On Jul 7, 9:28*am, "Dartmoor Will" wrote:
"Keith Harris" wrote in message

....I keep looking for glimmers of hope in the models but there is none.
Looks like the coming week is going to be stuck with this low over us
leading to showers and possible afternoon storms. Yesterday showed a
ridge, but this morning it's more of a cyclonic circulation. I just
haven't been able to plan a clear week ahead since March.

I think I need to go to Spain if I want any sunshine this year as this
summer is dire, better start walking now then !

I fear this could be a year without a summer.

Lets keep this in perspective, shall we?

Less of the hysterical media-style over exaggeration?

1816 and Mount Tambora created slightly worse conditions than anything
experienced in Devon recently:-

Freak snows, crop failure and bizarre heatwaves coupled with falling
ash caused riots, fatalities and famine. The West of England and
Ireland experienced heavy rainfall throughout the summer, recording
rain on 142 days out of 153. The average temperature in London was
just over 13 degrees C. The city was subject to rioting by people who
could not afford the food being sold at inflated prices. Ships
arrived in June with stories of sea-ice near the Faroes. The Lake
District had snow in July and in September, London's lakes froze.