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nacho libre wrote: »Just going through your 2010 post now Sryan. Excellent stuff indeed.
Froze were the days!
Hope it's detailed enough for you to get beside the fire like reading a book
. Only missing one thing for doing so, snowing outside.
I keep thinking it's too short and I could still majorly improve on it being more detailed. :PPhotography site - https://www.sryanbruenphoto.com/
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sryanbruen wrote: »Hope it's detailed enough for you to get beside the fire like reading a book. Only missing one thing for doing so, snowing outside.
I keep thinking it's too short and I could still majorly improve on it being more detailed. :P
It's fine as it is.
It's good to reminisce, especially when there is no snow around. It has also helped alleviate my withdrawl symptoms:)0 -
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The years during WW2 had some very cold Winters as can be seen from the CETs (4 of the 6 Januaries had CETs of less than 1c):
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Here's some of the coldest upper air temperature charts you will find just for your interest. Or as I like to call them, eye candy! Feel free to show other ones.
January 1894
January/February 1947
February 1956
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January 1987
February 1991
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Charts for 18 March 2018.
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A front pushed northwards on 20 March 2001 into the cold air over the British Isles producing blizzards for some in the UK. It was too mild for much of Ireland and it was a very marginal situation as to be expected with the majority of frontal events. This brought rain to much of Ireland, not all that heavy in most places mind you, Rosslare had 19mm on the 21st. Ahead of the rain, temperatures were between 4-7c but behind it, up to 12 or 13c over Ireland. The rain turned to snow and sleet in localised areas particularly those over high ground in Wicklow and the midlands.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/1231221.stm
The Park, Nottingham, blanketed in snow on March 21st 2001:
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Clonmel1000 wrote: »Sryan any chance you could check for me 09th Feb 1996 I’ve a long g held memory of it being a wet day. Thanks
The 9th February 1996 brought in a large depression from the Atlantic on quite a strong jet stream. The centre of this depression was as low as 970mb. It initially brought some heavy rain on the 8th, overnight into the morning of the 9th before leaving sunshine and showers. Cork Airport had up to 24mm on the 9th whilst parts of the southwest had around 20-30mm on the 8th overnight into the 9th.
With such a deep depression as you'd expect, it was also a very windy day with with gusts reaching 70mph in parts of Munster.
Fairly mild or close to average temperatures for the time of year between 8-10c.
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sryanbruen wrote: »The 9th February 1996 brought in a large depression from the Atlantic on quite a strong jet stream. The centre of this depression was as low as 970mb. It initially brought some heavy rain on the 8th, overnight into the morning of the 9th before leaving sunshine and showers. Cork Airport had up to 24mm on the 9th whilst parts of the southwest had around 20-30mm on the 8th overnight into the 9th.
With such a deep depression as you'd expect, it was also a very windy day with with gusts reaching 70mph in parts of Munster.
Fairly mild or close to average temperatures for the time of year between 8-10c.
Data comes from Met Éireann.
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The end of March 2012 brought a spell of unseasonably warm weather that I think is remembered by the large majority here for being such a beautiful period or in some cases, infamous too because it was followed by Summer 2012 which in the UK was the second wettest Summer on record, behind only Summer 1912, exactly 100 years before.
To remind you of the spell if you don't remember it, I am doing this post along with showing what happened exactly a week later on this day (3 April) in 2012.
The end of March 2012 had the warmest period in March since 1965 (which like 2012 was a very poor Summer) with temperatures widely in the high teens and even low 20s for some. This was coming off the back of what had already been quite a warm March regardless of this spell and very dry too though not as dry as March 2011 for most. This was of no help whatsoever to reducing the drought across the east of the UK where they had so many drier than average months since January 2010 resulting in the worst drought since 1974-76 including East Anglia having its driest year on record in 2011 (in contrast, Scotland had its wettest year on record in 2011). Due to the ongoing drought situation here, hosepipe bans were brought in but nature has a funny way of evening things out because then the problems wasn't drought anymore, it was frequent flooding from April-December 2012 including the wettest April on record, wettest June on record, wettest April-June period on record :P. The month had an IMT of 8.8c (+1.7c above the 1981-2010 average) which makes it the warmest March on record in Ireland and the CET was 8.3c which made it the 5th warmest March on record in the series up to 2018 (goes back to 1659). In comparison, March 2017 had a CET of 8.7c which was the 3rd warmest March on record. April 2012 had a CET of just 7.2c which made it the coldest April since 1989 and the first time March was warmer than April since 1998.
The main period of warmth began on March 22nd 2012 with high pressure just to the east of the UK and low pressure way out into the Atlantic dragging in a warm southerly or southeasterly flow.
By the 25th and 26th, the 1035mb area of high pressure had parked itself over top of us bringing unbroken sunshine and temperatures in the high teens or low 20s. +8c isotherm up across Scotland, extraordinary for the time of year. Scotland's March temperature record was broken on both of these days (only to be beaten again on the 27th for the third consecutive day). Fyvie Castle, Aberdeenshire recorded 22.8c on the 25th followed by 23.2c at Cromdale on the 26th. However, as aforementioned, these records were beaten on the 27th with Aboyne, Aberdeenshire recording a maximum of 23.6c which to this day remains the Scotland maximum temperature record for March. Glenties, Co. Donegal had a maximum of 22.6c on the same day which made it the warmest March day since 28 March 1965 when Trinity College reached a maximum of 23.6c which to this day is the Irish March maximum temperature record.
