How good was July 2013?

[J10]

 

Based on Climate Uk figures

 

http://www.climate-uk.com/ (source as requested by Mr Eden)

 

CET: (Jul 1-30): 18.4°C (+1.7 degC) E&W Rain: (Jul 1-30): 58.9mm ( 91 per cent) E&W Sun: (Jul 1-30): 285.0hr (145 per cent)

 

July by region compared to average (up to 25th) Temp, Rain %, Sun %

N Scot   +1.6 40 117     E Scot   +2.9 46 146                W Scot   +2.5 71 144  	 CentScot +2.7 69 142          NE Eng   +2.5 32 145                                   EAnglia  +2.4 50 154        Midlands +2.9 59 149                   SE Eng   +2.2 29 147                        NW Eng   +2.9 42 163Wales    +2.7 22 163  SW Eng   +2.8 29 159Ireland  +2.6 49 154      Irish Rep+2.9 53 141  

 

 

The Full List is now out for the month, and the big difference relates to rainfall with some regions going above average.

 

Based on Climate Uk figures

 

http://www.climate-uk.com/ (source as requested by Mr Eden)

 

CET: (Jul 1-31): 18.4°C (+1.7 degC) E&W Rain: (Jul 1-31): 63.7mm ( 96 per cent) E&W Sun: (Jul 1-31): 289.0hr (142 per cent)

 

July by region compared to average (up to 31st) Temp, Rain %, Sun %N Scot +1.0 84 121   E Scot +2.1 102 141              W Scot +1.7 103 139     CentScot +1.9 129 136       NE Eng +1.8 108 141                                 EAnglia +1.8 96 148    Midlands +2.2 120 143                 SE Eng +1.6 72 138                     NW Eng +2.0 118 158Wales +1.8 79 156 SW Eng +1.9 77 147Ireland +1.7 89 151     Irish Rep+2.0 81 150

Edited August 2, 2013 by Jackone

[AderynCoch]

Interesting that the final third of the month (21-31st) had 266% of the average rainfall. This followed a middle third (11-20th) which had no rain whatsoever.

[cheese]

August 2003 had the same CET to July just gone but had a more notable and warmer 10 day period at the start. That shows that the remainder of the month would have been good but hardly anything special. The last 3 days of August 2003 saw some cool northerlies which much have taken the shine off the month at the time.

August 2003 is overrated as far as I'm concerned, temperature-wise it was nothing special here, not a warm as July 1990 or August 1997 or July 1995 or July 1989 or.. you get the drift. No shakes in the high temperature department either with the temperature getting above 30C only one at Church Fenton - three times in Leeds where I was living at the time, but then the max temperature of 31.8C was way cooler than the 38.5C recorded in Kent and the 38.1C in London, and was nowhere near record-breaking, with such temperatures being recorded many times in the past.

Edited August 2, 2013 by cheese

[AderynCoch]

We went from 32C on 9th August 2003 to 22C on the 10th. I was not impressed, despite the potent thunderstorms that morning.

[Styx]

Tasmanians swap slippers for ice cream as winter warms up

By Lauren Day

Updated Fri Aug 2, 2013 8:08am AEST

Video: Warm winter records (7pm TV News TAS)

 

Ice cream sales are up and ugg boot sales down in Tasmania this winter, with Hobart recording its hottest July on record.

More than 50 weather records were broken last month with Hobart's 10 degree average the warmest in more than 130 years of records.

 

 

I have a practice of posting the monthly stats in the  "Summaries and Statistics " thread; I'll be doing that tomorrow there.

Edited August 3, 2013 by Styx

[syed2878]

compare to the last few july's this july has been excelent. 8-10.

[Froze were the Days]

Although not as hot here as July's of 2006, 2003, 1983 etc due to a number of days with on shore breezes, it has been a month of abundant sunshine.

[Jax]

I am glad the extreme heat is fading now, but just as happy with mid 20's temps for now.

[Bottesford]

What extreme heat? We've only had 1 day close/just above 30c and even that isn't extreme.

Mid 20s is indeed good - 25-27c is spot on. Only 24.3c today but still very pleasant but wouldn't want it too much lower.

[Coast]

[Thundery wintry showers]

Statistically August 2003 was a hot dry sunny month, except locally such as around Shrewsbury where sunshine totals fell marginally short of the long-term average.  However, while most of the month was notably dry, most of the temperature and sunshine excess stemmed from the first 9 or 10 days- I recall that cloudy "high pressure in the wrong place" scenarios were a recurring issue in the last two-thirds of the month, particularly around the late-August Bank Holiday weekend. 

