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johncs2016
03 January 2019 09:16:24


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Hopefully we made the 50 mark and hopefully people will stick with us throughout the year, regardless of their position on the score table!  


Of course it’s great to be up at the top in the competition but the best things about these threads are the ongoing discussions, the stats, the records and the banter between people with the same interests.  Not least, the friendly ribbing and jostling for top spots!  All eyes on Darren, Snowshoe and Gusty!  


Originally Posted by: Caz 


Well, my own entry means that we now have at least 49 entries which means that just one more member would need to have joined in order to make up that magic 50 mark. I'm hoping though, that this will have happened though without any issues.


 


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wallaw
03 January 2019 09:34:06

I'm in too, so hopefully 50


 


best of luck all


Ian


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Devonian
03 January 2019 09:39:32


I almost forgot, but fortunately I had put a recurring reminder in my phone for 11pm on the 2nd of each month! You're up to 49 predictions now...


Originally Posted by: Darren S 


^^^ Is a strategy I think I'll adopt in future .


For a long time I've follow the idea that I really should put my answer in before the month starts - but I come round to the view it's probably a needless self inflicted, if small, handicap.

Caz
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03 January 2019 09:47:54


Well, my own entry means that we now have at least 49 entries which means that just one more member would need to have joined in order to make up that magic 50 mark. I'm hoping though, that this will have happened though without any issues.


Originally Posted by: johncs2016 

 Darren made his late entry just before yours John, so you may have actually been the 50th!  We might even have surpassed that figure.  Personally, I wouldn’t deny anyone the chance to still have a punt even though we’re past the deadline, but that’s entirely at GW’s discretion!


Now we just have to keep posting throughout the year to keep the numbers up.  We generally start well but numbers tend to dwindle through the months, maybe as some people think they’re too low down the table to get a final top spot, or maybe they just forget to post their predictions in subsequent months.  


As Bertie said earlier, we need to keep posting regularly to keep up the interest and to keep our precious threads alive!  We all need to do our bit!  


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Gusty
03 January 2019 10:12:47

Let the fun begin ! 


I've taken the grown up step of predicting with my heart rather than my head.


My performance over the the past few years has either been very good or very poor. I'm aiming to win it this year but realistically will be happy with a top 10 finish. Consistency is key for me.


Its not all about good luck, there is an element of skill involved. This is what makes this competition it is.


Snowshoe, The professional, Whether Idle and Darren are the ones to watch IMO.


 


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Darren S
03 January 2019 10:19:27


I've taken the grown up step of predicting with my heart rather than my head.


Originally Posted by: Gusty 


Good luck! I'd like you to be successful with that strategy, I don't think I would be... 


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wallaw
03 January 2019 10:36:10


 Darren made his late entry just before yours John, so you may have actually been the 50th!  We might even have surpassed that figure.  Personally, I wouldn’t deny anyone the chance to still have a punt even though we’re past the deadline, but that’s entirely at GW’s discretion!


Now we just have to keep posting throughout the year to keep the numbers up.  We generally start well but numbers tend to dwindle through the months, maybe as some people think they’re too low down the table to get a final top spot, or maybe they just forget to post their predictions in subsequent months.  


As Bertie said earlier, we need to keep posting regularly to keep up the interest and to keep our precious threads alive!  We all need to do our bit!  


Originally Posted by: Caz 


Last year was the first i didn't manage to get all the way through i think and that was largely due to changing jobs too many times. I'm back settled now (hopefully) so I will be aiming for mid-table mediocrity once again 


Ian


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ARTzeman
03 January 2019 11:44:08

Met Office Hadley        5.1c.     Anomaly     1.5c. Provisional to 2nd.


Metcheck                     4.65c    Anomaly      0.49c


Netweather                  5.53c    Anomaly      1.34c


Bordon                        4.5c      Anomaly      -3.34c


Canvey Island              5.7c      Anomaly      0.05c


Cheadle Hulme             4.8c     Anomaly      -0.53c


Clevedon Weather         5.9c    Anomaly      -0.58c


Darwen                        3.6c    Anomaly      -1.66c


Hexam                         2.9c    Anomaly      -1.38c


Mount Sorrel                 5.1c   Anomaly       0.6c


Forest Town Mansfield    5.1c   Anomaly       0.6c


Peaseodwn St John        6.4c   Anomaly       1.2c


Treviskey Redruth          6.8c   Anomaly       -1.08c.


