005/06
January 2006 Driest for nine years; dull till the 19th then sunny; variable temperatures
March 2006 Coldest since 1996; frequent and occasional heavy snow in Scotland
April 2006 Most westerly April since 1977; very dry in eastern Scotland and southwest England
May 2006 Very warm first half; very wet second half
Forecasting the record‐breaking temperatures of mid‐July 2006
July 2006 Hottest and sunniest on record over much of the UK; thundery at times
September 2006 The warmest September on record; rather sunny; dry in the southwest
October 2006 Consistently warm especially by night. Some heavy falls of rain.
December 2006 mild, wet and very unsettled first half; long anticyclonic spell second half
No Scottish snow survives until winter 2006/07
January 2007 Wet, windy and exceptionally mild until the 20th; much quieter last ten days
May 2007 Exceptionally wet at times; very dull in eastern and central England; variable temperatures
July 2007 Cool, dull and very wet. Serious floods on the Severn and Thames.
The Government's response to the summer floods of 2007
August 2007 A quiet, rather cool month with frequent winds from a northerly quarter
November 2007 Generally quiet and dry, but wet spell 17th-21st
December 2007 Mild and wet early and late; long anticyclonic interlude 11th-24th
Nine Scottish snow patches survive until winter 2007/2008
February 2008 Sunniest February on record; some exceptionally warm days in the second week
March 2008 Rather cold and unsettled with frequent rain; a white easter
May 2008 Very warm; dry and sunny in the north; dull and wet last week in the south
August 2008 Dullest since 1912; generally wet, with cool days and warm nights
September 2008 Widespread heavy rain first week, then mainly dry
October 2008 Changeable; warm second week, but exceptional wintry snap towards the end
Twelve Scottish snow patches survive until winter 2008/2009
December 2008 Generally dry and sunny; very cold first and last weeks
January 2009 Dry and cold until the 10th, then unsettled and somewhat milder
February 2009 Cold and wintry first half; mild, cloudy but dry second half
March 2009 Dry and sunny; warm days and cool nights
April 2009 Very warm and mostly dry with long sunny periods
May 2009 Rather changeable, but with a warm sunny finish
August 2009 Very wet in the north and west, dry in the southeast
September 2009 A disturbed start, then generally dry and warm
October 2009 Rather dull but dry; cool first three weeks but a warm finish
Extreme monthly rainfall: November 2009
Six Scottish snow patches survive until winter 2009/2010
December 2009 Coldest since 1996: frequent snow after mid-month
Winter 2009/2010 temperatures and a record-breaking North Atlantic Oscillation index
The UK winter of 2009/2010 compared with severe winters of the last 100 years
January 2010 Very cold and snowy first half; nondescript second half
Snow and gales in eastern England from a North Sea polar low: 6/7 January 2010
March 2010 Dry, sunny but cold first half; unsettled but much warmer second half
April 2010 Dry and very sunny. Frequent warm days but rather cold nights.
June 2010 Driest and warmest since 2006; sunniest in southern districts since 1975
July 2010 Dull and wet in western districts; warm and dry in the southeast
September 2010 An unremarkable month
October 2010 Warm second week, several sharp frosts after mid-month
Remember, remember the fifth of November: Was that thunder I heard or not?
November 2010 Very mild start, very cold finish
December 2010 Coldest December since 1890
The disruptive snowfalls and very low temperatures of late 2010
Six Scottish snow patches survive until winter 2010/2011
January 2011 Unsettled till just after mid-month, then anticyclonic
February 2011 Dull and wet, but generally mild
Snow patches in England and Wales during spring 2011
May 2011 Exceptionally wet in western Scotland; very dry in East Anglia
June 2011 Mostly rather cool and changeable, but brief warm spells early and late
August 2011 A very warm start, then cool and unsettled
September 2011 A rather changeable month redeemed by a brilliant finish
November 2011 Abnormally mild; a very disturbed last week
Two Scottish snow patches survive until winter 2011/2012
February 2012 Driest since 1998. Very cold first half, very mild second half.
March 2012 Dry, warm and sunny; an exceptional ten days 21st-30th
April 2012 Cold and exceptionally wet; notable shortage of sunshine in the east and northeast
Snow patches in England and Wales during spring 2012
June 2012 One of the dullest and wettest Junes on record; decidedly cool by day
November 2012 Rather cold and mostly wet. Much flooding during the fourth week.
December 2012 Cold, sunny first half, mild and wet second half; wettest overall since 1978
Six Scottish snow patches survive until winter 2012/2013
January 2013 Cold period 10th-25th with snow at times
April 2013 Cold first 12 days then somewhat warmer till the 25th; generally dry and sunny
Snow patches in England and Wales during spring 2013
Six Scottish snow patches survive until winter 2013/2014
Coastal flooding in England and Wales from Atlantic and North Sea storms during the 2013/2014 winter
The UK’s wet and stormy winter of 2013/2014
The winter storms of 2013/2014 in the UK: hydrological responses and impacts
The role of cyclone clustering during the stormy winter of 2013/2014
Snow patches in England and Wales during spring and summer 2014
Has there been a recent increase in UK weather records?
Twenty one Scottish snow patches survive until winter 2014/2015
Snow patches in England and Wales during spring and summer 2015
Seventy four Scottish snow patches survive until winter 2015/2016
The meteorology of the exceptional Winter of 2015/2016 across the UK and Ireland
The Winter 2015/2016 floods in the UK: a hydrological appraisal
January 2016 Mostly mild and very wet. Colder intervals with some snow, mainly in north.
Storm Katie - Rapid cyclogenesis and damaging winds of Easter Monday 2016
Snow patches in England and Wales during spring and summer 2016
November 2016 Cold, except briefly around mid‐month. Some heavy rainfalls in east and south.
UK seasonal weather summary Autumn 2016
December 2016 Exceptionally dry in southeast. Stormy Christmas period in north.
UK annual weather summary 2016
February 2017 Unsettled, dull and mild
UK seasonal weather summary Winter 2016/2017
Seven Scottish snow patches survive until winter 2016/2017
March 2017 Generally mild and unsettled; dry and very mild in southeast
April 2017 Anticyclonic and very dry. A warm start, cold end.
May 2017 Mostly dry and warm, but notably wet mid‐month in southeast. Very warm fourth week.
Snow patches in England and Wales during spring 2017
UK seasonal weather summary Spring 2017
August 2017 Another month of relentlessly ‘westerly weather’
UK seasonal weather summary Summer 2017
September 2017 A rather cheerless, if uneventful, month
October 2017 Dry, warm and dull for many, but very wet in some upland western regions.
UK seasonal weather summary Autumn 2017
No Scottish snow patches survive until winter 2017/2018
UK annual weather summary 2017
February 2018 Mostly rather cold, dry and sunny. Exceptionally cold and snowy at end of month.
UK seasonal weather summary Winter 2017/2018
March 2018 Cold, dull and wet; two intensely cold, snowy spells
Severe weather and snow conditions on Cairngorm summit in February to March 2018
May 2018 Warm and very sunny. Many places dry, but thundery downpours in south in closing days.
UK seasonal weather summary Spring 2018
June 2018 Most places dry, warm and sunny; exceptionally dry in much of south
July 2018 Mostly dry, sunny and warm; Very warm in southeast
August 2018 An early end to the hot Summer
Snow patches in England and Wales during spring and summer 2018
October 2018 Another dry and sunny month for many. Markedly variable temperatures
November 2018 Often very mild, but cold for a few days after mid‐month. Wet in the south
The influence of ocean variations on the climate of Ireland
Eleven-year solar cycle signal in the NAO and Atlantic/European blocking