The remarkable year of 1879

[SummerShower]

This year has the lowest maximum anywhere in the UK on record at 26.8C, which I'm guessing would have been around when the 20C isotherm grazed, as mentioned above.  That would be unthinkable nowadays.  In fact, this is equal now to the highest minimum ever recorded in the UK in 2022.

[damianslaw]

Very interesting archive stats and info. I wonder whether there was influence from volcanic activity.

The year of 1816 'year without a summer' I think was attributed to major volcano. However, others places were warmer thsn normal. One of those oddity years when the UK receives coldest anomalies. Nowadays that never seems to happen. 

 

Edited March 5 by damianslaw

[Weather-history]

NOAA anomaly charts 500mb

Jan                                                                Feb                                                      Mar 

Apr                                                                  May                                                     Jun

    

Jul                                                                             Aug                                                                 Sep                                           

  

Oct                                                                            Nov                                                             Dec

 

 

 

 

Edited March 6 by Weather-history