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The summers of 1933 and 1934 get brought up a lot in the history book of fine summers but 1935 wasn't without its moments. July 1935 was a warm month with a C.E.T. of 17.1C and it was very dry with an EWP of 27.2mm as well as being very sunny. It came after an exceptionally thundery June. The first half of June 1935 was cool and unusually cyclonic but flipped to very hot, humid and thundery from the 19th onward with some tropical nights. Very similar month June 2019. Some facts about July 1935. "The weather of the month was distinguished by an almost universal excess of sunshine, a large deficiency of rainfall except at some stations in the west and north of Scotland and an unusual number of warm days, particularly in south and east England. Mean temperature exceeded the average in all districts, the excess varying from 0-5°F. in Scotland, W. to 3.0°F. in England, S.E., and 3-1°F. in the Midlands. The warmest period occurred generally from the 9th to 16th, with its peak around the 13th, but it was also warm from the 22nd or 23rd to the 28th. Temperature, on the 13th, rose to 92°F. at Attenborough, 91°F. at Worcester and 90°F. at Wakefield and Huddersfield. The number of warm days was unusual at some places in south-east and east England; for example, 80°F. was reached or exceeded on 13 days both at Rickmansworth and South Farnborough. The coolest spell was from the 17th to 21st, though the first week was rather cool in some parts, particularly in the west and north. Some low minimum temperatures were recorded on the 30th and 31st: at Rickmansworth, the reading 32°F. on the 31st. is the lowest temperature recorded there in July since records began in 1929. The extreme range for the month in England and Wales, 60°F., is noteworthy. The extremes for the month were: (England and Wales) 92°F. at Attenborough on the 13th, 32°F. at Rickmansworth on the 31st; (Scotland) 84°F. at Liberton on the 13th, 34°F. at Dalwhinnie on the 30th; (Ireland) 81°F. at Newcastle, County Wicklow, on the 13th and 37°F. at Markree Castle on the 11th. The general precipitation of the British Isles expressed as a percentage of the normal for the period 1881-1915 was 41, the values for the constituent countries being England and Wales 30, Scotland 75 and Ireland 36. In Scotland, rainfall exceeded the average in the Orkney and Shetland Islands, at a few places in the West Highlands and also around Aberdeen: elsewhere there was a deficiency, which was usually greatest in eastern and central districts. Less than 20 per cent of the average was registered locally in County Cork and at a large number of stations scattered over England and Wales, while less than 10 per cent was received at some places in England. It was the driest July at numerous stations since records are available (e.g., at Eastbourne since 1887, at Teignmouth since 1871, at Newquay since 1893 and at Holyhead since 1871). In marked contrast was the excess in the Shetland Islands, where Baltasound recorded about 300 per cent of the average. Local thunderstorms were reported at times, notably on the night of the 1st to 2nd, on the 11th, 14th, 18th and 20th. Among the heaviest falls in 24 hours or less may be mentioned: 1st. 83 mm. at Exbury, Hants., 57 mm. at Winchester (nearly all of which fell in 2 hours) and 53 mm. at Southampton, during thunderstorms. 11th. 39 mm. in about 14 hours during a thunderstorm at Long Ashton. 17th. 34 mm. at Bidston, Liverpool, mainly during a thunder- storm early on the 18th. 19th. 44 mm. at Borrowdale. 20th. 109 mm. at Baltasound, 86 mm. at Lerwick and 49 mm. at Deerness. One of the most striking features of the weather of the month was the excessive duration of bright sunshine. For districts 1-10 the percentage of the average amounted to 132. The greatest excess was enjoyed in the eastern and Midland districts of England and southern Scotland. (See Table I). On the south-east and east coasts of England from Eastbourne to Lowestoft, nearly every station registered a daily average of more than 10 hours, while Dover had an average of 10-52 hours. At numerous places in Great Britain, it was the sunniest July since records began, and at Yarmouth it was the sunniest month of any name since records were started in 1908. At many English stations there was not a single sunless day." A month of frequent usuable warmth and buckets of sunshine and some decent heat (33C on the 13th) and very few rain days. I think many would happily take a repeat for July 2024. August 1935 was also decent with the month being mostly warm, dry and sunny up until the 22nd though it did turn very unsettled to end the summer. The first week continues the endless summer sun of July with temperatures peaking at 31C on the 7th, then more unsettled for a time before another heatwave with 32C on the 22nd. Autumnal thereafter. A decent summer with something for everyone. The third one in a row. June 1935 (+0.8C / 144%) / July 1935 (+1.0C / 34%) / August 1935 (+0.9C / 78%)
