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  • Location: Irlam
  • Location: Irlam

August 1912 is about as a poor summer month you can get, it holds all 3 worst records: coldest, dullest, wettest.

Compared to August 1995 which holds sunniest, driest, warmest.

The contrast between August 1911 and 1912 is very notable.

CET: 18.2

CET: 12.9

rainfall: 54.9mm

rainfall: 192.9mm

Lots of people suffered and died from the heat in 1911, whilst people suffered in 1912 for different reasons either through the floods, the damp and the cold.

Camden Square

Wettest month since October 1903

Mean temp: 57.9F (-4.4F)

Sunshine: 106.5hrs

Highest max: 73.2F (4th)

Rain: 4.89" (+2.50")

Rain days: 25

Tenterden

Rain: 6.23" (+3.81)

Rain days: 28

Sunshine: 145.0hrs

Totland Bay

Mean temp: 57.6F

Sunshine: 123.4hrs

Highest max: 67.6F

Bury St Edmunds

Rain: 8.29" (+5.77")

Rain days: 24

Highest max: 70.0F (4th)

Launceston

Rain: 9.55" (+6.38")

Rain days: 27

Highest Max: 62.9F (29th)

Southport

Rain: 4.81" (+1.08")

Rain days: 24

Mean temp: 55.4F

Three waterspouts over the sea on the morning of the 3rd.

Highest max: 67.0F (4th)

Sunshine: 119.3hrs

Hull

Rain: 4.95" (+1.90)

Rain days: 23

Sunshine: 52.0hrs

Highest max: 68.0F (16th, 17th)

Haverfordwest

Rain: 7.66" (+3.45")

Rain days: 25

Sunshine: 96.6hrs

Highest max: 65.1F

Nowhere in the UK recorded a maximum of 75F.

From Robert Cross of Worstead

"We had a remarkable rainstorm here on the 26th August which yielded 5.89" in the 24 hours, by far the largest amount I have ever registered in one day during the last 25 years. The total for the month is 9.86", which is a record. The barometer fell to 28.95", which is a lso a record for August.

The damage done is enormous. More than 40 road bridges have been swept away, railways flooded and trains stopped. The wind backed from SE to NW and blew a gale. Thousands of trees have been blown down."

August 1912 CET trackometer (12.9)

1. 12.9

2. 12.3

3. 11.7

4. 12.7

5. 12.9

6. 13.0

7. 13.1

8. 13.2

9. 13.1

10. 13.1

11. 13.0

12. 12.8

13. 12.7

14. 12.6

15. 12.6

16. 12.6

17. 12.7

18. 12.8

19. 12.9

20. 12.9

21. 12.8

22. 12.8

23. 12.8

24. 12.9

25. 13.0

26. 12.9

27. 12.9

28. 12.8

29. 12.9

30. 12.9

31. 12.9

Here is the isohyet map from the British Rainfall 1912 edition of the Great Norfolk rainstorm

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Readings from John Willis of Ipswich Rd, Norwich

26th August

4am: 0 inches

9am: 0.87 inches

10am: 1.43 inches

11am: 2.02 inches

12pm: 2.82 inches

1pm: 3.97 inches

2pm: 5.07 inches

3pm: 5.77 inches

4pm: 6.32 inches

6pm: 6.66 inches

10pm: 7.02 inches

4am: 7.32 inches

From the Times of 27th August 1912

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From the Daily Mirror

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Posted
  • Location: Alresford, Near Colchester, Essex
  • Weather Preferences: As long as it's not North Sea muck, I'll cope.
  • Location: Alresford, Near Colchester, Essex

Very interesting post, as usual.smile.png

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  • Location: Irlam
  • Location: Irlam

Manchester's horror story

Maxima   (°C)

1.   15.8   2.  14.6    3.  17.9   4.  17.8   5.  17.8   6.   17.9   7.   15.9   8.   17.2    9.  15.7   10.  14.7   11.  15.7  12.  14.6   13.  15.7  14.  12.1  15.  13.5  

16.  17.2  17.  18.5  18.  18.2  19.  16.9  20.  14.1  21.  14.9  22. 15.0   23.  16 .0  24.  15.8  25.  17.6  26.  14.4  27.  14.9  28.  16.7  29.  18.4  30.  15.4  31.  15.7

82 hrs of sunshine 

 

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Posted
  • Location: Basingstoke
  • Weather Preferences: In summer, a decent thunderstorm, and hot weather. In winter, snow or gale
  • Location: Basingstoke

Makes months like June 2012, July 2007 and August 2008 look like a dream

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  • Location: halifax 125m
  • Weather Preferences: extremes the unusual and interesting facts
  • Location: halifax 125m

Harks back memories of 1986 which here was almost as cool,almost as wet but had a little more sunshine.

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  • Location: Longden, Shropshire
  • Location: Longden, Shropshire
1 hour ago, Weather-history said:

Manchester's horror story

Maxima   (°C)

1.   15.8   2.  14.6    3.  17.9   4.  17.8   5.  17.8   6.   17.9   7.   15.9   8.   17.2    9.  15.7   10.  14.7   11.  15.7  12.  14.6   13.  15.7  14.  12.1  15.  13.5  

16.  17.2  17.  18.5  18.  18.2  19.  16.9  20.  14.1  21.  14.9  22. 15.0   23.  16 .0  24.  15.8  25.  17.6  26.  14.4  27.  14.9  28.  16.7  29.  18.4  30.  15.4  31.  15.7

82 hrs of sunshine 

 

No issues sleeping during that month, well at least not due to hot nights lol!

