March Blizzard

I'll go for 18C, on the nose. That very warm start will be hard to erode in a month that has no real cooling trend. Thanks.

My iPhone weather is going for a 34C max and 20C min for Gravesend on Wednesday...that's a mean of 27C!! It's even got here down for 32C/18C, a 25C mean. Considering the CET daily record is 25.2C, there's a decent chance that could be under threat.

Max: 33.3C at Gravesend, Thursday Min: 20.9C at Kew, Thursday into Friday.

I might be struggling working outside in that heat next week. Might have to wear a cap, and I hate headwear.

Looking like a much warmer finish to the month now, how will that affect things?

Still time for a downgrade...

I think your side of the Pennines is more prone to the warmer temperatures in summer, Cheese. Quite often when you look at a coloured temperature map of the UK the oranges and yellows can spread quite far north up the eastern side of the Pennines, with my side typically coloured in greens/yellows. I guess in many ways the heat escapes the south and moves north unimpeded in the eastern half of the country, the northwest, being closer to the Atlantic and relatively sheltered usually escapes the "worst" of the heat. 30C here is by no means impossible, and I wouldn't even say it's exceptional as such, but it is pretty rare.

Yeah, it shows how rare such temperatures are in our neck of the woods when you see 30C forecast and react with "eh?!". It just doesn't look right, does it? My iPhone is currently going for a 31C max on Wednesday for here, BBC less keen with 28C and sunshine and showers. 30C doesn't look too out of place in the South Eastern corner of England, but for us it is.

17C-22C, plenty of sunshine, the odd cooler day and the odd warmer day, a few thunderstorms, the odd wet day and night time temperatures of around 7-12C would be my ideal summer. I guess I'm easily pleased, my selection isn't too far from a typical British summer anyway.

In terms of actually feeling cold, mine may well have been 11th March 2013. That wind was outrageously cold. I happen to have good recollection of it as that date is my birthday.I was in Ashton under Lyne the day before, and that was positively polar, with strong, biting winds sweeping off the Pennines. https://forum.netweather.tv/topic/76103-monday-11th-march-2013-weather-and-general-chat/ Check out TM's second post...

Strange, would never have guessed that from my location. High teens and the odd shower here today. Totally nondescript.

Warmest is probably around the low-mid 40's Celsius, in one of the many Greek Islands I've visited, most likely warmest in Crete or Cyprus. Coldest was probably around the -15C mark, in January 2010, when nearby Woodford recorded -17.6. Wow, your coldest temperature was in March? How long were you in Canada, CM? I always thought that the western half of the US/Canada had peak cold in Dec/Jan, with the Eastern half generally colder in Jan/Feb. I'd love to visit Furnace Creek in summer. I'll make sure I get round to it at some point. Likewise, I've got to one day visit Oymyakon or Verkhoyansk in winter. (I'd actually like to visit Dome A in Antarctica, but I'm not sure how likely that is...)

Haha, no. Not really. It was very unpleasant, though...

True, but I'm one for severe minima- I just love that deep cold feeling and the associated sights and sounds. The colder the better for me, well, in terms of UK cold. -40C in the Canadian arctic day after day would probably test my love of low temperatures. Yeah, I do enjoy the odd novelty hot day or two, and the accompanying downpours/thunderstorms, but on a prolonged basis? - No thanks. I still have nightmares about August 2003, I remember waking up in a tent on that record breaking day in a pool of sweat. I might have well have been in a greenhouse...

34-36C? They can keep it! It got to about 21C here today and that's as warm as id like it to be - not a hint of a chill and not too hot to be out and about working in it. Perfect. I'd probably prefer 25-30C if I'm by the pool or on the beach abroad, but above that is unnecessary and starts to get uncomfortable, in my opinion of course.

Wow, that's really warm for early June. Surely some records broken?

Wow, it would take a decent warm spell just to get back to average from there.

Can I change mine to the vacant 14.3C, please?Thanks. (Sorry Roger!)

14.2C, please.

I don't think we really need to define the seasons to set dates, unless you are keeping records and even then it's only for convenience; that's why we use the Meteorological definition. In my opinion it's a bit moot arguing that March 1st is "Spring" when it's 2C at midday with snow flurries blowing about in a stiff wind, yet the day before was "winter" with pretty much identical conditions. The seasons naturally expand and contract year by year, at least in terms of temperature and conditions. Ultimately, for the average man/woman in the street the seasons are what they think they are, there's no real need for defined boundaries in my opinion. Having said that, I do see the logic and merit in using a system that is constant. If you want to use such a system as a yardstick then fair enough, I or nobody else is going to stop you.

All the ones: 11.1C, please.

Yeah, the BBC had my location averaging around 6.5C for the first 5 days or so of April, this was in late March. It probably is the biggest "pick 'em" month of the year; it's the first that can see genuine warmth on a consistent basis, yet it's also capable of wintry weather on occasion, and even sustained cool/cold weather. It's that time of the year when summer starts to throw out the first jabs, but winter can still land an uppercut.

To be fair the sea is pretty warm in September/October. I was born in early March, so I'd be brave to have a swim in the sea on my birthday - I'd probably end up with hypothermia!

Yesterday was a reminder of the time of year, at least during the morning and early afternoon. The temp gauge on my van in work was showing 5.5C, whereas it was showing 12C at the same time the day before.

It's quite strange to think that we are currently around the same temperature as an average October, despite the warmth so far this April. In my head I think of October as a cool and wet month, yet a much above average and warm feeling April spell is only on a par. Goes to show how much impact the longer days and stronger sun has on the perception of temperatures.