Spring 2023 - Moans, Ramps & Chat

[richie3846]

2 minutes ago, weatherguru14 said:

I see the BBC are doing "theres no heatwave around"in their week ahead forecast this evening.. 

No one says there is. so why bring that into the conversation?  to be fair they have been doing it for years. 

Because the daily express are doing their usual thing. Google daily express and heatwave and you will see what I mean.

[weatherguru14]

1 minute ago, richie3846 said:

Because the daily express are doing their usual thing. Google daily express and heatwave and you will see what I mean.

I see, and yes the Express are notorious for that . been more heatwaves in the UK than on the SUN.. according to them 

[TheOgre]

Looks rubbish for tomorrow’s coronation It’s was terrible on the Jubilee Sunday last year and was one of the few periods of bad weather in spring/summer in 2022. The jubilee in 2012 was also a washout. And I’ve heard but might be wrong but the 1953 coronation and 1977 jubilee were washouts too!? 

[Arctic Hare]

The 1953 coronation was famously wet, at least in London. Not sure about everywhere else, but surely everyone was indoors watching it on their newfangled televisions!

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, Arctic Hare said:

The 1953 coronation was famously wet, at least in London. Not sure about everywhere else, but surely everyone was indoors watching it on their newfangled televisions!

It was exceptionally cold too, in fact in the south of England it was one of the coldest June days on record, the max temp in London that day was just 11.8C. 

[In Absence of True Seasons]

A weird old day but can't complain about this evening now...17c and virtually a clear sky, perfect mildness for sitting al fresco, going for a walk etc

[B87]

19.5c, the warmest day of the year so far at Heathrow.

Actually a chance of seeing 20c over the next week, before it gets even cooler.

 

[SummerShower]

50 minutes ago, TheOgre said:

Looks rubbish for tomorrow’s coronation It’s was terrible on the Jubilee Sunday last year and was one of the few periods of bad weather in spring/summer in 2022. The jubilee in 2012 was also a washout. And I’ve heard but might be wrong but the 1953 coronation and 1977 jubilee were washouts too!? 

And the 2002 one wasn't great either (on the holiday Monday and tuesday) tho the Saturday and Sunday were decent enough

[I remember Atlantic 252]

1 hour ago, TheOgre said:

Looks rubbish for tomorrow’s coronation It’s was terrible on the Jubilee Sunday last year and was one of the few periods of bad weather in spring/summer in 2022. The jubilee in 2012 was also a washout. And I’ve heard but might be wrong but the 1953 coronation and 1977 jubilee were washouts too!? 

Rotten time of year! safer bet from late June to early Sept

[cheeky_monkey]

another spectacular day here today ..unbroken sunshine and 25c not as hot as yesterday when we nudged 32c 

[danm]

1 hour ago, Alderc said:

It was exceptionally cold too, in fact in the south of England it was one of the coldest June days on record, the max temp in London that day was just 11.8C. 

Im guessing it would be almost impossible to see maximas that low these days in June. 

[ANYWEATHER]

7 minutes ago, danm said:

Im guessing it would be almost impossible to see maximas that low these days in June. 

Not at all. During the July 2007 floods for instance the one day during the torrential rain we had we barely got to 11c/52f. 

[danm]

15 minutes ago, ANYWEATHER said:

Not at all. During the July 2007 floods for instance the one day during the torrential rain we had we barely got to 11c/52f. 

Not impossible then but very rare. 

[markyo]

That was 13 years ago....I take it you've never heard of climate change.

[ANYWEATHER]

Look matey . It’s always possible in fact it’s probably happened since but without consulting my weather records  I cannot tell you a date

[richie3846]

6 minutes ago, markyo said:

That was 13 years ago....I take it you've never heard of climate change.

Indeed, I've just scrolled through Heathrow max temps for June for the last 16 years, and none have been as cold as 11 or even 12c

[Mapantz]

19 minutes ago, richie3846 said:

Indeed, I've just scrolled through Heathrow max temps for June for the last 16 years, and none have been as cold as 11 or even 12c

No one said Heathrow was 11/12°C  in June during the last 16 years..

The QE2's coronation..

June 2nd 1953: 12.8°C max temp at Heathrow

[slater]

Global warming?… not here in the UK currently lol , drought conditions still ….um really ?..awful ,crap !!!!!  worst spring weather I have seen in a very long time…Not a hint, a sniff  or anything settled this month, in fact turning cooler again mid month….All weather sites have completely got this spring forecast wrong

Edited May 5, 2023 by slater

[andreas]

Yes not central London but looking back to June 2012 according to my records in Crystal Palace the maximum was 12.3 on 4 June and 12.9 on 5 June. With a northerly / easterly airstream and no sun it can still be very cool. 

[78/79]

1 hour ago, markyo said:

That was 13 years ago....I take it you've never heard of climate change.

Any change to our miserable godforsaken climate could only be an improvement. 

[Sunny76]

20 minutes ago, 78/79 said:

Any change to our miserable godforsaken climate could only be an improvement. 

2020 and 2019 were proof enough, that our summers haven’t become any better in 40 years. They were even crappier than 1983, 84, 90, 94, 95, 96 and even 2005.

Warm cloudy days with next to no sunshine for days on end, is a crap summer. 

22 minutes ago, 78/79 said:

Any change to our miserable godforsaken climate could only be an improvement. 

Yeah, but they will keep telling us, ‘it’s much warmer now’ and ‘it’s hard to achieve a below average month nowadays’ which is absolute nonsense.

[damianslaw]

5 hours ago, richie3846 said:

Because the daily express are doing their usual thing. Google daily express and heatwave and you will see what I mean.

I don't know what website comes on automatic when I access the internet, but every day there is some headline about an impending freeze or super heatwave, a load of rubbish. Indeed every headline is just hyperbole garbage. Yet the worrying thing is some people believe these headlines, I despair!.. glad I've not had the brain transplant!

Edited May 5, 2023 by damianslaw

[danm]

1 hour ago, Sunny76 said:

2020 and 2019 were proof enough, that our summers haven’t become any better in 40 years. They were even crappier than 1983, 84, 90, 94, 95, 96 and even 2005.

Warm cloudy days with next to no sunshine for days on end, is a crap summer. 

 

I get it now (you’re a WUM). 

[B87]

7 hours ago, Sunny76 said:

2020 and 2019 were proof enough, that our summers haven’t become any better in 40 years. They were even crappier than 1983, 84, 90, 94, 95, 96 and even 2005.

 

2020 was cloudier than normal, yes. Summer 2019 was average or even slightly above average in sunshine though.

[B87]

8 hours ago, Mapantz said:

No one said Heathrow was 11/12°C  in June during the last 16 years..

The QE2's coronation..

June 2nd 1953: 12.8°C max temp at Heathrow

The coldest ever summer day in London was the 3rd June 1953 at 10.7c!

In more recent times, 28 May 2007 had a max of 7.4c. I'm not sure if that is an error but it seems incredibly cold for the date, and surely as cold as it will ever get in the 2nd half of May.