The deadly hurricane of October 1817
Two hundred years ago this autumn a devastating hurricane ripped through the Caribbean. Thousands lost their lives as the winds destroyed hundreds of homes, ships and sugar plantations. An account […]
Summer 2017 review
Summer 2017 was a season of two halves, the mean temperature of 18.5C (1.3C above average) made it the tenth warmest summer since 1797. Though it was warm overall it […]
August 2017: average temps, wet
The final summer month proved to be a disappointment for anyone wanting a return of the heat in June. The mean temperature finished 17.4C, 0.8C below average and the coolest […]
The wettest summer in 20 years
The 8th and 9th of August 2017 has produced probably the most miserable weather of this summer. A rainfall event that began just after 8am on the 9th deposited nearly […]
July 2017: wettest since 1960
July 2017 was the wettest since 1960. Some 92.3mm of rain were recorded which is 212 per cent of the 1981-2010 average. Although the opening third of the month saw […]
Phew! What a scorcher…
I’ve seen this phrase uttered more than once over the past couple of days thanks to high temperatures and humidity. But ask anyone to define a hot day and you’ll […]
June 2017: very warm
June 2017 has been a month of real contrasts. A thundery deluge on the 2nd was followed by conditions typically brought by the European monsoon. Warm weather followed in the […]
Hot spell is minnow among historic heatwaves
Heatwave hype has been building over the past few days and, for once, the media has been justified in its coverage of the current spell. Temperatures over the past few […]
Poor start to June? That’ll be the Euro monsoon
Widespread heavy rain and gales across the UK have made the start of summer feel very unseasonal. But the conditions, which follow an extended period of mostly dry weather, are […]
May 2017: rather warm, average rain
The mean temperature for May 2017 of 14.7C was 1.6C above average; the warmest for six years and the 11th warmest in a local series going back to 1797. Despite […]
