Summer 2020 - Moans, Ramps & Chat

[mountain shadow]

I saw the sun for ten minutes this morning, marvelous it was.  

[mb018538]

2 hours ago, CreweCold said:

Ironically, Aug 2007 ended up being just as wet here as the months preceding it. Big storm fired up in situ on the 7th and dropped a couple of inches of rain and hail. Never seen anything like that...I'd watched it build overhead for about an hour before the pyrotechnics started.

Found a poor quality vid of it on YouTube

 

Also found an old article on the flooding it caused

Could flood have been prevented? - Cheshire Live

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A CLEAN-UP operation is under way after torrential rain caused flash floods in parts of Crewe on Monday evening.

and another

Swamped - Crewe Chronicle

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FLASH floods turned streets into rivers and sent stinking waste pouring into cellars after torrential rain and thunderstorms hammered Crewe.

 

Filmed on the finest potato money can buy!

[qwertyK]

9 hours ago, Weather Enthusiast91 said:

Roll on my favourite season: Autumn. Barring last year's, that season usually brings us many kinds of weather. Whether it be warm sunny days with cool misty nights, good storms, showers, you name it. 
In the meantime though, let's hope that August ends up being more interesting than this July.
 

I liked autumn last year. November was really cold, at least here in the south. Frost, Maxima in single figures, it was a welcome change 

[al78]

16 minutes ago, qwertyK said:

I liked autumn last year. November was really cold, at least here in the south. Frost, Maxima in single figures, it was a welcome change 

You must have been in a microclimate. Autumn last year was a damp clag-fest, the fifth wettest on record. November was below average in temperature but wasn't really cold.

Record breaking rainfall - for some

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Many people in England will remember Autumn 2019 as a very wet season, but this hasn’t been the case across the whole of the UK.

 

[NApplewhite]

21 minutes ago, summer blizzard said:

Euro and GFS essentially in agreement that next week will be somewhat similar to this week however both models show the Azores High withdrawing by day 8 and a cyclonic output thereafter.

Basically summer is over!  i give up on seeing any Blue skies and hot sunshine in north east Wales this year. Time to emigrate to Australia! 

[sundog]

6 minutes ago, NApplewhite said:

Basically summer is over!  i give up on seeing any Blue skies and hot sunshine in north east Wales this year. Time to emigrate to Australia! 

Well wouldn't say summer is over but if you want a summer with heatwaves and plenty of days with glorious sunshine its become clear that this summer wont be it.

Edited July 16, 2020 by sundog

[mathematician]

8 minutes ago, sundog said:

Well wouldn't say summer is over but if you want a summer with heatwaves and plenty of days with glorious sunshine its become clear that this summer wont be it.

To be honest, the kind of summer you describe is not our British summer and I don't think it will ever be. If you expect something like that you set yourself up for disappointment. 

 

Like someone else has written our small island is neither Dubai nor Siberia. 

[johnholmes]

15 minutes ago, NApplewhite said:

Basically summer is over!  i give up on seeing any Blue skies and hot sunshine in north east Wales this year. Time to emigrate to Australia! 

That quote is as daft as those made when winter is at a similar stage in terms of days left.

[sundog]

19 minutes ago, mathematician said:

To be honest, the kind of summer you describe is not our British summer and I don't think it will ever be. If you expect something like that you set yourself up for disappointment. 

 

Like someone else has written our small island is neither Dubai nor Siberia. 

True of course but that's what most people on here want when it comes to summer weather which is understandable. 

I'm not a huge fan of summer but even I would say this summer so far has been forgetful. 

Edited July 16, 2020 by sundog

[Stabilo19]

1 hour ago, qwertyK said:

I liked autumn last year. November was really cold, at least here in the south. Frost, Maxima in single figures, it was a welcome change 

 

1 hour ago, al78 said:

You must have been in a microclimate. Autumn last year was a damp clag-fest, the fifth wettest on record. November was below average in temperature but wasn't really cold.

Record breaking rainfall - for some

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Many people in England will remember Autumn 2019 as a very wet season, but this hasn’t been the case across the whole of the UK.