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This warm September is good cause to make a thread regarding this unusual pair of months, and why those wanting a cold October need not despair! After an indifferent summer, Sept. 1895 was a very warm month with a C.E.T. of 15.4. It was warmer than July! Nights were close to normal but by day, Sept. 1895 ranks 2nd hottest, only beaten by 2006. It was also a very dry month with an average rainfall of 23.3mm. Much of the south of England had barely any rainfall and most fell during thunderstorms on the 6th/7th. Unsurprisingly, it was also a very sunny month. Many stations recorded their sunniest September on record at the time. Hastings recorded 171% average sunshine. A warm pattern is established very early on with a hot push of southerly winds on the 2nd. The very few traces of rain fell courtesy of weak pressure associated with hot southeasterly winds on the 6th. This feature was so weak that by the following evening, pressure had already rose, thereby killing off any thunderstorms. I can't find any reports on any individual storms but apparently they were juicy! A briefly more unsettled period followed but high pressure was never far away from the southeast. High pressure was dominant again by the 15th and was going nowhere fast. Upper air temperatures fluctuated during this period but days stayed warm. A brief spell of colder weather, albiet still dry, came on the 20th. This was the coldest part of the month with frosts in the Scottish mountains. The coldest weather was very shortly followed by the warmest. September from this point was entirely HP dominated with very warm southerly winds. There were some unusually hot temperatures recorded, record breaking for the time, with temperatures in excess of 27C recorded in many places. In some areas, the month was over 3 degrees above the then-average. The comes October... October, 1895 was an exceptionally cold October, being one of the coldest on record with a CET of 7.1. Rainfall was unremarkable at 113.3mm. The month was mostly just very cold, with no remarkable falls of rain or gales reported. Despite the cold, sunshine was once again above average, notably so in places. However, the month began very warm with the remnants of Septembers heat. 25C was recorded at Hillington on the 1st. An active cold front swept in on the 2nd, probably accompanied by heavy rain, gales and thunder. This would have felt very shocking after a month of fine weather. It then stayed generally very unsettled. It wasn't until the 16th that the true nature of the month came to be, as cold air swept south, albeit within high pressure. By the 22nd, strong northern blocking and low pressure in the Azores let very cold air in from the Artic region. From the 22nd to the 29th, snowfall was widespread, particularly in the north and west. Temperatures were very cold, particularly at night, and on the 23rd/24th and the 28th-30th temperatures got down as low as -8C at Llandovery, -7C at Blackpool and Carlisle. Amazingly, the following October would be colder, but that autumn deserves its own thread which I may do next. While November, 1895 wasn't a particularly interesting month, it's notable for being warmer than the preceding October. It's generally a mild and wet month with lots of low pressure and SW winds, but it has a very short but fairly intense cold snap on the 24th with a great deal of snow. It has a CET of 7.5 and an average of 122.2mm The following winter of 1895/1896 turned out to be a mild but exceptionally dry winter.
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Hello all, As we all know, the UK is currently in a heatwave (July 27th). It is remarkable so far for not only its strength of the heat but the duration of the heatwave too (Since around June 19th to July 27th (Current),). The media is reporting interviews from UK meteorologists, asking why we are currently in a heatwave, with many answering that it is due to the jet stream marandering North to the UK, thus allowing hot air from a situated high-pressure system over Central Europe to divert up North towards the UK. That's all fine and dandy, but I ask "Why is the Jetstream maraundering North and why is it currently so weak?" So, what do you guys think? Why are we experiencing such a strong heatwave? As in, what weather drivers are causing it to happen in the first place? Let's get this discussion going!
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I was just thinking and i have never really looked up about it but is there anyway to predict a hot summer? it will be nice !! love the summer and im getting bored of this winter already.
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Hi all, I've been prompted to start a topic and a poll with regard to the above question. This was initiated, firstly by a post from ajpoolshark into yesterday's MOD thread. I feel, when the boiling cauldron, that is the Model Output Discussion thread, is in full flow, newcomers (of which, there are many) may find the many views confusing. So as AJ, rightly hinted at, perhaps us (the forum users) could add our personal preferences to our posts, better yet to their profile. Paul has kindly giving us all free reign to do just that. I have already updated mine, as have a few others and I ask on you, should you wish, to do the same. Updating your preference is achieved simply by updating your profile status via your control panel section. If you object to doing this, that's fine as this is merely a trial at this stage and therefore you should vote accordingly via the poll options. Persoanlly, I don't really know whether this will help the mood of the various forums but I'm hoping it will aid the discussions further. Kind Regards gottolovethisweather