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On 21 Aug 2015, Chris Rees wrote:
The washed out 'Summer' here in Wales (i use the term summer in the loosest sense) continues.
After four dry days in a row, from Saturday the 15th to Tuesday, (which i am sure were the first since April!) We are now well and truly 'back to normal' (very wet)
It has rained here in South West Wales since Wednesday, and based on the wonderful and reliable forecasts from the Met Office, could be continuing on into next week! It would be unusual to have this prolonged rainfall during the late Autumn, and throughout the winter, let alone in what is high summer! I can only hope September will bring some respite.
On 17 Aug 2015, Paddy (Aberdeen south, 130m elevation, sub) wrote:
8˚C at 7.30, splendid sunny morning & warming up nicely to 21˚ by midday, even though there was a constant NNE’ly breeze. In sheltered places it was much hotter still, great when we get at least the odd day like this. 13˚ by 10pm, according to MO we’re going to get a very wet day tomorrow. == Richard Brown: it’s the luck of the draw, just depends on exactly where you are. Looking back over the last 4 weeks, it hasn’t been all bad, some very brilliant days, but most of the time there was always the underlying lack of warmth. For vegetables to grow well, there has to be a store of warmth in the soil and the atmosphere; but when night time temps are low, the heat in the soil dissipates and cannot be replenished when a cool day or several follow.
On 17 Aug 2015, Maria ( Ireland sub ) wrote:
The last couple of days a mix of sunshine cloud and the odd shower of rain, weekend nights were cool around 8/9 deg. overnight, today has been nice and sunny feeling warmer again max 20 deg. family from England gone home so feels like summer is drawing to a close, at least a little sun today and this eve. to lift the spirits and finish the last beer or two roll on summer 2016!-)
On 17 Aug 2015, richard [subs east mids] wrote:
I happened to notice on the gym tv on sunday the bbc news channel were doing an 'explanation' of why they dumbed down the weather forecast even approaching random shoppers in the street showing them a pressure chart and asking if they knew what it was. Given pressure charts haven't been on tv for decades and no idea if they still teach them in schools it seems like 'fish in a barrel' evidence that they said 'proves' the bbc wisdom of dumbing down the weather. I see the BBC trust say the 'public should decide on the future of BBC' but they probably don't mean by that allowing the license fee to be optional or a pay as you go.
On 17 Aug 2015, Gerry Surrey/Kent border 223ft 45d wrote:
Booker in the Telegraph mentions the heaviest rain in the UK that fell in Hampstead in 1975. He is curious to know why the MetO record it as lasting 2 hours when since he was travelling home during the storm it was only 45 mins? That ramps up the intensity enormously. Good piece on WUWT that regarding growing gap between surface temps and sat measurements. And also about the effect ozone might play in allowing the sun to warm or not warm that is not covered by the models and is a contradiction in the IPCC.
On 17 Aug 2015, richard [subs east mids] wrote:
Thanks steve. Clearly the guy is a crank denier who is bitter that he is not getting millions a year from the State lol. The co2ers have him on their list of Who's Who of List of 400 Global Warming Deniers based on the damming evidence of "Nothing beyond his website found. Gives no credentials. ". So as well researched as the other co2 rubbish they believe in. I spent 3 years researching all the co2ers claims and found them bogus and based on jedi mind trick use of data. They can ignore me because 'im not a climate scientist" even tho i point out that term has been hijacked by the co2ers to mean something other than it appears to and even if I was i would be a 'denier'" lol.
On 17 Aug 2015, Gerry Surrey/Kent border 223ft 45d wrote:
Some observations over the last few days. Thurs rain produced 15mm in the gauge. The expected encore on Friday didn't come during the day which started bright and remained so with some increase in cloud. Humid as any exercise such as my brisk walk around the perimeter of Gatwick Airport (having finally found the way out of the terminal on foot) brings a sweat. Bursts of rain during the evening but only 2mm in the gauge. So no month's rain which seems to have gone further south. Nice day on Saturday but sitting outside a pub after 8pm is what not too long before it was too cold. Getting home at 1am and stepping out of the heated van it was - brr damn cold. Sunday started well as I looking to find true south by the sun to line up a weathervane but by the allotted time it was full cloud. Heavy mist on the fields this morning at 7.15am but cleared by 8. Sunny spells in London. I like the 'unexpected' rain concept sort of 'unforecast' rain really.
On 17 Aug 2015, Steve Devine (Sub) wrote:
It's quiet on here today. Here's a very interesting video and article from a former NOAA meteorologist. Basically states we're in for a 125 global cooling period, which has already begun at the poles; http://iceagenow.info/2015/08/extreme-cold-on-the-way-says-former-noaa-meteorologist-video/
On 16 Aug 2015, Richard Brown from Hull, East Yorhshire wrote:
Just got back from 4 weeks in a mostly sunny and mild (at times very warm out of the breeze) Scotland!
Yes, there has been a lot of rain at times and yes the temp has been around average but there have been times the local temp has been in the low 20s. We have been in Dumfries and Galloway and a week on Harris.
On 16 Aug 2015, Paddy (Aberdeen south, 130m elevation, sub) wrote:
7˚C at 7.30, everything dripping wet and steaming in the brilliant sunshine and cloudless sky. This didn’t last unfortunately, cloud started rolling in from the West by 11am, accompanied by a N’ly breeze which gradually turned into the SW as the day progressed. Overall coolish, even though we managed to reach 20˚ by midday, 13˚ by 8.30pm. == Without wishing to make any political comment, I noticed from a press headline yesterday that Jeremy is being accused of bein anti-semitic - it seems that the established order, aka the predatory ruling class, is getting rattled by his popular support, can’t have that, can we?
On 16 Aug 2015, Ron Greer wrote:
Couldn't believe how warm and pleasant it was this afternoon--was actually outside in my semmit--that's been a while!
On 16 Aug 2015, Ron Greer wrote:
Well Piers, the GFS charts are now backing up your prediction for a warm end to the month and start to September
On 16 Aug 2015, east side wrote:
Exactly as predicted, the swallows left Ural region 2 weeks early (13th August).
Weather has now reverted to Freezing winds and cold rain.
It's been impossible to swim in the local river this year, and last year was not much better.
If there were ever signs the general tendency is to colder climate it was the last 2 summers, the late cold springs and the early arrival of snow (last year september was already, cold showers & freezing winds close to 0C).
Last year snow showers arrived 1 month early.
This year early signs are of another 8 month winter.
On 15 Aug 2015, Paddy (Aberdeen south, 130m elevation, sub) wrote:
Rain all day to about 5pm, not particularly cold, though not warm either at 14˚ max, showers of & on during the evening, 12˚ by 9.30pm. Very little wind, mostly from a NNE’ly direction, so rain was slow moving. 30d forecast pretty spot on.
On 15 Aug 2015, Anthony Dorset wrote:
Our House Martins usually leave their nests late September, even early October but after a very productive and energetic summer, they suddenly left last weekend. Do they sense something we do not?
On 15 Aug 2015, Allan wrote:
Piers for Prime Minister? Great going Piers...weather good for penguins in NZ lately. All Blacks ready for any weather England can throw at them.
On 15 Aug 2015, Lorraine Lister (sub) NZ wrote:
Piers, Jeremy has even been mentioned on the news here now https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/battle-for-britain-s-labour-leader-gets-personal-as-polls-open-q05774
On 14 Aug 2015, Maria ( Ireland sub ) wrote:
Yesterday the cloud gave way to a nice summers day with a light breeze max 21 deg. some nice clouds about here n there, cool over the evening and after a sunny start today a shower passes by to then give another nice day though not as warm, max 17 deg. dropping chilly again this eve. 12/13 deg at 19.38 pm but still sunny :)
On 14 Aug 2015, Paddy (Aberdeen South) wrote:
13º at 7.30, feeling quite mild despite the rain, which carried on all morning with the occasional heavy burst, dry by 2pm, max temp 16º. Left the premises around 4.30pm to spend the night away beyond Aboyne, surprised to see how many bales of hay had been made and were sitting in the fields waiting to be carted away; our neighbour didn't get around to his, being a contractor he has to do everyone else's before his. Dry now, with low cloud hanging in the sky.
