Steady moderate rain in Surrey yesterday seems a world away again - at least the rain is washing away all the sand from yesterday’s Sahara dust which was every where !!
having lived in both Manny and London summer really highlights the stark difference in climate between the 2 , summers can bet really poor in Mcr last year it was perpetual autumn from early July !!
its interesting reading everyones recollections - for me my main recollection of summers since 2003 is generally how poor august can be - it really is the archetypal summer month - silly season shut down - and it is so often poor was this always the case ...?
Doesn’t seem as bad as forecast here it’s stopped raining and the sun has come out !! The river mole is brown and flowing pretty fast though through Cobham village.
Unpleasant outside in N Surrey today feels like November not really got properly light yet. 4.7c with a dew point 3.8c do not expecting anything wintery.
Looks like High Wycombe with that bit of elevation probs best place - if it was happening overnight maybe a covering ? Look at those temps though many a previous Xmas warmer than that !
Yes definitely felt like spring today but dew point around 0c all day made it feel fresh in the shadows. Not sure what to expect this weekend not much chance of Easter eggs melting I suppose.
I like your point about August equilibrating summers - it often feels like a reminder that autumn is coming and September the reverse that summer is hanging on ...
The current thread is a mix of fact and memory which is quite entertaining- I seem to remember that August 98 was poor in London and SE - when did we last have a really good August that was nationwide memorable..?