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I think Windermere averages something like 1300 mm a year, Ambleside closer to 1400 mm being closer to the central fells. These are averages, many years have delivered much larger totals, 2012 notably so.
Amblesides average is 2005.1mm http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/gctvss7w7
I think Windermere is around 1800mm though no offical station.
Keswick is 1521mm
Ambleside should easily be one of the wettest towns in the UK
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reached 21c here both today and yesterday, rather pleasant as its been very calm and sunny too
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It was the sixth consecutive day in a row above 20C here today, the first time in 35 years of records that has happened in May. The highest temperature was 23.5C yesterday, so its not exceptional for heat but more for longevity.
The mean max here is now 17.2C so far, which would make it the record highest if the month were to finish now.
Just a normal May here - mean max of 15c so far
May 2008 managed 11 days in a row above 20c and the mean max was over 19c
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Potent heavy thunderstorm here - with heavy rain and lightning bolts- looks homegrown. The classic darkening skies to the south and the air of an impending storm feeling not normally felt so early in the season. The last few summers have been devoid in the main of thunderstorm activity.
Yes quite a large thunderstorm has just crossed the Lakes. constant thunder and lightening in all directions, torrential rain with a rate of 68mm / hr which put down 10mm in 10 minutes and a total of 15.5mm
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Wettest Summer - 2012
Wettest Autumn - 2012
Wettest Winter - 2013/2014
This is in records back to 1978, but will no doubt still stand going back at least 100 years
Wettest Spring was 1992 / 1979
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2013/14
true shocker, 2 Air Frosts all winter - a horrific stat - had 3 days of lying snow and about 15 of sleet / snow falling, which is probably more than some parts of the country.
The frosts win it for 13/14
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For my location based on the formula
winter 2012/13 scored 137
winter 2013/14 scores 13 so far
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June, July, May, August, April, October, September, March, February, January, November, December
Mine is mainly based on day length / plant growth and how fresh everything looks
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Sion, Switzerland - Warm summers average max 27.0c in July, 2100 hours sun a year
Cold frosty winters January average low -3.8c
rainfall is steady throughout the year totaling 600mm and i imagine it is one of the calmest places possible
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England - the considerably warmer and sunnier summer outweighs the slightly colder winter that Scotland gets, and Scotland's annual sunshine figure is abysmal.
In England if you want to bring those winter temperatures down then head to the North or higher elevation.
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who has fared best and worst for snow so far this winter?
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Any chance of a spring forecast now Ian? I must say you have been pretty spot on - looks like a very short lived cold snap coming up as forecast
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2014 - Heathrow January... 59.94mm so far with an average of 2.44mm - MAX 9.9mm
19.04 mm in 2013, and 0mm in 2012 (LOL)
From October 25th to January 25th we've had 5.31 inches of rain.134.9mm
how are you measuring rainfall to 0.01mm ???
Heathrow airport rainfall last few months
January 2014 so far 117.8mm
December 2013 99.0mm
November 2013 49.6mm
October 2013 figure missing but 100mm+
January 2013 46.0mm
Janaury 2012 35.2mm certainly not rain free???
Are you measuring rainfall inside?
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Jealous! Where abouts are you located? Struggling to stick here, just not heavy enough.
Northern end of Bassenthwaite Lake, snow was very heavy and lasted around 15 mins, hence a good covering, suprising as you have 100m on me, must be down purely to intensity
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good covering now first lying snow of the winter!
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2 heavy snow showers here, temp 1.9c
only 2nd day of falling snow here this winter, better than none at all i guess
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Ian your forecast has been spot on so far, do you expect any changes as we move through Jan into Feb, chance of some drier frostier weather perhaps?
I recorded 190mm here, 370mm is extreme
Much of Cumbria didnt get below 0c which is a first in recent times anyway, even 1988 managed 3-4 ait frosts
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Best. December since 2010 here, I've had two dustings of snow albeit patchy and a heavy snow shower this morning. In fact I've seen more snow this month than tithe previous two winters combined I love cold zonality and long may it continue but with more cold in the mix than now.
Two patchy dustings and a snow shower is more than you had in January this year? March? (if you include it as winter) February 2012? 16th Dec 2011?
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Snow here, and sleet, but no air frost!
I had 10 air frosts here in November, 0 in December, extraordinary.
I always thought Feb 2011 was about as bad as it could get with just 1 air frost - i could be wrong
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Thunder and sleet this morning with regular lightening.
This evening - Lots of Thunder and lightening, hail, torrential rain and winds gusting to 40mph
calm now!
Interesting day to say the least
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Dec 2011 was a lot better here. Polar maritime air most of the month, day after day of falling snow, snowline seemed to hover around my house but places further up the hill had 6 inches lying for at least a week, maybe two. Massive drifts up in the mountains before the mild air swept in for Christmas. Really do hope it's not as mild this Christmas.
Are you referring to the fall on the 16th? about 2 inches here and it lasted for 4 days on the ground, so not a bad period in what turned out to be a horror last third of December
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People writing off the whole winter already... How silly!
As pointed out this is winter 2013/14 and not a rerun of any winter in the past, and will do exactly what it wants when it wants. The general trend in peoples forecasts was for any blocking / colder weather to be around February time, which in forecasting and model terms is distant future. Patterns can suddenly flip and it is unwise to base the rest of the winter based on what it is like in December - look at December 2010, could February 2011 have been any more contrasting? no. Did it follow patterns of previous cold winters? no.
write off December? possibly. The whole winter? far too many variables that will come into play to be able to write it off with any certainty at all!
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The biggest positive to take from the models today is that it is much better to have these synoptics in the first half of december, than have them popping up after the new year in January or February.
If it was a choice between mild high pressure or Atlantic depression after depression with lashings of wind, rain and flooding, that is typical of early december i think id take the high pressure every time.
Id like to see something like the GFS 12z FI develop around the 20th with a nice cold frosty high pressure sat over the uk, giving way to a north easterly blast just in time for Christmas
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A very calm Autumn here, barely more than one or two "windy" days and certainly no gales or storms. highest wind gust has been 35mph
Leaves stayed on the trees right up till end of november now they are finally falling
autumn colours have been ok after a very slow start
Summer 2014 thread
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33.5 hours of sun in the last 4 days here
takes September sunshine up to 121.8 hours