On 14 Aug 2015, Carl 30d Subscriber wrote:
Gerry Surrey/Kent border.I noticed in your area this on the afternoon Monday 10th August you experienced this what the MetO and BBC forecast was UNEXPECTED rain as they put it.Bucks was just on the edge of this unexpected band of rain.I also noticed on Piers forecast that it was in a R4 period so it clearly intensified that cold front which twenty four earlier the MetO said it would have cleared Kent.Of note was these storms yesterday and today as the South coast got flooded out.The MetO forecasted these huge storms moving North affecting us here in Bucks but Oh dear those storms turned out to be wimper again no solar factors if only those storms hit in a R5
On 14 Aug 2015, richard [subs east mids] wrote:
curious article on Piers in the Independent. More like a failed fishing expedition yet they still manage to spread it over 2 pages. Sounds like the media is desperate. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/is-there-trouble-ahead-for-jeremy-corbyn-enter-sibling-piers-the-wacky-weatherman-10454680.html
On 14 Aug 2015, east side wrote:
This week saw the warmest days of the summer in Baltic states, St Petersburg where it hit 28C at last.
Out east the summer is over, URAL gets its last warm day of the summer today at 26C.
After this, it returns to the freezing miserable summer everyone is complaining about.
I predict the artic migratory birds leave 2-3 weeks early this year.
Let's not forget the importance of Volga, Siberia, Ural & Ukraine regions to EU/global grain futures.
"During the first half of May, in the European regions of Russia, the agro-meteorological conditions were mostly satisfactory for planting. Since then, the weather in most Russian territory has been rainy with temperatures below average level".
In a few years this summer may become the norm. At this point the toxic mix of the low rouble/hryvna, high fertiliser prices, high interest rates & lower sun output may combine to kick in generally lower production per Ha.
FYI.
It was grain fiascos resulted in the removal of Kruschev.
On 14 Aug 2015, Steve,Dorset,UK. Sub wrote:
We had yellow warnings, And dire warnings that we were all doomed, Doomed I tell ya, rain a months worth, we had a few spots of rain and a dull day, dull like the computer that spilled out this junk forecast. Today it is raining just wet rain like we usually get, no big deal.
On 14 Aug 2015, Gerry 45d 223ft Kent-Surrey border wrote:
The rain in London stopped during the afternoon and the sun nearly made an appearance. We had one flash of lightning and a rumble of thunder. Humid is the word for the moment. More cloud later on and some light rain around 8pm. My basic rain gauge suggested 15mm of rain yesterday. Nicely topped up the water stock though not the month's rain from the MetO. Further south does seem to have coped it with disruption to Eastbourne trains and services through Haywards Heath. Pictures today of Brighton bailing out. Easterly airstream has changed to SW today with overcast but bright so far. No rain as yet.
On 14 Aug 2015, Lorraine Lister (sub) NZ wrote:
Heavy rain here all day and a north easterly. Same for the West coast of the South Island. Rain for most of the North Island with thunder and likelihood of hail in Auckland tonight. Further south colder with snow forecast tomorrow in this current R3.
On 13 Aug 2015, Paddy (Aberdeen south, 130m elevation, sub) wrote:
8˚C overnight, 11˚ at 7.30, splendid sunny day but with persistent SSE wind all day, which kept us cool/cold all day, so I was wearing a jumper while weeding, which is ridiculous for a sunny August day. Max temp 20˚, but that was out of the wind on the N side of one of our tunnels where the thermometer hangs; our visitors went inland this afternoon and on return reported much higher temps than here on the farm, being near the coast is not always fun, especially under HP like today. 13˚ at 10pm & feeling decidedly chilly. Yellow rain warning for tomorrow.
On 13 Aug 2015, Bob Weber, N Mich USA subscriber wrote:
Typo in my first recent comment- the solar flux went up 33 points, from 89 to 122 sfu during those two weeks. Addendum to the TSI comment- my calculations show the true variation off the floor when solar flux is 65 sfu during the solar minimum did reach 0.37%, more than 3 times the IPCC 0.1% figure. Piers' forecast for the first few periods this month had some issues with timing and location of hail storms. His R4 fronts were well positioned, and there was a tornado report from PA, & a hail report in upstate NY, but most of the hail this month has been concentrated in the north-central US states. Current forecast period is so far so good as high pressure dominates and Texas is having "searing heat" as Piers said. I'm particularly interested in seeing what happens in a few days when Venus and the new moon align on the 14-15th. There is potential for some nifty magnetospheric interactions then. Solar flux expected to be low for at least a week from now. Protons are going up now.
On 13 Aug 2015, Bob Weber, N Mich USA subscriber wrote:
The authors of new sunspot number reconstruction, Svalgaard etal, and the media have used the v2 numbers as a propaganda vehicle to pronounce that the sun's variation since the Maunder Minimum was insufficient to cause climate change/global warming, based on the lesser trend in the v2 data. The truth is that the sun DID cause climate change & global warming, because the sunspot activity was 65% higher for 70 years, from 1935-2004 during the modern maximum, than during the previous 70-year period from 1865-1934. TSI reconstructions are all over the map. Most solar scientists & the IPCC use a 0.1% TSI variation, which is what the SORCE/TIM satellite measured from 2003-now. I found that TSI is a function of F10.7 flux, and using that I determined the variation as being 2-3 times higher. F10.7 @ 120 sfu = TSI @ 1361.5 W/m^2. Weak SC24 barely reached 1362, whereas in higher SC22 max, TSI was 1364, & for the even higher SC19 max, TSI was 1365! It's no wonder the IPCC models are junk!
On 13 Aug 2015, Bob Weber, N Mich subscriber wrote:
Russ - caterpillar and kale salad sounds yummy! NOT. Many here have mentioned they're noticing the recent cold... well that's 'cause it's not warm!!! -Ok enough goofing around. Solar flux did bounce up over 23 points over two weeks, which warmed us up, even though it topped out at 122sfu on the 7th. I noticed how it got warmer here during that rise. Now we're under 100sfu and dropping. Just like the last time that happened during the previous solar rotation, the weather channel's US 24-hour temp change is showing widespread cooling, and I expect several days of that until flux bottoms out. Compounding our understanding is TSI, total solar irradiance of all wavelengths. I found that solar flux increases lead TSI increases with a lag. It's too complicated to talk about without graphics, but I can say that the 0.1% TSI change attributed by most solar scientists & what the IPCC says is pure unadulterated BS. They base that on TSI measurements of the weakest solar cycle in 100 years.
On 13 Aug 2015, Maria 45day sub somerset wrote:
meto made a complete bells up of the forecast down here. Yellow warning!! pah. Nice day here, not a speck of rain. Was yellow for the whole day on their forecast and I and others have changed plans because of their cover all approach. They are running scared and always come down on a gloomy forecast, just in case. So annoying, I had things I could have done. 2.30 pm on netatmo, 20 in the shade, 84 humidity, no trees moving just fluttering leaves
On 13 Aug 2015, Steve Devine (Sub) wrote:
Becoming very muggy in C London now with torrential rain and a gradually weakening arc of rain moving from South to North. More fireworks expected in time for the evening commute. Glad I brought my brolly. Looks like something nasty is brewing on the charts for next weekend aswell...
