When are we going to get the extreme cold weather as forecast from the media
in November? Or was it my imagination?

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In article ,
Paul writes:
When are we going to get the extreme cold weather as forecast from the media
in November? Or was it my imagination?

The media went overboard and hyped things up, as they usually do. The
forecast for the winter from the Met Office seems actually to have been
fairly close to the mark.
--
John Hall "Never play cards with a man called Doc.
Never eat at a place called Mom's.
Never sleep with a woman whose troubles
are worse than your own." Nelson Algren

John Hall wrote:
In article ,
Paul writes:
When are we going to get the extreme cold weather as forecast from the media
in November? Or was it my imagination?

The media went overboard and hyped things up, as they usually do. The
forecast for the winter from the Met Office seems actually to have been
fairly close to the mark.

You need to go to Majorca for the snow, it snowed in Palma tonight ;-)

--
Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net

"Paul" wrote in message
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When are we going to get the extreme cold weather as forecast from the
media in November? Or was it my imagination?

According to the Daily Express, we were supposed to be experiencing an icy
cold blast, sweeping across from Moscow, by Thursday gone. We would all have
our central heating full on and the power stations would be struggling to
cope. Energy bills would be soaring and it would be the end of the world as
we know it.

Now, I know it's a bit nippy outside at the moment, but it's rain, not snow
and it's January, not June... what do you expect?

Keith (Southend) wrote:
John Hall wrote:
In article ,
Paul writes:
When are we going to get the extreme cold weather as forecast from the media
in November? Or was it my imagination?

The media went overboard and hyped things up, as they usually do. The
forecast for the winter from the Met Office seems actually to have been
fairly close to the mark.

You need to go to Majorca for the snow, it snowed in Palma tonight ;-)

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Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net

Currently very mild in Palma, 15 degrees celcius higher than the
freezing midlands (07:00 Sat)

Jon

I just wonder what the media will say when we actually do get some severe
winter weather.
I'd say the MO forecast so far has been way off the mark, especially in the
South where it's been quite a mild January and was exceptionally mild in
December. I really don't think using the CET in a forecast is the right
thing to do.

Shaun Pudwell.

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"Paul" wrote in message
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When are we going to get the extreme cold weather as forecast from the
media in November? Or was it my imagination?

According to the Daily Express, we were supposed to be experiencing an icy
cold blast, sweeping across from Moscow, by Thursday gone. We would all
have our central heating full on and the power stations would be
struggling to cope. Energy bills would be soaring and it would be the end
of the world as we know it.

Now, I know it's a bit nippy outside at the moment, but it's rain, not
snow and it's January, not June... what do you expect?

David Allan wrote:


"Paul" wrote in message
...
When are we going to get the extreme cold weather as forecast from the
media in November? Or was it my imagination?

According to the Daily Express, we were supposed to be experiencing an icy
cold blast, sweeping across from Moscow, by Thursday gone. We would all
have our central heating full on and the power stations would be
struggling to cope. Energy bills would be soaring and it would be the end
of the world as we know it.

Now, I know it's a bit nippy outside at the moment, but it's rain, not
snow and it's January, not June... what do you expect?


Everton Fox this morning has said it's going to be "very cold", "bitterly
cold", "raw", with temperatures of 5 degrees. That used to be the normal
maximum for January when I was young, and it's still only a couple of
degrees below normal.

--
Graham Davis
Bracknell

"Graham P Davis" wrote in message
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David Allan wrote:


"Paul" wrote in message
...
When are we going to get the extreme cold weather as forecast from the
media in November? Or was it my imagination?

According to the Daily Express, we were supposed to be experiencing an icy
cold blast, sweeping across from Moscow, by Thursday gone. We would all
have our central heating full on and the power stations would be
struggling to cope. Energy bills would be soaring and it would be the end
of the world as we know it.

Now, I know it's a bit nippy outside at the moment, but it's rain, not
snow and it's January, not June... what do you expect?


Everton Fox this morning has said it's going to be "very cold", "bitterly
cold", "raw", with temperatures of 5 degrees. That used to be the normal
maximum for January when I was young, and it's still only a couple of
degrees below normal.


What !!!!!?????

I'd like to bring Everton on a walk with me this morning to Hay Tor summit.
-3 deg C and force 5-6 with blowing snow.
THAT'S bitterly cold.

Will.
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In article ,
Shaun Pudwell writes:
I just wonder what the media will say when we actually do get some severe
winter weather.
I'd say the MO forecast so far has been way off the mark, especially in the
South where it's been quite a mild January and was exceptionally mild in
December. I really don't think using the CET in a forecast is the right
thing to do.

I don't understand your last sentence. Where did the Met Office use the
CET in a forecast? Or do you mean using it to evaluate a forecast? If
the forecast is for England then it seems a reasonable thing to do so to
me.

Also I don't see why you think that December was exceptionally mild in
the south. Philip Eden says in his review of the month at
http://www.climate-uk.com/monthly/0512.htm : "Mean monthly temperature
was close to the long-term average in most parts of the UK - slightly
above in Scotland and Northern Ireland, slightly below in southern
England where it was the coldest December for four years."
--
John Hall "Never play cards with a man called Doc.
Never eat at a place called Mom's.
Never sleep with a woman whose troubles
are worse than your own." Nelson Algren

In article ,
Graham P Davis writes:
Everton Fox this morning has said it's going to be "very cold", "bitterly
cold", "raw", with temperatures of 5 degrees. That used to be the normal
maximum for January when I was young, and it's still only a couple of
degrees below normal.

To be fair, when I went to get my morning paper at about 8am, though the
temperature was only around freezing there was a very strong NE wind,
and I felt _much_ colder than I did four or five days ago when we had
that sharp frost and it was around -4C.
--
John Hall
"Honest criticism is hard to take,
particularly from a relative, a friend,
an acquaintance, or a stranger." Franklin P Jones