On the 28th, a weak cold front started to push into the north of the UK gradually going southwards to introduce much cooler air and cloudier skies but many enjoyed another beautiful day of sunny and warm conditions. As this front pushed southwards, a northerly developed behind it and high pressure attempted to retrogress out to the Atlantic.
Much cloudier for the north and east of the UK/Ireland on the 29th but to the south and west, more sunshine and warmth yet again.
Temperatures dropped like 10-12c widely and even more for some from the 25th-28th into the 30th and 31st March with the northerly. Continuing dry for a bit so pretty quiet and uneventful with temperatures now close to average for the time of year but they were set to drop further. Notice the northerly winds strengthening as days go on and low pressure starting to develop as the high has fully retrogressed.
The 2nd April was a cool day with a lot of showery rain especially to the north and east of the UK. Temperatures were generally in the single figures. To think the week before hand, it was very warm in contrast.
Low pressure stalled to the southeast of the UK (this would become a familiar sight throughout much of April-December 2012 with a southerly tracking jet stream) forcing the winds to become a northeasterly to easterly direction on 3rd and 4th April bringing temperatures down to only 3-8c mostly. Some parts of Scotland had maxima of only 1 or 2c. Yes, you guessed it. Snowfall was recorded in parts of England and some of it heavy on the 3rd in Scotland. Even some parts of Ireland had the odd flurry on the 4th but rain on the 3rd.
Irish stations' maximum temperatures for the period, March 22-31 2012.
Station|Thu 22|Fri 23|Sat 24|Sun 25|Mon 26|Tue 27|Wed 28|Thu 29|Fri 30|Sat 31
Athenry|14.9|11.9|15.9|19.9|18.4|19.2|19.0|17.6|10.9|11.5
Ballyhaise|12.3|12.7|17.7|19.8|18.0|19.4|19.1|16.3|11.5|10.8
Belmullet|16.4|13.3|15.3|17.6|20.4|22.2|17.9|11.9|11.7|12.2
Casement Aerodrome|12.8|12.9|18.1|19.8|17.3|18.3|18.8|17.5|11.8|11.2
Claremorris|14.8|12.0|17.0|19.2|19.2|19.8|19.8|17.4|10.7|12.7
Cork Airport|10.0|10.3|14.0|13.7|12.9|13.5|18.2|18.8|10.9|11.5
Dublin Airport|11.3|11.4|15.7|18.1|15.1|17.8|18.7|17.4|11.6|11.8
Finner Camp|15.0|12.2|18.1|20.2|19.6|19.5|14.7|11.2|11.0|12.9
Dunsany|N/A|12.2|17.1|20.0|16.0|18.0|18.7|17.1|11.5|10.9
Gurteen|14.4|11.4|15.4|18.1|17.5|18.0|18.4|17.1|10.9|10.0
Johnstown Castle|10.9|11.9|15.1|14.0|13.3|14.1|14.9|18.1|12.1|10.5
Knock Airport|13.5|10.1|16.3|18.2|17.8|18.8|18.8|15.4|9.4|11.4
Mace Head|15.4|12.2|15.1|16.7|18.2|19.6|13.9|16.2|13.4|13.2
Malin Head|11.9|14.1|16.1|19.9|19.6|19.8|16.0|9.8|10.7|10.8
Markree|15.2|11.8|18.1|19.7|18.7|19.7|17.1|11.4|10.5|12.8
Moore Park|12.3|11.7|15.3|16.1|14.3|15.8|19.4|18.7|12.4|12.3
Mt Dillon|14.1|11.8|18.3|20.3|19.1|19.8|19.5|17.3|11.0|11.6
Mullingar|13.6|11.2|18.3|19.2|19.4|19.6|19.3|17.2|11.4|10.8
Newport|15.5|12.0|15.9|17.5|18.4|19.6|20.6|17.6|12.9|14.4
Oak Park|14.7|12.1|16.9|17.5|16.8|18.5|18.9|17.8|11.6|11.3
Phoenix Park|12.6|13.1|17.5|20.7|16.3|18.6|19.9|18.5|12.7|12.0
Roche's Point|10.4|11.4|12.8|14.3|12.9|13.9|15.6|18.9|12.3|12.1
Shannon Airport|14.1|12.5|15.5|19.3|18.7|19.6|18.9|19.0|11.4|11.9
Sherkin Island|10.5|12.2|13.2|14.1|13.0|14.3|16.8|17.0|11.9|11.8
Valentia Observatory|13.3|13.6|17.1|19.9|18.9|20.2|18.7|18.6|16.1|12.7
Data originally sourced from Met Éireann.
Cloud free UK and Ireland on 26 March 2012:
https://cli.fusio.net/cli/bulletin/monsums/clim-2012-Mar.pdf
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/2012/march
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2012_United_Kingdom_heat_wave
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-17522358
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13051909.At_22_8__C_Scotland_breaks_record_for_March_weather/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-17512695
http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/de/wetter/maps/Analyse_20120325.gif
https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2012/04/26/sunny-march-wet-april-how-the-jet-stream-is-partly-to-blame/
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-17497758/people-take-to-the-uk-beaches-to-enjoy-march-sunshine
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2121032/UK-weather-Heatwave-end-just-time-Easter-holidays.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-17540215
Here's a RTÉ archive video of Ireland's warmest March day on record, 28 March 1965:
http://www.rte.ie/archives/2015/0327/690122-hottest-day-in-march/
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I forget where exactly these photos were taken but I know the dates and general country:
Scotland on 3 April 2012 in the snow after reaching 23.6c on the exact same day in the week preceding this day.
Ireland on 27 March 2012.
Ireland on 26 March 2012.
UK on 25 March 2012.
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