Will this summer rival 2006.

[Harry233]

With many parts of Scotland, including my area recording their hottest June days on record and much of the UK experiencing high temperatures for a while. Do you think this summer will rival 2006 if the heat lasts?

[cheese]

Depends.

If the winds shift and a larger area of the country experiences true heat then possibly. If the wind stays as it is and the only places getting above 30C are Scotland, Ireland, Wales and parts of NW England then no, definitely not. Where most people live it hasn't been exceptionally hot at all.

[Snowyowl9]

More like 1976.

[Leo97t]

Summer 2006 was only amazing in July. 2003,1995 or 1976 would be better benchmarks

[Weather-history]

We have to take into account that summer 2006 had a poor August. Its the July that this summer is primarily remembered for.

Based on basic numbers, this June has surpassed the June of 2006. It looks like having a higher CET and it certainly will be overall drier. 

[Duncan McAlister]

I don't remember seeing the grass so brown here since 2006. If I'm remembering correctly I don't think the sunshine was as prolonged that year, it was basically only July whereas the last 6 weeks here have been glorious barring a couple of spells. Already rivalling 2003 here IMO.

[hillbilly]

2006 gave aprox 2 months of great sunny weather,what this year has given is aprox the same already if you include the great May we have had already.I don't ever remember it being so dry and brown grass at this time of year.

 

[summer blizzard]

I think some people are underestimating June 06.

 

The CET pattern is probably more akin to 2003 and I don't think we'll get a 19C summer month however the weather patterns look more akin to 76 and 95 in particular.

 

 

 

Out of interest, what years have seen May-July periods with a CET in excess of 12.7, 15.5 and 17.7 for each.

[38.7°C]

I think 2018 is going to kick 2006 right in the backside. I can see a long spell of 30C days incoming based on recent model output is showing. The Azores just keeps on re-inforcing itself.

[hillbilly]

9 hours ago, summer blizzard said:

I think some people are underestimating June 06.

 

The CET pattern is probably more akin to 2003 and I don't think we'll get a 19C summer month however the weather patterns look more akin to 76 and 95 in particular.

 

 

 

Out of interest, what years have seen May-July periods with a CET in excess of 12.7, 15.5 and 17.7 for each.

just a quick look for may,june,july and aug

1947 13.5   15.5   17   18.6

1959  12.8   15.2  17.3  17.2

1976  12.1  17  18.7  17.6

1989  13  14.6  18.2  16.6

1992  13,6  15.7  16.2  15.3

2003  12.1  16.1  17.6  18.3

2006  12.3  15.9  19.7  16