Your ideal year...

[matty007]

1995

[Thunderbolt_]

I've been looking around a bit, so I might change mine up a little bit:

 

1-8 January 1990, 9 January 2015, 10-12 January 1998, 13-31 January 1990.

1-7 February 1998, 8-12 February 2008, 13-20 February 1998, 21-28 February 2012.

1-5 March 2012, 6-7 March 2015, 8-9 March 2014, 10-28 March 2012, 29-31 March 2014.

1-12 April 2011, 13-16 April 2007, 17-30 April 2011

1-4 May 1997, 5-11 May 2008, 12-20 May 2014, 21-23 May 2010, 24 May 2012, 25-31 May 1992.

1-20 June 2003, 21-30 June 1976

1 July 2015, 2-4 July 1976, 5-18 July 2006, 19 July 2014, 20-25 July 2006, 26-31 July 1995

1-2 August 1995, 3 August 1990, 4-10 August 2003, 11-23 August 1995, 24-28 August 1991, 29-31 August 1976.

1-24 September 2006, 25-30 September 2011.

1-3 October 2011, 4-24 October 1995, 25-27 October 2013, 28-30 October 2015, 31 October 2014.

1-2 November 2015, 3-8 November 2006, 9 November 2013, 10-21 November 1994, 22-30 November 2009.

1-17 December 2006, 18-24 December 2013, 25-31 December 2011.

Edited November 3, 2015 by Thunderbolt_

[Summer of 95]

Now an idea for the year from hell:

1-8 Jan 2005, 9-18 Jan 1996, 19-31 Jan 2014

1-10 Feb 2014, 11-20 Feb 2002, 21-28 Feb 2011

1-10 March 2000, 11-18 March 1997, 19-31 March 1992

1-15 April 2004, 15-30 April 2012

May 2015

1-18 June 2012, 19-30 June 1997

1-20 Jul 2007, 21-31 Jul 2009

1-8 Aug 2008, 9-18 Aug 2014, 19-31 Aug 1992

1-15 Sep 2001, 16-30 Sep 1994

1-10 Oct 2004, 11-25 Oct 1998, 26-31 Oct 2000

1-10 Nov 2000, 11-30 Nov 2002

1-15 Dec 2006, 17-23 Dec 2013, 24-26 Dec 2011, 27-31 Dec 2013

Snowless, cloudy, wet, hardly anything over 20C. Although I could have just said 2015 bar April and June.

[Thunderbolt_]

My year from hell - a miserably cold and snowy winter, a cold and snowy/rainy spring, an awful summer and a cold/rainy and later snowy autumn...

 

January 1963

February 1947

March 2013

April 2012

May 1996 or 1-19 May 2012 and 20-31 May 2015

June 2012

July 1988

August 1912

September 1981

1-12 October 2000, 13-21 October 1993, 22-31 October 2008

November 1919

December 2010

Edited November 4, 2015 by Thunderbolt_

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Months from hell, that I can remember

 

Jan '14

Feb'14

Jul '07

Sep '12

0ct '00

Nov '00

Dec '13

[Thundery wintry showers]

I've had a few goes at "ideal year made up of months", but never tried splitting months up. 

 

Here goes then:

 

1-9 Jan 2010, 10-12 Jan 1987, 13-25 Jan 1984, 26 Jan-4 Feb 2003

5-7 Feb 1996, 8-19 Feb 2008, 20-25 Feb 1994, 26-29 Feb 2004

1-9 Mar 1995, 10-14 Mar 2006, 15-25 Mar 1995, 26-31 Mar 2012

1-9 Apr 2006, 10-14 Apr 1995, 15-17 Apr 2003, 18-21 Apr 1995, 22-30 Apr 1994

1-5 May 1995, 6-13 May 1997, 14-31 May 1992

1-6 Jun 1975, 7-12 Jun 2006, 13-17 Jun 2003, 18-21 Jun 2005, 22 Jun 2003, 23-30 Jun 2005

1-7 Jul 2009, 8-22 Jul 1995, 23 Jul-5 Aug 1994

6-15 Aug 1975, 16-28 Aug 2000, 29-31 Aug 2005

1-5 Sep 1999, 6-14 Sep 2006, 15-25 Sep 2003, 26 Sep-1 Oct 2011

2-9 Oct 1995, 10-14 Oct 1994, 15-25 Oct 1997, 26-31 Oct 2008

1-9 Nov 2001, 10-15 Nov 2010, 16-22 Nov 2005, 23 Nov-7 Dec 2010

8-12 Dec 2001, 13-16 Dec 2005, 17-24 Dec 2010, 25-28 Dec 1995, 29-31 Dec 2001

 

CET outcomes:  

Jan 1.1

Feb 2.5

Mar 5.7

Apr 9.5

May 13.7

Jun 16.6

Jul 18.8

Aug 18.1

Sep 16.3

Oct 10.7

Nov 4.0

Dec -0.4

Year 9.7

 

I was surprised by some of the results, e.g. July 2006 ranks as my favourite all-round July but when I break it down to individual spells, it gets edged out by three other Julys.  And at how warm May ends up, considering that 6-7 May 1997 had the most widespread snow in May since 1979.

Edited November 6, 2015 by Thundery wintry showers

[Lettucing Gutted]

As a polar opposite to Thunderbolt my year from hell would be a very hot year with a very mild winter, hot spring, hot summer and hot autumn all included and would be made out of these months:-

 

January 1916 (7.5C)

February 1779 (7.9C) (They must have thought The Little Iceage had already ended!  This also remains our longest unbroken heat record!  I wonder how long that will last...)

March 1957 (9.2C)

April 2011 (11.8C)

May 1833 (15.1C)

June 1846 (18.2C)

July 2006 (19.7C)

August 1995 (19.2C)

September 2006 (16.8C)

October 2001 (13.3C)

November 1994 (10.1C)

December 1934/1974 (8.1C)

 

Year CET 13.08C! 

Edited November 8, 2015 by Goodbye Cold Weather! :(