"Nick Gardner" wrote in message
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On 29/03/2013 9:35 PM, Teignmouth wrote:
There's nothing to say that we won't experience another winter like that
of 1962-3 in the next 20 years or so, or another summer like that of
1976.
What about the summer of 1995?
I call it the forgotten summer as nobody seems to remember it, yet I
reckon it gives 1976 a run for its money. I spent that summer surfing down
at Sennen in Cornwall. To say the weather was stunning would be an
understatement.
There was also 1989 and 1990; ahhhh, those were the days.
Then again, June & July 2006 until things went off track in August but
recovered in September to give one of the warmest, sunniest and best
Autumns I've known.
--
Nick G
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk
1983, another often forgotten 'good' Summer, at least in the South where I
lived at the time in Southampton.
After a cold Feb and March (a White Easter in parts of the Country which was
the same weekend as now), a cold wet April/May then warm spells in June
until Summer proper began the first weekend of July and continued until
early Sept. During that period there was only the first week of August where
temps were down to near normal before becoming warm again. It wasn't dry
throughout though, a few thunderstorms during the period kept the water
levels up. Of possible current interest, the thing I remember about the
April and May period was the high frequency of winds from an E quarter with
low pressure to the S.
1984 was good too in the same area and lasted a bit longer, starting in
early June and going on longer into Sept.
In 1995, I lived in the Central Belt of Scotland and Summer was excellent
there too. All 3 Summer months lived up to their name. IIRC, June was better
than further South. The following winter was good too, living up to its
name.
--
Pete
Malvern, S Worcs, 43m asl.
Please take my dog out twice to e-mail
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