Your Ideal Year Of Weather

[Lake District Blizzard]

Just for fun, make up a year using past months that you would like to relive or experience to make up a dream year, going as far back as you want such as feb 1947 or dec 1890 etc.

so here's mine -

January 1940

February 1955

March 1995

April 2003

May 1989

June 1975

July 1989

August 1995

September 1986

October 1992

November 2010

December 2010

Edited September 25, 2011 by rjd1000

[Lettucing Gutted]

Like "Spirit of 1740" I would like to relieve cold months all year round.

January 1795 -3.1C

February 1947 -1.9C

March 1674 1C

April 1701 & 1837 all 4.7C!

May 1698 8.5C

June 1675 11.5C

July 1816 13.4C

August 1912 12.9C

September 1674, 1675, 1694 & 1807 all 10.5C!!

October 1740 5.3C

November 1782 2.3C

December 1890 -0.8C

Year C.E.T 5.36C

Edited September 26, 2011 by Craig Evans

[Terminal Moraine]

Without too much analysis;

January.... . 1814

February.. . 1947

March....... . 1674

April ....... . 1981

May ............ 1740

June.......... 1675

July ......... .1816

August....... 1912

September. 1799

October... 1740

November. 1879

December .1981

[Thundery wintry showers]

Here's mine:

January 1958

February 1955

March 1995

April 1990

May 1948

June 1975

July 2006

August 1975

September 1919

October 1926

November 2010

December 2010

[Walsall Wood Snow]

I'd go for (likewise with no real analysis):

January 1963

February 1947

March 1985

April 1989

May 2010

June 1976

July 2006

August 1995

September 1993

October 2008

November 2010

December 2010

[sundog]

January 1963

February 1986

March 1917

April 2007

May 1989

June 1986

July 1985

August 1995

September 1986

October 2000

November 1910

December 2010

[damianslaw]

I remember a thread like this last year. Anyhow, an August like 1995 and a December like 2010 would certainly feature in my ideal year of weather. Mind I'd like to swap the last week of Dec 2010 with the last week of Dec 1995 please.

Nov 2005 was a good one, a classic switch mid month from very mild weather to frosty sunny conditions, also Nov 1993 was good. Nov 2010 was all about the final week, the rest of the month was preety non-descript it has to be said. Going way back to the annals, Jan 1940 was a superb snowy one here so I'd like to put that in my ideal year.

Apr 2011 would certainly feature. May 1992 was a great month as well.

[Aaron]

January 1795

February 1947

March 1674

April 1701

May 1698

June 1976

July 2006

August 1995

September 1807

October 2008

November 2010

December 2010

Changed a wee bit

Edited September 25, 2011 by Aaron

[summer blizzard]

Hmm.. (last 7 years)

January 2010

February 2010

March 2006

April 2007

May 2008

June 2006

July 2006

August 2003

September 2007

October 2004

November 2010

December 2010

I like very dry weather in the main.

Without analysing in detail i would not care to do one for the past 100 years or so.

[snowlover2009]

January 1795

February 1947

March 1947

April 2011

May 2003

June 2006

July 2006

August 2003

September 1674

October 1740

November 2010

December 2010 or 1890

Amazing how 2 months in the same year, both close together and just recently are popular choices.

[AderynCoch]

January 1795

February 1947

March 1674

April 1981

May 1833

June 1846

July 2006

August 1995

September 2006

October 1926

November 1782

[Weather-history]

Another 1995 would do me

January 1940

February 1955

March 1883

April 1917

May 1833

June 1976

July 1934

August 1995

September 1919

October 1995

November 1919

December 1981

Edited September 26, 2011 by Mr_Data

[Optimus Prime]

January 1987 0.8c

February 1991 1.5c

March 1962 2.8c

April 2011 11.8c

May 1883 15.2c

June 1976 17.0c

July 1983 19.2c

August 2003 18.3c

September 1919 12.7c

October 2008 9.7c

November 1994 10.1c

December 1962 1.8c.

[John S2]

I like mild southwesterly gales in winter, dry and sunny the rest of the year

January 1993

February 1990

March 1990

April 1974

May 1980 [virtually rainless in East Lancashire]

June 1970

July 1982 [very dry in East Lancs, visibility on sunny days much clearer than the following year]

August 1995

September 1986

October 1969

November 1994

December 1972

Edited September 26, 2011 by John S2

[Lettucing Gutted]

To add to my list eventhough I am a fan of record cold weather I would also like to relive months with switcharounds from pleasent mildness/heat to sharply cooler/colder conditions in the same month.

