Let it snow, let it snow . . .
The first couple of weeks of winter appeared be to quite normal with the usual quite mild, dull and damp start to the Christmas holidays. However, there were changes developing in the usual weather set-up for the coming weeks.
Run of 24 rain-free days
Alvechurch amateur weatherman Phil Thomas records the changes.
So, how cold was it?
Alvechurch amateur weatherman Phil Thomas looks back over a spectacular Christmas.
Summer . . . but only just
Alvechurch amateur weatherman Phil Thomas records the changes.
Now the rain’s stopped, too
Alvechurch amateur weatherman Phil Thomas records the changes.
Dry start to autumn
Much colder than normal
Alvechurch amateur weatherman Phil Thomas records the changes.
May was too cold to think of casting clouts
Up to the time of writing, May has been quite cold, with the mean temperature to the 19th at 10.6C, which is -0.8C below average for the month. Rainfall, meanwhile, was already 51mm, which is 90% of the average for the entire month.
Staying changeable
Hot July brings humid nights
Alvechurch amateur weatherman Phil Thomas records the changes.