No, it missed this area, it was further west, which sums up this year for stormsMy diary entry says hot and sunny.Infact my entries for that month contain hardly any mention of thunder.
Forecasts from that month
It's been another one of those months that so far has come in above average but doesn't feel as warm as it currently showing according to the CET suggests, not at least around here. It's the lack of a really hot spell that is giving that impression.
The first three months of 1779 were exceptional
2nd driest January on record followed by the 8th driest February on record followed by the 7th driest March on record.
A grand total of 44.4mm
That's 22mm less than that was recorded for the driest summer on record, 1995.
February 1779 is also the mildest February on record. A really exceptional period.
Spring 1893 was exceptionally dry.
Mile End in London recorded a dry spell of 73 days from 4th March to 15th May 1893
Dungeness recorded only 1.27 inches of rain from 27th February to 3rd July 1893
The original topic has been archived but it is coming up to the 20th anniversary of this event for the SE when it went bang with spectacular thunderstorms on the evening of the 24th June 1994
Some footage on YouTube
A lot of seasons don't conform to what is expected of them not just autumn.Infact exactly what is the expectation of autumn? Is it gales and rain or Keats' season of mists and mellow fruitfulness?
I think autumn is underrated. A late season heatwave, an early season snowfall, first frost of the season, dewy mornings, sunshine catching trees whose leaves are changing colour.