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Bolty
27 December 2021 11:56:34
The mild weather at the end of the this week is going to push that figure up a bit, before we get the usual downward correction. Could this be the first ever December to record a 5.9 CET?
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27 December 2021 17:00:18


Merry Christmas to everyone too - what are you doing up at this time Caz - got a really big turkey?


I;ve an excuse as I'm over in the States so it's not midnight here yet!


 


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Originally Posted by: rickm 

 I’m always up early but yes, a big turkey.  Cooking dinner for 14, although we’ll be plating one up and delivering it to the doorstep of one who won’t be coming as she has Covid.  Enjoy The States! 


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27 December 2021 17:01:51

The mild weather at the end of the this week is going to push that figure up a bit, before we get the usual downward correction. Could this be the first ever December to record a 5.9 CET?

Originally Posted by: Bolty 

I wouldn’t be surprised if it goes above 6c. Depends how it adjusts at month end!


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Bertwhistle
27 December 2021 17:14:18

Has anybody an idea of highest December CET days? It is really extraorinary that there could be some higher than 14C at the end of the month.


I note 13.1 on 19th in 2015 and wondered if we might pip it.


 


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ARTzeman
28 December 2021 10:45:40

Met Office Hadley          5.9c        Anomaly        1.2c provisional to 27th


Metcheck                       5.75c      Anomaly        0.76c


Netweather                    6.26c      Anomaly        1.17c


Peasedown St John      5.67c      Anomaly      0.77c           






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28 December 2021 18:59:15
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ARTzeman
29 December 2021 10:56:02

Met Office Hadley      6.0c         Anomaly      1.3c   provisional to 28th


Mercheck                   5.81c       Anomaly        0.82c


Netweather                6.36c       Anomaly        1.27c


Peasedown St  John  6.87c     Anomaly       1.97c.       






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Bertwhistle
29 December 2021 12:01:29

Carol Kirkwood's BBC forecast suggests minima of 14C and in the E even 15C tonight (ridiculous!); put this with a 16 or even 17C max and we could end up with a local T for tomorrow of between 15 and 16C. I think that must be unprecedented in England in December and could lead to a CET (since both max & min are forecast not far off this ) for the day of 13-14C at least. Could be the highest ever December CET.


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Spring Sun Winter Dread
29 December 2021 15:11:56
It is strange how it almost seems easier to get a very warm night with temps well into double figures at this time of year than it is in March or April.
Mainly because mild weather is often associated with cloud at this time of year while in March or April it tends to coincide with sunshine and clear skies which mean radiative cooling overnight.
Bertwhistle
29 December 2021 15:17:02

It is strange how it almost seems easier to get a very warm night with temps well into double figures at this time of year than it is in March or April.
Mainly because mild weather is often associated with cloud at this time of year while in March or April it tends to coincide with sunshine and clear skies which mean radiative cooling overnight.

Originally Posted by: Spring Sun Winter Dread 


Also, the sea temperatures are still higher in December in our region than they are in March or April, or indeed May in most cases, and that is also true of the long-fetch oceanic source of the current airstream.


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Darren S
29 December 2021 15:23:22


Has anybody an idea of highest December CET days? It is really extraorinary that there could be some higher than 14C at the end of the month.


I note 13.1 on 19th in 2015 and wondered if we might pip it.


 


Originally Posted by: Bertwhistle 


According to https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcet/cetdl1772on.dat the highest CET mean temperature for December is 13.1C, on 19/12/2015. The next highest was 12.9C on 12/12/1994.


The full list of highest means by month is as follows:





















































Jan11.6
Feb12.8
Mar15.1
Apr19.7
May21.2
Jun23.0
Jul25.2
Aug25.1
Sep22.6
Oct20.2
Nov15.4
Dec13.1

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2023/24 0 cm; 2022/23 7 cm; 2021/22 1 cm; 2020/21 13 cm; 2019/20 0 cm; 2018/19 14 cm; 2017/18 23 cm; 2016/17 0 cm; 2015/16 0.5 cm; 2014/15 3.5 cm; 2013/14 0 cm; 2012/13 22 cm; 2011/12 7 cm; 2010/11 6 cm; 2009/10 51 cm
Stormchaser
29 December 2021 19:21:53


Just did some calculations using my latest final Dec CET estimate which is just below 5°C.


That would mean SSWD won by a country mile with an annual total error of 8.28°C.


In 2nd would be Saint Snow with 9.08°C, while Bolty would claim the final podium place with 9.38°C.


Originally Posted by: Stormchaser 


With only a third of the month left to go, we still had very wrong predictions from the forecast models!


In line with GW's latest projection, a finish in the low to mid-6s is now likely.



The setup was very finely balanced on 24th-25th but in the end the NAO just wasn't quite negative enough to force the required level of trough disruption and bring the cold air right in across most of the UK.