 


Mean Of My Watched 10 stations using a six-year average    4.57c   Anomaly  -1.14c.             






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Caz
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03 January 2019 13:52:33


 


Last year was the first i didn't manage to get all the way through i think and that was largely due to changing jobs too many times. I'm back settled now (hopefully) so I will be aiming for mid-table mediocrity once again 


Originally Posted by: wallaw 

 Good to have you back in the pack Ian!  I’d be ecstatic if I came somewhere in the middle!  My problem is I have too many holidays. No, no, not too many, I mean I’m often away for the prediction deadline.   


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Global Warming
03 January 2019 21:27:36

Thanks to everyone who is taking part in the competition. We didn't quite make the 50 mark. There were a number of people who sent separate messages at different times for the January and annual competitions which I hadn't spotted. So the total number of January predictions is 49 but that is still a nice increase on the 36 we had in December.


I will try and post up the annual CET predictions in the other thread tomorrow evening.


Here is the table for January. A nice spread of predictions. Surely somebody will be very close.


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johncs2016
03 January 2019 21:42:00


Thanks to everyone who is taking part in the competition. We didn't quite make the 50 mark. There were a number of people who sent separate messages at different times for the January and annual competitions which I hadn't spotted. So the total number of January predictions is 49 but that is still a nice increase on the 36 we had in December.


I will try and post up the annual CET predictions in the other thread tomorrow evening.


Here is the table for January. A nice spread of predictions. Surely somebody will be very close.


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Direct link to larger table TABLE


Originally Posted by: Global Warming 


A very interesting spread of predictions here, which may well be indicative of the differences of opinions which there is regarding what the effects of currently ongoing SSW event are likely to be if there are any (as is evident on the MO thread).


I was also watching with great interest, Gavin P.'s excellent January forecast video where he didn't give any exact predictions for what the average CET would be, but nevertheless indicated what he believed the temperature anomaly would roughly be (he went for this month to be slightly milder than average overall in that forecast).


In my predictions, I have gone for a warmer temperature anomaly than what Gavin P. did on his forecast video so if this month ends up being milder than what he expected, it will then be great to see whether or not, I then beat him in terms of who (between him and I) is closer to what the actual temperature anomaly for this month ends up as.


That to me, is another fun aspect of being part of this competition and is another reason why I joined it. It's just a shame that we didn't quite make it to 50 entrants but hopefully, this will be a good competition for everyone who has taken part in it.


 


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Gusty
03 January 2019 21:51:31

A good spread to kick the year off.  Good luck all 


The hearts have gone higher...the heads have gone lower....the steady eddies have gone for the middle ground. 


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Bertwhistle
03 January 2019 21:56:50


A good spread to kick the year off.  Good luck all 


The hearts have gone higher...the heads have gone lower....the steady eddies have gone for the middle ground. 


Originally Posted by: Gusty 


Or maybe it's hearts down, heads up Steve. I for one will be glad if I'm way, way too high.... but only for January!


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Gusty
03 January 2019 22:17:24


 Or maybe it's hearts down, heads up Steve. I for one will be glad if I'm way, way too high.... but only for January!


Originally Posted by: Bertwhistle 


 The head has ruined many a January prediction for me Bertie. Only two years ago I made a made a last minute change from 4.7c to 1.9c based on two consecutive runs showing easterlies at 168. Naturally the atlantic won out, the month ended circa 5.5c and I was nearly 4c out in the first month.


I was younger then 


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Caz
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04 January 2019 06:32:03


 


 The head has ruined many a January prediction for me Bertie. Only two years ago I made a made a last minute change from 4.7c to 1.9c based on two consecutive runs showing easterlies at 168. Naturally the atlantic won out, the month ended circa 5.5c and I was nearly 4c out in the first month.


I was younger then 


Originally Posted by: Gusty 

It’s the gut that spoils it for me!  I try not to be influenced by the month end weather but it doesn’t work. I don’t think the heart or the head would fare much better in my case though!  


Shame we didn’t quite make 50 but still a good number and we may entice more in next month. Let’s hope we don’t get too many falling by the wayside!   