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Posted
  • Location: SE Wales.
  • Weather Preferences: Cold snowy winters, mild/warm summers and varied shoulder seasons
  • Location: SE Wales.

Makes July 2023 look like the summer of 2018 lol. 

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  • Location: Longden, Shropshire
  • Location: Longden, Shropshire
14 minutes ago, Catbrainz said:

Makes July 2023 look like the summer of 2018 lol. 

There will be trouble on here next month if it's a repeat of 1912!! 😬 😲

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Posted
  • Location: Kent
  • Weather Preferences: Anything even slightly exciting & less Vanilla.
  • Location: Kent

Was this caused by a volcanic eruption in Alaska in June 1912?

Biggest eruption of the century.

I suppose it could account for cold and dullness.

Wet weather though?

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  • Location: Nottingham
  • Location: Nottingham

In mid July, the models said something soul crushing like "Temperatures will be below average for the rest of the summer" and "The cerberus heatwave will bring 40 days of rain to the uk". I was scared that we would have a repeat of August 1912, but in reality, we are having a decent August so far

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  • Location: Skirlaugh, East Yorkshire
  • Location: Skirlaugh, East Yorkshire

That figure of 52 hours of sunshine in Hull is astonishing. Since 1980 out of all the summer months only July 2020 has had under 100 hours in this area and that was only just (97hrs). To record an average of just 1 hr 40mins a day is unimaginable. Its below the current December and January 1991-2020 averages.

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  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms & Snow
  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)

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18% of the average for sun at Margate, 81.8 hours is horrific

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Posted
  • Location: Dublin, Ireland
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, snowy winters and warm, sunny summers
  • Location: Dublin, Ireland
31 minutes ago, Jamie M said:

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18% of the average for sun at Margate, 81.8 hours is horrific

I think that's % of possible sun rather than % of avg. 81.8 hrs / 444 hrs (theoretical max possible August sun for 51N where Margate is) = 18%. Actual % of average sun probably somewhere in the 30s which is still absolutely atrocious mind 😂

Mean max: 15.5C (-4.0C below avg)

Rain: 139.1mm (190%)

Sunshine: 67.3 hours (44%)

Phoenix Park, Dublin stats for it with reference to 1991-2020 averages. Clearly a banger of a summer month 🥴

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  • Location: Hamstreet Kent, recently of Pagham nr Bognor Regis
  • Location: Hamstreet Kent, recently of Pagham nr Bognor Regis
22 hours ago, Squally77 said:

I would want to experience an August like 1912 just for the novelty factor. The closest I've come in my lifetime to that is August 1986, when I was 8 going on 9.

There are other parallels between the Augusts of 1912 and 1986.

Apart from both being so poor, the Norfolk floods giving up to 8 inches rainfall in part of Norfolk occurred at the same time in August 1912 as did ex-tropical storm 'Charlie' giving its trouble in August 1986.

The Septembers of both years produced welcome droughts but they were both still very cool.

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  • Location: Dublin, Ireland
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, snowy winters and warm, sunny summers
  • Location: Dublin, Ireland
13 minutes ago, Harry's House said:

There are other parallels between the Augusts of 1912 and 1986.

Apart from both being so poor, the Norfolk floods giving up to 8 inches rainfall in part of Norfolk occurred at the same time in August 1912 as did ex-tropical storm 'Charlie' giving its trouble in August 1986.

The Septembers of both years produced welcome droughts but they were both still very cool.

There was also an infamous rainstorm on 25th August 1905 in the east of Ireland which was the exact same day as Charley in 1986 and both events impacted the same places very badly. 

25th/26th August not great dates 😬

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  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.
  • Weather Preferences: Thunder, snow, heat, sunshine...
  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.

You know what? I couldn't a fork as to what 1912 was about!👍 

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  • Location: Irlam
  • Location: Irlam
7 hours ago, BruenSryan said:

There was also an infamous rainstorm on 25th August 1905 in the east of Ireland which was the exact same day as Charley in 1986 and both events impacted the same places very badly. 

25th/26th August not great dates 😬

 

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  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Cold & Snowy, Summer: Just not hot
  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
13 hours ago, Methuselah said:

You know what? I couldn't a fork as to what 1912 was about!👍 

Bit unnecessary. I find these historic threads interesting and many of us appreciate the efforts. 

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  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.
  • Weather Preferences: Thunder, snow, heat, sunshine...
  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.
2 minutes ago, Nick L said:

Bit unnecessary. I find these historic threads interesting and many of us appreciate the efforts. 

Aye, I think I used the wrong emoji. 😁

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  • Location: Tamworth
  • Location: Tamworth
On 22/08/2023 at 21:11, Harry's House said:

There are other parallels between the Augusts of 1912 and 1986.

Apart from both being so poor, the Norfolk floods giving up to 8 inches rainfall in part of Norfolk occurred at the same time in August 1912 as did ex-tropical storm 'Charlie' giving its trouble in August 1986.

The Septembers of both years produced welcome droughts but they were both still very cool.

Yes I remember ex-hurricane Charlie very well as we went to an open day at Whittington barracks and it was relentless driving cold rain. I also remember a camping trip with the Cub Scouts from September 12th to the 14th and there being thick frost on the grass and tents. 

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