On 13 Aug 2015, Gerry Surrey/Kent border 223ft 45d wrote:
Russ comments on cold this morning but on stepping off the train at just after 7pm last night that was my first reaction. A warm August evening it was not. V thin high cloud but otherwise sky clear of fluffy clouds. Set up 2 water butts in anticipation and put on a fleece. Strong breeze from an easterly direction. Still an underlying humidity though. Rain during the night but stopped at 8am but dark and dull low cloud everywhere. Has been raining in London since midday and is very gloomy. Just goes to underline my bafflement at Corals concerns at paying out for record hot August bets. Not experienced anything like that July 1 heat at all. Perhaps they employ lots of warmists?
On 13 Aug 2015, richard [subs east mids] wrote:
BBC weather took the decision rather than present data to raise the public knowledge they took the patronising decision to dumb it down cause they think we all too thick to even understand the old pressure charts they used do.[most kids thesed ays do things on computers that are way more complicated than weather charts]. Many like me go to youtube rather than bbc where there is a better standard of forecasting. Ironically BBC could have been the 'Youtube' but again they didn't want to create an open source platform with the public having their own voice and making their own programmes so they stayed 'closed sourced' and missed out on that too. Many Youtubers have more subscribers than BBC programmes have viewers. BBC is a dinosaur.
On 13 Aug 2015, Maria ( Ireland sub ) wrote:
Warmed up as the day progressed yesterday and it was a lovely sunny day for us, although it reached 20 deg. it was very warm for a short time but not hot hot! Had a run with my kids in the woods and a mini sweat was all we broke into but glad for the lack of rain so a good day was had by all, nice by the lake saw dragon flies swans fish and lots of little flies but very few bees, another great clear starry night last night.. Chilly again this a.m but not as much as yesterday a lot more cloud around 14 deg. at 10.00 a.m
On 13 Aug 2015, Russ NE Derbyshire wrote:
Cor blimey it's cold today. Just been out to feed my daughters rabbits and my hands are cold, rub them together level of cold. In stark contrast to the past few days warmth and humidity. Big rain heading up across the channel, spreading as it goes: bet we don't get any. Loads of lightning heading across London and the home counties as I type this. Looks like the west country will get it's fair share too. Huge powerful swirly thing heading SE toward the UK bringing even more cold arctic air. Saw hundreds of butterflies yesterday, in a steep sided narrow valley, ex mining area, lots of hazels and birches and directly planted wildflowers. Lovely sweet scent of the blooms especially the thistles Still seeing very few bees and wasps. Plenty of tiny flies but the larger ones seem to be suffering. Caterpillars are enjoying our kale as are we....
On 12 Aug 2015, Paddy (Aberdeen south, 130m elevation, sub) wrote:
12˚C at 7.30, feeling cold in the NW breeze, sunny start, then somewhat cloudy but turned out to be a glorious sunny day eventually, contrary to MO’s forecast. Max temp here was 21˚ but where we were further inland around midday it was much warmer, especially in wind-sheltered spots. Wind turned into the S in the afternoon; neighbours are making hay, I hope they will get it dry before Friday’s rain which the MO is announcing. 13˚ at 9.30pm. The R4 just past has not been too unkind to us.
On 12 Aug 2015, Gerry Surrey/Kent border 223ft 45d wrote:
The MetO also think we are too stupid to notice how poor they are at their job. US tv forecasts actually show the Jetstream snaking across the country I believe as it plays such a role in their weather - as indeed it does in ours. Measured about a mm of rain yesterday but looked a lot more in the gauge this morning. Drained a water butt into a pond last night and found it nearly full again this morning so left it draining. Sun just breaking through a bit when leaving home and sunny spells but with a lot of cloud in London. Warm again. Warnings out from MetO for heavy rain the next 2 days and with an R period too.
On 12 Aug 2015, Mike (45d subs) wrote:
Fascinating detail about the 2015 hurricane season. Again, El Nino is at work!
http://www.weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/atlantic-basin-hurricane-season-hostile-august-2015
On 12 Aug 2015, Maria ( Ireland sub ) wrote:
Really clear night last night lots of stars to be seen, blue sky and sunshine this morn. but feels like an autumn start to the day as it is really fresh and parky! 11 deg at 8.30 a.m
On 12 Aug 2015, Steve,Dorset,UK. Sub wrote:
Black Pearl wrote about the jet stream never ever being mentioned on the weather put out by the BBBC, you are quite correct in thinking that as it was piers that coined the phrase by quoting the jet stream in his weather casts,the BBBC thought we were all to thick to have a view on the weather let alone the jet stream.
On 12 Aug 2015, Russ NE Derbyshire wrote:
Gerry..... That humidity is the vote swinger. As long as there's a good strong breeze to keep the airflow cooling you off, you don't feel oppressive heat. If that breeze disappears then everyone is remarking on how hot it is. I can drown in a pool of my own perspiration in January if the humidity is high! Like the line from the film 'Aliens', "It's so hot in here...", "Yeah, but it's a dry heat!"....... As of 5am this Wednesday morning, it's unusually cold, not chilly, COLD! The car was covered in condensation, the grass was soaking wet and the windscreen was slow to clear. This is what I would expect at the end of September in the far north of Scotland while on holiday.... Politics.... It was mentioned by a union spokesman that fining Network Rail for failure to meet targets was effectively fining tax payers and the very customers who were affected by the failures on the rail network in the first place. But if they promise to be good in future, they don't have to pay the fine? Uh?
On 11 Aug 2015, Paddy (Aberdeen south, 130m elevation, sub) wrote:
11˚C at 7.30, glorious start with a S’ly breeze, but soon clouding over with the wind picking up, dark clouds moving in, rain from 12.30 - 1.30pm, max temp 18˚. Once again, when the sun disappeared it got noticeably cooler. A little sunshine in the afternoon, cloudy again in the evening, 13˚ by 8.30pm.
On 11 Aug 2015, BLACK PEARL wrote:
Just Thinking ... !
The Jet Stream is often mentioned now in many TV weather reports.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it was never mentioned in the recent past until Piers was pushed into the foreground with his advanced warnings of 'It will be like Hell Frozen over' a few years back
End of thought
On 11 Aug 2015, Ron Greer wrote:
Wow! could hardly believe the unusually cold wet summer and late snow in Scotland made the main BBC news bulletin. Are they preparing us for a cold winter?
On 11 Aug 2015, Gerry Surrey/Kent border 223ft 45d wrote:
2 very informative articles on WUWT. http://wattsupwiththat.com/2015/08/09/the-trouble-with-global-climate-models/ Good explanation of model failings and the grid system used. And the run time needed for a complex computer model. And a beautiful expose of 'renewable' energy http://wattsupwiththat.com/2015/08/09/a-simple-tale-about-switching-to-renewable-power-requirements-consequences/
Grey and wet leaving home but dry once in London. Gradually brightened up but no sun. Office comments about where is the heatwave that was promised. Is a heatwave now just 3 quite warm days as we had Friday to Sunday? How much did the wind dropping cause that? SFU popped up over 120 but sliding back again now.
On 11 Aug 2015, Maria 45day sub somerset wrote:
Jeremy seems to me to be a very genuine `good` man, caring selflessly for others. Not my political persuasion at all but I worry about the stress on him, my husband died at his age and stress was a factor. Such a difference between being a leader and getting all the flack and paddling away in a lesser role. Oops back to weather: still missing my vantage vue, still away for repair. Netatmo readings: 2pm, 18 degrees, humidity 77, slight breeze looking at the trees. Flat, colourless day, no sparkle at all
On 11 Aug 2015, Ron Greer wrote:
I see that the MObeeb's John Hammond is currently presenting a special feature, on the BBC weather website regarding the unusually cold and wet summer in Scotland. I must admit to a certain amount of Schadenfruede at him having to admit that it's been up to 2C cooler than normal with snow on the higher tops ( which even children know about Dr Vine)
On 11 Aug 2015, Ron Greer wrote:
I see that the MObeeb's John Hammond is currently presenting a special feature, on the BBC weather website regarding the unusually cold and wet summer in Scotland. I must admit to a certain amount of Schadenfruede at him having to admit that it's been up to 2C cooler than normal with snow on the higher tops ( which even children know about Dr Vine)
On 11 Aug 2015, Steve,Dorset,UK. Sub wrote:
I bet this would have dented the cars, but something to think about in his liar time, keep someoldblankets to cover if out in the open on the drive.
