Summer 2022 Chat

[*Stormforce~beka*]

4 hours ago, Earthshine said:

At this point even if summer weather ends next week I won't feel like we've missed out this year.  In the SW we've seen many days above 23°C and this current spell is fantastic.  September also seems to deliver surprises in recent years so hopefully we get some more lovely sunshine.

After last year we were due a good one! It's been amazing. I actually feel like we have had a summer and I feel "ready" for winter now. As ready as i'll ever feel lol

[reef]

Summer index for the top 10 summers since 1980 here:

2018: 295
1989: 287
1995: 279
2006: 278
2022: 275 (to 10th Aug)
2003: 271
1996: 265
2013: 262
1983: 261
1994: 257

Certainly up there with the best. I wonder where it will end up?

 

[Mapantz]

Hit 32°C here not long ago. That's hotter than the spell we had back in July.

[minus10]

Dont know whether good summers result in bumper blackberries but just been out blackberry picking and seems a really good year for them...feel the heat building though..

 

[Sunny76]

1 hour ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

After last year we were due a good one! It's been amazing. I actually feel like we have had a summer and I feel "ready" for winter now. As ready as i'll ever feel lol

1963, 79, or 1987 suit you?

1 hour ago, reef said:

Summer index for the top 10 summers since 1980 here:

2018: 295
1989: 287
1995: 279
2006: 278
2022: 275 (to 10th Aug)
2003: 271
1996: 265
2013: 262
1983: 261
1994: 257

Certainly up there with the best. I wonder where it will end up?

 

I thought 1984 would be higher than 1996. It was a better summer overall and had a hot sunny August.

[Sunny76]

59 minutes ago, minus10 said:

Dont know whether good summers result in bumper blackberries but just been out blackberry picking and seems a really good year for them...feel the heat building though..

 

We used to go blackberry picking in August back in the 80s and 90s. My gran used to make crumbles and would use the rest of the jam for homemade scones.

[reef]

4 minutes ago, Sunny76 said:

1963, 79, or 1987 suit you?

I thought 1984 would be higher than 1996. It was a better summer overall and had a hot sunny August.

August 1984 wasn't that great here. The mean temp was 17.2C, it had 203 hours of sunshine but was wetter than average with 81mm of rain.

1996 was dry and sunny in all three summer months and had close to average temperatures.

[Scorcher]

30C reached in Cornwall I see today- you don't see that too often. I know it happened in July but I can't find many other examples of it happening, even in the hotter summers. 

1 hour ago, reef said:

Summer index for the top 10 summers since 1980 here:

2018: 295
1989: 287
1995: 279
2006: 278
2022: 275 (to 10th Aug)
2003: 271
1996: 265
2013: 262
1983: 261
1994: 257

Certainly up there with the best. I wonder where it will end up?

 

Interesting to see the contrast with weather-history's Manchester summer index for this year- quite a bit lower than yours at the moment, although this hot, sunny spell will be lifting it I'm sure.

[JoeShmoe]

1 hour ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

After last year we were due a good one! It's been amazing. I actually feel like we have had a summer and I feel "ready" for winter now. As ready as i'll ever feel lol

Just seen the latest on the predicted heating bills. Im all for cold and snow but i truly hope this winter is mild and wet

Will seem crass people desperate for cold when folks cant afford to heat their homes

[Nick L]

6 minutes ago, JoeShmoe said:

Just seen the latest on the predicted heating bills. Im all for cold and snow but i truly hope this winter is mild and wet

Will seem crass people desperate for cold when folks cant afford to heat their homes

Why? It won't make a blind bit of difference to the outcome of the winter. 

[Mapantz]

Just passed my all-time temp record, currently 32.8°C here.

[Richard Taylor]

21 hours ago, Ed Stone said:

And about 30C in Aberdeen on Thursday? Would that be pushing the all-time record?

Well it's 29C in Aberdeen now, so a chance for it to pass its record which from memory was 30C.

