ramp Cold Weather Chat and Ramping Thread

[Weather-history]

102, is that good if you like cold/snow? because Feb seems to have been a typical modern february, like the old April

The higher the value, the more wintrier it was. Not sure how you define a typical modern February? It certainly wasn't mild overall.

And it is going to turn out the coldest 2nd half to winter for the CET since 1995-96.

[Summer Sun]

Well winter has just a matter of hours left to run so here is the stats from the met office

• Slightly Colder than average
  
• Slightly wetter than average
  
• December rainfall 150% of average
  
• 96% average sunshine
  
• 105% average rainfall
  
• 0.4c below average
  

All the above is available here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/feeds/21622828

[Coast]

I thought this thread may well have disappeared as we waived goodbye to Winter. However, it seems we may just be having an interesting Mothers day and beyond.

I'll get my Mum's present ready right now...

[johnholmes]

Manchester Winter Indices

1978-79: 262

2009-10: 197

1985-86: 159

1981-82: 149

1976-77: 141

1984-85: 140

1995-96: 135

1990-91: 126

2010-11: 119

2008-09: 105

2012-13: 102

1986-87: 100

1977-78: 90

1980-81: 90

1982-83: 85

1983-84: 82

1993-94: 78

2000-01: 77

1996-97: 72

1979-80: 66

2005-06: 59

2001-02: 50

2003-04: 50

2004-05: 47

2011-12: 47

1994-95: 45

2002-03: 44

1992-93: 43

1999-00: 42

1975-76: 41

1991-92: 40

1987-88: 37

2007-08: 37

1973-74: 30

1974-75: 26

1997-98: 25

2006-07: 21

1988-89: 20

thanks for that W-H, reminds me its time I updated my winter list with your formulae, as good an indicator as any it seems to me, do it month by month or for the winter.

[feb1991blizzard]

Not sure this is the right thread as is such close timeframe that can it really be classed as ramping, please tell me this isn't some cruel joke by the models, this is quite possibly one of the best charts i have ever seen.

[Coast]

Not sure this is the right thread as is such close timeframe that can it really be classed as ramping, please tell me this isn't some cruel joke by the models, this is quite possibly one of the best charts i have ever seen.

Nope, looks like someone spilt liquid nitrogen in Scandinavia and it flowed all the way down to the UK! :lol:

[hillbilly]

I thought this thread may well have disappeared as we waived goodbye to Winter. However, it seems we may just be having an interesting Mothers day and beyond.

I'll get my Mum's present ready right now...

the flowers are a good barometer of the winter,snowdrops,crocuses and daffs are all late this year and all the grass is still yellow

[Mikejay]

Hate to admit it, but actualy cut the grass yesterday! With luck it maybe snow covered again by next week!

[hillbilly]

Hate to admit it, but actualy cut the grass yesterday! With luck it maybe snow covered again by next week!

have seen a few people cutting grass first over a week ago..i have a word for that....premature,i guess it is what your local conditions are though,it used to be the 3rd week of march as a rule of thumb