Quote...
A Damaging hailstorm affected counties in SW England afternoon / evening of the 15th July 1808 (presumably as the hot spell above was breaking down), primarily affecting Dorset, Somerset & Gloucestershire. The storm first hit areas in the Sherborne / Templecombe area late afternoon then moved (or developed) NNW'wards to reach Bristol mid-evening. From reports at the time, the diameter of much of the hail was of the order 11 cm, with much damage being recorded - including injury & death to people in the open. If these reports are correct, then this 1808 hailstorm (according to Colin Clark / 'Weather' July 2004), produced the largest hail diameters for Britain known (along with that for 1697).
Maybe this should be shown at the Paris warmist party
On 11 Aug 2015, Ron Greer( subscriber) wrote:
It matters not a hoot to me who Piers' brother is or what he does for a living. Piers' professional capabilities are not affected by it one way or the other and the truth about the weather/climate will remain the same, regardless of who the Labour Party choose as leader. Heavy thundery showers here yesterday with rapid temperature changes and the autumnal ambience still remains.
On 11 Aug 2015, David wrote:
well, Piers -- I have actually done something I never thought would happen, namely registered as a Labour party supporter (which I am not) so I can vote for your brother in a few days so I can at least support the family in some way! (I have previously subscribed to WA forecasts but living in Germany at the moment makes it no longer really worth my while as the European forecasts are really too general to be of that much use to me personally though I retain an active interest in your work).
On 11 Aug 2015, richard [subs east mids] wrote:
I see a Corbyn makes the front cover of Private Eye. Good time to put an ad in there for WA? Surprised they didn't ask you lol
On 10 Aug 2015, Paddy (Aberdeen south, 130m elevation, sub) wrote:
12˚C at 7.30 but rapidly climbing to 23˚ through the morning in an agreeably cooling S’ly breeze. However, like for Gerry, by about 2pm the short burst of summer was over, the S’ly wind picked up, taking in more cloud & cold air from the western flank of the Low north of us and by 4pm it started depositing large amounts of water on top of us. Friends of ours who’ve spent a couple of weeks in the North said they had never seen that kind of rain when they were up there, I suppose this is more like it for an R4 period, so Piers’ forecast is on course again. 12˚ by 9pm.
On 10 Aug 2015, Gerry Surrey/Kent border 223ft 45d wrote:
Brief burst of summer over. More cloud with very few breaks. Quite humid. I noted that the correction for UHI was to assume that non-city measurements were too and move them up. The Karl et al junk paper did the same with sea temps by lifting the most accurate source -Argo buoys - upwards to meet the varied other data sources and viola! No 'pause'. Which was no doubt the intention. Anthony Watts in the US showed that it was actually rural stations that suffered most from UHI as their originally remote locations became engulfed by urban sprawl even at such a low level. Think of the changes over the last century at a little place called Heathrow as a rather extreme case but as a reliable temp series it is utterly useless.
On 10 Aug 2015, Steve,Dorset,UK. Sub wrote:
Talking about urban heat effect tell me this then, I do early morning delivery to 25 drops around a corse of almost 15miles and the temperature in short distances can be as much as 5 to 6c difference in the mornings especially in the winter, how do you sort that out. I think the future lies with satellite readings not man made up temps especially if you are of the warmist fraternity,
When they adjust temps they always go up not down.
On 10 Aug 2015, Ron Greer wrote:
GFS predicting rapid warm- cool changes from 2oth and a fairly sharp cool period 24-26, but it's so far away ( by their standards) we could easily get the opposite
On 10 Aug 2015, shaun (Wales) wrote:
@Gerry... the MO monthly summaries for May, June and July have actually stated below average for each month.
Lovely day Saturday here, reached 21 which is average for this time of year where I am but relative to what we have had it felt warmer. But It was back to wet and cooler Sunday and today, been some heavy deluges already this morning
On 10 Aug 2015, Steve,Dorset,UK. Sub wrote:
Cloudy, wet, and mild, here today, could describe the Labour Party oops I don,t usually do politics hahaha. I suppose we need the sunshine as well as the rain oooops here I go again. Just joking piers.
On 10 Aug 2015, richard [subs east mids] wrote:
After pointing it out on WA blog it seems others have begun to wake up to the heat island bias on temperature 'records'......."The urban influence on a given station’s temperature record can be quite profound. In large cities, for example, urban-induced heating can be as great as Tokyo’s 10°C, making it all the more difficult to detect and discern a CO2-induced global warming signal in the temperature record....is likely inducing an ever-increasing warming bias on the temperature record, a bias that will only increase as the world’s population continues to urbanize in the years and decades ahead. Consequently, unless researchers routinely identify and remove this growing UHI influence from the various temperature data bases used in global change studies, there will likely be a progressive overestimation of the influence of the radiative effects of rising CO2 on the temperature record." http://www.cato.org/blog/progressive-increase-urban-heat-islands-influence-temperature-records
On 10 Aug 2015, Ron Greer wrote:
Just spent the weekend at Ft George near Inverness as part of the annual living-history event. Decidedly September-like Friday and Saturday with several comments on the snow patches still visible on Ben Wyvis and the chilly wet experience. Sunday a bit more summery, but with a cool westerly.
On 10 Aug 2015, Lorraine Lister (sub) NZ wrote:
More winter weather for Auckland today https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/could-it-be-snowing-in-auckland-s-not-hail-so-what-is-q05009 Plus funnel cloud https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/grisly-funnel-clouds-loom-over-auckland-q05018?autoPlay=4410747111001https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/schools-flights-roads-affected-as-black-ice-bites-q04901and it has remained cold in the South Island. All within and R4 period and, despite the surprised media, it is still winter in NZ.
On 10 Aug 2015, Paddy (Aberdeen south, 130m elevation, sub) wrote:
Relates to Sunday 9th, we had a powercut last night, so couldn’t send this. ==14˚C at 7.30, cloudy with the obligate S’ly breeze, not cold, but not warm either, cloud only lifting around 3pm, max temp 21˚, glorious end to the day, 14˚ by 10pm. Neighbour is cutting for hay, it seems we’re getting a run of dry days according to MO, not quite what I had expected.
On 09 Aug 2015, Gerry 45d 223ft Kent-Surrey border wrote:
Blast of summer in the southeast. Warm on Friday and pleasant sitting outside a pub after work before heading out to the country. Lovely day on Saturday and with there being little breeze the temps climbed. Barbecue time and sitting out into the night. Had a fleece on to ward off the chill. A late one so retiring at 3am having had the windows in my upstairs bedroom open it had fallen to 65F and quite chilly. Sunday has been another good day with some early cloud clearing and a blue sky at sunset. This does seem to have been better than the forecast. Any reason? Comedy in the Mail with Coral's getting concerned on paying out on bets for the warmest August on record as well as for the warmest year. I wonder if they know how much the figures are fiddled and they are doing their best to make it so for COP21? MetO admission that May, June and July have been average I believe.
On 09 Aug 2015, Russ NE Derbyshirer wrote:
The problems we face from little ice age conditions are far reaching, and most problems we may not see coming until its too late! .... >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-33840279 << Those windscreens take some shattering!
