On Saturday, November 2, 2013 11:00:47 AM UTC, John Hall wrote:
In article ,
Jim Cannon writes:
On Monday, October 21, 2013 4:04:10 PM UTC+1, Jim Cannon wrote:
The 90s have returned this year. Weeks and weeks of a low over
Iceland - powerful Azores high ridging into central Europe. My
old gaffer nearly had a coronary when he saw the latest long
range charts. He keeps having to redraw them as his tears are
making all the isobars run. Ah well, lets hope next summers
nice...
Met Office have written it off, too. As per my thoughts weeks ago -
makes you wonder what took them so long - farting around with
the St Jude stuff, I s'pose
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/media/pd...s-temp-NDJ.pdf
Thanks for the link. "Written it off" is a little strong. After all, the
chance of the winter being cold (if one equates being in the coldest 20%
to cold) is given as 15%. And the period covered does not include
February.
--
John Hall "He crams with cans of poisoned meat
The subjects of the King,
And when they die by thousands G.K.Chesterton:
Why, he laughs like anything." from "Song Against Grocers"
It can stay mild as long as it likes, so I don't have to turn the heating on this winter...
Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & Abroad"