Hi, All,
With no really cold weather on the horizon, this is set to be the second mildest December, after 1988, since I began recording in these parts in 1970.
Mean screen so far is 5.3C which is 2.4C above normal. Since I began recording at my current Copley site in 1995 the mildest December up to this year was 4.2C in 2006. (I estimate 1988 in Copley would have been 5.5C using my record at nearby Low Etherley.)
Mild Decembers are invariably followed by mild winters on my record. It certainly makes a pleasant change from all the snow-shovelling and difficult travel conditions of recent winters.
Don't like the winds though, mean speed so far for this month is 13.2KT
Best wishes,
Ken
Copley, Teesdale

On Sun, 22 Dec 2013 03:18:58 -0800 (PST), Ken Cook
wrote:

With no really cold weather on the horizon,...

This is set to be our warmest December since moving here in August 2002.
Here are the current December temperature averages compared to the
twelve year averages:-

Dec 2013 Twelve Year Average
Mean Max 9.5 7.2
Mean 7.1 4.6
Mean Min 4.7 2.0
Highest Max 13.9 11.7
Highest Min 9.9 8.3
Lowest Max 3.4 1.4
Lowest Min 0.6 -3.3
Warmest Day 11.5 9.7
Coolest Day 1.8 -0.8

Interesting times.

--
Alan White
Mozilla Firefox and Forte Agent.
By Loch Long, twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, Scotland.
Webcam and weather:- http://windycroft.co.uk/weather

With no really cold weather on the horizon, this is set to be the second
mildest December, after 1988, since I began recording in these parts in
1970.
Mean screen so far is 5.3C which is 2.4C above normal. Since I began
recording at my current Copley site in 1995 the mildest December up to this
year was 4.2C in 2006. (I estimate 1988 in Copley would have been 5.5C
using my record at nearby Low Etherley.)
Mild Decembers are invariably followed by mild winters on my record. It
certainly makes a pleasant change from all the snow-shovelling and
difficult travel conditions of recent winters.
Don't like the winds though, mean speed so far for this month is 13.2KT

Same here Ken.
I did say last week how mild this December was and here too it's normally
followed by a mild Winter
Mean here stands at 5.7c so far with just 1 air frost, only the very mild
December's of 1988 (6.3c) and 1974 (6.6c) have been warmer.
Both 1975 and 1989 Winters were very mild, only the Winter of 2007 was
warmer.


Graham (North Staffs)

With no really cold weather on the horizon, this is set to be the second
mildest December, after 1988, since I began recording in these parts in
1970.
Mean screen so far is 5.3C which is 2.4C above normal. Since I began
recording at my current Copley site in 1995 the mildest December up to this
year was 4.2C in 2006. (I estimate 1988 in Copley would have been 5.5C
using my record at nearby Low Etherley.)
Mild Decembers are invariably followed by mild winters on my record. It
certainly makes a pleasant change from all the snow-shovelling and
difficult travel conditions of recent winters.
Don't like the winds though, mean speed so far for this month is 13.2KT

Same here Ken.
I did say last week how mild this December was and here too it's normally
followed by a mild Winter
Mean here stands at 5.7c so far with just 1 air frost, only the very mild
December's of 1988 (6.3c) and 1974 (6.6c) have been warmer.
Both 1975 and 1989 Winters were very mild, only the Winter of 2007 was
warmer.


Graham (North Staffs)

With no really cold weather on the horizon, this is set to be the second
mildest December, after 1988, since I began recording in these parts in
1970.
Mean screen so far is 5.3C which is 2.4C above normal. Since I began
recording at my current Copley site in 1995 the mildest December up to this
year was 4.2C in 2006. (I estimate 1988 in Copley would have been 5.5C
using my record at nearby Low Etherley.)
Mild Decembers are invariably followed by mild winters on my record. It
certainly makes a pleasant change from all the snow-shovelling and
difficult travel conditions of recent winters.
Don't like the winds though, mean speed so far for this month is 13.2KT

Same here Ken.
I did say last week how mild this December was and here too it's normally
followed by a mild Winter
Mean here stands at 5.7c so far with just 1 air frost, only the very mild
December's of 1988 (6.3c) and 1974 (6.6c) have been warmer.
Both 1975 and 1989 Winters were very mild, only the Winter of 2007 was
warmer.


