For some years I have kept a monthly/yearly colour coded table that I
can scroll up and down and try to find similar months for temperature
and rainfall.

The colour coding has blue for temperature 1°C below the average, red,
for 1°C above the average. Rainfall, yellow, 50% below average, green,
50% above average.

I've made some assumptions for October but I have an almost identical
set of 4 months from July through to October as 1978. It would be
intersting if a similar pattern was in areas to the NW of the UK.

But when I then look at the following winter of 1979 ALL three months
January, February & March were below the 1°C average.

This is not a prediction, just an observation, but thought I would
share this with you.

Incidentally, November 1978 was again mild and dry, December was then
average.

Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & Abroad"

On Oct 23, 12:14*pm, "Keith (Southend)G"
wrote:
For some years I have kept a monthly/yearly colour coded table that I
can scroll up and down and try to find similar months for temperature
and rainfall.

The colour coding has blue for temperature 1°C below the average, red,
for 1°C above the average. Rainfall, yellow, 50% below average, green,
50% above average.

I've made some assumptions for October but I have an almost identical
set of 4 months from July through to October as 1978. It would be
intersting if a similar pattern was in areas to the NW of the UK.

But when I then look at the following winter of 1979 ALL three months
January, February & March were below the 1°C average.

This is not a prediction, just an observation, but thought I would
share this with you.

Incidentally, November 1978 was again mild and dry, December was then
average.

Keith (Southend)http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & Abroad"

'swarrireckon Keith. Coldest winter since 1962/3.

On Oct 23, 1:13*pm, Dawlish wrote:
On Oct 23, 12:14*pm, "Keith (Southend)G"
wrote:





For some years I have kept a monthly/yearly colour coded table that I
can scroll up and down and try to find similar months for temperature
and rainfall.

The colour coding has blue for temperature 1°C below the average, red,
for 1°C above the average. Rainfall, yellow, 50% below average, green,
50% above average.

I've made some assumptions for October but I have an almost identical
set of 4 months from July through to October as 1978. It would be
intersting if a similar pattern was in areas to the NW of the UK.

But when I then look at the following winter of 1979 ALL three months
January, February & March were below the 1°C average.

This is not a prediction, just an observation, but thought I would
share this with you.

Incidentally, November 1978 was again mild and dry, December was then
average.

Keith (Southend)http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & Abroad"

'swarrireckon Keith. Coldest winter since 1962/3.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Who?

79/79 was an amazing winter ,which came in like a lion the last week of
November when that month looked like it was gonna break the above average
temp by a margin.
Bob Prichard was on Radio London in those days and predicted the cold onset
very well ,no five day forecasts in those days..........


RonB


"Lawrence13" wrote in message
...
On Oct 23, 1:13 pm, Dawlish wrote:
On Oct 23, 12:14 pm, "Keith (Southend)G"
wrote:





For some years I have kept a monthly/yearly colour coded table that I
can scroll up and down and try to find similar months for temperature
and rainfall.

The colour coding has blue for temperature 1°C below the average, red,
for 1°C above the average. Rainfall, yellow, 50% below average, green,
50% above average.

I've made some assumptions for October but I have an almost identical
set of 4 months from July through to October as 1978. It would be
intersting if a similar pattern was in areas to the NW of the UK.

But when I then look at the following winter of 1979 ALL three months
January, February & March were below the 1°C average.

This is not a prediction, just an observation, but thought I would
share this with you.

Incidentally, November 1978 was again mild and dry, December was then
average.

Keith (Southend)http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & Abroad"

'swarrireckon Keith. Coldest winter since 1962/3.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Who?

Your observations are interesting and worthy of comment.

But go on - make a prediction.

On 23/10/2011 12:14, Keith (Southend)G wrote:
For some years I have kept a monthly/yearly colour coded table that I
can scroll up and down and try to find similar months for temperature
and rainfall.

The colour coding has blue for temperature 1°C below the average, red,
for 1°C above the average. Rainfall, yellow, 50% below average, green,
50% above average.

