Weather-history

Looks like a strong cell around Manchester city centre on the radar

Looks like it was the wettest Leap Day since at least 1928, the EWP daily records only go back to 1931.

In Absence of True Seasons There was nothing “worryingly dry” anyway at the time of that post as I pointed out that quite a bit of rainfall had fallen since the summer of 2022 up to time of that post. We were not going into a “run up to summer 1976” scenario with the summer of 2023. Autumn 2022 was very wet one for the SE and so was the spring of 2023. There is a good argument to say the current wetness started after the summer of 2022 with a gear change for the worse from July 2023.

Manchester Winter Indices ranked 2013-14: 7 1988-89: 20 2006-07: 21 1997-98: 25 1974-75: 26 1989-90: 26 2015-16: 28 2021-22: 28 2019-20: 29 1973-74: 30 2023-24: 32 1987-88: 37 2007-08: 37 2016-17: 37 1991-92: 40 1975-76: 41 1999-00: 42 1992-93: 43 2002-03: 44 1994-95: 45 2018-19: 45 1998-99: 47 2004-05: 47 2011-12: 47 2001-02: 50 2003-04: 50 2022-23: 53 2005-06: 59 1979-80: 66 1996-97: 72 2000-01: 77 1993-94: 78 1983-84: 82 2014-15: 82 1982-83: 85 1977-78: 90 1980-81: 90 2017-18: 93 1986-87: 100 2012-13: 102 2008-09: 105 2010-11: 119 2020-21: 120 1990-91: 126 1995-96: 135 1984-85: 140 1976-77: 141 1981-82: 149 1985-86: 159 2009-10: 197 1978-79: 262

Ice skating at the start of March 1929

1/6th of the year has gone already and its Easter next month. Gee....the passage of time seems to increase as you get older.

Looking at the rainfall stats since the start of March 2023 and July 2023 up to present day are staggering for parts of the UK. -------------------------------------------------------- For the NW England/N Wales region as designated by the Met Office 1123.4mm since the start of July 2023. An annual rainfall total of that amount would make that year the 32nd wettest on record for the region March 2023-February 2024: 1406.6mm provisionally December 1999-November 2000: 1403.3mm The wettest year on record for the region is 1877 with 1375.7mm ------------------------------------------------------- For England and Wales March 2023-February 2024 provisionally: 1319mm The wettest year on record is 1872 with 1284.9mm July 2023-February 2024 provisionally: 1012.5mm ---------------------------------------------------- Central England region March 2023-February 2024 provisionally: 980.5mm Wettest year on record for that region is 1882: 884.6mm July 2023-February 2024 provisionally: 752.6mm ------------------------------------ SW Region March 2023-February 2024 provisionally: 1457.2mm Wettest year on record for that region is 2012: 1395.7mm July 2023-February 2024 provisionally: 1114.9mm Haven't got time to go through all the figures but welcome further addition to these amazing stats.

Trying to snow

Looks like it could be the 4th wettest winter on record for the region. 1123.4mm since the start of July 2023. An annual rainfall total of that amount would make that year the 32nd wettest on record for the region March 2023-February 2024: 1406.6mm provisionally December 1999-November 2000: 1403.3mm The wettest year on record for the region is 1877 with 1375.7mm

Manchester Winter Index has come in as 32 for winter 2023-24 Manchester Winter index for 21st century winters ranked from least "wintriest" to most "wintriest" 2013-14: 7 2006-07: 21 2015-16: 28 2021-22: 28 2019-20: 29 2023-24: 32 2007-08: 37 2016-17: 37 2002-03: 44 2018-19: 45 2004-05: 47 2011-12: 47 2001-02: 50 2003-04: 50 2022-23: 53 2005-06: 59 2000-01: 77 2014-15: 82 2017-18: 93 2012-13: 102 2008-09: 105 2010-11: 119 2020-21: 120 2009-10: 197

Favourite and least favourite winters of this century are obivous to me, they clearly standout from the rest of the winters Favourite: 2009-10 Least favourite: 2013-14 One problem I have with winter 10-11 is that it was virtually over come Boxing Day. Did have that amazing December but it was really concentrated into that period up to that Christmas. There were more air frosts this February than there was during February 2011. 2020-1 was a pretty decent winter here, the coldest, snowiest weather was during the heart of winter from Christmas 2020 until mid February 2021. 2008-09 was half decent, lacking in decent snowfalls but it was more spread out and personally, I prefer these type of winters or when the concentration of any wintry weather is from Christmas onwards ie the heart of winter. Winters 2019-20 and 2021-22 were gawd awful Using my winter index 2013-14: 7 2006-07: 21 2015-16: 28 2021-22: 28 2019-20: 29 2007-08: 37 2016-17: 37 2002-03: 44 2018-19: 45 2004-05: 47 2011-12: 47 2001-02: 50 2003-04: 50 2022-23: 53 2005-06: 59 2000-01: 77 2014-15: 82 2017-18: 93 2012-13: 102 2008-09: 105 2010-11: 119 2020-21: 120 2009-10: 197

B87 Scratching my head with your choice of Jun 2016 and 2017 Both were warmer than average Junes and not much difference, rainfall wise Looking at the CET and EWP

Interestingly, for such an exceptionally mild winter month for the CET, the EWP could end up having a higher total value than that for Scotland. That is a bit of an oddity.

As if.....

The last few days of February 1924 ended on a wintry note but a particularly potent wintry blast hit the UK on Leap Day of 1924 giving heavy snowfalls A minimum of -16.7°C was recorded at Balmoral on the morning of the 3rd March Manchester 2nd March: Mainly overcast; heavy snow during night and morning. Max: 40°F Min: 30°F Belper Max, Min °F 1st March: 39.0, 28.0 2nd March: 36.4, 26.0 3rd March: 40.0, 26.2 Tunbridge Wells 1st March: 43, 34 2nd March: 45, 31 3rd March: 43, 31

dryfie The thing is, the Met Office had already tinkered with the CET, hence why I brought up the Manley CET post. Sadly, Philip Eden's climate.uk has gone from the internet.

-1.1°C currently, got down to -2.5°C in the early hours. 5 air frosts during the February, that 2 more than during the whole meteorological winter of 2013-14

Anyone remember the late Philip Eden had a Manley version of the CET? I wonder what the Manley version of recent CETs would have been?

Scorcher BlueSkies_do_I_see Never understood this, a specific date is midnight to midnight, so why isn't all data based on this principle as well ?

Summer 1994, overall a great summer. Wet Wet Wet's version of "Love is all Around" was number 1 throughout that summer. But this song reminds me of this summer. I remember listening to it on the local radio in the garden, it was a lovely warm sunny day and for some reason when I hear this version of the song, it reminds of that summer's day back in 1994.

Winter 1945-46 went out on a wintry note Manchester 28th February Overcast with snow early morning becoming bright at midday. Max: 37°F Min: 27°F

Summer 2018 May to mid July 2018 was magnificent. The summer index of May-July 2018 was the equivalence of that of summer 1995. That's how exceptional May-July 2018 period was up here.

-3.2°C, shallow mist

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