"Tom" wrote in message
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According to the Met Office site the warmest day in February was on the
13th
Feb 1998 in Central London.
Maximum temperature on this day was 19.7C.
Tom
Danbury, Essex (107m)
"Gavin Staples" wrote in message
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"MichaelJP" wrote in message
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Why is the current mild spell breaking temperature records? It's quite
common to have a series of depressions moving across the UK at this
time
of
year and SW winds, but why is the air so mild?
Are the Atlantic sea temperatures breaking records also?
- Michael
Good question Michael. This has happened before. What is making this
one
so exceptional is the speed of the wind combined with of course its
source.
The wind at present is blowing up from the Canaries region, which by
its
nature is warm at any time of the year. The speed of the wind is
limiting
its cooling by the time it arrives here.
In 1998 we had this except I believe the source of air was even
further
south. As it was slightly later in February temperatures were higher
than
what is being recorded now. The later in the month this occurs, the
higher
the temperatures will be.
What I find interesting is what is the highest maximum temperature
possible in February. I would hazard a guess at possibly 22C. It would
have
to occur in the last week of the month of course. These days I would say
that it is a distinct possibility.
Regards, Gavin.
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This is the one I mean. I think you'll find the synoptic pattern was
nothing like this week. i.e. dry.
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