Graham (North Staffs)

With no really cold weather on the horizon, this is set to be the second
mildest December, after 1988, since I began recording in these parts in
1970.
Mean screen so far is 5.3C which is 2.4C above normal. Since I began
recording at my current Copley site in 1995 the mildest December up to this
year was 4.2C in 2006. (I estimate 1988 in Copley would have been 5.5C
using my record at nearby Low Etherley.)
Mild Decembers are invariably followed by mild winters on my record. It
certainly makes a pleasant change from all the snow-shovelling and
difficult travel conditions of recent winters.
Don't like the winds though, mean speed so far for this month is 13.2KT

Same here Ken.
I did say last week how mild this December was and here too it's normally
followed by a mild Winter
Mean here stands at 5.7c so far with just 1 air frost, only the very mild
December's of 1988 (6.3c) and 1974 (6.6c) have been warmer.
Both 1975 and 1989 Winters were very mild, only the Winter of 2007 was
warmer.


Graham (North Staffs)

On Sunday, December 22, 2013 12:10:29 PM UTC, Alan White wrote:
On Sun, 22 Dec 2013 03:18:58 -0800 (PST), Ken Cook

wrote:
With no really cold weather on the horizon,...

This is set to be our warmest December since moving here in August 2002.
Here are the current December temperature averages compared to the
twelve year averages:-

Dec 2013 Twelve Year Average
Mean Max 9.5 7.2
Mean 7.1 4.6
Mean Min 4.7 2.0
Highest Max 13.9 11.7
Highest Min 9.9 8.3
Lowest Max 3.4 1.4
Lowest Min 0.6 -3.3
Warmest Day 11.5 9.7
Coolest Day 1.8 -0.8

Interesting times.

Alan White

Mozilla Firefox and Forte Agent.
By Loch Long, twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, Scotland.
Webcam and weather:- http://windycroft.co.uk/weather

Anomaly not as large here Mean so far 9.0C (+1.2), but still the mildest December since 2007

Rogers page http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/~brugge/anomt.jpg shows anomalies of +3 to +4C over a largish area of Scotland.

Still no severe gales or notably heavy rainfalls here this month, though that may be about to change. Strongest gust in Penzance 47mph, total rainfall 62.7mm, 45% of the December norm. But some really spectacular seas over the last 4 days, which have all seen swells 20' at Sevenstones. Superb wind/kite surfing conditions at Marazion this morning, I may upload some photos later.

Graham
Penzance

On Sunday, December 22, 2013 1:56:41 PM UTC, Graham Easterling wrote:
On Sunday, December 22, 2013 12:10:29 PM UTC, Alan White wrote:

On Sun, 22 Dec 2013 03:18:58 -0800 (PST), Ken Cook



wrote:

With no really cold weather on the horizon,...



This is set to be our warmest December since moving here in August 2002..

Here are the current December temperature averages compared to the

twelve year averages:-



Dec 2013 Twelve Year Average

Mean Max 9.5 7.2

Mean 7.1 4.6

Mean Min 4.7 2.0

Highest Max 13.9 11.7

Highest Min 9.9 8.3

Lowest Max 3.4 1.4

Lowest Min 0.6 -3.3

Warmest Day 11.5 9.7

Coolest Day 1.8 -0.8



Interesting times.



Alan White



Mozilla Firefox and Forte Agent.

By Loch Long, twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, Scotland.

Webcam and weather:- http://windycroft.co.uk/weather



Anomaly not as large here Mean so far 9.0C (+1.2), but still the mildest December since 2007



Rogers page http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/~brugge/anomt.jpg shows anomalies of +3 to +4C over a largish area of Scotland.



Still no severe gales or notably heavy rainfalls here this month, though that may be about to change. Strongest gust in Penzance 47mph, total rainfall 62.7mm, 45% of the December norm. But some really spectacular seas over the last 4 days, which have all seen swells 20' at Sevenstones. Superb wind/kite surfing conditions at Marazion this morning, I may upload some photos later.



Graham

Penzance

Good news about the mildness, but there's certainly been some interesting weather here while I've been away in Yorkshire. My neighbour rang me on Thursday to say the gene had blown down in gales on Tuesday night. Also, some very mild weather in Pontefract while we were away. 13C yesterday. On the way back vis Cardiff, some excellent cb's, virga and optical effects. Nice! (except for having to repair the fence).

Superb wind/kite surfing conditions at Marazion this morning, I may upload some photos later.

Graham
Penzance

In the shelter of Mount's Bay http://www.easterling.freeserve.co.uk/ws.html

In the shelter of Mount's Bay http://www.easterling.freeserve.co.uk/ws.html

Meanwhile, away from the relative shelter the swell, once again, exceeded 20' at times just offshore.

http://www.sennen-cove.com/today2.htm
http://www.sennen-cove.com/todaysurf.htm

Graham
Penzance