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Gusty
04 January 2019 07:32:12


It’s the gut that spoils it for me!  I try not to be influenced by the month end weather but it doesn’t work. I don’t think the heart or the head would fare much better in my case though!  


Shame we didn’t quite make 50 but still a good number and we may entice more in next month. Let’s hope we don’t get too many falling by the wayside!   


Originally Posted by: Caz 


I'm surprised there isn't more take up. Especially so considering the number of experts and pundits in the MO thread ! 


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Caz
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04 January 2019 08:00:23


I'm surprised there isn't more take up. Especially so considering the number of experts and pundits in the MO thread ! 


Originally Posted by: Gusty 

  Ahh, they’re yellow bellies afraid to show their true colours! 


I think the MO thread attracts quite a few ‘seasonal’ posters who only appear with the cold or the heat.  No staying power eh?   


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johncs2016
04 January 2019 09:03:55


  Ahh, they’re yellow bellies afraid to show their true colours! 


I think the MO thread attracts quite a few ‘seasonal’ posters who only appear with the cold or the heat.  No staying power eh?   


Originally Posted by: Caz 


I think that this is shown by the fact that it is only really during the winter months that the MO thread is actually all that busy (even more so, on those very rare occasions when we actually get some proper winter weather). During the rest of the year though, the MO thread is usually always very quiet to the extent that I have on the odd occasion even seen it being relegated to page 2 on the default list of threads on this forum.


 


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04 January 2019 10:32:14

Met Office Hadley         3.9c     Anomaly     0.5c  Provisional to 3rd.


Metcheck                      3.73c   Anomaly     -0.42c


Netweather                   4.61c   Anomaly     0.42c


Bordon                          3.2c    Anomaly     -4.64c


Canvey Island                4.6c    Anomaly     -1.05c


Cheadle Hulme               3.8c    Anomaly     -1.50c  


Clevedon Weather           4.8c    Anomaly    -1.68c


Darwen                          3.5c    Anomaly    -1.76c


Hexam                           3.3c    Anomaly    -0.98c


Mount Sorrel                  3.3c     Anomaly    -1.25c


Forest Town Mansfield     4.2c     Anomaly    -0.3c


Peasedown St John         5.5c     Anomaly     0.3c


Treviskey Redruth           7.0c     Anomaly    -0.88c.


Man of my 10     4.34c.   Anomaly   -1.37c. 






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doctormog
04 January 2019 10:35:38


 


I think that this is shown by the fact that it is only really during the winter months that the MO thread is actually all that busy (even more so, on those very rare occasions when we actually get some proper winter weather). During the rest of the year though, the MO thread is usually always very quiet to the extent that I have on the odd occasion even seen it being relegated to page 2 on the default list of threads on this forum.


 


Originally Posted by: johncs2016 


Perhaps people spend more time outside enjoying the real weather at other times of the year rather than staring at “potential weather” on a screen? 


GezM
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04 January 2019 13:55:21
Hi Global

I wanted to put a guess in for the annual CET but was expecting a different thread for that. Is it too late to submit my entry?


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Bertwhistle
04 January 2019 14:48:43

Hi Global

I wanted to put a guess in for the annual CET but was expecting a different thread for that. Is it too late to submit my entry?

Originally Posted by: GezM 


I suggest you PM GW Gez; it's late, probably too late, but worth a try and you might expect a penalty unless you've mitigating circumstances.


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Caz
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04 January 2019 14:56:20


I suggest you PM GW Gez; it's late, probably too late, but worth a try and you might expect a penalty unless you've mitigating circumstances.


Originally Posted by: Bertwhistle 

Aww!  I agree he should pm GW!  It’s still early in the month/year and it’s still anybody’s guess with little clue from the models!  Go on GW, let him join the fun!  


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johncs2016
04 January 2019 16:37:19


Aww!  I agree he should pm GW!  It’s still early in the month/year and it’s still anybody’s guess with little clue from the models!  Go on GW, let him join the fun!  


Originally Posted by: Caz 


If GW does accept that late entry, we have then have 50 entrants after all.


 


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Bertwhistle
04 January 2019 16:38:53


 


If GW does accept that late entry, we have then have 50 entrants after all.


 


Originally Posted by: johncs2016 


Good point; author's discretion though!


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