On Saturday, November 8, 2014 9:39:49 AM UTC, Dawlish wrote:
On Saturday, November 8, 2014 7:58:14 AM UTC, Col wrote:
"Lawrence Jenkins" wrote in message
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http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/ar...0119781108.gif

Would we have had any clue whatsoever how memorably cold that winter was
going to be, based on this? Especially looking at the same date the
following year.

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/ar...0119791108.gif

Just goes to show as Chuck said, 'you never can tell'.

Indeed.
Two very ordinary looking November charts, one of which was
followed by a severe winter, one of which wasn't.
We all know that a cold spell can suddenly appear with 7-10 days
notice during a seemingly unrelenting zonal period.
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl
Snow videos:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3QvmL4UWBmHFMKWiwYm_gg

I certainly don't think it will in the next 7-10 days, however. We are in for a very wet and windy Atlantic spell. The coldies won't like that and will always feel anything can happen (and there's a 20% chance that my current forecast won't achieve outcome, based on past success), but that's the current situation.

Not just the "coldies", either, though I would class myself as one of those..

All of those with memories of what was going on 9-10 months ago would, I'm sure, prefer to see *anything* other than what the charts are showing for the next week. From non-descript drizzly warm sectors to screaming Siberian easterlies, anything would be better!