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    Weather-history I know sunshine statistics don't go back that far but it's also been a very dull last 12 months- in this area at least. Only around 230 hours of sunshine here since the start of October.
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    BruenSryan Incredible- it's absolutely smashed the previous record as well. That 2004 record was remarkable in itself in that it came so early in the month.
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    15.6C at Rostherne today- making it the warmest day of the year so far and the warmest February day locally since 2019.
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    Not necessarily in February- by this point it's possible to get higher temps with high pressure over or close to the UK. February 2008 as an example. I was at university in Lancaster at the time and even that far north it was in the mid teens with sunshine in this setup: 2019: The point you make is valid for December and January, but the sun has strengthened enough by this point to allow large diurnal ranges and (relatively) warm, sunny afternoons in the right setup.
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    Daniel* Most trees are bare still but you would expect that in early or even mid March as well. The hardwood trees don't usually get leaves until April at least. There are definitely some smaller trees around with leaves coming through and some hedgerows greening up quite a lot. Definitely more advanced than normal for mid February.
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    In Absence of True Seasons It always amazes me how many people struggle to dress appropriately for the weather. I can only think they just don't pay attention to forecasts and/or don't check the temperature before they go out for the day. I find the opposite is true in the US (even Florida where I lived for a year) in the sense people always seem to underdress for the weather. They get the shorts out at any opportunity and hoodies are often seen when the temperature is well below 10C.
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    damianslaw I'm quite enjoying it here- overcast but there have been a few glimpses of the sun and it feels like spring. Nice to not need to wrap up. Miles better than that foul day this time last week when it rained all day with a relentless bitter wind chill.
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    WYorksWeather Good assessment- it does feel quite warm outside at the moment- in fact plenty of April days don't feel this mild. The wind is fairly light here and humidity is high. Camellias are in full bloom everywhere and the birds are chirping away. The sun has peaked out a couple of times as well here this morning and it feels very springlike indeed whenever it comes out.
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    Yes it's certainly been a dull month here so far. February is the one winter month that can be both mild and sunny- 1998, 2008 and 2019 are the ones that immediately spring to mind. This one has been almost homogenously mild so far other than a couple of isolated colder days. It hasn't been overly wet here in the first half but only 14.1 hours of sunshine up to yesterday.
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    damianslaw I always see heat in mid to late April as being a good sign for summer. I'm referring to shorter spells rather than homogenously warm Aprils like 2007, 2011, 2020. 2018 and 2003 are the 2 obvious ones. I think a lot of the classic summers do often follow an early hot spell (often short) between mid April and mid May. 1995 (early May), 2003 (mid April), 2006 (early May) and 2018 (mid April) all stand out.
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    My preference is for warm/mild weather whenever possible. Although I can appreciate some dry, bright, cold weather in the run up to Christmas, over new year and in January as long as it doesn't last too long. Definitely mid-February onwards I only hope for mild/warm weather.
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    @WYorksWeather If we're talking about the whole winter there's a clear winner of the most widespread warm day in winter- February 26th 2019. Widely in the high teens and above 20C in a number of places.
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    @WYorksWeather yes 20C is definitely possible in any of the winter months- certainly in light of what happened in continental Europe last December/January with all-time records smashed by 4 or 5C in some places.
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    @WYorksWeather and a lot higher than I and many of us expected 2 or 3 weeks back.
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    @cheese it is very mild in other places further west such as North Wales- although not to the same extent. The previous record breaking day in January 2003 (in Scotland) was also unremarkable for many places. @Weather-history and 15C in Rhyl which is surprising given it's only 60 miles or so from Manchester.
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    @Snowyowl9 Not sure how that's relevant to my point at all? It certainly wasn't cold last night. It's pretty normal for higher uppers not to be reflected at the surface in winter. And the all time UK record for January has just gone in Scotland...
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    @damianslaw It hasn't been exceptionally cold at any stage though. No ice days here or anywhere close in the end. A couple of notably cold nights but other than that nothing particularly memorable. December 2022 was quite memorable and it was exceptionally cold for a while. It was 15.4C here the other day so you could argue the mild weather has been more notable.
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    Yes very mild feeling now- feels more like a nice day in early/mid March with the much lighter winds.
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    @A Face like Thunder at Rostherne yes. I can't recall too many 15C+ days in January in this area (if any). The Foehn effect isn't a factor around here which limits how high we can go normally. That said we've entered the last 3rd of the month now so slightly higher temps are perhaps becoming possible. By the first week of February we can see temps widely in the mid teens in the right setup (2004 was an example of this).
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    15.4C at Rostherne today. I imagine that could be an all time record for the site for January as it's only been operational for around a decade. Really remarkable considering no one expected temps that high.
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    15.4C at Rostherne near me today- quite remarkable really given none of the forecasts predicted those sorts of temperatures. It also didn't really feel that mild given the strength of the wind.
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    I don't think it is snowing more in Manchester. Unless someone has some statistics to prove it? Snow still isn't common during winter. There have been some notable snowy spells in recent years but then also very long snowless periods. Even in the winters of the late 90s/early 2000s we would still usually get a covering at some point.
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    This month is already easily sunnier than December locally. Rostherne will be close to or in excess of 40 hours after today. Only 1.8mm of precipitation since the 3rd as well.
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    Yes I gathered, but it's not exactly a standard NW/SE split when most of the south east hasn't been sunny either in the last 6 months.
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    It hasn't been that sunny at Heathrow either over the past few months- in fact December was duller than here at Heathrow. September was only slightly above the seasonal average for sunshine there and October and November around average. July and August were both considerably below average but less so than here.
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