Ken Cook wrote:
Hi, All,
The North Sea influence has really set in now. Currently 124.3hr sun
this July. Will we beat last year's dismal 126.5hr? CEP Brooks in his
book, The English Climate (I think that is the title, but not the Lamb
version), describes the cloudy, humid Durham summer well. I wish I had
my copy still. Has anyone got one or can point me to one, or even the
correct title? Even better, any chance of a quick resume of the Durham
climate paragraph? I would be really appreciative. It begins,
"Climatically, Durham shows its proximity to Scotland....."

Anyway, this is the least sunny month here since February!
March 164.4hr
April 229.7hr
May 197.1hr
June 177.5hr
July 124.3hr so far, dull week in prospect.

Current 1020Z, Wind NE 1KT(F1), vis 10 miles, overcast, temp 14C dew
11C, 1022mb steady.
09Z-09Z 27th July 2011
Copley Lead Mill 218m
Max 16.1C min 11.2C
Copley Met O 253m
Max 15.5C min 10.7C grass 10.7C rain 0.1mm, sun 26th 0.0hr

July 2011 so far, Met O site 17.7C / 9.0C / 13.3C(-1.0C) Rain
79.5mm(133%) Sun 124.3hr(71%) Wind NNW 5.8KT(-0.9KT)
Lead Mill 18.2C / 7.9C / 13.1C

Ken
Copley, nr Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham
http://copley.website.orange.co.uk
http://weather.gladstonefamily.net/site/D5933?lang=en
http://www.wunderground.com/weathers....asp?ID=MD5933
http://www.farsondigital.co.uk/barnard_castle/live.php
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Hello Ken, certainly not much different here! I don't have this book but
I see it can be got here for a tenner:-
http://www.hawkmoorbooks.co.uk/site/...NGLISH_CLIMATE

Also seems available second hand on Amazon for a similar price.
Dave