Spring Weather 2016

Rock Lesnar wrote: »

Fabulous day and now a fabulous night here in the north east, its been very cold the last few days, but that doesnt bother me, its better then that wet muck we've had for most of the last 6 months.

Last 4* months (November - February)

Are we all still calling for a cold April?

Evidence why for my reason that it will be

- It is gradually getting colder after this brief spell of some high maximums
- The top 5 strongest El Ninos were all followed by a colder than normal April (inc. 1983 and 1998)

Carnacalla wrote: »

Keep the water supplies in Dublin up

How many days has it been since rainfall?

Well I haven't recorded a drip since the 9th (not even 10 days yet!). And Louise Lear on BBC said we have been dry for so long, she is out of her mind! And no it don't matter if they're from England or Wales or such because they also recorded their last rainfall on the 9th. Let's see this dry spell compared with last years longest or notable dry spells

January 30th - February 12th (14 days)
April 3rd - 9th (6 days)
April 13th - 23rd (10 days)
June 6th - 25th (19 days) (I only recorded 0.2mm throughout this period)
August 11th - 18th (7 days)
September 4th - 10th (6 days)
September 25th - October 4th (9 days)
October 7th - 20th (13 days)

Well we have more dry days during this dry spell than 3 of these dry spells from 2015 so far or should I say, I have! :rolleyes:

Very cloudy day so far here. Not a sunny interval. I haven't gotten above 8c.

This March reminds me a lot of February 2013.

Gonzo wrote: »

another bitterly cold day today, temps hovered between 6-8C all day.

Sorry "another..."? St. Patrick's Day felt like a Summer day here with big boosts of temperature in the sun and I am not far from you?

I know that this is a Spring thread but here's an update on why I predict Summer 2016 is going to be one of the better. Years ending in "6" tend to be good summers with one exception though. See below:

1976 (The 2nd best Summer ever in Irish history after 1995)
June - Very hot, dry and sunny. (32.5c was recorded in Boora, Co. Offaly)
July - Dry, warm and sunny.
August - Very hot, sunny and dry.

1986 (Very poorly dull, wet and cool)
June - Very thundery and dull but relatively warm.
July - Dullest July on record. Relatively dry but variable generally and average temperatures.
August - Exceptionally wet, cold and dull.

1996 (Very average overall but not a bad Summer)
June - Dry, warm and very sunny.
July - Relatively dry, sunny and warm.
August - Very wet and dull but warm.

2006 (Best Summer since 1995)
June - Very sunny, warm and dry.
July - Extremely warm, sunny and relatively dry in parts.
August - Mostly dull but dry and relatively warm.

Apart from 1986 - the odd one out, this seems like an interesting pattern.

What would you do to have a month like March or April 2011 again?