I've made some assumptions for October but I have an almost identical
set of 4 months from July through to October as 1978. It would be
intersting if a similar pattern was in areas to the NW of the UK.

But when I then look at the following winter of 1979 ALL three months
January, February& March were below the 1°C average.

This is not a prediction, just an observation, but thought I would
share this with you.

Incidentally, November 1978 was again mild and dry, December was then
average.

Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home& Abroad"

Judging by the amount of rock salt and snow shovels for sale in B&Q its
going to be a very hard Winter!

--
Phil
Guildford

On Oct 23, 5:05*pm, "ronaldbutton" wrote:
79/79 was an amazing winter ,which came in like a lion the last week of
November when that month looked like it was gonna break the above average
temp by a margin.
Bob Prichard was on Radio London in those days and predicted the cold onset
very well ,no five day forecasts in those days..........

RonB

"Lawrence13" wrote in message

...
On Oct 23, 1:13 pm, Dawlish wrote:





On Oct 23, 12:14 pm, "Keith (Southend)G"
wrote:

For some years I have kept a monthly/yearly colour coded table that I
can scroll up and down and try to find similar months for temperature
and rainfall.

The colour coding has blue for temperature 1°C below the average, red,
for 1°C above the average. Rainfall, yellow, 50% below average, green,
50% above average.

I've made some assumptions for October but I have an almost identical
set of 4 months from July through to October as 1978. It would be
intersting if a similar pattern was in areas to the NW of the UK.

But when I then look at the following winter of 1979 ALL three months
January, February & March were below the 1°C average.

This is not a prediction, just an observation, but thought I would
share this with you.

Incidentally, November 1978 was again mild and dry, December was then
average.

Keith (Southend)http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & Abroad"

'swarrireckon Keith. Coldest winter since 1962/3.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Who?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I rembember Christmas day being very mild, with the pub I went to
before dinner having its doors open as it was so mild
http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/ar...0119781225.gif.

The real cold weather started some days after Christmas day and that
cold spell was exceptional. http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/ar...0119781225.gif
please note that easterly which slowly moved south

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/ar...0119781231.gif

Ah wonderful days

My max for Christmas day was 9C here Lawrence ,are you sure that you hadn't
imbibed too freely..? (Tho max on Boxing Day was 11.4c...by the 31st -2.9c
yup, minus!)
Indeed those were the days


RonB


"Lawrence13" wrote in message
...
On Oct 23, 5:05 pm, "ronaldbutton" wrote:
79/79 was an amazing winter ,which came in like a lion the last week of
November when that month looked like it was gonna break the above average
temp by a margin.
Bob Prichard was on Radio London in those days and predicted the cold
onset
very well ,no five day forecasts in those days..........

RonB

"Lawrence13" wrote in message

...
On Oct 23, 1:13 pm, Dawlish wrote:





On Oct 23, 12:14 pm, "Keith (Southend)G"
wrote:

For some years I have kept a monthly/yearly colour coded table that I
can scroll up and down and try to find similar months for temperature
and rainfall.

The colour coding has blue for temperature 1°C below the average, red,
for 1°C above the average. Rainfall, yellow, 50% below average, green,
50% above average.

I've made some assumptions for October but I have an almost identical
set of 4 months from July through to October as 1978. It would be
intersting if a similar pattern was in areas to the NW of the UK.

But when I then look at the following winter of 1979 ALL three months
January, February & March were below the 1°C average.

This is not a prediction, just an observation, but thought I would
share this with you.

Incidentally, November 1978 was again mild and dry, December was then
average.

Keith (Southend)http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & Abroad"

'swarrireckon Keith. Coldest winter since 1962/3.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Who?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I rembember Christmas day being very mild, with the pub I went to
before dinner having its doors open as it was so mild
http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/ar...0119781225.gif.

The real cold weather started some days after Christmas day and that
cold spell was exceptional.
http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/ar...0119781225.gif
please note that easterly which slowly moved south

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/ar...0119781231.gif

Ah wonderful days