Isle of Man's 2023 was warmest year on record

Figures show 2023 was warmest June on record on the Isle of Man

The Isle of Man experienced its warmest year on record in 2023 "by a long way", meteorologists have confirmed.

Figures released by Ronaldsway Met Office showed the average temperature on the island went up from 11.1C to 11.3C.

The island also saw temperatures peak at 28.1C on 13 June, the hottest day of the year and a new record for the month.

Observer Gary Salisbury said the data highlighted a “definite” warming trend.

The data showed every month, except March and November, were warmer than previously recorded.

It also stayed dry for the entire TT fortnight in May and June, but that changed in the following month, when the wettest July since records began in 1947 saw 5.7in (14.48cm) of rainfall logged.

Gran Fondo Isle of Man racers competed on the wettest July day in 2023

In September, a hot spell saw temperatures hit record highs again with an average daily temperature of 15.5C, which narrowly beat the previous record for the month set in 2006.

The strongest winds of the year were recorded during Storm Debi on 13 November, when peak gusts of 70mph (113km/h) were recorded at Ronaldsway.

Mr Salisbury said the island was becoming "warmer all year round" and was "not just seeing warmer summers".

He said the rises meant there had been "a lot fewer" morning frosts, and therefore residents were not having to de-ice their cars as often.

Meteorologists have also noticed average rainfall during the autumn months increasing by about 10% over the last three decades, he added.

It is the second year in a row that the island has seen the heat record broken, as 2022 saw the average temperature rise from 11C to 11.1C.