Col wrote:


"Brian Wakem" wrote in message
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Nick Gardner wrote:

My July mean temperature is currently at 15.4C, the same for June 2007.

Min Max Mean
July 11.4C 19.4C 15.4C
June 11.1C 19.6C 15.4C

I wonder how many times in the past has June ended up being warmer than
July.


32.

Which in a 350 year long series doesn't seem like very many
to me. Fewer than one in 10.
What about the converse comparison of December being colder than January?


117.

+------+------+------+------+
| year | dec | year | jan |
+------+------+------+------+
| 2004 | 5.4 | 2005 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | 4.8 | 2004 | 5.2 |
| 2001 | 3.6 | 2002 | 5.5 |
| 1995 | 2.3 | 1996 | 4.3 |
| 1992 | 3.6 | 1993 | 5.9 |
| 1989 | 4.9 | 1990 | 6.5 |
| 1982 | 4.4 | 1983 | 6.7 |
| 1981 | 0.3 | 1982 | 2.6 |
| 1976 | 2.0 | 1977 | 2.8 |
| 1975 | 5.3 | 1976 | 5.9 |
| 1973 | 4.9 | 1974 | 5.9 |
| 1970 | 4.3 | 1971 | 4.5 |
| 1969 | 3.3 | 1970 | 3.7 |
| 1968 | 3.0 | 1969 | 5.5 |
| 1967 | 4.2 | 1968 | 4.4 |
| 1963 | 2.6 | 1964 | 3.4 |
| 1961 | 2.2 | 1962 | 4.3 |
| 1952 | 2.8 | 1953 | 3.3 |
| 1950 | 1.2 | 1951 | 3.9 |
| 1947 | 5.1 | 1948 | 5.4 |
| 1943 | 3.5 | 1944 | 5.8 |
| 1937 | 3.0 | 1938 | 5.7 |
| 1935 | 2.8 | 1936 | 3.7 |
| 1933 | 1.6 | 1934 | 4.1 |
| 1931 | 5.3 | 1932 | 6.3 |
| 1927 | 2.1 | 1928 | 5.2 |
| 1926 | 4.2 | 1927 | 4.6 |
| 1925 | 2.8 | 1926 | 4.6 |
| 1923 | 3.8 | 1924 | 4.7 |
| 1920 | 4.2 | 1921 | 7.3 |
| 1917 | 2.3 | 1918 | 3.8 |
| 1915 | 5.3 | 1916 | 7.5 |
| 1906 | 3.0 | 1907 | 3.6 |
| 1905 | 4.9 | 1906 | 5.3 |
| 1903 | 3.3 | 1904 | 4.1 |
| 1901 | 3.4 | 1902 | 4.7 |
| 1899 | 2.2 | 1900 | 4.4 |
| 1897 | 4.7 | 1898 | 6.6 |
| 1895 | 3.9 | 1896 | 4.8 |
| 1892 | 1.8 | 1893 | 2.2 |
| 1890 | -0.8 | 1891 | 1.3 |
| 1889 | 3.3 | 1890 | 5.7 |
| 1887 | 2.6 | 1888 | 3.2 |
| 1886 | 1.9 | 1887 | 2.4 |
| 1883 | 4.6 | 1884 | 6.5 |
| 1882 | 3.9 | 1883 | 4.7 |
| 1881 | 3.9 | 1882 | 5.2 |
| 1879 | 0.7 | 1880 | 0.9 |
| 1874 | -0.2 | 1875 | 6.4 |
| 1873 | 5.3 | 1874 | 5.5 |
| 1871 | 3.6 | 1872 | 5.0 |
| 1869 | 2.9 | 1870 | 3.3 |
| 1867 | 3.4 | 1868 | 3.9 |
| 1860 | 1.5 | 1861 | 1.7 |
| 1859 | 1.6 | 1860 | 3.5 |
| 1858 | 4.8 | 1859 | 4.9 |
| 1855 | 2.4 | 1856 | 3.7 |
| 1853 | 1.3 | 1854 | 3.6 |
| 1851 | 4.8 | 1852 | 4.9 |
| 1850 | 4.6 | 1851 | 5.6 |
| 1846 | 0.5 | 1847 | 2.2 |
| 1845 | 4.6 | 1846 | 6.3 |
| 1844 | 0.4 | 1845 | 3.2 |
| 1839 | 3.7 | 1840 | 4.1 |
| 1835 | 3.1 | 1836 | 3.7 |
| 1833 | 6.9 | 1834 | 7.1 |
| 1818 | 3.6 | 1819 | 4.4 |
| 1817 | 2.5 | 1818 | 4.4 |
| 1816 | 3.1 | 1817 | 4.5 |
| 1815 | 2.3 | 1816 | 2.7 |
| 1812 | 1.7 | 1813 | 1.9 |
| 1807 | 1.9 | 1808 | 2.6 |
| 1805 | 3.6 | 1806 | 4.2 |
| 1803 | 4.4 | 1804 | 5.8 |
| 1801 | 1.5 | 1802 | 1.6 |
| 1800 | 3.3 | 1801 | 4.6 |
| 1799 | 1.3 | 1800 | 2.8 |
| 1798 | 1.5 | 1799 | 1.7 |
| 1796 | -0.3 | 1797 | 3.5 |
| 1795 | 6.6 | 1796 | 7.3 |
| 1791 | 1.1 | 1792 | 2.3 |
| 1788 | -0.3 | 1789 | 1.5 |
| 1787 | 3.8 | 1788 | 3.9 |
| 1786 | 2.8 | 1787 | 3.6 |
| 1784 | 0.3 | 1785 | 3.4 |
| 1782 | 2.8 | 1783 | 3.4 |
| 1774 | 3.5 | 1775 | 4.6 |
| 1764 | 2.8 | 1765 | 4.8 |
| 1761 | 4.4 | 1762 | 4.7 |
| 1758 | 3.9 | 1759 | 5.9 |
| 1755 | 3.9 | 1756 | 4.4 |
| 1751 | 3.0 | 1752 | 3.2 |
| 1744 | 3.5 | 1745 | 3.8 |
| 1742 | 1.1 | 1743 | 3.6 |
| 1735 | 5.4 | 1736 | 6.4 |
| 1734 | 4.0 | 1735 | 4.4 |
| 1732 | 2.2 | 1733 | 6.9 |
| 1727 | 3.6 | 1728 | 3.9 |
| 1726 | 1.8 | 1727 | 4.2 |
| 1724 | 3.3 | 1725 | 4.4 |
| 1719 | 3.5 | 1720 | 4.5 |
| 1716 | 3.0 | 1717 | 4.5 |
| 1707 | 3.5 | 1708 | 6.0 |
| 1701 | 3.6 | 1702 | 5.0 |
| 1699 | 3.6 | 1700 | 3.9 |
| 1695 | 4.0 | 1696 | 5.5 |
| 1681 | 3.0 | 1682 | 6.0 |
| 1679 | 2.5 | 1680 | 3.5 |
| 1678 | 0.5 | 1679 | 1.0 |
| 1676 | -0.5 | 1677 | 3.0 |
| 1675 | 4.5 | 1676 | 5.5 |
| 1673 | 0.5 | 1674 | 5.0 |
| 1672 | 4.5 | 1673 | 5.0 |
| 1670 | 3.0 | 1671 | 4.0 |
| 1669 | 2.0 | 1670 | 3.0 |
| 1667 | 3.0 | 1668 | 5.0 |
| 1665 | 2.0 | 1666 | 4.0 |
+------+------+------+------+


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Brian Wakem