What would your ideal year look like?

[baddie]

Using years 2012-2023

January 2013 - Cold and snowy mid-month
February 2019 - Snowy start, then sunny and spring-like from the 11th, leading to a freakishly warm and sunny end
March 2012 - Last 12 days were freakishly warm and sunny. It was warm and sunny on other days earlier on, mixed with some fog. 2022 deserves some applause too
April 2015 - I woulsd have picked 2020 if it wasnt for the lockdown, but this was still a lovely April in many ways
May 2018 - A classic month, honestly exceptional for not only warmth and sunshine, but also thunderstorms. 2020 and 2023 also deserves appreciation
June 2023 - Spring-like start, then heatwave from the 9th-25th, with some thunderstorms in between. A new-classic June. 2014, 2015 and 2018 also deserves appreciation
July 2014 - This July is often forgotten, but it was still a warm., sunny and thundery one. Not too many humid nights or temeprature extremes. Honestly, better than July 2013, 2018 and 2022
August 2022 - Best August since 1995, especially the heatwave in the 2nd week. 2013, 2016 and 2019 deserves some applause
September 2020 - Felt like an extension of summer up until the 22nd, then autumnal. 6th sunniest on record. I would have picked 2023, but I used it for June
October 2016 - October 2018 was even better but I used it for May. Still, this month was nice because it was dry. Basically an October version of February 2023
November 2021 - Mild and dry until the 20th, then a cold and snowy end. A decent month in my opinion
December 2017 - I would have used 2014 but I used it for July. Good snowy period mid-month, but the rest of the month was mild, and also wet sometimes

[davehsug]

Each year. January 3rd to December 23rd, dry unbroken sunshine temp 27c, severe thunderstorms on Fridays and Saturdays from 11pm. 24th Dec to 2nd January, periods of heavy snow, alrernating with dry sunny days, temp below freezing throughout.

That'll do nicely ta!

Edited November 12, 2023 by davehsug

[SunSean]

24 minutes ago, davehsug said:

Each year. January 3rd to December 23rd, dry unbroken sunshine temp 27c, severe thunderstorms on Fridays and Saturdays from 11pm. 24th Dec to 2nd January, periods of heavy snow, alrernating with dry sunny days, temp below freezing throughout.

That'll do nicely ta!

Haha imagine that! So much blue sky 

[johncam]

Married to Kim Kardashian 

[damianslaw]

March 95 to Feb 96, topsy tury spring with snowy cold outbreaks and early heat i.e. early May. A superb warm dry summer. Mixed autumn. Great winter, lots of cold and snow, but not too severe.

As a whole, another 2010, but swap the summer for that of 95. 

[baddie]

Best year using any period of any year since 2005 (Not using anythihng out of lockdown periods)

1st January 2010 - 15th January 2010
16th January 2022 - 27th January 2022
28th January 2012 - 12th February 2012
13th February 2019 - 28th February 2019
1st March 2014 - 16th March 2014
17th March 2012 - 31st March 2012
1st April 2015 - 15th April 2015
16th April 2011 - 25th April 2011
26th April 2007 - 3rd May 2007
4th May 2018 - 21st May 2018
22nd May 2012 - 31st May 2012
1st June 2021 - 8th June 2021
9th June 2023 - 22nd June 2023
23rd June 2018  - 8th July 2018
9th July 2006 - 31st July 2006
18th July 2014 - 31st July 2014
1st August 2022 - 14th August 2022
15th August 2023 - 22nd August 2023
23rd August 2019 - 27th August 2019
28th August 2016  -31st August 2016
1st September 2023 - 11th September 2023
12th September 2020 - 22nd September 2020
23rd September 2015 - 1st October 2015
2nd October 2016 - 6th Ocotber 2016
7th October 2023 - 10th Ocotber 2023
11th October 2022 - 18th October 2022
19th October 2018 - 31st October 2018
1st November 2006 - 10th November 2006
11th November 2005 - 23rd November 2005
24th November 2010 - 7th December 2010
8th December 2022 - 17th December 2022
18th December 2010 - 25th December 2010
26th December 2014 - 31st December 2014

Now thats a great year

Edited November 12, 2023 by baddie

[Scuba steve]

My ideal year would be basically Hawaii and Gal Gadot cooking breakfast 

[Bradley in Kent]

January 2010 (alternating between cold, snowy and less cold foggy conditions)

February 2012 (a cold first half before a burst of warmth in final third)

March 2012 (mixed conditions to start before turning warm and sunny second half)

April 2020 (warm and sunny with one or two interruptions)

May 2018 (mostly warm throughout with a humd thundery spell in final third)

June 2023 (consistently warm, some thunderstorms)

July 2022 (hot and sunny with a 40c day)

August 2022 (continued hot and sunny weather) 

September 2023 (hot start transitioning to wetter conditions)

October 2016 (cool and quiet)

November 2005 (frosty with cold snap at the end)

December 2010 (needs no explanation!)

