Still, I'm pleased that the theme of a more settled and colder final week or so has come through. Often the way that a pattern change is well anticipated but the finer detail lets me down 😆

Wishing everyone who celebrates it a marvellous (and hopefully much brighter than today) Christmas 🌲🎁

7.7 to the 23rd

3.1c above the 61 to 90 average

2.6c above the 91 to 20 average

7.6 to the 24th

3.0c above the 61 to 90 average

2.5c above the 91 to 20 average

7.4 to the 25th

2.9c above the 61 to 90 average

2.4c above the 91 to 20 average

7.3 to the 26th

2.7c above the 61 to 90 average

2.3c above the 91 to 20 average

It can stay at that now lol

Surprised it's still that high. 😵😵😵

7.2 to the 27th

2.6c above the 61 to 90 average

2.2c above the 91 to 20 average

7.1 to the 28th

2.5c above the 61 to 90 average

2.1c above the 91 to 20 average

7.0 to the 29th

2.4c above the 61 to 90 average

2.1c above the 91 to 20 average

I think you may just shade it. As an aside, CET wise, it should be almost the same as 2024 - but that's about the only thing that has been similar.

Still to be confirmed......

7.25c was my guess 🙂

6.9 to the 30th

2.3c above the 61 to 90 average

1.9c above the 91 to 20 average

I've updated the table! Apologies for not doing so earlier and thank you for the nudge! Happy New Year!

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcet/data/download.html 

I get the mean CET for December to be 6.70C to 2 decimals based on (max+min)/2 

Looks like RickM was nearest with 6.65 so well done him !

(lets hope the Met Office don't update them after publication like they did in November !)

Well played RickM, subject to late updates (VAR)

Simply predicting 1°C above the 1991-2020 average every month would have given you a total error of 9.62°C and 19th place on the leader board; only four contestants had a higher total.

Like November it only affected the last day of the month where the Mean CET was upped from 0.8 to 1.0 and the Max CET upped from 4.1 to 4.5 with the Min CET left unchanged at -2.5

Luckily it does not make any difference to December's winner but for the competition calculation the December CET to 2 decimal places based on )Max+Min)/2 goes up from 6.70 to 6.71

1. Frank                 5.62

2. DingleRob         5.91

3. GezM                 6.62

4. Caz                     7.12

5.  Dickieboy68      7.14

6. Ally Pally Snowman 7.42

7. Grandad             7.74

8. Scillydave           7.8

9. Stormchaser       7.82

10. Bolty                 8.01

11. Wallaw             8.36

12. SaintSnow        8.4

13. redmoons        8.51

14. Snowshoe        8.69

15. Lanky               8.82

16. Spring Sun Winter Dread 9.02

17. Sussex snow magnet 9.12

18. Domma           9.18

19.  Kendalian       9.75

20.  Hungry Tiger 10.57

21. Magda            10.64

22.  Rick M            10.78

23. Jemblow          11.02

24. WindyWillow   13.71

Well the results are in and it's congratulations to Frank who, after a phenomenal performance all year, heads the table to take gold medal position closely followed by DingleRob snapping at his heels and GezM in a very respectable 3rd place. Frank there's a virtual crate of Moet on its way to you - Brian if you're reading this how about a free years membership for Frank?!

Congratulations also go to RickM who won this months competition - a sterling end to the year.

Lastly a cheer for WindyWillow who has this year's wooden spoon.

Thank you to all who took part and good luck in 2026 - those eagle eyed among you will have spotted that Frank is having a year off so it's all to play for!

P.s. Apologies for the wait - I wanted to make sure that there were no final revisions by the Met Office!