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That list but only those years with 53 or greater Number of days where the CET minimum was 0C or less since 1878 1878: 55 1879: 90 1880: 55 1881: 64 1885: 53 1886: 70 1887: 83 1888: 80 1889: 54 1890: 64 1891: 73 1892: 79 1895: 75 1901: 61 1909: 74 1916: 53 1917: 90 1919: 63 1924: 53 1929: 71 1931: 57 1933: 63 1940: 66 1941: 59 1942: 63 1946: 54 1947: 73 1950: 56 1952: 65 1955: 73 1956: 62 1962: 61 1963: 78 1965: 55 1968: 57 1969: 65 1970: 57 1979: 70 1981: 54 1985: 61 1987: 60 1996: 64 2001: 55 2003: 55 2010: 78 2013: 53 up to 7th April

HEAT WAVE ON THE WAY http://www.dailystar...ave-on-the-way/

Can't understand why people post from the Meteociel site, when in actual fact the wetterzentrale charts are the most correct ones. Baffling.

The GFS ensemble average run doesn't support the FI northerly unsurprisingly Op Ensemble run Its fair to say GFS is a cold outlier in FI

1947 saw a cold March followed by the second warmest May of the last 100 years bettered only by 1992. Summer also was also consistently warm and dry.

Well temperatures are still way way below average. It should be about 15C down here this time of year yet we are still struggling to reach double figures. I am looking forward to the approaching milder weather, the weekend coming and afterwards could see the first 20C of the year finally

If I can turn the heating down further (or even off) then any change to milder/warmer conditions (even if wet) is fine by me.

wow... youre grumpier then me! http://forum.nwstatic.co.uk//public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.png ... and that would be equally as daft!

BBC weather for the week ahead Cold in the north with some snow Wet in the south Milder by Friday

Looks today is the last dry settled day/spell for a while, some drizzle and light rain spreading from the south tomorrow then becoming increasingly unsettled as we go through the week with spells of heavy rain and strong winds, turning milder too. Light rain/drizzle moving in tomorrow then some heavier stuff Tuesday into Wednesday Then a deep trough moves across us later Wednesday-Thursday with heavy rain and strong winds for all. Things should then settle down for a while under a ridge, then the main 3 models agree on another low bringing strong winds and heavy rain on the weekend/early next week, especially the ECM with a unusually deep cyclone for this time of year, more like a November chart, UKMO looks to be going similar while the GFS delays the next system until late Sunday/Monday so a decent weekend here. Perhaps turning increasingly mild/warm even as we drag up a SWly/Sly airmass by the weekend. Should put them pesky grass fires out, lots of them around here lately.

The daffodils, tulips and crocuses are in full bloom in the garden now. Trees still only showing a few young buds though. I'm looking forward to the first bluebells, the woods look beautiful here when they come out.

What are we up to now Weather-History? I would guess 53 which if correct my guess of 55 by May is looking conservative.

It's a bit like if I posted - 'Cor look at those lovely warm uppers getting into the south - springtime is coming folks lovely!!' Would be a popular post. He, he PS: I thought you would approve Gavin.

Article says summer weather due to arrive on May 4th, however is that the morning or the afternoon ? Why cant they be more specific ??

cos there the coldest...lol or they use vivid pretty blue colours that make it lok colder http://forum.nwstatic.co.uk//public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.png odd, why i get 4 'likes' this morning when a far better post by 'im dreaming of' gets nowt... proves how useless that like system is

I got minor sunburn at Carrow Road today and the thermometer in my car got higher than the 7c showing there!

First butterfly of the year for me today, a pristine Comma. Took a photo but haven't uploaded it yet.

I think it's mainly an issue for North Sea coastal areas whenever we get synoptic setups that are often associated with low cloud from the North Sea, but yes, I don't think the low SSTs are generally as big a stumbling block as some are fearing. I remember that in Tyneside the summer of 1996 got hot at times (it got to 27C around the 21st July, and hit 30C on the 18th August), following a cold winter and spring, and there was a fine May there in 2001 following frequent cold weather from January-April, and that region of the UK is particularly prone to "haar" during late spring and summer. 1975 was a particularly good example of a year with a cold spring followed by a hot summer.

25 % loss of wheat expected on top of the very poor harvest last year , due to wet summer and colder spring, if this change of climate carries on for a few more years there will be disastrous consequences for us all, relying on imports, prices will go through he roof, I thing some need to realise we need warmth at the right times for our food chain. Even imports are not immune from extreme and unusal climate conditions. Food rationing in the future? I think coldies who want extreme cold for most of the year should think about that, or get to the back of the queue when the rationing starts

For me it shows how unstable our weather has been recently, two very cold yearly periods and in the middle one of the warmest.

It shows that 2010 wasn't a fluke or one-off. We have achieved another sub 9C annual CET period and within 3 years of the last occasion.

Min -8.5c definitely a record April low! Quite a few Winters have not been this cold!

Last summer did have some warmer days after mid July but with a year max of 26.8c there were absolutely no hot days at all (really 'hot' is 28c or above). August did save the summer and in the garden things actually got growing again. Sadly it was too late for long season crops (peppers) which then didn't start ripening till late Sept by which time sunlight is scant.

The point is that the energy released was miniscule compared to the atmospheric energy fluxes that are occurring continually. Furthermore, the nature of the energy release took place in a matter of seconds with dissipation as light and soundwaves from between seconds to a few hours (infrasound waves were recorded in Antarctica) meaning that it didn't represent a long term affect on the atmosphere. It's not a matter of ruling it out, it's looking at the evidence and balance of probability as far as it is known rather than just going on a hunch.

Yes it would be awful if the minimum suddenly dipped to something almost as low as it was 20 years ago Not least because we'd have endless posts about how it must be an irreversible process and the planet must be dooomed.