On 26 Apr, 11:34, "Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote:
Paul, without diminishing the import of breaking another monthly
record, I wouldn't describe the weather as 'insane'. The long dry
spell and the abundant sunshine are a feature of blocked spring
months which are not at all uncommon. The persistence of warmth
(as distinct from the actual level of warmth) is rarer, but it happens
as well - several times in the Aprils of the 1940s, the 1890s and
the 1860s, for instance. But, sure, the level of warmth is
quite unprecedented.

Since europe is so much warmer this month , is there somewhere in the
world where its currently much colder than usual? I'm assuming the
heat energy has been diverted from its normal destination rather than
all this extra energy being retained in the atmosphere over and above
the normal amount which IMO would be rather worrying.

B2003