On 17/11/11 08:10, Nick wrote:
On Nov 16, 7:29 pm, John wrote:
In ,
Dave writes:

The fact that 7.5C is the lowest max temp between mid March and
mid November (i.e I would think the months of late March, April,
Oct and early November often produce lower) could indicate that
2011 will end up as a pretty mild year, bearing in mind that the
South at least had a fairly mild Jan and Feb and Autumn was
above average as well.

And of course April was exceptionally warm. As against that, IIRC the
summer months were cooler than average, but even so unless we have
another severe December I think you will be right.
--
John Hall
"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
by those who have not got it."
George Bernard Shaw

It's rather annoying that in such a mild year, the three months that
were cool were the three summer months!

To be honest I feel that if we are going to have three cool months then
I would rather they be in summer. If autumn, winter and spring are mild
then it helps to keep the heating bills down, which given the
cash-squeezed state of people in the current economic climate can only
be a good thing. Cool temperatures in summer are still warm enough to
enjoy outdoor activities yet still be able to a) sleep at night and b)
be able to enjoy the sunshine without that horrible oppressive
energy-sapping heat and humidity.

I wonder if the current synoptic setup so far this month had occurred
four months earlier we could have been looking at another July 2006.


Incidentally I wonder if this year would come close to setting the
records for most equable April-October period? In a typical southern
England location I'd guess that all of those months had mean maxima in
the approximate range 17-20C, compared to 14-23 in a typical year.

Nick