Boring months/seasons

[baddie]

This is a forum to discuss months with no interesting weather. I know there was a similar forum in 2013, but this is a new one

A few I know are :
April 2023 - Improvement over March, but unremarkable.
May 2022 - A monotonous theme of mostly cloudy days and temperatures in the 17-22c band
August 2021 - Same as May 2022, no very warm/hot days and often overcast

[Weather Enthusiast91]

In my opinion, the least interesting using each month is as follows:

 

January - 2017 - anticyclonic gloom for much of the time

February - 2023 - a very quiet and benign month

March - 2013  - not sure

April - 2021 - very little rain but also cool with frosts. A frustrating month for gardeners and farmers

May - 2021 - cool and wet all the way up to the 27th 

June - 2016 - very wet after the first week

July - 2015 - apart from the first couple of days, not much else happened during this month

August - 2021 - pleasant, but bland from a weather enthusiasts's perspective

September - 2021 (yes, 2021 again) - the extended summer got boring after a little while. I lose interest once we have reached the equinox

October - not sure

November - not sure

December - 2015 - very mild with very little wintry weather

 

[LetItSnow]

2 minutes ago, Weather Enthusiast91 said:

In my opinion, the least interesting using each month is as follows:

 

January - 2017 - anticyclonic gloom for much of the time

February - 2023 - a very quiet and benign month

March - 2013  - not sure

April - 2021 - very little rain but also cool with frosts. A frustrating month for gardeners and farmers

May - 2021 - cool and wet all the way up to the 27th 

June - 2016 - very wet after the first week

July - 2015 - apart from the first couple of days, not much else happened during this month

August - 2021 - pleasant, but bland from a weather enthusiasts's perspective

September - 2021 (yes, 2021 again) - the extended summer got boring after a little while. I lose interest once we have reached the equinox

October - not sure

November - not sure

December - 2015 - very mild with very little wintry weather

 

March 2013 the least interesting? Even if you don't like the cold, its extreme cold and the fact it progressively got colder makes it one of the most interesting Marches, especially in the warm era

[baddie]

51 minutes ago, Weather Enthusiast91 said:

In my opinion, the least interesting using each month is as follows:

 

January - 2017 - anticyclonic gloom for much of the time

February - 2023 - a very quiet and benign month

March - 2013  - not sure

April - 2021 - very little rain but also cool with frosts. A frustrating month for gardeners and farmers

May - 2021 - cool and wet all the way up to the 27th 

June - 2016 - very wet after the first week

July - 2015 - apart from the first couple of days, not much else happened during this month

August - 2021 - pleasant, but bland from a weather enthusiasts's perspective

September - 2021 (yes, 2021 again) - the extended summer got boring after a little while. I lose interest once we have reached the equinox

October - not sure

November - not sure

December - 2015 - very mild with very little wintry weather

 

For October, you could choose 2020, a it was dull and wet for the whole month, with temepratures stuck between 12-16c  You could also pick 2020 for November, as it was monotonously mild (although dry) throughout. I feel like Feb 2023, April 2021 and Dec 2015 had some interesting weather. As, Feb 2023 was one of the driest on record, and by the 7th, it felt like spring has arrived already. April 2021 was interesting for sunshine and its amount of frosts. Dec 2015 was exceptionally mild and also very wet. I would choose 2011 or 2017 for February, 2016 or 2023 for April, and 2019 or 2021 for December

Edited September 30, 2023 by baddie

[MP-R]

For me:

January - 2020

February - 2011

March - 2010

April - 2014 or 2017

May - 2011 or 2019

June - 2002 or 2011

July - 2015 or 2020 or 2023

August - 2021

September - 2002 or 2014

October - 2015

November - 2011 or 2015

December - 2015

[Summer8906]

Defining boring as mild in the winter, cool in the summer, cloudy and with little "interesting" weather of any sort for this location in S England, ignoring my own personal preferences. So winter 13/14 is out; I didn't like it, but it was "interesting" in a way.

January 2020 - dreary, cloudy, mild, drizzle or moderate rain but neither interestingly dry or interestingly wet. No major storms.

February 2011 - a cloudy and mild month with frequent rain but without anything really dramatic.

