On 03/01/13 18:57, Dave Cornwell wrote:
Martin Rowley wrote:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/news/rel...her-statistics


Martin.


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Noted four of the last five wettest have been this century. Now that
really would be something exceptional to happen without GW.
Dave

It is funny that they ask the question "is the UK getting wetter" when
just a year ago we were talking about severe drought and how it would
take months of significantly above-normal rainfall to replenish the
aquifers. I wonder if it is a case of an increase in atmospheric
blocking in recent years causing the UK's weather to become locked into
a particular pattern for extended periods.

Another thing I have noticed is the tendency for the NAO to be in a
negative state during the last three years. Last winter it went positive
then in spring flipped to a persistent negative state for the rest of
the year. It would be interesting to know the underlying causes behind this.