On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 07:10:36 +0100, Paul Hyett
inspired by Deep Thought wrote:

In uk.sci.weather on Thu, 25 Aug 2005 at 18:43:39, Norman Lynagh wrote :

I have noticed for some time now that the forecast minimum temperatures
seem to err on the high side on radiation nights.

I totally agree - in such cases I almost inevitably record several
degrees below what they forecast - and I'm by no means in a rural area.

Likewise Paul, I usually knock 4-5C off the BBC predicted temperatures and I
usually end up not far from the actual temperature. This has been the case for
most of this summer. The Hooray Henry phenomenon at the BBC raising its head
again?

The highest temperature recorded here yesterday was just 17.8C. In the last 7
days the max temperature has only hit 20C on two of those days - last Sunday &
Tuesday, and for three out of those seven it struggled to reach 15C!! One of the
coldest and wettest August weeks I can remember for a good few years!

Nigel

Aagh! Every time I learn something new... it pushes something old out of my brain!