 

July 2013 came out somewhat wetter and sunnier than August 2003 in most regions- a rather contrary combination, but caused by the predominantly clear skies during the long dry anticyclonic spell and the frequent heavy downpours from the 23rd onwards, a period during which sunshine totals merely fell close to the long-term average and thus didn't do too much damage to the high monthly aggregates.

Edited August 22, 2013 by Thundery wintry showers

[laserguy]

The only good thing about July 2013 is that it finally came to an end. The same will be applicable to this month, then autumn and better days will be here and the hideousness of summer will again be a distant memory.

[johnholmes]

I do hope you will be patient with the relatively few folk who find September to May unpleasant?

[Milhouse]

I do hope you will be patient with the relatively few folk who find September to May unpleasant?

 

Me being one of them. I may be found venting my displeasure from time to time after a dull and raw day in mid January.

[laserguy]

I do hope you will be patient with the relatively few folk who find September to May unpleasant?

 

No - they're crazy and I have no time for them.

[laserguy]

Me being one of them. I may be found venting my displeasure from time to time after a dull and raw day in mid January.

 

Can I add "cold,windy and dark" to "dull and raw"? Making me all dewy-eyed just thinking of it....

[MP-R]

No - they're crazy and I have no time for them.

 

You're in the wrong place then. This forum is for all weather interests and preferences and we should all respect that.

[laserguy]

You're in the wrong place then. This forum is for all weather interests and preferences and we should all respect that.

 

Why - I get endless flak and ridicule for being different to the supposed majority.

[MP-R]

Why - I get endless flak and ridicule for being different to the supposed majority.

 

I know, and it would be nice if heat and sun rampers received more flak to balance things out. My point is there's nothing wrong with taking to one side of the weather or the other, it's just negating the other side that gets a bit tiring. I can name quite a few members either way. To put this to bed, I share many of your weather preferences in the darker times of the year i.e. gales, lashing rain, snow, fog etc., but do like seasonal variation.

[cheese]

I know, and it would be nice if heat and sun rampers received more flak to balance things out. My point is there's nothing wrong with taking to one side of the weather or the other, it's just negating the other side that gets a bit tiring. I can name quite a few members either way. To put this to bed, I share many of your weather preferences in the darker times of the year i.e. gales, lashing rain, snow, fog etc., but do like seasonal variation.

Ditto. During the summer, I prefer sun more than cloud, and in winter, I prefer cloud more than sun, but I like all types of weather to varying degrees. I like fog, snow, rain, gales, sun, cloud, cold, thunder, lightning, hail and yes even heat, purely from an interest POV though as 30C is not comfortable to me. 24C is very comfortable.

Edited August 22, 2013 by cheese

[Steve C]

The only good thing about July 2013 is that it finally came to an end. The same will be applicable to this month, then autumn and better days will be here and the hideousness of summer will again be a distant memory.

 

Are you fat and therefore suffer with our very moderate summer heat? Laserguy as a moniker implies otherwise though.  Good that you look forward to our very temperate winters then.

 

We, probably, have one of the best climates for non heat lovers - maybe it's why Britain had many centuries of success on the World Stage - temperate latitudes seem most successful for human flourishment. You could likely easily locate to the Northern Isles to avoid the 'excesses' of the mainland British Summer?

 

Tbh I find your post somewhat bizarre. Do you really also get 'endless flak.?' I've noticed certain people who do and you aint one of them.

[laserguy]

Are you fat and therefore suffer with our very moderate summer heat?

 

Good Lord no!  165lbs and 5'10" - I'm as sleek and agile as a mountain goat! Dunno why I feel the heat so acutely, probably some dreadful developing illness which one day will burst forth from its incubation and carry me off to a colder place...

[matty007]

Good Lord no!  165lbs and 5'10" - I'm as sleek and agile as a mountain goat! Dunno why I feel the heat so acutely, probably some dreadful developing illness which one day will burst forth from its incubation and carry me off to a colder place...

 

You deem that sleek and agile!! Try 134lbs and 6'1..... And no matter what I eat that never changes. 

 

Probably a factor in why I feel the cold more than most. 

[laserguy]

You deem that sleek and agile!! Try 134lbs and 6'1..... And no matter what I eat that never changes. 

 

Probably a factor in why I feel the cold more than most. 

 

Try sayin' that when you're pushing 50!

[mushymanrob]

Why - I get endless flak and ridicule for being different to the supposed majority.

 

dunno why you bother coming on here... all you do is moan, on and on and on.. frankly its tiresome. i actually agree with some of your tastes, i find some posts amusing, but your terminal moaning... why? it wont change anything!  summer is warm, get over it, or move to a more clement climate.