On 22 Jan, 13:16, "Chris Kidd" wrote:
Below is on the Met Office site today: - but wasn't last January's warmth
blamed on El Nino? So either way, we will get mild and wet Januarys?

Is La Niña to blame for the poor weather and the flooding? Climate expert Dr
Adam Scaife explains.

Although not completely responsible there are links between La Niña and
mild, wet and windy weather in our region in late winter.

I think this is the same article Will pointed out in an earlier
thread.

Touble is, the SW is specifically mentioned when it hasn't been a wet
winter down in Cornwall. In fact November & December were both dry,
and January to date has seen 113.2mm, when the 1971-2000 norm for
January in Penzance is 141.3mm. The last wet January was 181.2mm in
2004. Also, it wasn't a particularly wet summer here. June/July/Aug
saw 294.9mm. Rather wet, but much less than the 394.3mm in 1997.

Graham
Penzance