On 09 Aug 2015, Russ NE Derbyshire wrote:
Paddy.... I have noticed that the local farmers who decided to get an early, albeit small, first cut of hay, may have made a dreadful mistake because the grasses haven't put on enough growth for a second cut, and the second cut is also going to be small. The farmers who toughed it out and waited are now getting an excellent cut. It's the same with grain growers. The early seeders have crops ready to harvest but they're very patchy and stunted, whereas the farmers who seeded later have another couple of weeks to wait at least (still somewhat greenish) but their crops are taller and have almost 100% uniformity. ...... Buddleia! ...Millions of (troublesome) Buddleia shrubs along the railways but hardly a butterfly in sight. Now am I mistaken, or are they not called 'the butterfly bush' for good reason? So where are all the flippin butterflies this year? I've seen more butterflies out on the moors than in the suburbs and lowland farmland. Decided lack of bees too, even on the buddleias...
On 09 Aug 2015, Geoff wrote:
Presumably The Met Office will not be the model for Producer Power once Bro Jeremy ushers in the Millennium? Could be an interesting debate amongst the theo/ideologues in the New Politburo?!
On 09 Aug 2015, Lorraine Lister (sub) NZ wrote:
More wintry weather for NZ today as we move into the R4 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/pictures-freak-hailstorm-hits-upper-north-island-q04848. https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/snow-delays-queenstown-flights-q04802. Yesterday's hail here turned to rain and a freezing night with frost and ice patches this morning. It was a beautiful but cold day with snow on the mountains.
On 09 Aug 2015, Maria ( Ireland sub ) wrote:
Cool overnight, temp dropped to 8 deg. nice clear and starry night sky, cloudy and dull today ( 8th ) after a lovely sunny breezy start, Max 17/18 a few showers and humidity increased later in the day, 14 deg. cloudy now at 2 a.m
On 08 Aug 2015, Paddy (Aberdeen south, 130m elevation, sub) wrote:
8˚C overnight, 11˚ at 7.30, sunny morning with fresh S’ly wind making it feel cooler than expected, only warming up gradually to 20˚ max. Cloudier afternoon & feeling cooler again, 14˚ at 9.30pm. Dry at least though, so some people are now making hay. Spoke to someone who lives in York who said they also had a very cool summer at their latitude.
On 08 Aug 2015, Russ NE Derbyshire wrote:
Heliospheric current sheet crossing equals geomagnetic and atmospheric electrical activity equals typhoons and stormy swirly things. No amount of data fiddling can prevent 2+2 equalling 4...... Been warm again without the chilly breeze. Very humid!
On 08 Aug 2015, Maria 45day sub somerset wrote:
glorious, hot sunny all day. Bright sky. Netatmo in shade recorded hight of 28.4 at 4 pm. Low of 12.6 at 6.30 am. Outdoor humidity was 90% at 7.30 am and is 49 at 6pm. Went rapidly lower all, day and yes it was superb day for tonnes of washing. No wonder the romans liked my area and grew grapes. I hope the temperature drops rapidly this evening. I`ll need to have all windows open to cool upstairs
On 08 Aug 2015, Lorraine Lister (sub) NZ wrote:
Winter returned with a vengeance today after a week of milder northerlies http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/70946279/heavy-snow-to-hit-the-north-island. We had hail for 10 minutes this afternoon. Forecast to clear overnight with a cold frosty morning tomorrow.
On 08 Aug 2015, shaun (Wales) wrote:
Weather started to change this week, slightly warmer, saw my first wasps this year this week as temps climbed up to a relatively hot 17 degrees.
Everyone is acting as if its a heatwave around here, and find myself having to explain the feeling is only relative to what its been like lately and not actually that hot, in yesterday was a blue sky sunny day for most of the day but at 17 is still below average for here at this time of the year.
I noticed that the Met Office has declared July below average, that's 3 months on the trot now May to July, so much for their earlier claims it was going to be warmer than average for summer
On 07 Aug 2015, Paddy (Aberdeen south, 130m elevation, sub) wrote:
10˚C overnight, 13˚ at 7.30, almost wall to wall blue sky, though somewhat cool in the light W’ly breeze - wind direction was variable throughout thereafter -, warming up steadily though to 22˚ max and feeling muggy, was hotter in the afternoon, on a par with Monday, I would say. However there were quite a lot of clouds coming and going all day, so we also had duller moments but it was a real summer’s day; we live for such days, even when they only come along sporadically, they compensate for the preponderance of dreich stuff this year. 13˚ at 9.30pm.
On 07 Aug 2015, Maria ( Ireland sub ) wrote:
Improved yesterday some sun clouds and the odd shower, lovely sky last night as the sun set and first nicer day today in a wee while, warm in the sunshine all morning, big white clouds and a light breeze this eve. but the sun is still out max temp 19 deg.
On 07 Aug 2015, richard [subs east mids] wrote:
the corruption of data is a serious problem so we need a separate national data collection service. Also CET should stop being used as a 'national' proxy when CET would get the heat from the south but not the cold from the north so if you only looked at CET you would get the wrong idea about what is going on in uk especially if the 30 year average you compare it to is mysteriously stuck [cherry picked] at 1961-91 [the cold one]. Hadley cannot be trusted as long as they seek to bend the facts to suit their [eco christian] politics.
On 06 Aug 2015, Paddy (Aberdeen south, 130m elevation, sub) wrote:
13˚C at 7.30, cloudy with rain between 7 and 8, but feeling muggy & mild, wind mainly from a S’ly direction, variable from time to time, max temp 22˚ but not much sun. Short showers in the afternoon, still 13˚ at 9.30pm.
On 06 Aug 2015, Russ NE Derbyshire wrote:
Lorraine.... I stand corrected. My wife was vit D deficient and a doctor told her to make sure she had plenty of vit C or she wouldn't be able to absorb the vit D. Who's advice can you trust these days?? A doctor making a mistake almost killed my mum by prescribing her humble penicillin when her notes said she was severely allergic to it. ....... Wendy... see Lorraines post...forget the vit C... ........ Weather-wise HEATWAVE IN THE SHIRE! Molten lambs, spontaneously combusting pensioners, steaming bird-baths, swallows flying upside down to keep their backs cool, and to top it off one train breaks down on a mainline and 20 following trains are then late. Roll on electrification; far more reliable!
On 06 Aug 2015, WENDY wrote:
High Peak Derbyshire.
Thank you Russ,Marie,Lorraine for such interesting comments about Vitamin D ,living in landlocked Derbyshire I feel the need for a supplement ! I will have to consider the best way now for the family to take it.
Warmer today sun and showers.
On 06 Aug 2015, Ron Greer( 6 month subsriber) wrote:
Cool, windy and wet start to the day, until late morning afternoon, now close- warm in the sun if out of the wind. There's a feeling of summer is over or as my uncle from Fife used to say 'Aye but in Scotland, ye ken it's August'.
On 06 Aug 2015, Gerry Surrey/Kent border 223ft 45d wrote:
Russ - Southern only do commuter trains, not long distance. If the service is reliable it shouldn't be a problem. Was on a train that was packed due to some idiot on the tracks causing chaos. Power was turned off and we boiled while waiting to get going again. Conductor did come and open the windows but they are tiny and of little use. Richard - everyone is very keen to see bankers go to gaol for their errors. How about the same for MPs and their disastrous decisions? And yes, tampering with national records should be another offence. Proving it might be difficult if they have learnt to cover their tracks after Climategate emails. Lord Monckton of Brenchley has stated on WUWT that he will no longer bother to look at the surface temp sets given the fiddling that is going on.
On 06 Aug 2015, C. Porter wrote:
Seems only fair, Paul...After all, bees do it and even educated flees do it !!
Cole
On 06 Aug 2015, Maria 45day sub somerset wrote:
re vit D3 (cholicalciferol) I take 5000 units daily to get my D3 up to the optimum level. Husband and I took part in the grassroots world wide testing programme for 5 years. http://www.grassrootshealth.net/ re mag, it is best utilised on the skin rather than as a supplement. ie flakes in a bath or as a foot soak or bought as a spray
On 06 Aug 2015, richard [subs east mids] wrote:
12 years jail for rigging libor? How long for rigging the temperature records and cherry picking jedi mind tricks that costs the country billions a year?
