[Model output discussion - 20th Feb onwards]

1 hour ago, Timmytour said:

Actually 1868/69 was a warmer winter Karl.  And although this winter has made it as the second warmest since records began, it's strange to think, in this era, we had to wait over 145 years for a winter warm enough to break into the top two warmest winters ever and move 1833/34 down to 3rd place

 

 

Might take a while to get the corrected figures but this is quoted in the met winter stats-

 

"Looking at the Central England Temperature (CET), the longest temperature record in the world, this winter's figure of 7.0C currently makes it the warmest in the series (back to 1659), beating the previous record of 6.8C in 1868-69."

 

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/news/releases/2016/winter-stats

[Model Output Discussion]

indeed eugene they would - and they'd be just as wrong as the 'summer over' ones you'll see this week.

I agree

[Christmas Eve Model Summary 12z]

Appreciate the time taken Steve- Nice one.

[Carinthians Latest Arctic Reports]

C'mon. you can make it easier that ....

Don't spoil it with a load of

[Have we actually Forgotten what cold is]

Farming from a 17c property we 'used' to have a darn good indicator of cold, the water here is pumped from a well but the supply is only 6inch underground. Wake up to no water and you new it was cold, it also meant a darn hard day ahead, can't remember the last time it happened.

In fact my eldest is now 10 and hasn't known a day like it.....

This 'modern' cold is just not the proper stuff........

[Wettest 12 Months on record?]

nkaol2001 = Just looks like a wind up post, not worth the keyboard time to reply...

[Annual CET 2007]

Ignoring April, since March

:rolleyes:

You just can't ignore a months data.

[The GFS 18hz Discussion Thread]

Off topic so mods delete- But Hi to Paul B, just to say your model posts were great and I learnt a hell of a lot from them.

Cheers.

[Banana Plant Flowering And Fruiting In The Uk!]

Amazing plant, the 'stems' are hardy to around -6 without protection, the more stems in the clump the more hardier they become, I've given up protecting mine now, the leaves always get toasted but they collapse around the clump and increase the winter hardiness.

It's a shame about those winds, fw.