It's been a long time coming..... reached 25.3C here this afternoon
under a deep blue, cloudless sky and scorching sunshine.

It has come close many times but this is the first +25C this year,
something that normally is achieved in April or May.

This might give the impression that it has been on the cool side but
this summer's mean maximum temperature is currently running at +0.8C
with all months this spring & summer having mean maximum temperatures
above my eLTA.

The mean maximum since the beginning of March to date is at +1.2C. It's
the nights that have been generally cool.

On the whole this summer so far has been very pleasant with no cool or
hot days and apart from one day (24th July - when it poured down all
day), the weather has been beautifully benign with day temperatures
mostly between 21C and 24C.

The allotment has been prolific with the chillies, tomoatoes,
aubergines, courgettes and cucumbers benefitting from the rainfall in
late July. The vines are now laden with quickly swelling grapes and it
is looking like this will be one of the best years I've known for them.

--
Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk

"Nick Gardner" wrote in message
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It's been a long time coming..... reached 25.3C here this afternoon under
a deep blue, cloudless sky and scorching sunshine.


22.3C here Nick under the same cloudless skies, but cirrus now and a bit of
cu earlier.
I reached +25.8C on 1st July and that is the only day over 25C, in fact not
had that many days over 20C been mostly 18-20C maxes which is around normal.

Garden thriving too, best tomatoes ever and I have so many chillies I'll be
giving them away!

Will
--
http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm
Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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On 08/08/2015 17:16, Nick Gardner wrote:
It's been a long time coming..... reached 25.3C here this afternoon
under a deep blue, cloudless sky and scorching sunshine.

It has come close many times but this is the first +25C this year,
something that normally is achieved in April or May.

This might give the impression that it has been on the cool side but
this summer's mean maximum temperature is currently running at +0.8C
with all months this spring & summer having mean maximum temperatures
above my eLTA.

The mean maximum since the beginning of March to date is at +1.2C. It's
the nights that have been generally cool.

On the whole this summer so far has been very pleasant with no cool or
hot days and apart from one day (24th July - when it poured down all
day), the weather has been beautifully benign with day temperatures
mostly between 21C and 24C.

The allotment has been prolific with the chillies, tomoatoes,
aubergines, courgettes and cucumbers benefitting from the rainfall in
late July. The vines are now laden with quickly swelling grapes and it
is looking like this will be one of the best years I've known for them.

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Similar day here and similar impression of summer although we have of
course had some much higher temperatures. Our ground is now parched and
it is becoming a struggle to keep all of our tomatoes and other plants
watered now the water butts are empty.
Dave, S.Essex

On Saturday, 8 August 2015 17:16:14 UTC+1, Nick Gardner wrote:
It's been a long time coming..... reached 25.3C here this afternoon
under a deep blue, cloudless sky and scorching sunshine.

It has come close many times but this is the first +25C this year,
something that normally is achieved in April or May.

This might give the impression that it has been on the cool side but
this summer's mean maximum temperature is currently running at +0.8C
with all months this spring & summer having mean maximum temperatures
above my eLTA.

The mean maximum since the beginning of March to date is at +1.2C. It's
the nights that have been generally cool.

On the whole this summer so far has been very pleasant with no cool or
hot days and apart from one day (24th July - when it poured down all
day), the weather has been beautifully benign with day temperatures
mostly between 21C and 24C.

The allotment has been prolific with the chillies, tomoatoes,
aubergines, courgettes and cucumbers benefitting from the rainfall in
late July. The vines are now laden with quickly swelling grapes and it
is looking like this will be one of the best years I've known for them.

--
Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk

Very pleasant here too Nick, but a light sea breeze kept the max temp to 20.9C.
Crystal clear sky and stars tonight are a thing to behold.

Len
Wembury, SW Devon

On Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 5:16:14 PM UTC+1, Nick Gardner wrote:
It's been a long time coming..... reached 25.3C here this afternoon
under a deep blue, cloudless sky and scorching sunshine.

It has come close many times but this is the first +25C this year,
something that normally is achieved in April or May.

This might give the impression that it has been on the cool side but
this summer's mean maximum temperature is currently running at +0.8C
with all months this spring & summer having mean maximum temperatures
above my eLTA.

The mean maximum since the beginning of March to date is at +1.2C. It's
the nights that have been generally cool.

On the whole this summer so far has been very pleasant with no cool or
hot days and apart from one day (24th July - when it poured down all
day), the weather has been beautifully benign with day temperatures
mostly between 21C and 24C.

The allotment has been prolific with the chillies, tomoatoes,
aubergines, courgettes and cucumbers benefitting from the rainfall in
late July. The vines are now laden with quickly swelling grapes and it
is looking like this will be one of the best years I've known for them.

--
Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk

Virtually unbroken sunshine, but just 20.8C here.

