Daniel*

It is very normal stuff to have a mild opener the current very mild weather here is to recede with maxima of 10C in London after Thursday with cooler nights. It still is a little above. Over the next few days there seems to be abnormal warmth some 15C and above the norm for large swathes of North America as you can see by the graphic (the white colours) also Russia & Siberia are experiencing the same fate. It is to little surprise 2015 is likely going to be the hottest year on Earth in recorded history. I think the El Niño is the culprit.

A cold start to the day it went well below double figures for the first time in a while.

Well it seems we'll be losing those long drawn south westerlies with winds from a N/W vector. Average to just below average the wider scope. +180 is quite interesting with that storm possible helping in squeezing and reinforcing a weak ridge to Greenland. There are reasons to be quietly satisfied if you're a coldie.

Very atmospheric following a downpour there was an absolutely massive rainbow!

Well I urge folk to not lose their heads over an individual run through consistency and narrowing timeframe can we start to assert a prognosis as of yet this is nonexistent with wild swings in the model output. Patience and temper the emotion with the more obvious.

Onice the cold comes it will hit us! Top temperature in this region was around the 14-15C mark the average is what 8C? The diurnal temperature range is very small, currently it is 12C so no wonder the CET is running almost 5C which is mesmerising above the 81 to 10 average. I look foward to seeing something more seasonal and wintry.

Not a good run at all for Cumbria in particular flood stricken by exceptional rainfall from Storm Desmond with the ground absolutely waterlogged there will be little to no infiltration just further flooding a rather bleak time for this part of the world with inevitably more flooding to come in the week ahead. A ghastly prospect for those who are trying to salvage what they can; fingers crossed this unsettled weather abates and fizzles out.

It would have made zilch difference it has predominately been constantly overcast 24 hours of the day IMBY for at least the last 4 weeks due to this mild tosh. November was probably the most overcast month I can ever recall we had some sunshine on Friday and that was an anomaly.

Oh I agree, however I think this month is not a done deal. It never is the last third of this month and January certainly is grabbing from a coldies perspective last years winter forecast 14/15 had in bold 'a cold hearted winter'. I sense this is is more appropriate this season. The models do show a growing trend of average to slightly below average temperatures who knows what could happen thereafter I have an incline this winter will be one to remember. So watch ths space.

Tree went up today! (Filter on the image). Feeling more festive the weather on the other hand is anything but festive.

Mindblowing rainfall figures.

Relentless

It was expected to ease off come midnight still falling at an intensity very worrisome. At least a once in a generation event IMO perhaps a once in a 50 year event or even 100 I'm not quite sure but it has been labelled 'unprecedented' by the professionals.

Devastating scenes..

Oh dear.

Welcome to the forum Could you please provide your location via your profile settings...cheers Not particularly attention worthy here the wind meanwhile to the NW there's been great flooding and it's still ongoing. It is relentless having viewed the radar it seems that it's been going on for some 24-36 hours.

The true meaning of 'persistency'.

Certainly not getting patchier/lighter...intensification if anything for some parts.

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First and foremost it is simply too early to say this is not typical for the month an unsettled spell is fairly normal to the extent Western Scotland and the NW England is seeing no! to me this month looks fairly average but the extremely mild temperatures we're seeing are uncanny to mid Autumn. Much of this month is yet to unravel.

Kendal looks very badly hit indeed with more rainfall to come...furthering woes.

Sure is a day full with weather thoughts goes to those folk and properties which are endangered by rising flood water with Christmas not so far away an awful time for the year for it - any time of year is bad! Unfortunately the NW is prone to such events once in a 10 year event this one is I imagine? The worst is yet to come...

Exceptionally heavy rain courtesy of a passing squall, just passed it woke me up and here I am it also packed some nasty gusts. If it was a substantial deal colder I'd be leaping with excitement alas it is of the watery variety the temperature is a staggering very mild 14c and it feels winter is ever so far away. Normality has resumed I'm glad to report. .

Fantastic feature! makes life a lot more easier on my iPad I usually just provided links to such material.

Lovely I stick out like a sore thumb all for the wrong reasons! Terrific compilation of all that mass of data hats off to yaa. I wish to do better in 2016...