That meant no 'wall of cold' for the following Atlantic lows to have to break down, so the westerlies surged in with little resistance.


A very mild finish might still have occurred (the Iberian high signal was starting to show on 24th), but delayed by a couple of days, with the CET having fallen considerably by the time it set in.


On social media, there's been much pointing of fingers at an uptick in solar activity. The higher the activity, the more positive the NAO tends to be. From research papers, it does seem plausible that the short-term uptick had a slight, yet crucial impact on the NAO.


It's a sad thought for someone like me who greatly enjoys what the sun has to offer 99% of the time. Hopefully it will make up for it during 2022!



I tell you what though, if you ever needed an example to show how absolutely unpredictable the Hadley CET is, this is it! We're essentially throwing arrows at a dartboard after 7 pints while looking through the bottom of the glass! 


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scillydave
29 December 2021 20:05:21
On current forecasts it looks like the highest CET daily mean for January could be shattered. Mind you I'm actually quite surprised that it's as low as 11.6c

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Saint Snow
30 December 2021 00:05:06


 We're essentially throwing arrows at a dartboard after 7 pints while looking through the bottom of the glass! 


Originally Posted by: Stormchaser 


 


That's when I play my best darts!!



 


Early congrats to SSWD. 



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Spring Sun Winter Dread
30 December 2021 11:16:35
Many thanks Saint Snow.
I will have won the year without winning a single individual month (and indeed this final month am nowhere near as seriously under estimated what I always thought was an inevitable mild correction!) , not sure how common this is ?
Possibly quite common... like taking the Tour de France without winning a stage ...
ARTzeman
30 December 2021 11:55:37

Met  Office  Hadley       6.1c      Anomaly      1.4c Provisional to 29th


Metcheck                      6.03c    Anomaly      1.04c


Netweather                   6.48c     Anomaly     1.39c


Peasedown St John      7.22c    Anomaly    2.32c.  






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Global Warming
30 December 2021 19:48:58

Latest CET tracker for December shows a finishing number of 6.27C.


The CET mean for tomorrow (NYE) could get above 13C. The date record for 31 Dec is 11.1C set in 1859 so we will easily beat that. The all time December daily CET mean record is 13.1C set on 19 December 2015. We could get close to that tomorrow.


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Global Warming
30 December 2021 19:55:52

Highest temperature today was Cambridge NIAB at 15.6C


Yesterday was Exeter AP at 15.7C


Both days have a date record of 16.1C so we were fairly close.


Tomorrow the date record is only 15.6C so a very good chance it will be broken.

ARTzeman
31 December 2021 11:19:27

Met Office Hadley        6.3c       Anomaly       1.6c provisional to 30th


Metcheck                     6.26c    Anomaly        1.27c


Netweather                  6.72c    Anomaly        1.63c


Peasedown St John     7.02c     Anomaly       2.12c. 






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31 December 2021 12:38:16


Highest temperature today was Cambridge NIAB at 15.6C


Yesterday was Exeter AP at 15.7C


Both days have a date record of 16.1C so we were fairly close.


Tomorrow the date record is only 15.6C so a very good chance it will be broken.


Originally Posted by: Global Warming 

Cheers GW!  


I’m PMing my January guess!


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Hungry Tiger
31 December 2021 14:37:30


Highest temperature today was Cambridge NIAB at 15.6C


Yesterday was Exeter AP at 15.7C


Both days have a date record of 16.1C so we were fairly close.


Tomorrow the date record is only 15.6C so a very good chance it will be broken.


Originally Posted by: Global Warming 


Just stickied the January CET for you Simon.


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31 December 2021 15:31:46


 


Just stickied the January CET for you Simon.


Originally Posted by: Hungry Tiger 

  Ahhh!  I was looking for that earlier!  Must have dropped off, unless I did a man look!  


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fairweather
31 December 2021 17:33:01


Highest temperature today was Cambridge NIAB at 15.6C


Yesterday was Exeter AP at 15.7C


Both days have a date record of 16.1C so we were fairly close.


Tomorrow the date record is only 15.6C so a very good chance it will be broken.


Originally Posted by: Global Warming 


So was that wrong on the BBC News last night when they said the date record for New Year's Eve was 14.8C somewhere in Wales?


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Retron
31 December 2021 17:41:25


So was that wrong on the BBC News last night when they said the date record for New Year's Eve was 14.8C somewhere in Wales?


Originally Posted by: fairweather 


The record was 14.8C. The higher one mentioned by GW is old data, for whatever reason it's no longer considered relevant.


At least the new record (15.8, but I wouldn't be surprised to see higher after the 18z SYNOP reports) is non-contentious!


 


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Hungry Tiger
01 January 2022 11:16:44

I'd have nailed this one if that cold spell had materialised.


Missed this one out by miles - went for 4.75C ended up over 6.0C


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