Summary
This is the 2019 State of the Climate report compiled by the American Meteorological Society, presenting a comprehensive synthesis of global meteorological observations and climate data for 2018 from international monitoring networks. Whilst primarily a climate science document, it serves as a standardised reference for climate assessment and provides environmental context relevant to agricultural and food systems resilience planning. The report aggregates data from coordinated international climate monitoring systems to track global climate variability.
UK applicability
The global climate observations and anomalies documented in this 2018 report provide contextual data relevant to understanding climate patterns affecting UK agricultural planning and food system resilience. UK farmers and policymakers can use this standardised climate reference to situate national and regional meteorological conditions within global climate trends.
Key measures
Global meteorological observations, climate monitoring data, climate indices and anomalies for 2018
Outcomes reported
The report synthesised global meteorological observations and climate data for 2018 from international monitoring networks. It provides standardised climate assessment reference data relevant to understanding climate variability and its implications for agricultural and food systems.
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