Weather-history

3 cricketers sheltering in the pavilion were killed by lightning in my home town on the evening of the coronation,

A cell shot up to my east around 2.55pm

A cell really took off about 2.55pm to my east

Just showers here, no hail nor thunder.

Back to Spring 2023 Wettest March-April for England and Wales since 1998

Manchester Summer indices 1901 249 1902 195 1903 209 1904 212 1905 223 1906 214 1907 147 1908 220 1909 171 1910 190 1911 274 1912 156 1913 205 1914 222 1915 196 1916 188 1917 228 1918 200 1919 203 1920 174 1921 249 1922 178 1923 174 1924 158 1925 246 1926 227 1927 175 1928 197 1929 211 1930 199 1931 173 1932 223 1933 251 1934 238 1935 243 1936 190 1937 213 1938 177 1939 213 1940 238 1941 236 1942 214 1943 209 1944 200 1945 223 1946 170 1947 255 1948 176 1949 267 1950 216 1951 201 1952 198 1953 193 1954 143 1955 277 1956 155 1957 216 1958 184 1959 269 1960 217 1961 203 1962 197 1963 194 1964 197 1965 189 1966 192 1967 223 1968 215 1969 234 1970 235 1971 205 1972 185 1973 234 1974 199 1975 268 1976 301 1977 223 1978 173 1979 199 1980 173 1981 196 1982 203 1983 278 1984 271 1985 180 1986 189 1987 169 1988 191 1989 262 1990 229 1991 207 1992 222 1993 194 1994 240 1995 298 1996 245 1997 232 1998 192 1999 234 2000 198 2001 211 2002 200 2003 247 2004 197 2005 224 2006 246 2007 174 2008 168 2009 194 2010 191 2011 179 2012 164 2013 247 2014 236 2015 192 2016 189 2017 192 2018 272 2019 199 2020 182 2021 238 2022 261 Summer 2020 was overall very poor, the only thing going for it was the thunder activity. Most of July 2020 was dire, one of the poorest summer months of recent times. An index of 182 is poor. I don't think any summer has caused more widespread disagreement than summer 2021. Overall, it was a pretty decent summer around here. An index of 238 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The indices of the summers of the 1960s are not that bad overall, there are 5 that are 200+, which says to me they were not as bad as some may remember. 1960 217 1961 203 1962 197 1963 194 1964 197 1965 189 1966 192 1967 223 1968 215 1969 234 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990s was the best decade for summer weather according to the indices in the last 120 years. 8 summers of at least 200+. The poorest being 1998 with an index of 192. 1990 229 1991 207 1992 222 1993 194 1994 240 1995 298 1996 245 1997 232 1998 192 1999 234 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summers 2007-2012 were poor to diabolical, 4 summers in that list with lower indices than any summer of the 1960s 2007 174 2008 168 2009 194 2010 191 2011 179 2012 164 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summers of the 1950s contained some extremes ranging from absolutely atrocious to the superb 1950 216 1951 201 1952 198 1953 193 1954 143 1955 277 1956 155 1957 216 1958 184 1959 269

The start of May 1966 was very warm with temperatures into the low 20°Cs which was a contrast to two weeks previous to this with temperatures near freezing and snow. It didn't last and it soon turn cooler

1817 was one of the strangest years, meteorologically speaking

1993 was a ying-yang year Pretty much above average domination until the 9th of July 1993 then that cold front brought that temperature drop and after that below average dominated until the December in the south and to the end of the year in the north

Two poor springs for sunshine, 1981 and 1983. 1981 was poor for sunshine as a whole, especially the first half

April sunshine levels have been better than March around here but still below par. Sunshine wise it has been a poor spring away from parts of scotland Herstmonceux have had a shocker of a March and April sunshine wise. 36% of the March average followed by 65% of the April average.

To think that at the end of next month, we will be on way downwards again

May 1979 May 1990

That reminds me of something out of the film Forbidden Planet

I have heard of the theory that increasing sunspots increases risk of thunderstorms

What are the price of vehicle windscreens in the US? Number of times I have seen stormchasers windscreens cracked by giant hail and this is just stormchasers.

May 1923 was overall a cold month with a CET of 9.2°C but there was a very short hot spell near the start of the month The temperature at Camden Square reached 27.8°C on the 4th The CET up to the 6th was 13.2°C Colder air pushed southwards and there was a very chilly mid-May period with snowfalls reported in places. 10th-19th May 1923 CET: 6.7°C Kew recorded a maximum of 9.4°C on the 12th Newspaper articles on May 1923

Summer 2007 felt more convective than summer 2012. It seemed to be more of a torrential downpours, showery etc Summer 2012 was typical of a lot of the 2010s with lack of thunder at least around here, although there was a cracking thunderstorm at the back end of August 2012. The rain felt to me more associated with frontal systems.

-2.7°C Very cold for this time of the year.

Easy Solar activity is greater than it has been for nearly two decades. Greater the solar activity, the greater chance of seeing aurora. Nothing unusual is going on, there have been even greater displays in the past. The early April 2000 display knocked last night's display out of the park. I have read many accounts of aurora been witnessed over the decades.

Problem is the lingering twilight is increasing, so come late May, the window of opportunity is really narrow.

The weather can be infuriating at times and I bet with clearer skies tonight, there will no aurora visible.

Isn't that graph showing for tonight rather than tomorrow night? Look at the date period.