 

Slightly wetter than avg in the SE but not exactly record breaking here..

November felt cold in London too IMO (relative for the time of year). Temps consistently below avg for 2 weeks.. Not a microclimate.

Edited July 16, 2020 by Stabilo19

[B87]

4 hours ago, Weather-history said:

Another way you could look at it and maybe more appropriate given what has happened so far, is when has August being the best month of a poor summer?

1987, 1988?, 1998, 2007, 2012,  maybe others can add to that list

1997, 2000, 2002, 2009, 2016

[Sunny76]

4 hours ago, Weather-history said:

I would add in 1991 there, what about 1997?

Another way you could look at it and maybe more appropriate given what has happened so far, is when has August being the best month of a poor summer?

1987, 1988?, 1998, 2007, 2012,  maybe others can add to that list

1991 was an ok August but it still had wet days. And I do remember sunny warm periods at the start. It was a poor early summer that year.

1997 I don’t rate at all. It was just a humid smoggy cloud fest. There were some hot days, but it wasn’t a great August.

[Sunny76]

4 hours ago, Weather-history said:

I would add in 1991 there, what about 1997?

Another way you could look at it and maybe more appropriate given what has happened so far, is when has August being the best month of a poor summer?

1987, 1988?, 1998, 2007, 2012,  maybe others can add to that list

Yes, 1987 had some hot weather, and thunderstorms. I don’t remember anything about 2007 to be honest. It was such a boring summer. 2012 August was probably the best compared to the other months.

Again, have no recollection of 98, but remember 1988 August for some reason. It was hot for a little while.

[weatherguru14]

July last year was much better than this year..and September was better than June and August. Because apart from the last week of June and last week of August they were rather wet months.

[Sunny76]

5 minutes ago, weatherguru14 said:

July last year was much better than this year..and September was better than June and August. Because apart from the last week of June and last week of August they were rather wet months.

2019 was only good during July. August was ok in parts, with some hot or warm sunny days in the beginning and the late August bank holiday was really nice, but apart from that, it wasn’t great.

September was nice for the first half, with plenty of sunshine. The wet weather took over after mid month though.

[B87]

August 2019 was warmer and slightly drier than average, and sunnier than July 2019.

August 2008/2010 repeat coming up?

[weatherguru14]

No idea. Am really hoping the patterns swing back to something similar to April and May and it happens before its to late.

If we do get a decent August and September I would settle for that..

[B87]

I'd settle for an actual average August, but the chance of that happening is slim.

Edited July 16, 2020 by B87

[Sunny76]

19 minutes ago, B87 said:

August 2019 was warmer and slightly drier than average, and sunnier than July 2019.

August 2008/2010 repeat coming up?

I think I’ll shoot myself if that happens

[Sunny76]

3 minutes ago, B87 said:

I'd settle for an actual average August, but the chance of that happening is slim.

I still think there’s hopefully a chance of a few hot days in August.

[B87]

6 minutes ago, Sunny76 said:

I still think there’s hopefully a chance of a few hot days in August.

Every August has some warm days though, even 2008/2010 did.

Poor Augusts can get 30c as well, like 2011 or 2015. If we get an August like 2011 or 2015, this will have been one of the worst summers since 2007.

[al78]

2 hours ago, mathematician said:

To be honest, the kind of summer you describe is not our British summer and I don't think it will ever be. If you expect something like that you set yourself up for disappointment. 

 

Like someone else has written our small island is neither Dubai nor Siberia. 

The only reason why people get so excited about snow and heat/thunderstorms is because of its rarity in the UK. If we had a continental climate we'd get those every year and no-one would bat an eyelid.

[seabreeze86]

Well after my whinge yesterday it’s turned into a cracking day here, kids bugging me for the paddling pool out always a good sign. Also it’s my day off work 

[matt111]

Well it feels more like July today here but still can’t get rid of the cloud. 

[B87]

Forecast now looks average at least, but no sign of any heat to make up for the horrible first 2 weeks.

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