TheOgre

December 2022 has been like 2012 not 2010 in these parts. I hope we don’t get that Bartlett high on New Year’s Day; it’d be exactly like this year’s one and I’m bored of boring Januaries. Before 2021, you have to go back all the way to 2015 to find a semi decent January around here and 2013 to find a great one.I’d take a January 2015 to be fair over anything since except 2021.

Welp! That’s your lot for the cold spell! Now what WAS that?! Don’t get me wrong I loved the sunny, sparkly, frosty days but to have NO snow during what was quite a potent cold spell is terrible luck! We had more snow in November 2021! Here’s to better luck in January

I don’t remember that to be honest but I distinctly remember it also snowing on Boxing Day in 2014

Why is it always warm at Christmas? Nearly every year it seems Christmas is warm. 2020 is the only chilly one I can think of in recent years. 2017 did the same after that decent snowfall but was very mild by Christmas.

Why is there no frost? One thing I’m finding very unusual about this cold spell is since Sunday the lack of frost. Even though it’s -4C right now, other than in trees there’s no frost round here at all!

Bit of an underwhelming cold spell so far. Don’t get me wrong it’s nice having sunshine and frost but with all the hype at the beginning of the month it’s turned out quite forgettable. Didn’t someone comment ‘will December 2022 end 56 and 12 years of hurt?’ about a week ago? I guess not lmao.

Probably not but this is the best chance to have one in years. Depends how long the cold lasts.

Bloody hell I hope we do get some snow. Be a huge disappointment if it’s just cold and dry.

The snow on the iPhone weather app has gone. Still looking bitterly cold but I have no snow on any of my apps. Dry cold spell?

It’s hasn’t given anything yet. Let’s just wait, see and hope

How cold does December need to be to make 2022 lose the record? It’s looking nearly certain that 2014 will be beaten. Also how much of a monster cold wave would be needed to make 2022 the COLDEST year on record?

First taste of winter today, 6C and light rain at 2pm

2023 January: mixed and average, mild and wet spells with cold and frosty spells thrown in. Perhaps a light snowfall or two. February: mild and wet first half turning colder and drier later. March: cold and snowy at times in the first half, average and dry second half. April: very wet and cool first half, warm, dry and sunny second half. May: cool and wettish but sunny, mostly showery. A freak potent but short northerly early on; widespread frost. June: very dry. Cool and cloudy first half especially in east but hot and sunny post solstice. July: continuing hot but wetter and thundery first half giving way to a cool, wet blip around third week and intense heat final week. August: mostly dry, warm and sunny but a drab autumnal last third. September: average but dull first half, hot mid month then very wet and average post equinox. October: another mild and wettish borefest after a warm summer-like start. November: dry foggy first half, wet and mild second half. December: average and wet first third, cold and frosty mid month, an exceptionally mild Christmas week then plunging colder around New Year. All just guessing and slight pattern matching from years I think have had similarities to 2022 (which will probably be mostly wrong )

Thick fog here today. I remember this happening back in November 2015 during an unseasonably warm period.

It’s 15C here but unfortunately cloudy. Hopefully we’ll get a nice sunny Indian summer over the weekend followed by something more wintry later if the models come off.

September 2012 - a warm sunny first third and then cold throughout afterwards. April 2018 - from winter like cold to summer like heat, constantly yo-yoing October 2018 - warm first two thirds, then a cold final third. February 2019 - cold and snowy at times in the first week, then the warmest winter period on record.

Crazy warmth for next week. I wonder if new Halloween or November records could be up for grabs?

If it wasn’t for the beautiful colours of the trees and the unmatched vibes of Halloween, October would probably be the most boring month of the year along with November; Low chance of summer like warmth, low chance of anything cold, just blandness. November’s arguably the worst though with zero chance of warmth and low chance of interesting cold. As already mentioned in this thread, spring offers far superior conditions.

I know but it’s October now. I’m more used to the cooler conditions and ready for some colder weather (as long as it’s sunny). That cold in September came as a shock to the system after being so warm for so long

It’s drab out there today. Don’t like this warm, dull and drizzly weather! Bring on the northerlies mid month please. Hopefully it’ll be sunny, fresh and frosty.

My thoughts are that we might have a cold March next year with some snowy spells. It will have been 5 years since the last cold one. The last 4 have featured warm weather at least some of the time. 5 years before 2018 was the frigid March 2013 and before that the white Easter of 2008. Around every 5 years seems about right for a wintry March.

To be honest, these last few days… I can’t recall a colder day in September than Tuesday: 11C! I keep forgetting it’s September as it already feels like late October. The only other time I can remember with such unseasonable cold in the warmer months is a 10C day in June 2019. Hopefully it’s an early sign of a good winter to come

Well yes but it was in April so of course it will be colder, snow cover would be an exceptional event in September around these parts. This is more like late September or October weather. I’ve never known it sunny and unable to reach 15C at this time of year.

This week reminds me of April 2021. Bright and sunny but unable to shake off that unseasonable nagging cold. Bizarre.

Long way out and probably won’t happen but a low to the west and strong heights to the east could pump us up a late warm spell