A very continental year with occasional wetter spells for farming and ecosystem purposes.

[baddie]

My alternative ideal year using years 2012-2023, as well as using different months to my first pick


January 2021 - A cold January, especially the first half, with periods of interesting wet and windy weather. There were 3 seperate snow events that month (2nd, 14th and 24th). Had pretty much everything. Some more sunshine would have made it perfect

February 2012 - A freezing cold and snowy first half, where I recorded -7c on many nights. Second half was mild, dry and felt like an early arrival of spring. Just like January, I wish there was more sunshine to accompany this, but that will do

March 2022 - A bit of everything that month, going from cold and wet, to warm and sunny, to cold and snowy. There were 12 consecutive days of almost unbroken skies, and temperatures getting close to 20c, quickly followed by snow. 2nd sunniest March on record

April 2019 - A mixed first half, starting with April showers, then some warm sunshine around the 8th, followed by bright and frosty weather in the following few days. The Easter weekend was record breakingly warm and sunny, and then came thudnerstorms on the 25th. A very good month overall

May 2020 - I am reluctant to use lockdown months, but this was a spectacular May, and doesnt need any more explanation. I wish July was like this instead

June 2015 - Despite being a cool month, I loved this because it was sunny and dry, and it felt like what May should have been, Springlike!!!!! I had thunderstorms on the 13th, and a heat spike in the last 2 days as well

July 2013 - A hot and sunny month, which felt like a relief from the 6 poor summers before it. Big thunderstorms on the 23rd and some more afterwards. Best July ever!!!! (Tied with 2014)

August 2016 - A decent August, which was the best since 2003. Plenty of sunshine and pleasant temepratures. Hotter on the 23rd and 24th, then thundery on the 27th

September 2023 - Heatwave at the beginning, which would be incredible even in July and August. Mixed second half with thunderstorms and useable, bright weather

October 2018 - The best October since 1995, and should have been swapped with April that year. 4th sunniest on record, and had a mix of warm and sunny conditions, wet and windy conditions, and cold and frosty conditions

November 2017 - A month which contained everything, which is always better than those boring, monotone Novembers. 2016 and 2023 are other candidates

December 2014 - Despite being mild, the month was still dry and sunny. Felt spring-like at times. The last week was cold, bright and snowy too

 

Edited December 7, 2023 by baddie

[cheeky_monkey]

On 12/11/2023 at 14:13, damianslaw said:

March 95 to Feb 96, topsy tury spring with snowy cold outbreaks and early heat i.e. early May. A superb warm dry summer. Mixed autumn. Great winter, lots of cold and snow, but not too severe.

As a whole, another 2010, but swap the summer for that of 95. 

i don't think you can beat 1995 for a year that pretty much had everything from start to finish

[Summer8906]

2 hours ago, baddie said:

November 2017 - A month which contained everything, which is always better than those boring, monotone Novembers. 2016 and 2023 are other candidates
 

Surprised at 2023 to be honest! Here it was essentially three weeks of wet and windy, a brief spell of mild and dry, and then finally cold but rather cloudy or dull. Slightly better than 2022 as the drier spell at the end was a bit longer, but fairly poor overall. I do agree about 2016 and 2017 though. November 2013 was another relatively "good" one in the last 12 years. The first 9 days were very wet but then it suddenly changed to sunny and cold on the 10th.

[LetItSnow!]

3 hours ago, baddie said:

November 2017 - A month which contained everything, which is always better than those boring, monotone Novembers. 2016 and 2023 are other candidates
 

A brilliant month. After a very mild (and at times freaky) October, November felt very seasonable. I remember bright weather early in the month and generally chilly weather persisting throughout the middle of the month. There was a brief mild turn which I remember some posters being miserable about, but the final week was excellent with very cold northerly winds. The 30th brought heavy snow showers where I was living in northwest Kent and though I can't remember too much of whether it settled, it was bitterly cold. Fond memories of the autumn of 2017 as it had a bit of everything. That snowfall was a preview to being absolutely pasted on the 10th and 11th of December. Not the worst winter ever but spoiled by a mild January. I did see snow in November, December, January (maybe), February and March of that season though.

[MP-R]

On 12/11/2023 at 16:24, davehsug said:

Each year. January 3rd to December 23rd, dry unbroken sunshine temp 27c, severe thunderstorms on Fridays and Saturdays from 11pm. 24th Dec to 2nd January, periods of heavy snow, alrernating with dry sunny days, temp below freezing throughout.

That'll do nicely ta!

So living somewhere coastal and tropical with an annual Christmas ski trip…