Its mentioned in todays Tele - that its expected this mild spell will run for a month and include the Easter Weekend.
That's cursed it
That is something I would hate to experience.
You get your hopes up for a mild/warm spring and then get dashed by a cold April.
April of course can often be cold.
Some very mild nights now - That will give the CET a hefty lift.
My CET estimate currently stands at 7.15C.
Current prediction is for the CET to reach 8.1C by the 24th which is exactly 2C above the 1971-2000 mean
If the final CET came in above 8.4C it would be the warmest March since 1957
Edited by user 11 March 2012 11:28:36(UTC) | Reason: Not specified
Amazing - Its good that it looks nice and mild and warm - Just what we want now.
In fairness, maybe just what you want. I'd prefer it to be nicely mixed with some warm and sunny and some cooler rainy weather. But it seems for now more likely to be mild, dry and droughty.
I wonder what the chance is of getting a 10C in March. I would assume its possible.
A tough nut to crack though.
Edited by user 11 March 2012 12:25:28(UTC) | Reason: Not specified
People thought an April CET of 11.8 was impossible, until it happened last year.
That proves extremes that seem impossible can happen.
Netweather currently have the CET at 7.52°C which is 1.22°C above normal
The provisional monthly mean Hadley CET from the MetO now stands at 7.3 up to 10th March
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcet/cet_info_mean.html
An overall March CET of 10C could therefore be achieved by having a CET of 11.3 every day for the rest of the month
By a quirk of fate yesterday's "spot" CET was exactly 11.3 so all we need is another 21 days like yesterday and we are home and dry. Quite a big ask I would say but proof that it is possible in theory
Hadley is currently at 7.6c which is 2.4c above normal
Hadley at 7.6c to 12th March
7.4c to the 15th which is 2.1c above normal
the graph of CET predictions over time seems to be stabilsing out now and not crashing.My forecast of 7.8 is not looking wildly wrong.click below.