On 06 Aug 2015, Lorraine Lister (sub) NZ wrote:
Russ, the cofactors for Vit D are magnesium, Vit K, zinc, boron and Vit A. Vit D supplementation will become important as the world cools particularly in the Northern Hemisphere but also in the Southern Hemisphere. Its best to get Vit D levels tested before supplementing though to find out how much you do actually need. Vit D supplements compete with magnesium so a magnesium supplement should also be taken or levels will drop and resulting cramps are unpleasant.
On 06 Aug 2015, Russ NE Derbyshire wrote:
At least all this cloud and chilly wind means I arrive at my client looking half presentable, instead of looking like a 100m sprinter 20 secs after crossing the line! Extra difficult for Piers this past couple of months as the general weather, for most of the country except the far south, has been very stable with short nasty outbursts. But we have seen very few nasty bits here in Sheepyshire. I see people all over the UK (I mean Scotland hehehe), getting lots of heavy rain and wind, but for most of the Midlands its been extremely hit & miss, with streams of showers following each other across the country with vast areas untouched. Piers expertise is in predicting dramatic changes and dramatic events, so extra difficult for him to spot changes in this type of weather pattern, I would have thought. Oh I did!
On 05 Aug 2015, Paddy (Aberdeen south, 130m elevation, sub) wrote:
12˚C at 7.30, cloudy and blowy from the SSW, though not as much as yesterday. The sun started appearing around 10am & came & went for the rest of the day, 20˚ max temp and no rain, contrary to MO prediction (their website & radio forecasts frequently contradict each other); every day without rain & unseasonal cold is a good one; 13˚ at 9.30 pm. PIERS: the Low in charge is indeed not quite behaving as originally expected, so far anyway, as you pointed out on the first page of the Euro pressure maps.
On 05 Aug 2015, Maria ( Ireland sub ) wrote:
Started not to bad today some slight glimpses of sun amongst the cloud, then rain lots of it and heavy 15-18 deg. Good article in the Irish Examiner re: this summer temps ect...
On 05 Aug 2015, Paul, Bedfordshire wrote:
Saw two wasps in flying in a mating embrace today. This quite alarmed me . Its a fascinating sight but not one you should see until end of September or October, not early August for heavens sake! Nature knows something and I suspect its going to make warmists look very silly and the rest of us very cold this winter.
On 05 Aug 2015, Russ NE Derbyshire wrote:
Gerry..... I only carry a small amount of water cos its heavy stuff to lug around all day, plus if you keep it cool you have even more weight with a quality (actually works) cool-bag and cool-blocks. So when dehydration calls the train company usually has some nice chilled spring water. Expensive yes, especially if bought regularly, but I've read many stories and heard exchanges on trains where the hot water supply for tea & coffee is very limited, and on a long run from Glasgow to Southampton the reserve is only refilled twice but sometimes can't be. I believe a parent wanting to feed a baby has added problems in being charged for a coffee but only getting hot water. Profit is a dirty and damaging word!.... And who's great idea was it to build the latest train carriages with sealed windows? Cuts out all that outside noise so you can hear the trains engines roaring away for most of your journey much more clearly but what do we do when the aircon conks out? Lightly grilled human anyone?
On 05 Aug 2015, Gerry Surrey/Kent border 223ft 45d wrote:
Apparently Quentin Letts fired a broadside at the MetO on the BBC of all places today. http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/08/05/blue-on-blue-warmist-bbc-slams-alarmist-met-office/
An honourable mention to Corbyn P. I shall seek it out on the iplayer unless the gauleiters have already deleted it. The Twitter waves are a mass of tortured leftie bleatings including Harrabin and Lord Ecosubsidy Deben.
On 05 Aug 2015, Gerry Surrey/Kent border 223ft 45d wrote:
Richard - the problem is that the government has no money to refund us when the CO2 lie is ended as any cash they get is taken from us in the first place. Show trials would be fun to watch though. Same old weather again - some sunny spells, more cloud not especially warm despite the bright yellow warning on Southern trains page to carry water on your journey in hot weather. Perhaps they are in on the scam - or just not noticed it isn't hot anymore. On important matters - is the 4th test a big one in that the 5th test may hit trouble? For subscribers only really that one.
On 05 Aug 2015, richard [subs east mids] wrote:
just got the bags of anthracite in and stacked and the sweep comes tomorrow so all set as the nights get dark earlier. The cat licks the anthracite. Must be because its pure carbon. It should be really cheap but as we have no mines left in the uk its all imported and they put the co2 tax on it. There is no evidence co2 causes anything and no evidence MEtO get their forecasts right yet we are paying for all of it. Will we get a refund and those promoting it go to prison when it all comes crashing down?
On 05 Aug 2015, Steve,Dorset,UK. sub wrote:
Carl you are quite right America,s worse president as I see it, talk about a bloke being brainwashed by advisers, and never forget this is why we should not listen to his bull about being part of and run by the EU. We need our sovereignty back, this Paris junket is a meeting of minds that are closed to reality, we all know this but that will not change anything as they have made up there minds already, maybe CO2 stands for" closed opinion 2"
On 05 Aug 2015, Russ NE Derbyshire wrote:
Wendy.... I know lots of people who are vit D deficient and it can cause all manner of illnesses. Having said that, don't go rushing to buy the biggest tub of vit D tablets you can find. If you eat some oily fish and mushrooms then you shouldn't have a problem and the days when you do show your arms to the sun, your body can make vit D so quickly that a couple of 20 min periods can create enough vit D for the rest of the week. A bit of important advice though. Make sure you have plenty of vit C in your bloodstream when you get some sun, because your body can't metabolise vit D easily without vit C being present. Some chemical bonding problem I believe! Also, the lowly potato has plenty of vit C and if you don't like oranges then go for tomatoes 'but' cook the tomatoes, because cooked ones release 10 to 20 times the amount of vit C than raw ones...... Been mostly coudy with a cold wind up & down the country over the past 10 days. Lots of sun but very chilly wind yesterday.
On 04 Aug 2015, Gerry 45d 223ft Kent-Surrey border wrote:
It brightened up and remained dry in town and in my part of the country. Out in the garden doing some watering and tidying and it certainly is yet another summer evening that you wouldn't want to be sitting outside without a warm layer on and another to hand. To add to the flow of 'coldest in a while' reports, we have Northern Ireland checking in with a below normal July and coldest for 20 odd years. A Beluga Whale was sighted off the Co Antrim coast. Coming south in the cold Atlantic. But somehow you can be sure that it will be the hottest year evah! Just in time for Paris.
On 04 Aug 2015, Paddy (Aberdeen south, 130m elevation, sub) wrote:
12˚C at 7.30, blustery S’ly wind all day, strong enough to yank a branch off a plum tree, rain off and on in the morning, less of it in the afternoon, max temp 19˚ with bits of good sunshine in between the veils of clouds racing across the sky, 14˚ by 9.30pm. After yesterday’s glorious sunshine the day was a reminder of the wild jet stream age.
On 04 Aug 2015, Carl 30d Subscriber wrote:
Its official!!!! Man made climate change is a LIE!!!!!
Did anybody listen to Barack Obama statement yesterday on made made climate change.Come on when he makes a statement you simply know it a LIE!!!!
On 04 Aug 2015, Russ NE Derbyshire wrote:
Ruairi .... You got me thinking, the last time we had persistent cold winds (from the east though) , what followed was a 5 year period of snowy cold or just cloudy and cold winters. So you might not be far off the mark there. This coming winter, unless something catastrophic happens like a serious uptick in solar activity levels, then we could be looking at a repeat of 2010-11. The US, after last winter, may be heading for the worst winter ever recorded. Its taken so long to warm up over there and with lingering snow, late planting, late frosts etc, the farmers over there must be feeling pretty helpless. Stories of fruit, nuts, grapes, grain, all suffering from the LIA chaotic weather patterns. When the trains can't supply the power statiions with coal due to 12 foot snow drifts, then what? PREPARE! Stock up on gas canisters and camping stove, candles, solar powered battery pack to recharge your phone and tablet. Buy a bread-maker so when the shelves empty you can make your own bread.
