North south split
I so do hate that old cliche from Michael Fish, but what the hell it seems to work for today’s wide range of temperatures …
Anomalies
Jan 2021 – mid month temperature anomalies
It is shaping up to be a weird kind of January temperature wise, and although we’re only half way through the month it’s looking …
13 Jan 2021 – remarkable anomalies
These are charts of air temperature and anomalies for 12 UTC today across IONA. The remarkable anomalies range from a positively balmy +5.2°C at …
ECMWF changes its mind about next week
The ECMWF 42 day long range 2 M temperature anomaly forecast in the space of just six days have now decided that the week …
An alternative perspective
These two charts, one of anomalies and the other of t24 hour temperature differences, show the reason why the headlines for today’s forecast were …
5 January 2021 – anomalies and windchill
Another very cold day across the Highlands despite the sunshine, and surprisingly it was even colder than yesterday, with 12 UTC anomalies in the …
December 2020 temperature anomalies
There were just two below average regions in out part of the northern hemisphere during December 2020, the cold pool over the central Atlantic …
Just how cold has it been?
A quick look at temperatures and anomalies at 12 UTC on the 1st of January 2020 just to give an idea of just how …
22-23 December 2020 – Overnight minima and anomalies
Even though a northerly airstream has set in across northern parts, the colder air has only just managed to bring anomalies back closer to …
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Temperatures still well above average even in the north
Temperatures are still well above average right across the country today even in the north. Yes, it’s much cooler colder north of latitude 53° …
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A little bit kooler today
Matt Taylor reckons it’s a little bit kooler than it was yesterday across the country and I can’t argue with him on that one, …
At least 12°C warmer than this time last week
Milder air has now flooded across the entire country and temperatures across East Anglia are at least 12°C or more milder than they were …
November 2020 – very mild in northern Europe but colder in the southeast
Another very mild month in November across northern Europe and northern Russia, but colder, or should that read closer to average temperatures across southeastern …
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Very cold day for early December across the north and west
Midday temperatures across inland parts of northern Scotland were still widely sub-zero despite the sunshine, which I noticed got ne’er a mention in the …
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A cold morning
A cold morning in the north and west with anomalies 3 to 5 degrees below average for 06 UTC.
An even milder morning
Temperatures across parts of northeast Scotland were close to ten degrees above the LTA for 06 UTC this morning and a degree higher than …
17 November 2020 – 12 UTC temperature anomalies
Similar anomalies to those at 06 UTC but the influence of the foehn wind on the lee side of the mountains is having more …
17 November 2020 – 06 UTC temperature anomalies
Temperature anomalies at 06 UTC in the warm sector are widely between 6°C and 9°C above the LTA across IONA for this time of …
Exceptionally mild start to November
An exceptionally mild start to the first eleven days of November almost everywhere in this chart that is apart from the central North Atlantic …
Another mild November afternoon
Another lovely autumn day here across Ross-shire with fog persisting in some straths and glens all day. At 12oo UTC today temperatures in many …
October 2020 – Temperature anomalies
No wonder the Arctic Ocean was unable to freeze offshore across the Laptev and East Siberian Sea during October with anomalies as high as …
Banksy’s been at it again
Very mild across the southeast of the country this lunchtime, especially the East Midlands, Lincolnshire and East Anglia.
Why has October 2020 been so cold?
Why has October 2020 been so cold up until now? The reason why temperature anomalies have been three degrees below average across central France …