North West Regional Discussion Feb 2021 onwards

[Rain Lady]

Picked up 24.4mm at 10 BST for previous 24hrs rain.  Thought  there would have been much more from the way it was thumping down midnight -- early morn.   Been tempted to peg out washing, but now a fairly beefy shower put a stop to that.

[Weather-history]

Driest months of the 21st century for NW England/N Wales

 

12.4  Apr 2021

12.9  May 2020

14.2  Sep 2014

17.8  Aug 2003

19.1  Apr 2007

22.2  Feb 2009

22.6  Apr 2017

23.0  Mar 2012

24.0  Jun 2021 

24.6  Apr 2010

28.0  Apr 2011

28.1  Jun 2018

29.6  Jul 2006

32.3  May 2008

32.5  Mar 2011

33.4  Apr 2013

33.7  Dec 2010

33.8  May 2010

34.3 Oct 2016

35.1 Jun 2006

36.5 May 2018

 

 

3rd driest April, 2nd wettest May, 7th driest June

 

Edited July 5, 2021 by Weather-history

[Weather-history]

A real quirky first half to 2021 it has been for the region

3rd driest April, 2nd wettest May, 7th driest June

April was colder than March, minimum wise,  it was colder by 2.4C.

Temperature was up and down through January and February, on one day it was 12C with heavy rain by evening it was 0.3C with heavy snow that lay. 

[East Lancs Rain]

1 hour ago, Weather-history said:

A real quirky first half to 2021 it has been for the region

3rd driest April, 2nd wettest May, 7th driest June

April was colder than March, minimum wise,  it was colder by 2.4C.

Temperature was up and down through January and February, on one day it was 12C with heavy rain by evening it was 0.3C with heavy snow that lay. 

It’s been a very topsy-turvy year that’s for sure. Be interesting what the rest of the year has in store for us.

[A Face like Thunder]

Dark and gloomy this afternoon but no rain at all today..... yet!

[Alexis]

8 hours ago, Weather-history said:

Driest months of the 21st century for NW England/N Wales

 

12.4  Apr 2021

 

3rd driest April, 2nd wettest May, 7th driest June

 

The interesting thing about that April figure was that most of it was snow here!

Despite having a June 1.6C warmer than normal we haven't actually reached 25C yet. I can't remember a single year where we haven't reached 25 by now.

[East Lancs Rain]

5 minutes ago, Alexis said:

The interesting thing about that April figure was that most of it was snow here!

Despite having a June 1.6C warmer than normal we haven't actually reached 25C yet. I can't remember a single year where we haven't reached 25 by now.

Yes I think even 2012 had reached 25C during that hot spell at the end of May 2012.

[East Lancs Rain]

5 hours ago, A Face like Thunder said:

Dark and gloomy this afternoon but no rain at all today..... yet!

Nowt worse than a gloomy day in the middle of summer. We get enough of days like that in the winter!

[iand61]

5 minutes ago, Alexis said:

The interesting thing about that April figure was that most of it was snow here!

Despite having a June 1.6C warmer than normal we haven't actually reached 25C yet. I can't remember a single year where we haven't reached 25 by now.

Same here, we had almost a foot on snow on the 10th so that must have accounted for nearly everything we had in the month.

[A Face like Thunder]

Forecast rain has started here in the south of the region and likely to be heavy overnight before clearing away early tomorrow morning. 

[carl1980]

Rain just started here

[Ashley1998]

Light rain starting here 

[East Lancs Rain]

Not looking great tommorow - showers and 16C. 

[East Lancs Rain]

9 hours ago, Weather-history said:

Driest months of the 21st century for NW England/N Wales

 

12.4  Apr 2021

12.9  May 2020

14.2  Sep 2014

17.8  Aug 2003

19.1  Apr 2007

22.2  Feb 2009

22.6  Apr 2017

23.0  Mar 2012

24.0  Jun 2021 

24.6  Apr 2010

28.0  Apr 2011

28.1  Jun 2018

29.6  Jul 2006

32.3  May 2008

32.5  Mar 2011

33.4  Apr 2013

33.7  Dec 2010

33.8  May 2010

34.3 Oct 2016

35.1 Jun 2006

36.5 May 2018

 

 

3rd driest April, 2nd wettest May, 7th driest June

 

Just out of interest, what are top 20 wettest months in the 21st century for our region?

 

My guess:

 

1. December 2015

2. February 2020

3. November 2015

[WillinGlossop]

Had lovely weekend with wedding in Stroud and 23c sunny, brought nephews (groom) mother from California up to glossop and took her for walk around derwent and ladybower yesterday… sunshine and humid to thunderstorms and constant rolling thunder and close lightening… really chucked it down for half an hour… lots of soaked cyclists/walkers and DofE teenagers… safe to say she loved Derbyshire leg of lamb from mettricks

[damianslaw]

9 hours ago, Weather-history said:

A real quirky first half to 2021 it has been for the region

3rd driest April, 2nd wettest May, 7th driest June

April was colder than March, minimum wise,  it was colder by 2.4C.

Temperature was up and down through January and February, on one day it was 12C with heavy rain by evening it was 0.3C with heavy snow that lay. 

In sync with the topsy turvy year feel in general so far... 

[damianslaw]

17 minutes ago, East Lancs Rain said:

Just out of interest, what are top 20 wettest months in the 21st century for our region?

 

My guess:

 

1. December 2015

2. February 2020

3. November 2015

November 2009 and January 2005 add to the list.. December 2000 also..

[CongletonHeat]

Hours of heavy rain again.

[Weather-history]

6 hours ago, East Lancs Rain said:

Just out of interest, what are top 20 wettest months in the 21st century for our region?

 

My guess:

 

1. December 2015

2. February 2020

3. November 2015

 

I am one of those who says the century begins on the 1st January XXX1   but I have included where Oct, Nov 2000 would fit in the list

Dec 2015 271.6

Nov 2009 229.8

Feb 2020  217.6

<------------------------------------Oct 2000  217.5

Nov 2015 206.5

<------------------------------------Nov 2000  204.1

Oct 2005 202.2

Jan 2008  191.9 

Oct 2008 187.2

Aug 2004 181.6

Dec 2006 181.6

Dec 2012 177.2

Oct 2002 175.9

Jun 2012 174.4

Jan 2016  173.8

Jul 2009  168.4

Oct 2020 166.9

Oct 2017 166.7

Jan 2021 166.2

Aug 2020 163.5

Jan 2014  162.9

Jul 2007 162.7

Oct 2013 162.7

 

[Alexis]

I'm surprised July 2007 is so low down. I remember it raining virtually every day. I wonder how they would stack up looking at number of days with rain over a certain amount.

Edited July 6, 2021 by Alexis

[Had Worse]

Some potent showers developing.

[Had Worse]

Sat in Aldi carpark Glossop waiting for the rain to ease

[A Face like Thunder]

Raining heavily when I went to the loo at 2am and still raining now although not heavily. V dark and gloomy as well and not at all summer-y! 

[Weather-history]

We are already wetter than June. 

[damianslaw]

Mmm uninspiring July day..