Wednesday 14th December weather observations

[Summer Sun]

The coldest night of winter so far with mostly cloudy skies and calm

Temp -4.6c

[The PIT]

A dry cold frosty start

Temp -3.4C, low -5.1C, Barometer 1005mb falling slowly, Wind Calm, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

Another air frost the 8th on the trot after my second Ice Day yesterday, the low last night was -4.8 C so far

[chilly milly]

Currently -4.7c after a low of -6.5c. Still plenty of snow cover. Cloudy this morning but still.

[lassie23]

No idea what the temp is here, my weather station got fried in the summer and broke. Everything is frozen solid, that will have to do as observations go.

[Turnedoutniceagain]

-5.5c @ 8am. Looks like another ice-day for me too

[reef]

Thick freezing fog earlier in the night before turning clear and very cold. The last few hours have seen sunny spells and light snow flurries, leaving a slight but 100% cover - the first of 2022. The min temp overnight of -6.4C was the lowest of any day here since 17th January 2013. We also just managed a second consecutive ice day for only the 6th time in 42 years. The max temp was -0.4C at 0900.

Currently -0.4C with light snow flurries.

 

Edited December 14, 2022 by reef

[Summer Sun]

Not quite as cold this morning as yesterday morning, with sunshine rather than fog. Otherwise, remaining dry with another frost.

Temp -1.3c with a low of -4.7c

Edited December 14, 2022 by Summer Sun

[Terminal Moraine]

Freezing fog for an hour or so from 2100 yesterday but by late evening the fog and cloud had cleared to leave the rest of the night largely clear. A cold and sunny start to this morning.

At  0900

 Temp; -2.3c

24 hr max; -1.1c

24 hr min; -5.1c

Grass min; -7.4c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.0 mm

 Mean wind speed; 15 mph N/NW

1 okta Sc and Cu fractus

 Vis; 15 miles.

Patches of thin frozen snow lying in the shade; 5% cover

[johnholmes]

Well, finally got above 0.0 C just now; that is from 1530 on Sunday 11/12/22, to include 2 Ice Days. Not looked at my stats but I do not think in 25 years obs that I have gone as long as this before.

[reef]

 

45 minutes ago, johnholmes said:

Well, finally got above 0.0 C just now; that is from 1530 on Sunday 11/12/22, to include 2 Ice Days. Not looked at my stats but I do not think in 25 years obs that I have gone as long as this before.

Same here John. It has just risen above freezing so that's 71 hours below for us. That's the longest spell since January 1987 here.

December 2010 almost managed it. It was below freezing from approximately 6pm on the 16th to 9am on the 22nd, however it increased above freezing for around an hour on the afternoon of the 19th, maxing out at 0.2C. If that hadnt happened, it would have been 135 consecutive hours below freezing.

Currently sunny with a temp of 0.4C.

Edited December 14, 2022 by reef

[The PIT]

A cold day with sunny spells

Temp 0.2C, Barometer 1007mb rising slowly, Wind F2 NNE, Rainfall Nil

[johnholmes]

2 hours ago, reef said:

 

Same here John. It has just risen above freezing so that's 71 hours below for us. That's the longest spell since January 1987 here.

December 2010 almost managed it. It was below freezing from approximately 6pm on the 16th to 9am on the 22nd, however it increased above freezing for around an hour on the afternoon of the 19th, maxing out at 0.2C. If that hadnt happened, it would have been 135 consecutive hours below freezing.

Currently sunny with a temp of 0.4C.

Well! my memory really does let me down.

I've just checked December 2010 and FIVE consecutive Ice Days + 1 in November 2010; also I had made a note that December 1981 also had 5, not sure if they were consecutive at RAF Finningley.

So I would imagine, if I had the time and patience, checking  the Fy data 1943-1995 that the winters of 62-3 and possibly 47 might also have consecutive Ice Days, along WITH iCE Days in other winters.

[The PIT]

A dry day with sunny spells

Max temp 0.5C, now -1.2C, Barometer 1007mb rising slowly, Wind F2 NNW, Rainfall Nil

[hillbilly]

3 hours ago, johnholmes said:

Well! my memory really does let me down.

I've just checked December 2010 and FIVE consecutive Ice Days + 1 in November 2010; also I had made a note that December 1981 also had 5, not sure if they were consecutive at RAF Finningley.

So I would imagine, if I had the time and patience, checking  the Fy data 1943-1995 that the winters of 62-3 and possibly 47 might also have consecutive Ice Days, along WITH iCE Days in other winters.

How did you get on in February 1986 because i think that beats any spell here since 1963.

 

[hillbilly]

A hard frost last night leaving a cold and sunny day,Max -2 deg,min -7 deg

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry, cold and sunny day. The 4th consecutive ice day today which is the longest spell of ice days since Feb 26th-March 3rd 2018 and the longest spell in December since 2010 which had 8 from the 17th-24th.

At 1800

Temp; -3.5c

Max today; -0.3c

Min last night; -5.1c

Grass min; -7.4c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm

 Sunshine today; 4.8 hrs

Mean wind speed; 14 mph NW

Highest gust today; 32 mph N/NW at 1052

1 okta Sc

 Vis; 40 miles 

[Robert1981]

It wasn't a sharp frost as the night before it got down to -3.0C it was sunny in the morning them wintry showers in the afternoon/evening

Temperature at 20.45pm is -0.4C. 

[johnholmes]

5 hours ago, hillbilly said:

How did you get on in February 1986 because i think that beats any spell here since 1963.

 

Feb 1986 I lived on Anglesey , if I get time I will check the RAF Finningley data for Feb 1986, I have copies of every month, even days 1943-1995

[The PIT]

Wrong thread

Edited December 15, 2022 by The PIT

[hillbilly]

17 hours ago, johnholmes said:

Feb 1986 I lived on Anglesey , if I get time I will check the RAF Finningley data for Feb 1986, I have copies of every month, even days 1943-1995

My Grandfather was stationed at Finningley after the war and my Mother was born there.