Bishop Brennan

Thank you for that explanation Lorenzo, very much appreciated. I have to say, I'm finding this thread absolutely fascinating reading Bish

Thank you for the regular updates, Cyclonic. It's fascinating tracking the progress of the snow cover each winter - virtually the whole of Russia has some now! Do we know if Scandinavia is likely to see any snow over the next ten days or so, just to get rid of the anomaly? Bish

Fascinating graph, thanks for sharing. I couldn't help but notice the remarkably low showing for 1981 - wasn't that a cold, snowy winter for the UK? I was just 7yo at the time, but distinctly remember some severe winters in the late 70's and especially the early 80's. Bish

I don't know if Monkspath weather station (http://www.monkspathweather.org.uk/) is regarded as "official" or not, but apparently we peaked at 28.2c a short while ago. Bish

Great pictures Weathermaster, thanks for sharing them with us. I was thinking of returning to Switzerland next year for a family holiday. Would you say that Zermatt is only really a place for Ski enthusiasts, or does it have a wider appeal in your opinion? Your pictures make it look very tempting as a destination! Bish

That guy has some cojones on him, filming outside in the middle of Hurricane Ike. "I hadn't travelled halfway across the world just to hide from Ike inside a multi-storey car park" - lol Bish

Thanks for the heads-up, I'll be sure to watch this.

Some cloud starting to bubble up to the SW of here (Knowle, near Solihull), but still mostly blue skies. Currently 24.6 (reached a high of approx 26.0 a couple of hours ago) with a dew point of 16.6 Bish

Interesting topic. There are plenty of UK big cat clips on YouTube, some a lot more convincing than others. This is one of the more impressive ones.......... Whilst this one is downright weird; looks more like a black lion to me?? Whatever it is, it's big & scary!

Very true, although it could get a little embarrassing. The standard of posting in the Model Discussion area can be cringe-worthy at times, beyond the regular respected contributors. Bish

Wonderful pictures, thanks for sharing. You're so lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the country. Bish

I remember this very well. This and the Feb 91 easterly a few weeks later are certainly the biggest snow events I can recall in my lifetime. It's odd that the winter of 90/91 never seems to be mentioned alongside the "classic winters" such as 46/47 and 62/63, presumably these were two isolated mega-events in an otherwise average season? We had three large conifers in the front garden, and the snow was so heavy it weighed down their branches and 'unpeeled' them like bananas. In fact the biggest conifer was so badly damaged it never recovered and had to be taken down the following spring. Bish

Great picture, very atmospheric. Thanks for sharing! Bish