January 1958 3.4C

February 1987 3.6C

March 1995 5.6C

April 1981 7.8C

May 1935 9.9C

June 1997 14.1C

July 2009 16.1C

August 1940 15.6C

September 1919 12.7C

October 1997 10.2C

November 2005 6.2C

December 2009 3.1C

Year C.E.T 9.02C

Edited September 26, 2011 by Craig Evans

[AderynCoch]

January 1795

February 1947

March 1674

April 1981

May 1833

June 1846

July 2006

August 1995

September 2006

October 1926

November 1782

Oops, I forgot December! Add 1981 to the list.

[95 Degrees]

Sorry, can only do recent examples I've lived through because I'm young!

January 2010

February 2009

March 2008

April 2011

May 2004

June 2009

July 2006

August 2003

September 1999

October 2006

November 2009

December 2010

[Summer of 95]

Did this a few years ago I remember, there's been one big change since then:

January 1987

February 1991

March 1995

April 2007 (sorry 2011, you didn't manage it here)

May 1992 (that one is way out in front. Nothing else has come close)

June 2005 (underrated month)

July 2006

August 1995

September 2006, but I'll remember this current September well now too.

October 1997

November 1988 (cold all the way through, but last few days of 2010 were impressive)

December 2010. Absolutely gets in there.

October and March I think are the most difficult, I've gone for Oct 1997 because it had a wide temperature range (including the coldest night of the 97/8 "winter") and less rain than most subsequent Octobers. The Octobers from 1998 to 2006 inclusive were, save for 2003 and in parts 2001, vile.

March 2006 very nearly gets it, but it just loses out because of that long cloudy dreary spell that followed all the snow. 1995 had a similar snowy first half but then a sunny, quite warm end.

[Coast]

I'll take 363 days like today please, with Christmas day and Boxing day snowed in. Every two weeks there needs to be a thunderstorm from late afternoon well into the night though.

[cheeky_monkey]

these are list of my favourite months from when i lived in the UK...seems more appropriate than my ideal year

January 1979

February 1978

March 1979

April 1997

May 1990

June 1989

July 1983

August 1995

September 2006

October 2001

November 1980

December 1981

[reef]

These threads always end up with the same results every time one comes up, usually its a very cold winter, very warm spring, hot summer and extreme cold or warm Autumn depending on preference.

January 1984 - 3.8C

February 1947 - -1.9C

March 1995 - 5.6C

April 2011 - 11.8C

May 2010 - 10.7C

June 1975 - 14.7C

July 2006 - 19.7C

August 2005 - 16.2C

September 1919 - 12.7C

October 1740 - 5.3C

November 1985 - 4.1C

December 2010 - -0.7C

Annual CET - 8.50C

[Aaron]

Edited it a little bit

January 1795 -3.1C

February 1947 -1.9C

March 1674 1.0C

April 1701 4.7C

May 1698 8.5C

June 1976 17.6C

July 2006 19.7C

August 1995 19.2C

September 1674 10.5C

October 1740 5.3C

November 2010 3.9C

December 2010 -0.7C

I think Britain would almost be sub-arctic in my dream climate.

Edited September 30, 2011 by Aaron

[cheeky_monkey]

i dont understand why eveyone goes for July 2006 IMO July 1983 wipes the floor with it.

[Aaron]

i dont understand why eveyone goes for July 2006 IMO July 1983 wipes the floor with it.

I'm sure November 1782 wipes the floor with November 2010, but oh well.

[Thundery wintry showers]

May as well see what the average CET of my year would be: using the Hadley series we get Jan 3.4, Feb 1.2, Mar 5.6, Apr 8.0, May 11.4, June 14.7, July 19.7, Aug 18.7, Sep 12.7, Oct 8.1, Nov 5.2, Dec -0.7, Mean 9.00.

The lists may often be sensitive to location. Unlike the previous time I posted my list in one of these threads, I took a very Tyne and Wear-centric view- and to say that July 1983 didn't wipe the floor with July 2006 in this region is a huge understatement. Similarly, I don't think I'd have rated December 2010 as my number one December in East Anglia or the SE.

I'm interested (and pleasantly surprised, as I really enjoyed the month) to see the popularity of March 1995- obviously the desire for a flip to a warm spring at the beginning of March and no further cold snaps isn't as dominant as it can sometimes appear.