Current satellite imagery shows an impressive cloud head over Ireland with marked striations,heavy rain (with a few sferics) and a developing cold front.This is analysed as a double frontal structure on the current Met O chart. 22 Km NMM shows an area of high helicity crossing the UK this afternoon- http://www.unibas.ch/geo/mcr/3d/meteo/ if this is in phase with the upper air forcing I wonder...

Happy New Year to everyone on uk.sci.weather! Temperatures (celsius) Date Average = 5.4 (+0.4) Average maximum = 8.3 (+0.7) Average minimum = 2.5 (+0.2) Warmest day = 12.8 30th Coldest day = 3.4 25th, 26th

Here are the figures for December 2004 in Copley (averages 1971-2000) Another sunny December Temperature C Mean max 6.8 (+1.1)High 10.7 on 22nd, Low 0.9 on 25th Mean min 0.7 (+0.2) Low -5.0 on 10th, High 7.4 on 23rd Mean 3.7 (+0.6) Mean grass min -2.7 (-0.4)Low -10.5 on 20th Air frost 14, ground frost 25

At around 13:00 today there was a single clap of thunder and what can only be described as a tremendous squall with rain & hail. The wind, already gusting, picked up quickly with very strong gusts. Looking out the front window of the house I could barely SEE out the window! The one or two cars visible had just about come to a standstill while sheets of rain/hail blew across the green,...

Summary for Worcester, December 2004 Mean Daily Maximum: 7.5C Mean Daily Minimum: 2.6C Mean Temp: 5.1C Highest Day: 12.3C (30th) Lowest Day: 2.2C (20th) Highest Night: 10.3 (23rd) Lowest Night: -5.5C (20th)

Summary for December 2004 Temperature (°C): Mean (1 minute) 3.7 Mean (min+max) 3.4 Mean Minimum 1.1 Mean Maximum 5.8 Minimum -6.9 day 18 Maximum 10.1 day 30 Highest Minimum 6.7 day 22

(1300) Wind SSE F6 and increasing with prolonged gusts F7 (56,8kmh). Remaining dry and warm (8 degrees). -- Gianna www.buchan-meteo.org.uk

I assume we have just had the cold front pass through - with a bang! Temp dropped from 7.6 to 4.7 in less than 5 mins and wind from sw to nw gusting 25mph. at the same time there was torrential rain & hail accompanied by 3 flashes on lightning! happy new year! sky.

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Clearwell Forest of Dean Gloucestershire 51 46 13N 02 37 29W 140m AMSL December 2004 Avg max 7.9C (+0.4C) 14.72C (+1.21C) Avg min 2.6C (+0.8C) 6.45C (+0.62C) High max 12.5C on 30th 28.9C on 1 Aug Low max 3.5C on 5th 2.1C on 21 Nov High min ...

Fourth month of recording at Canterbury: Despite a very dry start to the month (there was no rain until the 14th), the second half of the month produced a few wet days. 18.5mm on the 17th is the highest daily rainfall amount in the last four months of 2004. The last four months have been quite dry - a total of 167.9mm (55%*). Temperature Mean 5.7 °C (+0.4°C*) Mean Max...

2004 has had it all: wet periods, dry periods, frost, snow, heatwaves, thunderstorms etc. Onto the numbers: A) Air temperatures Abs. min.: -4.6C (Feb 14th) Abs. max.: +39.5C (Jul 11th) Min. max.: -1.1C (Feb 14th) Max. min.: +28.0C (Jul 23rd)

Lat N 56° 06' 05" Long W 4° 50' 15" National Grid NS236935 82m ASL TEMPERATURE (°C) Mean Max: 13.5 Mean Temp (15min): 10.0 Mean Min: 6.5 Highest Max: 27.3 (8th August))

Statistical and reflective 2004 annual summary Temperatures Days above 80ºF. 1 Days above 70ºF. 17 Ice days. 0 Highest max. +27.1ºC (August 8th) Lowest max. +1.6ºC (January 28th & December 25th) Average max. +12.8ºC Highest Min. +16.3ºC (August 9th & September 4th)

Lat N 56° 06' 05" Long W 4° 50' 15" National Grid NS236935 82m ASL TEMPERATURE (°C) Mean Max: 8.6 Mean Temp (15min): 5.9 Mean Min: 3.2 Highest Max: 12.3 (29th)

Heard a GS Woodpecker drumming on a tree next to my garden today. I'm sure its about 6 weeks earlier than I've ever heard B4. Trevor Kirkburn East Yorkshire

There will be an extra news programme on Sunday morning on BBC ONE. As a result Countryfile and the Weather for the Week Ahead will now be on BBC TWO at 1300. Mark.

Temperature ----------- Average 5.2C +0.3C Max-Av 7.6C +0.3C : Hst 12.1C 23rd : Lst 3.2C 26th Min-Av 2.8C +0.2C : Hst 10.0C 23rd : Lst -5.0C 20th

My mother-in-law has received an Oregon Weather station as above for Christmas. The instruction manual should have included a list of world city codes; unfortunately, this has been left out. Would anyone have a copy, please, for me to send on to her? Thanks, in hope rather than expectation, Bruce

Chalfont St Giles - Saturday 1st January 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------- 0730z SW F2 15 km 1Sc030 7CiCs250 05.6/04.7 1023 STATS: Overnight air min: 2.2 at 2125z. Grass min: -1.2 Rain (since 0900z yesterday): Nil Norman. (delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail) --