Hi All,

I know its hard to think about snow, and wintry conditions amongst all this
heat, but what are peoples opinions on possible snowfall and cold weather
this coming winter?

The reason I ask, is because this spell of hot weather, in terms of both
high temps and the duration is so unusual for the UK, it makes me wonder if
it will be proceeded by a stormy Autumn and harsh winter.

Would I be correct in saying that hot summers equals a harsh, snowy winter?

Any opinions / comments?

Many thanks all,

Rob.

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Hi All,

I know its hard to think about snow, and wintry conditions amongst all
this
heat, but what are peoples opinions on possible snowfall and cold weather
this coming winter?

The reason I ask, is because this spell of hot weather, in terms of both
high temps and the duration is so unusual for the UK, it makes me wonder
if
it will be proceeded by a stormy Autumn and harsh winter.

Would I be correct in saying that hot summers equals a harsh, snowy
winter?

Any opinions / comments?

Many thanks all,

Rob.

Well Rob there are some well known old folk-lore sayings around summer heat
like this.

"If August sweat, be present on a toad.
Then December snow shall block your road"

" If all August sky be shimmering blue.
Then a December cold weather payment for you is due."

That's just some I'll try to remember the rest.

Rob,

I took a look at temperatures & correlations (based on de Bilt, The
Netherlands data).

There is no appreciable correlation between summer & winter and vise
versa. The well known example of 1947 sticks in the minds of many
people (a cold winter and especially a very cold February followed by
a long and hot summer), but it is really the only clear example in the
entire 20th century.

There is a weak correlation between winter and the following spring.
The same holds for summer and the following autumn. But that is all.

Just see:
http://www.euronet.nl/users/e_wesker/weer/stats.html
http://www.euronet.nl/users/e_wesker/weer/winterv.html
It is in Dutch, but the graphs / numbers are self explaining.

Mazzel & broge / kind regards, Evert Wesker
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
http://come.to/wesker (redirect URL, no adv's), or
http://www.euronet.nl/users/e_wesker/