Another cold day
Another cold day for July across large parts of IONA, particularly in the wind and rain across the north and west. Summer, or should I say those few days warm days that we saw last week …
Anomalies
June 2020 – temperature
Despite the midsummer heatwave, mean temperatures in June 2020 across IONA look to a have been generally within o.5°C and 1.5°C above the LTA. That ties in with the mean CET value of +1.3°C for the …
It’s just not “feeling cool” in places, it’s just plain cold
I have just been listening to Chris Fawkes the weathercaster on duty this lunchtime in the BBC News. He’s always loathed to say much about Scotland in his forecasts, and when he does he always seems …
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A cold day for June
Maximum temperatures were over 9°C lower than yesterdays across the north and maximum temperature anomalies were generally between -2°C and -6°C below the LTA for the day, this combined with the wind and rain in the …
Warmth lingers on across Northern Scotland but 10°C cooler across places further south
I was fearing the worst when I looked at the NWP for this weekend for the North of Scotland, but at least we have so far escaped the worst of it for today, with nothing much …
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Last weeks temperatures across Europe
Here is a look back at mean temperatures across Europe for the last week. It’s been colder than average around much of western Europe and Iberia but very warm towards eastern Russia and the southeast of …
Flaming June
It’s been downhill all the way so far this June as far as temperatures are concerned, and it’s been rather wet in a few places as well.
A cold day in June
Today was just a cold day. None of this ‘cool’ bollocks pedalled by the weathercasters, just a plain cold day in June with anomalies widley in the range of -4°C to -6°C. It was dry in …
A cold day in June
Anomalies at 12 UTC on Thursday the 4th of June 2020 across the UK were generally between 2°C and 6°C below the 1981-2010 LTA. The only place above average that I can see is Plymouth in …
May 2020 – Temperature anomalies
On the strength of these anomalies at least, May 2020 looks have been generally on the cold side in most of this semi-quadrant of the globe, with Scandinavia and eastern Europe for once seeing some cold …
May 2020 – Temperature
Temperatures across the UK ended up being a degree or so above the long term average for May. It was warmer across southern areas, but cooler the further north you where, and anomalies were negative across …
Friday 29 May 2020 – 12 UTC temperature anomalies
Not only were the central Highlands of Scotland the warmest place across the country at 12 UTC today, it also saw the highest anomalies, widely 10°C higher than the LTA. Interestingly the anomaly at Aviemore of …
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This Met Office spokesman will go far -mark my words!
I know that this cold spell is nothing that exceptional for May, but “nothing significant or unusual” is pushing it a bit. You can obviously tell he’s suffering from a severe case of Scotia Myopia and …
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‘Dramatically colder’ next weekend according to Ben Rich
Ben Rich seems to be convinced that the weather is going to turn dramatically colder by next weekend. I presume he is looking at the ECMWF midnight run that does have a cold northerly plunge around …
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April 2020 Temperature anomalies northeast quarter-sphere
I don’t know if northeast quarter-sphere is the proper way to describe the approximate extent of the temperature anomaly chart I’ve concocted for April 2020 below, but it’s the only one I can think of this …
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Cold and nasty down south
Temperature anomalies at 12 UTC were as low as -6°C below the LTA over many places in southern England, which must have come as a bit of a shock to the system for many as temperatures …
Today’s maximum anomalies, the sea breeze and a diurnal range of 23.2°C at Aviemore.
The highest maximum temperature anomaly today [06-18] was at Herstmonceux in Sussex at +10.0°C above the 1981-2010 LTA, this was closely followed by Aviemore (+9.5°C) and Loch Glascarnoch (+9.3°C) in the Highlands. The sea breeze didn’t …
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High April mean helped by warm days but held back by cold nights
As is often the case in spring across IONA mean temperatures although bolstered by warm afternoons during the day can be held back by colder than average nights. So far this April mean minimum temperatures [18-06] …
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North-south split continues
A miserable cold day across much of central and southern England this Saturday, with midday anomalies as much as -5°C below the long-term average. That’s all courtesy of the upper vortex and cold pool that’s still …
Absolutely glorious day
Despite a temperature of only 7°C at lunchtime, it felt just like a summers day in the garden up here, in strong sunshine and only light winds. The only reason I know that is because Mrs …
Warm start to April across Europe
A sunny and warm start to the first ten days of April 2020 across the bulk of central Europe. Europe has been anomalously warm now since December, and it never seems to end. If anomalies like …
Maundy Thursday 12 UTC Anomalies
I probably should have made that “warm” read “very warm” with anomalies exceeding +11°C across central southern England this afternoon. I imagine that it will be quite bracing on the front at Scarborough – they’ll have …
Large range in 12 UTC anomalies
One of the largest ranges in temperatures I’ve seen for a while, or maybe ever at 12 UTC today. Anomalies ranged from over +11°C above the long-term average in Kent and Sussex, to almost -3°C below …