We have had at least 5 consecutive days of almost unbroken sunshine in
S.Essex and the week before was also very sunny. A long time since we
have had so much sun. I don't have sunshine records but it must be
extremely high.
Dave

Dave Cornwell wrote:
We have had at least 5 consecutive days of almost unbroken sunshine in
S.Essex and the week before was also very sunny. A long time since we
have had so much sun. I don't have sunshine records but it must be
extremely high.
Dave
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Looking at Epping, after today there will have been 135 hours sunshine
in the last 14 days!

Dave

On Friday, May 3, 2013 4:06:01 PM UTC+1, Dave Cornwell wrote:
We have had at least 5 consecutive days of almost unbroken sunshine in S.Essex and the week before was also very sunny. A long time since we have had so much sun. I don't have sunshine records but it must be extremely high. Dave

It's fabulous isn't it. With the humidity so low despite working furiously levelling my garden and other jobs for 10 days I haven't broken sweat once. I wish summer was like this!

On another point have you noticed the odd formation of some of the cirrus clouds drifting across? A couple yesterday today looked like quotes and an exclamation mark.

On Fri, 3 May 2013 08:23:37 -0700 (PDT)
wrote:

On Friday, May 3, 2013 4:06:01 PM UTC+1, Dave Cornwell wrote:
We have had at least 5 consecutive days of almost unbroken sunshine
in S.Essex and the week before was also very sunny. A long time
since we have had so much sun. I don't have sunshine records but it
must be extremely high. Dave

It's fabulous isn't it. With the humidity so low despite working
furiously levelling my garden and other jobs for 10 days I haven't
broken sweat once. I wish summer was like this!

On another point have you noticed the odd formation of some of the
cirrus clouds drifting across? A couple yesterday today looked like
quotes and an exclamation mark.

There were some interesting ones, here mainly precipitated from
contrails I think.

As for clouds that look like something, here's Woodstock (from
Peanuts) spotted in the Pacific:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater
and short version: http://tinyurl.com/c9dgr3f

--
Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks.
Free office softwa http://www.libreoffice.org/
Carlos Seixas, Sonata nº 1 - best version of this I've found:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXox7vonfEg

"Dave Cornwell" wrote in message
...
We have had at least 5 consecutive days of almost unbroken sunshine in
S.Essex and the week before was also very sunny. A long time since we have
had so much sun. I don't have sunshine records but it must be extremely
high.

Hello from planet Arctica. Sleet most of the day is now turning back to
snow.
Daytime max. in the region of +5C for the last few days following nightime
lows of around -4C. Still very much winter here with regular snow since last
November. All trees still bare twigs and the lawn won't need cutting for at
least
another 4 weeks. Still waiting for Spring, but the trouble is that we only
have
another 7 weeks and then the nights start drawing in to Christmas.

Phil
Northern Highlands of Scotland, 40 miles N. of Inverness

On Friday, 3 May 2013 16:10:58 UTC+1, Dave Cornwell wrote:
Dave Cornwell wrote:

We have had at least 5 consecutive days of almost unbroken sunshine in

S.Essex and the week before was also very sunny. A long time since we

have had so much sun. I don't have sunshine records but it must be

extremely high.

Dave

---------------------------

Looking at Epping, after today there will have been 135 hours sunshine

in the last 14 days!



Dave

141.82 hour for the last 14 days here near the airport at Southend-on-Sea. I have got quite tanned working outside everyday "Yeh mon"

Not getting much time for hobby atm, must try and do my COL data for April soon. At Garden SHow for the next three days.

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

On 03/05/13 20:20, Phil Gurr wrote:
"Dave wrote in message
...
We have had at least 5 consecutive days of almost unbroken sunshine in
S.Essex and the week before was also very sunny. A long time since we have
had so much sun. I don't have sunshine records but it must be extremely
high.

Hello from planet Arctica. Sleet most of the day is now turning back to
snow.
Daytime max. in the region of +5C for the last few days following nightime
lows of around -4C. Still very much winter here with regular snow since last
November. All trees still bare twigs and the lawn won't need cutting for at
least
another 4 weeks. Still waiting for Spring, but the trouble is that we only
have
another 7 weeks and then the nights start drawing in to Christmas.

Phil
Northern Highlands of Scotland, 40 miles N. of Inverness



Is any of the snow settling on the ground where you are? If not, are you
able to estimate the snow line from the surrounding hills?

What is a little surprising here in the SE is that despite decent spring
warmth and plenty of sunshine the trees seem to be taking an age to
produce their leaves. It is almost as if they don't trust the weather
not to produce another blast of winter just when the blossom comes out. :-)

There might only be seven weeks until the days start getting shorter,
but there is a good deal longer than that until the climatological peak
in temperature is reached.

On Fri, 03 May 2013 16:06:01 +0100, Dave Cornwell
wrote:

We have had at least 5 consecutive days of almost unbroken sunshine in
S.Essex and the week before was also very sunny. A long time since we
have had so much sun. I don't have sunshine records but it must be
extremely high.
Dave

We have had some quite good days down in Dorset but nothing too
spectacular.

Grass is growing well. Incidentally, someone down your way on this
group deals with lawns and i need a good recommendation for a weed and
feed liquid, having a lawn on two types: one area weed free and the
other needing treatment.

Regards

Robin

Hilton

"Adam Lea" wrote in message
...
On 03/05/13 20:20, Phil Gurr wrote:
"Dave wrote in message
...
We have had at least 5 consecutive days of almost unbroken sunshine in
S.Essex and the week before was also very sunny. A long time since we
have
had so much sun. I don't have sunshine records but it must be extremely
high.

Hello from planet Arctica. Sleet most of the day is now turning back to
snow.
Daytime max. in the region of +5C for the last few days following
nightime
lows of around -4C. Still very much winter here with regular snow since
last
November. All trees still bare twigs and the lawn won't need cutting for
at
least
another 4 weeks. Still waiting for Spring, but the trouble is that we
only
have
another 7 weeks and then the nights start drawing in to Christmas.

Phil
Northern Highlands of Scotland, 40 miles N. of Inverness



Is any of the snow settling on the ground where you are? If not, are you
able to estimate the snow line from the surrounding hills?

What is a little surprising here in the SE is that despite decent spring
warmth and plenty of sunshine the trees seem to be taking an age to
produce their leaves. It is almost as if they don't trust the weather not
to produce another blast of winter just when the blossom comes out. :-)

Up here there hasn't been quite the sunshine & warmth you've
had but there has still been a good deal of pleasant spring weather.
Even so, I reckon the trees are still 2-3 weeks behind.
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl
Snow videos:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3QvmL4UWBmHFMKWiwYm_gg

On 04/05/2013 06:25, Col wrote:


Up here there hasn't been quite the sunshine & warmth you've
had but there has still been a good deal of pleasant spring weather.
Even so, I reckon the trees are still 2-3 weeks behind.

At least that far behind here, and there are still dafodils out, a month
after when they are usually gone!

--
Regards,

Paul Hyett