March 1988 - one from my younger days, mild, cloudy and rather damp. March 2023 was worse, but I guess one could say it being the wettest month since 1981 was "interesting", in a way.

April 2006 - an unseasonably westerly month and thus rather bland, rather cloudy, drier than normal (again, something like 2012 was much more unpleasant, but the high rainfall is at least meteorologically noteworthy)

May 1986 - another from my younger days, and one which, unusually for the era,  I barely remember, which says something. Archives suggest a rather unsettled and unseasonably westerly month, with much cloud and frequent light rain.

June 2013 - after a sunny first few days, another persistently cloudy month with little in the way of meteorological interest

July 1998 - cool, cloudy, frequent rain from the Atlantic but mostly light, occasionally moderate

August 2021 - the unsettled summer continued at first but with southwesterlies rather than (arguably more interesting in a way) small lows. Became drier in last 10 days but still mostly cloudy.

September 2013 - a short fine spell at the start otherwise another cloudy nondescript month.

October 2021 - short spells of wet and windy mixed with spells of dry and cloudy. Nothing dramatic as such though

November 2015 - persistent dull, damp and very mild drizzlefest

December 2015 - likewise here, though I do appeciate other areas had destructive flooding.

There does seem to be an overriding theme there, of very westerly or southwesterly months, featuring frequent, but not especially active, frontal systems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 1, 2023 by Summer8906

[Weather Enthusiast91]

15 hours ago, LetItSnow! said:

March 2013 the least interesting? Even if you don't like the cold, its extreme cold and the fact it progressively got colder makes it one of the most interesting Marches, especially in the warm era

Yes, that was a mistake hence why I also put "not sure". Too late to edit the post now though.

[MP-R]

Oh yes I forgot about months like April 2006 and July 1998. Case in point I suppose…

[Plume Meets BFTE]

April 2023.  Can't remember anything from the month and it was only 6m ago.

November 2013 is the one that sticks out for me as being cloudy, dry and full of nothingness.

August 2023 quite boring as well

January 2022

March 2021

July 2020

[baddie]

The whole of Spring this year was boring, but was decent from April onwards

Starting wih March which was a complete washout and a gloomfest (especially the first third). The snow on the 9th was short lived. Only felt "sprring-like" on the 17th and around the 25th (some reason always a decent day) . Spring sort of arrived in April, but was interspersed between washout periods. First and third week was alright, except for some rain on the 5th. We were forecasted 20c aorund the 19th, but we only got to 15c (but still sunny), and didnt get our first 18c until the 29th. First half of May was a duller version than April, some fine and wet weather, but became anticyclonic form the 13th onwards. There was no heatwave, but many warm-ish sunny days.

Spring 2022 was boring form April onwards, though at least pleasant, especially around the Easter weekend. May 2022 was mediocre, but turned out dull and unremarkable. March that year saved Spring 2022 from the bin, as it was the best March since 2012, and perhaps in my top 3 favourite Marches ever

Edited October 2, 2023 by baddie

[cheeky_monkey]

as stated before 2002 was probably the most unremarkable year all round 

[SqueakheartLW]

Boring to me is mild, dry and cloudy in the winter and cool and cloudy or wet  in the summer.

December 2018 - In fact most of winter 2018/19 qualifies apart from the little bit of snow in January 2019 as well as the February 2019 heatwave.

Winter 2016/17 - Overall just boring. No snow to speak of, no entertaining windstorms and not a lot of sun either. A winter to forget.

January 2012 - Can't remember this one at all so must have been boring. Does anyone else remember this month?

June 2013 - Cool and dry with a lot of North Sea cloud

Summer 2011

July 2015

August 2008

[MP-R]

14 hours ago, cheeky_monkey said:

as stated before 2002 was probably the most unremarkable year all round 

A very dull year but weirdly I do remember quite a bit from it, and somehow we managed a lot of thunder that year. Unfortunately though what I remember is inclement weather such as the stormy weather from mid January to mid March, the gales in late April that led on to the terrible May, thunderstorms in early August, thunder followed by the gale in late October, terrible November, then the earliest snow since Dec 1995 in December.

