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Lilian comes next: Our next storm will be a record-breaker

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7 April 2024

Lilian comes next
Our next storm will be a record-breaker

Wind map of the UK and IrelandThe next time we see stormy conditions like these on our radars, it will mark a new record.

Storm Kathleen arrived on Saturday to match the record for most named storms in a season, marking a hyperactive season so far.

When Kathleen arrived in the UK and Ireland, it didn't just deliver strong gales across the countries but became just the second named storm ever beginning with the letter K.

Not since 2016 have we reached the letter K in a single storm season, Kathleen joins Storm Katie in the history books… for now.

During the 2022/23 storm season, we saw just two named storms, which both arrived during the final month of the season. By comparison, this season, we are at 11 named storms with just under five months left until the season ends with the close of August.

When, or if, we do see another named storm in that time it will become Storm Lilian and officially mark the most active storm season on record for the UK and Ireland since the practice of naming storms began.

If you are interested in reading more on who decides the names of our storms each year and why, check the link below.

2023/24 storm names revealedread more
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