Moans, ramps and banter

[Jon Somerset]

 In Absence of True Seasons …and here it’s 10C and I have my heating on. Remarkable difference.

[Bristawl Si]

11c, damp,

doesnt feel paticularly humid, but storms incoming, to reach us in early hours.

[B87]

London, April 2024 - slightly warmer than average due to mild nights, very wet and very cloudy.



Avg max: 15.0c (0.0c)
Avg min: 7.2c (+1.2c)
Mean: 11.1c (+0.6c)

Rainfall: 68.6mm (162%)
Sunshine: 137.7 hours (78%)

[danm]

 In Absence of True Seasons yep feels like a proper balmy Summers evening out there. 

[Wold Topper]

9°c this evening on the Yorkshire wolds, but after a grey morning we had a pleasant afternoon when then sun came out, knocking on 17°c for a while, managed an hour in pub beer garden   at least it didn't f00kin rain.

[danm]

Some definite UHI effects going on this evening…

[Northwest NI]

 danm Urban hotspots?

[danm]

 Northwest NI yep, UHI, urban heat island. Clearly seen with London still at 17c, Brum 13c, Manchester 15c.

[Snowshine]

So, unsurprisingly, April turned out to be another duller and wetter than average month in most places. If May carries on like this, it will probably end up being one of the worst springs of the century (away from the far north).

Edited May 1 by Snowshine

[Jonnoramo87]

 Summer8906 so next one should be 2026 then lol?

[Alderc 2.0]

Well that’s pretty much half of May’s rain overnight. Another wet month on the cards down here…..

Edited May 2 by Alderc 2.0

[Andy Bown]

 Alderc 2.0 I was thinking similarly as I listened to it hammering down for more than an hour after thundery activity moved away. 

[Alderc 2.0]

Despite the potentially improved weather next week temps don’t hit average for May once until at least the 10th May and then only for a day or two. Unless things change quickly it could be hard to avoid another poor month which I can’t believe I’m saying that on the 2nd of the month.

Edited May 2 by Alderc 2.0

[KTtom]

 Andy Bown Flooding could be an issue for the south west if the radar is anything to go by, especially with the band not due to move direction much today. Pretty awful Spring for W Wales, even on the dry days the wind comes off the sea..havent managed to crack 12 c here yet!

[LetItSnow!]

The southern half of Wngland, particularly the south-west, is looking to have a considerable amount of rainfall due to the storms and general area of rain today. The concept of a very dry month there already wobbling. 

[SunSean]

Woke up in the early hours of the morning to one of the best thunderstorms I've heard in ages! It lasted around an hour plus and at one point, there were 3 lightning flashes per every rumble & the rumbles were about 4 seconds apart. One of few things I don't mind getting woken up by lol.

Main downside is that we've already recorded 10mm of rain on the 1st day. Please, I am TIRED of constant 50mm+ months, it's way beyond the point of ridiculous now. Massive dry spell please, for the love of God!

[In Absence of True Seasons]

 SunSean I got jolted out of bed by a gigantic explosive at about 5.30am. Probably one of the biggest thunderclaps I've ever heard. Thought Putin had pressed the big red button for a second tbh.  

Watched the flashes outside the window for about 10 mins then went back to bed

Edited May 2 by In Absence of True Seasons

[Jon Somerset]

Well the thunderstorms missed my area completely AGAIN. Remarkably we’ve not had any come over near us for two years now despite the increased activity. Just rumbles in the distance. The heavy rain did come, and apart for two hours break over yesterday lunchtime we’ve had precipitation of some sort since Monday night. Should stop later.

[SunSean]

April 2024 sunshine- 1 table for official UK Met office stations & the other table for 60 counties & coasts in England. 

Remarkably, the Scottish Highlands have been the sunniest place in the UK so far this year and East Sussex, supposedly the sunniest place in the UK having one of their dullest years on record, languishing far down in the bottom half.

Will May 2024 finally see an above average sunshine month or more of the same dull & wet rubbish?

[richie3846]

https://environment.data.gov.uk/flood-monitoring/assets/demo/index.html

Taking a browse of the data, several rain gauges around the Taunton area have clocked up around 35mm already this month. 

[Northwest NI]

 Alderc 2.0 would you be happy with more than a months rainfall in a 24 hour period if all the other days in the month were warm and dry? Or is it the statistic that, technically, it’s another ”wet month” that annoys you?

I’d be ok with that personally.

[richie3846]

 SunSean it doesn't surprise me to see Oxfordshire towards the top of the English sites for April and YTD. It's not been as bad in this area as it has for most. Brize Norton recorded only 5 hours less sun than last April, so it wasn't quite the doomfest some suffered. We had a fairly sunny 2 week spell in the middle of April which recorded most of the sunshine for the month, giving an impression that we had some sort of fine and dry spell. 

[Alderc 2.0]

 Northwest NI absolutely, but that’s clearly not going to happen so kinda irrelevant. 

[Summer8906]

 Jonnoramo87 Perhaps.

Or it could be 2029, and then we get another in 2030 (as happened in 2013 and 2014, following 2006...)

[Summer8906]

 Alderc 2.0 I am actually surprised by that. With the anticyclonic weather forecast after the weekend (if it happens, of course) and lack of cold uppers, I would be expecting around 19C in this area next week and perhaps 21 in London.

Edited May 2 by Summer8906