[cheese]

22 minutes ago, SqueakheartLW said:

Boring to me is mild, dry and cloudy in the winter and cool and cloudy or wet  in the summer.

December 2018 - In fact most of winter 2018/19 qualifies apart from the little bit of snow in January 2019 as well as the February 2019 heatwave.

Winter 2016/17 - Overall just boring. No snow to speak of, no entertaining windstorms and not a lot of sun either. A winter to forget.

January 2012 - Can't remember this one at all so must have been boring. Does anyone else remember this month?

June 2013 - Cool and dry with a lot of North Sea cloud

Summer 2011

July 2015

August 2008

Summer 2011 - definitely a contender for the least eventful summer. I really can't remember much about it.

[SunChaser]

Jan 2016 or 2020.

Feb 2011 or 2017.

March 2016! Wet but not extremely, dull and cold but not anomalously so.

April 2014, nothing really happened. Not sure why so many have said April 2023 which, while it was pretty bad, featured a wide range of synoptic setups and ended really warm out of nowhere.

May 2022, cloudy and westerly. Always mild but never any interesting warmth

June 2013

July 2015. what even happened this month. Same with 2011. 2020 too but that at least had the last two days

Aug - lots of recent contenders. 2015, 2021, 2023 all with a good shout

Sep 2017 was monotonously unsettled

Oct 2019 which was just dull and wet the whole way though. 2020 was similar but slightly less horrible with the middle third quite dry

Nov 2020. a nothing month just mild and wet

Dec - another one with lots of recent contenders! 2021 was boring but had the freakish mild at the end. So 2018 probably wins out. 2019 too. 2015 was not boring to me as I appreciated the novelty of it feeling more like an October

[Harry233]

January 2014 - Often mild and dull without being exceptionally wet, we just missed out on the heaviest rain.

February 2002 - Just constant rain and wind. 

March 2015 - Bang average month but can’t note any prolonged spell of sun, rain, wind, heat, or cold. Just very, very average with absolutely nothing to note.

April 2016 - Generally cool and wet, very little warmth.

May 2021 - Least said the better has to be one of the worst months ever. Felt like January most of the time, very cold, wet and windy. Coming after a very frosty and cool April we were desperate for some warmth. 

June 2012 - Cold, wet and dull virtually the whole month. Very little warmth and sunshine.

July 2012 - Pretty much followed the same script as June.

August 2020 - Aside from a brief heatwave and a massive thunderstorm on the 12th the month was awful, especially in the second half, don’t think it stopped raining at all during the final week.

September 2017 - Complete borefest, dull and cool, not much rain but just very boring.

October 2002 - Rain, rain and more rain

November 2002 - Word for word the same as October 2002.

December 2002 - Very, very dull, not too wet but just a complete bore.

[Harry233]

On 02/10/2023 at 20:28, cheeky_monkey said:

as stated before 2002 was probably the most unremarkable year all round 

Worst year for weather by far. I hope we never see a year like it again 

[BruenSryan]

Winter 1988-89

Winter 1991-92

February 1993

Winter 2016-17

Winter 2018-19

Winter 2021-22

February 2023

Edited October 4, 2023 by BruenSryan

[baddie]

23 hours ago, Sun Chaser said:

Jan 2016 or 2020.

Feb 2011 or 2017.

March 2016! Wet but not extremely, dull and cold but not anomalously so.

April 2014, nothing really happened. Not sure why so many have said April 2023 which, while it was pretty bad, featured a wide range of synoptic setups and ended really warm out of nowhere.

May 2022, cloudy and westerly. Always mild but never any interesting warmth

June 2013

July 2015. what even happened this month. Same with 2011. 2020 too but that at least had the last two days

Aug - lots of recent contenders. 2015, 2021, 2023 all with a good shout

Sep 2017 was monotonously unsettled

Oct 2019 which was just dull and wet the whole way though. 2020 was similar but slightly less horrible with the middle third quite dry

Nov 2020. a nothing month just mild and wet

Dec - another one with lots of recent contenders! 2021 was boring but had the freakish mild at the end. So 2018 probably wins out. 2019 too. 2015 was not boring to me as I appreciated the novelty of it feeling more like an October

Because April 2023 was nothing special. Wall-to-Wall susnhine, cloudy days and showery/wet days are all normal for April. I hated October 2020 more than 2019. October 2019 was at least dry, sunny (and cold) at the end of the month, meaning closer to average sunshine, while October 2020 was completely sunless during the 5 day dry spell. October 2020 recorded more rainfall than 2019 as well. Basically a monotonous theme of misery during that month

Edited October 4, 2023 by baddie

[damianslaw]

Whilst uneventful, April only month this year that felt seasonal and as it should be. 