Almost identical to the interesting brief 'warm & sticky' period the previous day (7th) as the showery bits circulating the low were to the north of us. Out on St Martin's it reached 23C (high for Scilly) briefly in the sticky sunshine of Friday afternoon, compared to just 19C yesterday.

Graham
Penzance

On Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 8:57:24 PM UTC+1, Dave Cornwell wrote:
On 08/08/2015 17:16, Nick Gardner wrote:
It's been a long time coming..... reached 25.3C here this afternoon
under a deep blue, cloudless sky and scorching sunshine.

It has come close many times but this is the first +25C this year,
something that normally is achieved in April or May.

This might give the impression that it has been on the cool side but
this summer's mean maximum temperature is currently running at +0.8C
with all months this spring & summer having mean maximum temperatures
above my eLTA.

The mean maximum since the beginning of March to date is at +1.2C. It's
the nights that have been generally cool.

On the whole this summer so far has been very pleasant with no cool or
hot days and apart from one day (24th July - when it poured down all
day), the weather has been beautifully benign with day temperatures
mostly between 21C and 24C.

The allotment has been prolific with the chillies, tomoatoes,
aubergines, courgettes and cucumbers benefitting from the rainfall in
late July. The vines are now laden with quickly swelling grapes and it
is looking like this will be one of the best years I've known for them.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Similar day here and similar impression of summer although we have of
course had some much higher temperatures. Our ground is now parched and
it is becoming a struggle to keep all of our tomatoes and other plants
watered now the water butts are empty.
Dave, S.Essex

2015 must be one of (if not 'the') most SE/NW summer on record. I'll be interesting to see the variance charts.

Damp this morning, with the dewpoint back up to 15C.

Graham
Penzance

On Sun, 9 Aug 2015 01:20:57 -0700 (PDT)
Graham Easterling wrote:

2015 must be one of (if not 'the') most SE/NW summer on record. I'll
be interesting to see the variance charts.

I reckon 1968 beat it but the opposite way round to normal, the NW
having been hot and dry whilst the SE was cold and wet.

--
Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks. [Retd meteorologist/programmer]
http://www.scarlet-jade.com/
I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.
Posted with Claws: http://www.claws-mail.org/

On 08/08/2015 20:57, Dave Cornwell wrote:
Similar day here and similar impression of summer although we have of
course had some much higher temperatures. Our ground is now parched and
it is becoming a struggle to keep all of our tomatoes and other plants
watered now the water butts are empty.

It was getting pretty desperate here for the garden up until the 24th
July and the front garden hasn't really recovered; the lawn has stayed
brown (which is nothing unusual for the summer).

This August has seen so little rainfall so far that everything is drying
out again and the garden is starting to take on that parched look.
Having to water most things and the water butts are draining fast. Could
do with another day of steady rain.

Still, the grass has stopped growing, only the weeds to mow.

--
Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk

"Nick Gardner" wrote in message
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On 08/08/2015 20:57, Dave Cornwell wrote:
Similar day here and similar impression of summer although we have of
course had some much higher temperatures. Our ground is now parched and
it is becoming a struggle to keep all of our tomatoes and other plants
watered now the water butts are empty.

It was getting pretty desperate here for the garden up until the 24th July
and the front garden hasn't really recovered; the lawn has stayed brown
(which is nothing unusual for the summer).

This August has seen so little rainfall so far that everything is drying
out again and the garden is starting to take on that parched look. Having
to water most things and the water butts are draining fast. Could do with
another day of steady rain.

Still, the grass has stopped growing, only the weeds to mow.


Only 20.0 mm rain here so far this month, but the bleedin grass is still
growing and green. Still the rest of the garden looks stunning, only had to
water the pots and a few young veg. so far this season. Water butt pretty
full, I use my outside tap a lot anyway as I am not metered. Moor is lovely
and dry, perfect for walking. Plenty more lovely dry weather to come too.
Some drizzle earlier today but warm sunshine now and the temperature has
soared to over 21C which is warm for these parts. Just under 3 months of
mowing season left now before the winter break :-)

Will
--
http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm
Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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On Sunday, 9 August 2015 10:54:50 UTC+1, Graham P Davis wrote:
On Sun, 9 Aug 2015 01:20:57 -0700 (PDT)
Graham Easterling wrote:

2015 must be one of (if not 'the') most SE/NW summer on record. I'll
be interesting to see the variance charts.

I reckon 1968 beat it but the opposite way round to normal, the NW
having been hot and dry whilst the SE was cold and wet.

--

I'd say 1968 was the more unusual in that everything was upside down whereas this year is a gross exaggeration of the normal. The summer of 1968 was said to be due in part to the large amount of unmelted snow in NW Russia. There is one strange similarity between 1968 and 2015 in that 1st July was an isolated very hot day. In 1968 it gave some good thunderstorms with egg-sized hail. I think I found 1968 more interesting despite its awfulness at times.
Bob Prichard once remarked that if 1968 had occurred in modern times there would have been widespread hysteria, particularly in the media.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.