Met Office

The Met Office is the United Kingdom's national weather service, providing weather and climate-related services to government, business, and the public. It delivers forecasts, warnings, and climate science to support safety and economic growth.

Communication Overview

Total releases

Number of press releases published by this department during the last 12 months, based on publicly available announcements.

Avg per month

Average number of press releases published per calendar month over the last 12 months. This smooths short-term fluctuations in publishing activity.

Avg word count

Average length of published press releases, measured in words. Calculated only for months where content was published.

Avg readability

Average Flesch Reading Ease score across all published press releases. Higher values indicate plainer English. Scores are indicative only and vary by subject matter.

Friday PM releases

Percentage of press releases published after 3pm on Fridays, relative to the department’s total output during the period.

Single-release items

Estimated proportion of announcements published once, without a closely related follow-up release during the same period. This is based on similarity of titles and timing.

Metrics are descriptive only and indicate publication patterns rather than intent or impact.

Releases per month

Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)

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Simon Thompson appointed as new Chair of the Met Office Board

Thursday, 14 November 2024

Simon Thompson has been selected as the new Chair of the Met Office Board and will start his appointment on 1 December 2024....

Rob Woodward reappointed as Chair of the Met Office

Monday, 19 April 2021

Three new non-executive directors, Anusha Shah, Christine Ourmières-Widener and Prof. Jordan Giddings, have also been appointed to the Met Office Boar...

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Communication Overview

Total releases

Avg per month

Avg word count

Avg readability

Friday PM releases

Single-release items

Releases per month

Simon Thompson appointed as new Chair of the Met Office Board

Rob Woodward reappointed as Chair of the Met Office

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