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Alastair writes:
On Feb 4, 2:40*pm, John Hall wrote:
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Alastair writes:

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The last big El Nino was in 1998 12 (about15) years ago. Are we in for
a record summer, just like the MetOffice dare not predict?

Summer 1998 wasn't anything special in the UK. A warm year globally
(assuming that it is) need not mean a good British summer.
--
John Hall
* * * * * *"Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people
* * * * * * from coughing."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sir Ralph Richardson (1902-83)

Oh well :-(

But the cold 147 winter was followed by a record warm summer. Perhaps
this cold winter will also be followed with a record summer :-)
http://hadobs.metoffice.com/hadcet/ssn_HadCET_mean.txt

We can live in hope. Not to depress you, but I think cold winters are
followed by average or cool summers more often than not.
--
John Hall
"Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people
from coughing."
Sir Ralph Richardson (1902-83)