[stainesbloke]

2 hours ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

After last year we were due a good one! It's been amazing. I actually feel like we have had a summer and I feel "ready" for winter now. As ready as i'll ever feel lol

Yes, I’m the same, when you have a good summer then the change to the cooler months isn’t anywhere as difficult as after a crap summer. Had a good ‘un here too so I’ll be ok with autumn when it comes  

[DIS1970]

Wonderful satellite image of the British Isles & Europe:-

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[Met.]

29°C with very low humidity and a cooling breeze in Sheffield. Great conditions for summer and not remotely uncomfortable thankfully.

[Geordiesnow]

1 hour ago, JoeShmoe said:

Just seen the latest on the predicted heating bills. Im all for cold and snow but i truly hope this winter is mild and wet

Will seem crass people desperate for cold when folks cant afford to heat their homes

Only August and the guilt tripping posts are already appearing, it's going to be a long old winter in more ways than one. 

As for summer, it's just perfect to be out in, temperatures just below mid twenties and clear blue skies and sunshine, the sort of weather I crave for living in a seaside town. Just ashame for the most of this summer around here, it has not been like that at all. I do appreciate obviously the drought situation further south and its been a cracking summer if you like dry weather. 

Obviously alot of talk regarding climate change but don't folks remember how the summers between 2007 and 2012 was also a sign of climate change and how those summers could become the norm because if the high latitudes regions are high pressure dominated(due to increasing warm air up there) it will send the jet stream further south and low pressure systems would usually stall over the UK, well that has not happened either so don't always expect a summer like this one and the rains will return. Enjoy this week whilst it lasts! 

[MP-R]

1 hour ago, JoeShmoe said:

Just seen the latest on the predicted heating bills. Im all for cold and snow but i truly hope this winter is mild and wet

Will seem crass people desperate for cold when folks cant afford to heat their homes

Whether mild or cold… I hope winter is a sunny one. It’s amazing how much warmer the house is after hours of low sun filtering in through the windows.

[brooks]

Topped out at 32.5 in the garden down here in Cornwall according to my Watson

[Weather Enthusiast91]

I am enjoying this hot spell. Humidity is low, we have a beautiful sunny blue sky and it doesn't have the harshness as it would if this was to occur in the middle of July. I have been sleeping well at night too. Looking forward to the prospect of rain next week though as we could certainly do with it. A cool down is always blissful after a period of hot weather.

This is turning out to be the best August since 2003 in my opinion.

Edited August 11, 2022 by Weather Enthusiast91

[Richard Taylor]

1 hour ago, Richard Taylor said:

Well it's 29C in Aberdeen now, so a chance for it to pass its record which from memory was 30C.

A breeze has got up but my temp gauge has hit 30C here now.

[damianslaw]

2 hours ago, Scorcher said:

30C reached in Cornwall I see today- you don't see that too often. I know it happened in July but I can't find many other examples of it happening, even in the hotter summers. 

Interesting to see the contrast with weather-history's Manchester summer index for this year- quite a bit lower than yours at the moment, although this hot, sunny spell will be lifting it I'm sure.

Cloud amounts in the NW have pegged the summer index down somewhat.. we are making up for it now.. I feel this summer here very similiar to 2003, but far from a classic. 

Edited August 11, 2022 by damianslaw

[Snowyowl9]

Very low humidity this year made 29.5c today...

A dry heat doesn t feel oppressive yet..

[*Stormforce~beka*]

2 hours ago, Sunny76 said:

1963, 79, or 1987 suit you?

I thought 1984 would be higher than 1996. It was a better summer overall and had a hot sunny August.

Any that gives me at least an inch!

[dryfie]

30 deg quite widely in the Scottish Borders today, but not included within warnings area.  Don't really give a damn, but I just wondered why?  Also puzzled about the wide slice of the west of Wales not included either.  Surely that's much further inland than sea breeze exclusions.

[Iceman2606]

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