Weather-history

Sunset time lapse

Thundery rain in a forecast is a guarantee that no thunder will be heard.

Looks like most of the electrical activity has died out. I hope it is not another duff year for storms.

9.0C

Today's convection time lapse

Video footage taken from Perth, Australia http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/stunning-green-flash-image-captured-in-perth/

Today's timelapse

Time lapse of Saturday's convection developments

Really clear here, note how long the twilight lasts this evening. Should still see a glow to the WNW as late as 7.30pm or even later.

13th August 2006

6th August 2006

Remember this well, it was a very gusty Saturday 20th March 2004 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/3553287.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/3552943.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/3553569.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3554253.stm

30th July 2006

23rd July 2006

Some cracking night thunderstorms.

-3.4C

10 years ago

I wonder if the 2nd half is going to be colder than the first half?

After the severe winter of 1928-29 came March 1929, which was an exceptionally dry month, 2nd driest March on record for England and Wales with a total of just 8.0mm Rainfall in terms of % of 1881-1915 England and Wales: 13% Scotland: 24% Ireland: 24% Rainfall totals in inches Camden Square: 0.1 Reigate: 0.2 Brighton: 0.8 High Wycombe: 0.6 Oxford: 0.8 Cambridge: 0.3 Chelmsford: 0.6 Norwich: 0,7 Devizes: 0.16 Plymouth: 0.75 Penzance: 0.54 Church Stretton: 0.33 Birmingham Edgbaston: 0,16 Boston: 0,28 Worksop: 0.6 Runcorn: 0.57 Southport: 0.84 Scarborough: 0.13 Middlesbrough: 0.11 Carlisle: 0.61 Cardiff: 0.59 Aberystwyth: 0.84 Llandudno: 0.17 Dumfries: 0.77 Eskdalemuir: 1.10 Edinburgh: 0.2 Glasgow: 0.9 Oban: 1.62 Tiree: 0.69 Dundee: 0.42 Braemar: 0.31 Aberdeen: 0.22 Ullapool: 1.96 Stornaway: 1.23 Wick: 0.88 Lerwick: 1.20 Valentina: 1.37 Waterford: 1.01 Dublin: 0.22 Galway: 1.15 Enniskillen: 0.20 Armagh: 0.32 Belfast: 0.81 Londonderry: 0.85 Another feature was how sunny it was Totals in hrs Stornoway: 131 +26 Aberdeen: 145 +28 Dublin: 201 +78 Valentina: 197 +74 Liverpool: 180 +72 Kew: 146 +41 There was wide diurnal temperature ranges during the months with numerous locations going from subzero to high teens on a number occasions. 21C was reached at Hull and Norwich on the 9th, 25C at Wakefield on the 29th

It feels like because we have been so devoid of winter weather thus far, that it will have at least one snap how brief at us during spring.

Philip Eden says January was the most cyclonic at least for 142 years.

It's been through the quality control wash Wettest winters on record for England and Wales 453.0 2013-14 423.0 1914-15 Wettest seasons on record for England and Wales: W for winter, S for summer, A for autumn A 502.7 2000 A 455.8 1852 W 453.0 2013-14 Wettest February on record for England and Wales (mm) 158.6 1833 152.7 1923 143.6 1950 143.2 1990 143.2 1977 142.1 1937 135.2 2014 Wettest January-February periods on record (mm) 319.8 2014 277.5 1995 271.6 1990 271.1 1937 249.7 1900 246.0 1977 238.3 1782 236.6 1928 233.6 1988 232.5 1915

Maxima recorded during a warm spell during early March 1906 19.4C Bury St Edmunds on 7th 19.4C Winslow on 7th 18.4C Camden Square on 7th 18.3C Hitchin on 7th 17.2C Alderbury on 7th 17.2C Worksop on 7th 16.7C Tenterden on 7th