The highly variable winter of 1866-67

[Roger J Smith]

We're used to big variations in temperature in winter over here, but I don't think too many winters could match this wild ride in the CET values from 1866-67. The graph below shows the daily mean temps from Dec 1 to Feb 28:

01/12 xxxxxxxxxxx 0.3

02/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 4.8

03/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 10.5

04/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 11.1

05/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 10.0

06/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 10.7

07/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 5.7

08/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 2.6

09/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 7.9

10/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 3.9

11/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 6.4

12/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 9.8

13/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 8.2

14/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 5.4

15/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 7.5

16/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 5.9

17/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 9.0

18/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 9.0

19/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 3.0

20/12 xxxxxxxxxxx 0.1

21/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 3.4

22/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 5.7

23/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 6.4

24/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 5.1

25/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 6.7

26/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 7.5

27/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 7.6

28/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 8.7

29/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 6.0

30/12 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 1.8

31/12 xxxxxxxxxxxx -0.1

01/01 xxxxxxxxx -2.8

02/01 xxxxxxxx -4.1

03/01 xxxxx -6.8

04/01 xxx -9.3

05/01 xxxxxxxxxxx -0.3

06/01 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 5.3

07/01 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 9.8

08/01 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 5.7

09/01 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 5.1

10/01 xxxxxxxxxxxxx 1.6

11/01 xxxxxxxxx-1.6

12/01 xxxxxxxx-3.2

13/01 xxxxxx -5.0

14/01 xxxxxxx -3.9

15/01 xxxxxxxx -2.9

16/01 xxxxxxxxx -2.1

17/01 xxxxxxxx -2.7

18/01 xxxxxxxx -2.9

19/01 xxxxxxxx -2.7

20/01 xxxxxxxxx -1.5

21/01 xxxxxxxx -2.9

22/01 xxxxxxxxxxxx 0.9

23/01 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 7.6

24/01 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 7.6

25/01 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 5.3

26/01 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 6.7

27/01 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 10.1

28/01 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 7.2

29/01 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 8.4

30/01 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 5.7

31/01 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 5.7

01/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 8.1

02/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 4.9

03/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 4.8

04/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 5.6

05/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 7.6

06/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 5.6

07/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 7.5

08/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 8.6

09/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 8.3

10/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 7.3

11/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 7.1

12/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 8.6

13/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 8.3

14/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 6.0

15/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 9.7

16/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 9.9

17/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 7.9

18/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 7.1

19/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 6.9

20/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 9.0

21/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 8.8

22/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 7.4

23/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 6.8

24/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 6.6

25/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 6.9

26/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 3.4

27/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 3.5

28/02 xxxxxxxxxxxxx 1.9

So, very large swings of temperature especially in January.

Edited December 9, 2007 by Roger J Smith

[Hiya]

Remarkable indeed. WiB would have loved that.

[Weather-history]

There was a terrible tragedy that winter

http://www.netweather.tv/forum/index.php?s...gent's+park

[Potent Gust]

Interesting stuff again! Thanks Roger

Edited December 10, 2007 by Potent Gust