On 04 Aug 2015, Steve C wrote:
Interesting paper on the Relationship Between M8+ Earthquake Occurrences and the Solar Polar Magnetic Fields: http://spaceweathernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Relationship-between-M8-earthquake-occurrences-and-the-SPF.pdf . The starting point seems not a million miles from some of Piers' comments. (Though sorry, no volcanoes.)
On 04 Aug 2015, Gerry Surrey/Kent border 223ft 45d wrote:
Some overnight rain judging from the puddles this morning - forgot to check my new rain gauge before leaving. Mainly sunny but as usual the cloud has increased to lunchtime and there are some showers around on the horizon but dry so far in London.
On 04 Aug 2015, WENDY wrote:
High Peak Derbyshire.
Only 14 degrees, 13.9 with wind chill,miserable day, dull and very cloudy.I think vitamin tablets will be purchased!!
On 04 Aug 2015, Maria ( Ireland sub ) wrote:
Yesterday started sunny with a variable sky but soon clouded over as the morning progressed, some really heavy downpours and fairly windy all day into the eve. the west was on a yellow wind alert, all in all a soggy bank holiday here :)
Mostly grey with the odd bright spell this morn. still breezy and looks like as per all the summer holidays rain is not far away, cooler less humid 12 deg. 9.07 a.m..
On 04 Aug 2015, Gerry 45d 223ft Kent-Surrey border wrote:
Started off with bright spells but with a strong breeze then the cloud increased to bring some light rain in the afternoon with a heavier burst around 4pm. Then brightened again with the sun coming through again around 8pm.
On 03 Aug 2015, Christine Gaskill wrote:
An agreement in this study on The sun and earthquakes: http://spaceweathernews.com/spf/
On 03 Aug 2015, Ruairí (East coast of Ireland) wrote:
I see James Madden's Facebook page alerting us to a hestwave and then a bone chilling winter as well! What a load of crap!
On 03 Aug 2015, Paddy (Aberdeen south, 130m elevation, sub) wrote:
13˚C at 7.30, still raining until 8.30 in a strong but mild S’ly breeze, gradually brightening up, by 11am it was entirely clear bar some nice looking cumulus and the temperature gradually rose to 24˚, so a complete turnaround from the end of July, how long it’ll last is another matter; 15˚ at 9.30pm. According to MO we’ll be in a S-WSW regime for the next few days, knowing what I know I’m not so sure about that.
On 03 Aug 2015, Russ NE Derbyshire wrote:
Anyone interested in the cause of the Iran heatwave and big swirly thing west of the UK? Over the past week there was an immense but veiled coronal hole pointing earthward, plus we passed through a fold in the Sun's heliospheric current sheet. That should create some cloud, rain and the occasional storm. It all depends which part of Earth is pointing toward the sun when the Earth's magnetic field gets wobbled. Watch the raintoday radar as the sun sets and rises, just how quickly clouds build a.m. and disperse p.m. without there being time for the atmosphere to warm or cool enough to cause the observed changes. Could have given the stratosphere a quick warm too, hence the Middle East heatwave. Usually takes a few days for the energy to work its magic.
On 03 Aug 2015, Matt wrote:
re Jeremy Corbyn - I'm a supporter and contributor to his campaign but I'm hoping he changes his ridiculous anti-fracking stance. I thought the Left wanted to create good jobs and tax revenue for public services which fracking will provide in spades.
On 03 Aug 2015, richard [subs east mids] wrote:
Meto 5 day is spinning almost hourly from hot sunny dry to cold wet and overcast. No wonder they are ALWAYS right. Somewhere in there they can point in hindsight to the correct forecast. Bonuses all round. Last one to the gym is a co2 denier.
On 03 Aug 2015, Maria ( Ireland sub ) wrote:
2.8.15 After a couple of really cool/cold nights we are back to heavy rain showers grey sky a little windy all day and high humidity, max temp today 16/17 deg. a little barmy out tonight at 1.30 a.m
On 02 Aug 2015, Paddy (Aberdeen south, 130m elevation, sub) wrote:
7˚C overnight, 10˚ at 7.30, brilliant still & sunny start, temp rising to 21˚ by 11am, by which time the SSE breeze had also started up. Clouding over by midday with a cool spell, brightening up again until about 4pm, then cloudy & cool again with light rain by 7pm, 13˚ by 9pm. So another typical summer’s day: although in the sunshine it feels pleasant, as soon as the sun disappears it gets cool, no residual heat. == Piers’ July forecast was certainly spot on; I don’t pay so much attention to the individual periods but take page 1 as my guide, so when it’s that cold and wet, any bit of warmth is a bonus. I look at each weather period much more closely in winter, especially at the R periods, this can make a crucial difference to preparedness. == Our son & family are holidaying in the South of France right now, texting about scorching temps while we wrap up warm and think of hot water bottles as a desirable fashion accessory.
On 02 Aug 2015, John Blakely wrote:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/11777843/Scorching-heat-dome-over-Middle-East-sees-temperatures-soar-to-165F-in-Iran.html
Thoughts?
On 02 Aug 2015, richard [subs east mids] wrote:
the Meto are getting bonuses for getting forecasts right? Show us the evidence meto of your successful forecast record and i'll show you mine of your failure. Talk about stealing from the public. Clearly there is no independent oversight of Meto forecasts nor their 'bonus culture'.
On 01 Aug 2015, Paddy (Aberdeen south, 130m elevation, sub) wrote:
10˚C at 7.30 but feeling milder in glorious sunshine, looked like a promising start until about 11am, when the flat-bottomed clouds started moving in, giving quite a bit of shade. Temps nevertheless got up to 19˚ by midday, then it clouded over seriously and we had a beefy downpour for about 3/4 of an hour around 4pm, originating from a quickly passing curl of a front. 12˚ by 9pm, in all, another typical approaching LIA day. == CRAIG, I won’t bother to complain about low temps here anymore if you’ve had 1˚ this morning :-) == I hope I’m not offending anyone for having a quiet chuckle to myself for folks expressing regret over political comments here… and then proceeding to give their own political comment :-)
On 01 Aug 2015, Paul, Bedfordshire wrote:
Exactly Steve. I'm fed up with people who believe in nothing other than winning elections so they can gorge in the trough and think spinning (sorry lying) daily and repeatedly even about trivial things is the way forward. Ugh. To have someone who actually has principles and lives by them, whether or not I agree with them will be marvellous. It will also make it more difficult for similar liars in all walks of life, not least weather/climatology.
On 01 Aug 2015, Steve Devine (sub) Waltham Abbey wrote:
Currently 20c in SW Essex with thickening cloud and a gentle SW'ly breeze. Not looking forward to returning to work tomorrow after a week off at home with the kids, especially not with the 24 hour Spanish plume that will make the underground journey intolerable. Piers - your July forecast was outstanding, well done. All eyes on the August - October forecasts now. For personal and medical reasons, I'm hoping the remainder of the summer won't have too many heatwaves. Moving on to politics - I've noticed your brother Jeremy has polarised opinion, but my humble opinion is that he will shake up Westminster if, sorry, WHEN he becomes Labour leader. He's one of the very, very few politicians I think speak from the heart. I don't care if he is left wing, anything's better than the Blairites / Tories in power for the last two decades. Just ask anyone who works in the NHS!