[Addicks Fan 1981]

9 hours ago, Harry233 said:

January 2014 - Often mild and dull without being exceptionally wet, we just missed out on the heaviest rain.

February 2002 - Just constant rain and wind. 

March 2015 - Bang average month but can’t note any prolonged spell of sun, rain, wind, heat, or cold. Just very, very average with absolutely nothing to note.

April 2016 - Generally cool and wet, very little warmth.

May 2021 - Least said the better has to be one of the worst months ever. Felt like January most of the time, very cold, wet and windy. Coming after a very frosty and cool April we were desperate for some warmth. 

June 2012 - Cold, wet and dull virtually the whole month. Very little warmth and sunshine.

July 2012 - Pretty much followed the same script as June.

August 2020 - Aside from a brief heatwave and a massive thunderstorm on the 12th the month was awful, especially in the second half, don’t think it stopped raining at all during the final week.

September 2017 - Complete borefest, dull and cool, not much rain but just very boring.

October 2002 - Rain, rain and more rain

November 2002 - Word for word the same as October 2002.

December 2002 - Very, very dull, not too wet but just a complete bore.

July 2007 was worse than 2012, much wetter and cooler.  The only consolation prize was near to average sunshine.    

[baddie]

27 minutes ago, damianslaw said:

Whilst uneventful, April only month this year that felt seasonal and as it should be. 

True, we at least had a good dose of "April showers". Sunshine and Temperatures was also respectable, but would have been better as a March

[Catbrainz]

For me if I had to pick a month based on my memory. Boring doesn't always mean poor, poor months can be memorable for the wrong reasons after all :P. 

Jan 2020= Endless zonal westerlies with no real storm/snow interest. 
Feb 2017= Cant recall this month at all. Feb 2020 was a zonal fest but it had some snowy spells at least. 
March 2015= Very benign with nothing noteworthy. 
April 2023= Just so bland and boring, no late cold/snow or early warmth and no real settled spells or storms.
May 2020= I just recall it being bland as heck. 
June 2016= Cloudy and overcast but with no real exactment with rainstorms
July 2015= I just recall lots of sub 20c partly sunny days the whole month
August 2021= This goes to show that anticyclonic dominated summer months can be bleh too. Lots of North Sea clag and cloud from a North Sea high with flatlining temps and no real heat or storms. 
September 2017= Cant recall anything of this month nothing stands out.
October 2021= Full of those mostly cloudy days with some drizzly spells, no late heat/early cold or noteworthy storms 
November 2015= Basically a twin of Dec 2015 but at least Dec 2015 had some excitement and interest with the extreme mildness and records being broken like a carton of eggs thrown off a building
December 2019= A bog standard zonal fest month 

[baddie]

This month could already go into the boring list if the next few days are overcast, it was originally going to be clear blue skies.

[SunChaser]

On 04/10/2023 at 12:23, baddie said:

I hated October 2020 more than 2019. October 2019 was at least dry, sunny (and cold) at the end of the month, meaning closer to average sunshine, while October 2020 was completely sunless during the 5 day dry spell. October 2020 recorded more rainfall than 2019 as well. Basically a monotonous theme of misery during that month

I feel like where I was at the time (Plymouth) we had fairly different experiences being on opposing ends of the country. October 2019 was a lot wetter here but October 2020 was far windier and slightly cooler. Both were just as miserably dull as each other. So for me it's either or, the only thing that did it for me was that Oct 2019 was the beginning of a horrid six month spell of relentless wet zonal weather while the weather before and following Oct 2020 wasn't quite as bad.

I do remember early Oct 2020 being very unseasonably cold and stormy but in some ways that was a little bit interesting. A max of just 9c on the 4th. I remember little about both months at this point