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  1. 55.8mm here so far so not that wet. It will probably end up above average but not by that much.
  2. Today is definitely warmer than forecast across the CET zone- something to bear in mind. Quite a bit more brightness than expected across much of England.
  3. cheese Agree about the urban sites. Something I've been saying for years as we are an overwhelmingly urban society so we should have more official urban sites to reflect that. Large swathes of the country have very few stations- especially in the west of England. The east does a bit better (south of the Humber) due to the number of former air force bases.
  4. The law of averages (and recent history) suggests we are due a prolonged dry and hopefully sunny period given the incredible duration of this exceptionally wet and dull spell we're experiencing. Interestingly though this month hasn't been exceptionally wet here compared to average with 45.6mm so far. It may end up above average towards the end of the month but perhaps not by much. Sunshine is at 67 hours which is below average with the overall March average being around 100 hours. It's going to end up a dull month but probably won't break any records.
  5. Doesn't look too much of a cool down to me now at all. Tomorrow is looking cooler but with that low looking like setting up to the W/SW of the UK next week we're likely to avoid any real incursion of Arctic air.
  6. reef I did think that myself when looking at that list- some truly shocking summers in that top 10. At least 1990 had that record-breaking heatwave in early August.
  7. CryoraptorA303 It's more common in spring than any other time of year for areas away from the south to be the warmest areas on any given day. The temperature of the North Sea is pretty irrelevant if it's an offshore breeze and coming from the land. Same goes for areas on the western coasts of Merseyside and Lancashire. Places like Crosby and Blackpool can see some surprisingly high temps in spring despite the Irish Sea being cold when the breeze is easterly or southeasterly. Often warmer than places inland.
  8. We're up to 49 hours for the month here now. Below average but not exceptionally so with a third of the month still to come. The problem is we may not add to that figure much over the next few days.
  9. CryoraptorA303 Those higher temps across the Midlands and north are purely due to sunshine. We're at the time of year now where sunshine makes all the difference to temperatures. The North Sea has far less of an influence if the breeze is offshore from the south west or southerly for those places on or close to the east coast.
  10. Daniel* 90s summers weren't uniformly sunny by any means. There were a few dull ones in there- notably 1993 and 1998. I think the trend is more recent for dullness so I'd be surprised if the longer term average is lower than the previous one.
  11. Weather-history Incredibly impressive if accurate. I think June and September stand out as a bit suspect though.
  12. CryoraptorA303 I don't think 2000 hours at Morecambe is impossible. Improbable yes but it is one of the sunnier locations in the north. As we saw in 2018 Morecambe can record extremely sunny streaks over a week or so due to the coastal location. You would need a 2020 style spring followed by a 2003/1995 style summer and then a sunny autumn. I think the main issue in the UK is getting consecutive sunny months and we are always vulnerable to extremely dull winter months that would limit the annual total.
  13. Weather-history They do seem high but over 2000 hours is possible in theory given some places in Scandinavia record those sorts of figures (Stockholm is remarkably sunny given its latitude). Terminal Moraine's figures seem a bit low for all time records. Bognor Regis averages around the 1900 mark so in a sunny year you'd expect 2000 hours to be exceeded easily. The sunniest years must have gone well past that?
  14. Arctic Hare We are certainly close to the bottom of the table. Lima is pretty similar to parts of Western Scotland and Northern Ireland based on that figure. I know there a few cities in China that are also under the 1500 mark. Chongqing is the dullest I believe.
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