On 01 Aug 2015, Gerry Surrey Kent border 223ft 45d wrote:
Politics- the trouble is that political decisions encroach into our lives at every level and as soon as we move onto climate change here we have moved onto politics as it is a political not a scientific construct. No scientific proof exists for the CO2 theory yet the junk scientists have persuaded governments that it is true. Here is a prime example from WUWT - http://wattsupwiththat.com/2015/07/31/european-renewable-energy-performance-for-2014-fall-far-short-of-claims/. The EU has spent a fortune on 'green energy' but at a cost of 28 times normal reliable generation. Who pays for that? We do. While I completely disagree with Jeremy's political views I respect the honest and direct way he delivers them. I am a conservative but haven't voted for years as there is no conservative party although UKIP are getting there - they just need to get a decent intelligent leader.
On 01 Aug 2015, Ron Greer( subscriber) wrote:
Just downloaded the August 30d. No specific details from me of course, but if it is as accurate as the excellent July forecast, my Alaskan origin tree saplings are already saying 'thanks good buddy'.
On 01 Aug 2015, Paul, Bedfordshire wrote:
Michael. Much like you listening to Jeremy and doing the opposite would be a good guide to many of my political views. But this goes beyond political views. It is so refreshing to have someone telling it as it is and engaging in debate not speaking in media trained hushed tones and saying everything but saying nothing. I may not agree with his policies but I can respect Jeremy which is more than I can say for the others with their oh so clever corporatespeak. Also for the sake of our democracy, we need an effective operator to hold the real prime minister, George Osborne, to account. Osborne won the election because he was the only one who had the ability and hunger to do so, it is not healthy for any democracy for one mans ability to dominate so much. I'm not going to indulge in £3 shenanigans - it is ridiculous that anyone who joined after Ed Miliband resigned can vote and rather reminds me of the building society carpetbaggers, but nonetheless I hope Jeremy wins.
On 01 Aug 2015, Paul, Bedfordshire wrote:
Can also report that nearby Clifton Weather station also had their coldest ever July temp with 5.4. Beating 5.5 on 30/07/2011. Wonder if there was a frost at Redhill Aerodrome a well known frost pocket.
On 01 Aug 2015, Maria 45day sub somerset wrote:
I would like to second Michael re keeping politics away from this site. We all have our own views, I voted conservative like many others and would do again, so best not to alienate current and potential subscribers, Am waiting for my main weather station to be returned after repair. Netatmo reports a temperature of 9 degrees minimum overnight. An overcas, lifeless t and flat start to the day
On 01 Aug 2015, Bob Weber, N Mich subscriber wrote:
Closing out July with a once in a blue moon today under forecast showery & cool temps here after heat receded from our "summer" that lasted a few weeks, where temps got into the 80s and 90s here. Piers' July 14-16 USA was excellent, as his "major t-storms, tornadoes, floods, giant hail over large area Midwest, Great Lakes, & NE" was perfectly captured on http://www.hail-reports.com/. Train of lows trekked across N tier states 17th-22nd per forecast, very active weather w/hail & tornadoes waited until the 23rd. No tornadoes/hail in S. CA yet... 23rd got cool in NW, in the 40's & 50's in much of CA, per forecast. Heat wave 23rd-29th here & southward. Low pressure trough 26th-28th as forecast- hail & tornadoes in 7 MW states, and hail in NE during the R4. Cool in NW 29th-31st, 60's, 10-20 degrees less than rest of US, per forecast- no showers. Hail in NB today. July F10.7 ave was 107!! Aug @ 103!! SST & OHC both down a notch in June!! ENSO to peak/decline w/o warming solar blasts.
On 01 Aug 2015, Craig M (@craigm350, sub, Berks 51N) wrote: wrote:
I know Wales was very cold last night but a record - 1C - for Southern England???!!! === http://weatheraction.wordpress.com/2015/08/01/record-july-low-for-southern-england/ === Well as it's the BBC it must be true (not seen the station data yet). No wonder a few of the plants looked rather sickly today. Piers that was one hell of a July forecast. Aug-Oct looking most interesting and shall be plotting around them. SUBSCRIBE // Thanks to all the glorious rain over the past week or so I was finally able to start moving some plants that were getting crowded. I'd been holding off with the dry soils since June. A nice poke of heat this weekend and then off we go again with some rain. Glad I grow hardy stuff that copes with these MIA swings.
On 31 Jul 2015, Paddy (Aberdeen south, 130m elevation, sub) wrote:
12˚C, reasonably sunny morning with a fresh SW’ly breeze and feeling quite warm, temp actually rising to 20˚, which we haven’t had for a while. Beefy showers from 1pm onwards off and on, gradually feeling less mild as the present dominating low was beginning to pick up colder air from the North Pole, 12˚ at 9pm. == I have bravely stated several times over that this year isn’t like 2012 and it is still true - but I now have to admit that it is coming a close second. Some of our veg might not come to maturity, such as our chicory, which I sowed at the usual time around 12th June. It seems that the coming/almost here Little Ice Age will no longer allow any slack for sowing veg, i.e. things will have to be sown bang on time or even earlier than what we were used to.
On 31 Jul 2015, Carl 30d Subscriber wrote:
Sorry almost run out of charactors but i will be emailing the Organisers of R.I.A.T at Douglas Bader House urging them to buy Piers July forecast next year.Also good luck to your brother Jeremy to lead the Labour party he started as a 100-1 outsider to the bookies favorite in just a few week.I saw him interviewed and I LIKE HIM
On 31 Jul 2015, Paul, Bedfordshire wrote:
Can report a temperature of 5.7C at 06.01 this morning here in Central Bedfordshire (height 300 feet). This is a full degree lower than my previous record (records since 2010 of 6.7 on 29/07/2011.
On 31 Jul 2015, Michael wrote:
I am a great admirer of Piers Corbyn but can we please keep political comments off this site.As a long time subscriber I am here for the weather.For what it is worth,my view of Mr Corbyns brother and the future of this country is exactly the opposite.
On 31 Jul 2015, Gerry Surrey/Kent border 223ft 45d wrote:
Ron - news report are often accompanied by completely distorting pictures. A report on an earth tremor in Dartford had a photo of rubble and yet the report clearly said that there was no damage. Another day yesterday of increasing cloud and the same today. From clear blue skies to clouds and sunny spells. Interesting that Gatwick switched patterns yesterday evening as they were going west when I came home and were then going east after dark. Clouds cleared during the evening to give bright moonlight. Cold at night once again. Not Summer temps. On the subject of perception - a friend said that in conversation somebody reckoned we were having a good summer. She most certainly didn't agree. Bar the spell at the beginning of July with the fake temp record it has been below average in my opinion. Fairly dry though. The SFU is still around 100 so is it unlikely to see any warmth for a week or so?
On 31 Jul 2015, Maria ( Ireland sub ) wrote:
Cool by day showers on n off at times brief glimpse or two of sun, cold by night, carlow reported a frost on Irish Weather Online fb, jumper time already :-/ hoping some turn around for August.. 14 deg. mostly cloudy at 11.15 a.m
On 31 Jul 2015, Marie wrote:
Coldest 31st July morning on record in the Netherlands. 1.2 C. close to the ground, almost frost. Poor campers!
On 31 Jul 2015, Ron Greer wrote:
The Scotsman report was, to my mind, a very disjointed piece of journalism with anachronistic photo coverage that related poorly to the text. I went up to the Cairngorm ski centre yesterday. There had been flurries of snow, but no lying snow at the top station and slight frost. There was a chilly wind at first and I was glad of the light fleece and beanie hat I had with me. Later on it turned out like a pleasant mid September type of day. It was certainly not a typical July day. There were still quite large snow patches on Braeriach and even yet surviving patches on the moderate altitude Drumochter hills and even more on the higher flanks of Ben Alder.
On 31 Jul 2015, Maria 45day sub somerset wrote:
A beautiful sunny, clear sky, sparkling morning. 9 degrees now after a low of 7.3. Not a breath of wind yet but winds will increase as the ground warms. Heavy farm machinery dashing along the lanes yesterday late afternoon, grain wagons included
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