Summer 2020 - Moans, Ramps & Chat

[Azazel]

Because of the complete lack of sun and very suppressed temperatures since our heatwave broke last Friday, the house has cooled to autumn/winter levels. The heating is on and the slippers are back out. Unheard of in July for me.

[Met.]

Worst thing about the month is indeed the absence of sun. Nuffin above 18 degrees now on the BBC. Pfft. Was showing all 20-21 degrees before yesterday. Dimishing returns an' all.

Edited July 4, 2020 by Thundershine

[weatherguru14]

The gfs chart this evening is an absolute wee wee taker..It does it all the time. Screaming heatwave for a few days..In the morning it will be below average again. I believe the GFS is an American model .I personally think they personally add runs like this to take the p|ss out of the UK weather.. (I know paranoia) but its been happening for years/

[Weather-history]

Gusty winds. 

Manchester Summer Index is down to 182

Edited July 5, 2020 by Weather-history

[I remember Atlantic 252]

seems like autumn arrived early

[B87]

Which model does WO use? They have temps around average for the forseeable future in London, even slightly above at the end of the forecast. A huge improvement on the other day.

London weather forecast 14 days - Rain risk - Wind direction - HDD CDD

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London weather forecast 14 days - Rain risk - Wind direction - HDD CDD

 

Edited July 5, 2020 by B87

[NeilN]

4 hours ago, Weather-history said:

Gusty winds. 

Manchester Summer Index is down to 182

Where is 2020 so far ranked? 

[B87]

Summer index here for 2020 so far is 235, only 2012 (233) was worse. That will improve though, as temperatures increase and sun hours accumulate.

There is a near zero chance of this summer being cloudier, cooler or wetter than 2012. June had a huge advantage over June 2012, and July looks to have average temps and sun based on the forecast above.

Edited July 5, 2020 by B87

[Froze were the Days]

Reached nearly 22c yesterday and felt humid...nothing cold about that, suns out today but that wind can really do one!

[summer blizzard]

6 hours ago, Weather-history said:

Gusty winds. 

Manchester Summer Index is down to 182

Do we have the full list for context.

[East Lancs Rain]

14 hours ago, DAVID SNOW said:

Thank the lord November is allowed to be mentioned in here!

Over in the other thread someone mentioned it once .... and got jumped on by the mob! lol.

Yes I remember seeing that lol. In the MOD thread.

[matt111]

Well it feels a bit more like summer today. Still not great but at least it’s slightly warmer with a lighter breeze. 

[East Lancs Rain]

Currently 13°C and blowing a gale outside. Bloody freezing. Never known a July as cold, cloudy, wet and miserable as this one. Having a warm bowl of soup for lunch.

[East Lancs Rain]

37 minutes ago, Froze were the Days said:

Reached nearly 22c yesterday and felt humid...nothing cold about that, suns out today but that wind can really do one!

Unfortunately we're not all lucky enough to live in the south. Yesterday was almost persistent drizzle all day, no sun, max 15°C, today it is cold, cloudy and windy!

Edited July 5, 2020 by East Lancs Rain

[matt111]

4 minutes ago, East Lancs Rain said:

Unfortunately we're not all lucky enough to live in the south. Yesterday was almost persistent drizzle all day, no sun, max 15°C, today it is cold, cloudy and windy!

It wasn’t warm everywhere in the south yesterday. It was only 16°C here on the coast and the strong wind made it feel cooler than that. 

[Stabilo19]

Quite a nice day out there for the SE. Mostly sunny skies & 22°C so a bog standard summers day here really, albeit very windy!! 

Edited July 5, 2020 by Stabilo19

[East Lancs Rain]

2 hours ago, Stabilo19 said:

Quite a nice day out there for the SE. Mostly sunny skies & 22°C so a bog standard summers day here really, albeit very windy!! 

Lucky you. Very cloudy, cold and windy here today, temps no better than 15°C and I've just had a torrential shower. 

 

THIS IS OFFICIALLY THE WORST SUMMER I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED!!! ITS LIKE BLOODY NOVEMBER!! SUMMER HAS BEEN CANCELLED THIS YEAR IN NORTH WEST ENGLAND!!

Edited July 5, 2020 by East Lancs Rain

[Weather-history]

3 hours ago, summer blizzard said:

Do we have the full list for context.

