The Mildest New Year's Day Cet Mean

[Weather-history]

.....1851 with 10.8C

New Year's Days with CET daily means of 8.0 and greater

1810: 8.7

1824: 8.1

1825: 9.7

1840: 9.3

1851: 10.8

1853: 8.6

1855: 8.1

1860: 8.7

1880: 9.6

1883: 9.6

1886: 8.9

1896: 8.6

1916: 10.5

1917: 10.4

1921: 9.0

1935: 9.5

1937: 8.3

1960: 9.5

1988: 9.3

Note how mild New Year's Day 1917 was amidst a very cold period, it wasn't until 29th April 1917, that value was surpassed.

Edited December 29, 2009 by Mr_Data

[Pennine Ten Foot Drifts]

Blimey winters must have been much milder in the old days :lol:

[Weather-history]

On 29/12/2009 at 10:42, Weather-history said:

.....1851 with 10.8C

New Year's Days with CET daily means of 8.0 and greater

1810: 8.7

1824: 8.1

1825: 9.7

1840: 9.3

1851: 10.8

1853: 8.6

1855: 8.1

1860: 8.7

1880: 9.6

1883: 9.6

1886: 8.9

1896: 8.6

1916: 10.5

1917: 10.4

1921: 9.0

1935: 9.5

1937: 8.3

1960: 9.5

1988: 9.3

Note how mild New Year's Day 1917 was amidst a very cold period, it wasn't until 29th April 1917, that value was surpassed.

2012: 9.8C

2019: 8.0C

Going off the charts at the moment, New Year's Day 2022 maybe on this list.

[trickydicky]

On 29/12/2009 at 10:42, Weather-history said:

.....1851 with 10.8C

New Year's Days with CET daily means of 8.0 and greater

1810: 8.7

1824: 8.1

1825: 9.7

1840: 9.3

1851: 10.8

1853: 8.6

1855: 8.1

1860: 8.7

1880: 9.6

1883: 9.6

1886: 8.9

1896: 8.6

1916: 10.5

1917: 10.4

1921: 9.0

1935: 9.5

1937: 8.3

1960: 9.5

1988: 9.3

Note how mild New Year's Day 1917 was amidst a very cold period, it wasn't until 29th April 1917, that value was surpassed.

Interesting how many are in the early to mid 19th century, which I always presume to be cold, snowy and generally Dickensian.