"Michael McNeil" wrote in message
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"Gavin Staples" wrote in message


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.

I am the last person in the world to ask for an explanation of a weather
map but I just looked at:
http://www.wetterzentrale.de/topkarten/tkfaxbraar.htm for 13th Feb 1998.
It looks to me like your explanation is shot down by it.

You know I must admit I recall that day as being far more of a
southerly than that chart would suggest.
More of a slack high in the North Sea kind of scenario giving
hazy/cirrus skies in the east, rather like a summer hot weather situation.

Col
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