Weather-history

Another poor summer for thunder for around here. We had a reasonable storm at the end of last summer but on the whole, the last 4 summers have been poor for thunder.

Hints that next weekend could be chilly at night.

The last day of summer 1998 was a wet one for parts of Ireland as a slow moving front brought heavy rain 74.9mm at Cork 36.1mm at Valentia 23.9mm at Shannon Airport

Manchester summer index says best summer since 1995. June and August were pretty reasonable with July as the standout. This was not the case with 2006, as August was a poor month. So for me was not as good as some see it and the index bears this out. For England and Wales, it was the dullest August for 20 years, which shows, sunshine alone how mediocre that month was. 2003 was a good summer but during the exceptional heatwave of early August, only 3 days got 27C or above in that period here.

11th September 2006

21st March 2004

13.7C

14th March 2004

Bridlington is on the east coast, I seem to recall that there was an easterly flow during the height of the heatwave of early August 1995http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZMMgawYgy0

Interesting you say this because the figures don't seem to bear those facts. For instance, Manchester airport only got above 20C twice that month and that was at the end of the month. There were some pretty cool days, there were 7 days when the maxima never got above 15C.The 13th was a really cool dayhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq3cw0jZdFE

I don't recall any hot spells during September 2001. If I remember rightly no maxima of 25C or above was recorded that month.

September 1996 was pretty decent

7th March 2004

A sign autumn is on the way, when you see the Pleiades rising in the night sky.

August 2006 was 174It was the dullest August since 1986 ie for 20 years. So it was a poor summer month.

August 2006 was poor here, which pulled down the index value for that summer. I think this August is going to be the sunniest here since at least 2003.

It based on the mean maximum temperatures, sunshine hours and rain days and at Manchester. So it is dependent on local data and not national data.How do you know that summer 2006 was twice as good as summer 2013 unless its a figure of speech? Summer 2006 was excellent up to the end of July but the August was unimpressive. Summer 2006 was basically a one and half summer. August 2013 is much better than August 2006.

Summers in order with the best at the top and the worst at the bottom 1976 301 1995 298 1983 278 1955 277 1911 274 1984 271 1959 269 1975 268 1949 267 1989 262 2013 259 up to 26th August 1947 255 1933 251 1901 249 1921 249 2003 247 1925 246 2006 246 1996 245 1935 243 1994 240 1934 238 1940 238 1941 236 1970 235 1969 234 1973 234 1999 234 1997 232 1990 229 1917 228 1926 227 2005 224 1905 223 1932 223 1945 223 1967 223 1977 223 1914 222 1992 222 1908 220 1960 217 1950 216 1957 216 1968 215 1906 214 1942 214 1937 213 1939 213 1904 212 1929 211 2001 211 1903 209 1943 209 1991 207 1913 205 1971 205 1919 203 1961 203 1982 203 1951 201 1918 200 1944 200 2002 200 1930 199 1974 199 1979 199 1952 198 2000 198 1928 197 1962 197 1964 197 2004 197 1915 196 1981 196 1902 195 1963 194 1993 194 2009 194 1953 193 1966 192 1998 192 1988 191 2010 191 1910 190 1936 190 1965 189 1986 189 1916 188 1972 185 1958 184 1985 180 2011 179 1922 178 1938 177 1948 176 1927 175 1920 174 1923 174 2007 174 1931 173 1978 173 1980 173 1909 171 1946 170 1987 169 2008 168 2012 164 1924 158 1912 156 1956 155 1907 147 1954 143

22nd February 2004

15th February 2004

You say 12 weeks until the end is in sight, which is technically correct but in reality you don't notice it until mid February onwards. It gradually increases then picks up pace after Imbolc. Between Samhain and Imbolc, is the darkest 90 or so days in the seasonal cycle. Infact, it is not until after the first week of March that the sun finally sets after 6pm for Manchester.

That's a matter of opinion because it was cloudy and dull, I rather take the previous year's Christmas Day which was brilliant crystal clear blue skies and gloriously sunny.

1983 and 1984 were good back to back summers.