"Mike Tullett" wrote in message
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On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:26:41 -0000, Alex Stephens Jr wrote in


I'm reminded of Gordon Manley's words at the end of February 1963:

"and it looks like nearly seven chances out of eight
that March will be appreciably colder than normal."
:-)

Wise words. And with it almost certain to be the coldest winter in this
area
since 1978/79 - which had a very cold Spring, I'm inclined to think this
Spring will be the coolest in quite a few years.

Ah but the CET for March 1963 was 6.0C, on the mild side.


Well speaking very locally, my garden is the deadest I have ever seen it at
this time of year. Nothing is growing. No bulbs, no snowdrops, no primroses
coming through - nothing. The ground is very cold and still frozen hard. The
grass is dying and yellowing. With the main jet still well south I cannot
see it warming up much here until mid-March at the earliest when the sun
comes up over the equator and really starts to influence the general
circulation in the NH. So I think that early Spring (i.e. April) is likely
to be colder than normal but then things warming up rapidly after that. I
reckon all my flowers will come at once :-)

Will (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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