1901 249 1902 195 1903 209 1904 212 1905 223 1906 214 1907 147
1908 220 1909 171 1910 190 1911 274 1912 156 1913 205 1914 222
1915 196 1916 188 1917 228 1918 200 1919 203 1920 174 1921 249
1922 178 1923 174 1924 158 1925 246 1926 227 1927 175 1928 197
1929 211 1930 199 1931 173 1932 223 1933 251 1934 238 1935 243
1936 190 1937 213 1938 177 1939 213 1940 238 1941 236 1942 214
1943 209 1944 200 1945 223 1946 170 1947 255 1948 176 1949 267
1950 216 1951 201 1952 198 1953 193 1954 143 1955 277 1956 155
1957 216 1958 184 1959 269 1960 217 1961 203 1962 197 1963 194
1964 197 1965 189 1966 192 1967 223 1968 215 1969 234 1970 235
1971 205 1972 185 1973 234 1974 199 1975 268 1976 301 1977 223
1978 173 1979 199 1980 173 1981 196 1982 203 1983 278 1984 271
1985 180 1986 189 1987 169 1988 191 1989 262 1990 229 1991 207
1992 222 1993 194 1994 240 1995 298 1996 245 1997 232 1998 192
1999 234 2000 198 2001 211 2002 200 2003 247 2004 197 2005 224
2006 246 2007 174 2008 168 2009 194 2010 191 2011 179 2012 164
2013 247 2014 236 2015 192 2016 189 2017 192 2018 272 2019 199

[marky810]

Just now, East Lancs Rain said:

Lucky you. Very cloudy, cold and windy here today, temps no better than 15°C and I've just had a torrential shower. 

 

THIS IS OFFICIALLY THE WORST SUMMER I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED!!! ITS LIKE BLOODY NOVEMBER!! SUMMER HAS BEEN CANCELLED THIS YEAR IN NORTH WEST ENGLAND!!

Similiar here east of the pennines however we did have sunny spells this morning but its now tipping it down. All in a 40 knot wind as well.

[Met.]

According to a nearby weather station it went from about 18 to 13 degrees here in about 2 hours. Cold front? Anyway cold with very strong winds but it was entertaining to watch pigeons literally getting blown backwards into the air in the city earlier.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

58 minutes ago, East Lancs Rain said:

Lucky you. Very cloudy, cold and windy here today, temps no better than 15°C and I've just had a torrential shower. 

 

THIS IS OFFICIALLY THE WORST SUMMER I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED!!! ITS LIKE BLOODY NOVEMBER!! SUMMER HAS BEEN CANCELLED THIS YEAR IN NORTH WEST ENGLAND!!

horrid! but this time of year is dominated by the Atlantic, but nowadays low pressure systems seem deeper

Edited July 5, 2020 by I remember Atlantic 252

[Azazel]

I’m about to take the dog out and I can’t believe I’m doing this but I’m wearing my bobble hat. 

[Sunny76]

1 hour ago, Azazel said:

I’m about to take the dog out and I can’t believe I’m doing this but I’m wearing my bobble hat. 

Apparently you will still get people on here saying how ‘summer 2020 was warmer than average’ type nonsense, when we get to September.

June was poor. A one week heatwave and two very warm days at the start of june, wasn’t enough to save it from being a poor month. It was cloudy and unsettled overall.

[East Lancs Rain]

2 hours ago, I remember Atlantic 252 said:

horrid! but this time of year is dominated by the Atlantic, but nowadays low pressure systems seem deeper

Not really.  July is usually relatively settled, it’s usually August that is more Atlantic dominated. July 2015, 2016 and 2017 were all atlantic dominated and Westerly, although there was still plenty of fine days in between. What we’ve had so far in July has been absolutely atrocious and has been much worse than any of those years I’ve just mentioned.  Still blowing a gale and now it’s come on raining heavily again. Worst summer since 2012 here for sure. 

Edited July 5, 2020 by East Lancs Rain

[Met.]

48 minutes ago, Sunny76 said:

Apparently you will still get people on here saying how ‘summer 2020 was warmer than average’ type nonsense, when we get to September.

June was poor. A one week heatwave and two very warm days at the start of june, wasn’t enough to save it from being a poor month. It was cloudy and unsettled overall.

Yep. CET means bugger all when it comes to how a month's weather actually was. A cloudy, wet, summer month seems much cooler than even a mild March. Anyone would agree that March 2012 was a far better month than June 2012 even though it was colder.