Friday, September 22, 2023

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.

autumn

Dry start to autumn

Alvechurch amateur weatherman Phil Thomas records the changes. September started off changeable, with a little rain and some sunshine. The middle of the month was...

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.

frosty

Staying changeable

Alvechurch amateur weatherman Phil Thomas records the changes. The first few days of December brought lots of sunshine and night frosts. Since then it has...

Hot July brings humid nights

Alvechurch amateur weatherman Phil Thomas records the changes.