Met Office Hadley            3.5c.        Anomaly         -1.6c.   provisional to 11th.

Metcheck                         3.74c.      Anomaly         -2.42c

Netweather                      4.29c       Anomaly         -2.02c

Peasedown St John        4.2c         Anomaly         -2.44c.

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I think it's for consistency with early readings, which were mostly carried out by amateur observers. 9 am was a much more convenient time for them to read their thermometers than midnight would have been. No automatic logging of readings back then, of course.

Correct; not only easier to read by daylight but, earlier, less likely to get bumped on the head and, as you say, not good to struggle with your Victorian notepad down to the park at midnight.

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Something to take note

Months below the 1971-2000 average

Feb 2018: 2.9 (-1.3)
Dec 2017: 4.8 (-0.3)
Nov 2017: 6.8 (-0.1)
Sep 2017: 13.5 (-0.2)
Aug 2017: 15.6 (-0.4)

5 in 7 months

The next 5 previous months that were below their 1971-2000 averages: Jan 2017, Nov 2016, Apr 2016, Mar 2016 and Sep 2015.  That's 5 in in 17 months 

So we seemed to have enter a coolish phase. Question is how long does it go on what with a solar minimum approaching?

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Met Office Hadley           3.8c.         Anomaly        -1.3c.  Provisional to 12th.

Metcheck                        3.92c        Anomaly        -2.24c.

Netweather                     4.51c        Anomaly        -1.8c

Peasedown St John        4.5c         Anomaly        -2.14c.

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Met Office Hadley            4.1c         Anomaly        -1.1c   Provisional to 13th.

Metcheck                         4.04c       Anomaly        -2.12c

Netweather                      4.69c       Anomaly        -1.62c

Darwen                          3.6c          Anomaly       -4.4c

Hexam                           2.9c          Anomaly       -4.7c

Warsop IMANSFIELD17    4.2c.        new so no anomaly

Peasedown St John        4.8c.         Anomaly      -1.84c        

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Met Office Hadley                4.2c.         Anomaly       -0.9c    Provisional to 14th.

Metcheck                             4.34c        Anomaly       -1.82c

Netweather                          4.91c        Anomaly       -1.4c

Darwen                               4.0c          Anomaly       -4.0c

Hexam                                3.3c          Anomaly       -4.3c     

Warsop 1MANSFIELD17  4.4c.

Peasedown  St  John        4.8c           Anomaly       -1.84c.   

       

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Met Office Hadley             4.5c.         Anomaly       -0.7c. Provisional to 15th

Metcheck                          4.57c        Anomaly       -1.59c

Netweather                       5.16c        Anomaly       -1.15c

Darwen                            4.2c          Anomaly       -3.8c

Hexam                             3.4c          Anomaly       -4.2c

Warsop 1MANSFIELD17      5.7c

Peasedown St  John        5.4c        Anomaly       -1.24c.

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Wonder how big the fall will be from today until tomorrow in terms of daily mean, biggest drops I can find in recent times in March are:

3rd March 1987 to 2nd March 1987  0.8 from 7.1 (6.3 change)

31st March 2010 to 30th March 2010 4.1 from 9.6 (5.5 change)

27th march 1995 to 26th march 1995 3.9 from 9.3 (5.4 change)

 

biggest ever march change  28th march 1777  to 27th March 1977 6.3 from 14.8 (8.5 change) and 1821  5th March to 4th March 0,7 to 9.2 (8.5 change).

Met Office Hadley              4.8c.         Anomaly      -0.4c.  Provisional to 16th

Metcheck                           4.60c        Anomaly      -1.56c

Netweather                        5.32c        Anomaly      -0.99c

Alton                                 5.3c          Anomaly     -3.5c      Compared to 2017

Canvey Island                    6.0c          Anomaly     -4.4c                "

Cheadle Hulme Weather      5.3c          Anomaly     -3.5c                "

Clevedon Weather              6.6c          Anomaly     -3.3c                "

Darwen                             4.1c          Anomaly     -3.9c                "

Hexam                              3.2c          Anomaly     -4.4c                "

Mount Sorrel                     4.5c         Anomaly      -4.4c                "

Mansfield Woodhouse         4.1c        Anomaly       -4.4c                "

Peasedown St John          5.6c        Anomaly       -1.04c    My 5 Year average figure used.    

Rhodesia Worksop 1ENGLAND 1189   4.8c  New Addittion

Warsop 1MANSFIE17        4.2c.           New Addition

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Oh dear!  I went for 5.5c for this month!  

I’m actually surprised it managed to reach 4.8c though.  We flew to Goa on 1st March, leaving snow and sub zero temps behind and we got back last night, to sub zero and snow!   A bit of a change from daytime temps of 34 to 38c. 

 

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No Update From Met Office Yet

Metcheck             4.27c         Anomaly        -1.89c

Netweather          5.03c.        Anomaly       -1.28c

Darwen                3.7c          Anomaly       -4.3c

Hexam                 2.9c          Anomaly       -4.7c

Warsop                3.18c

Peasedown St John      5.3c.   Anomaly  -1.34c.             

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Looking like the second time in a row where a very warm March is immediately being followed by a very cold one. 2012 and 2013 did this, and now it looks like 2017 and 2018 are following suit.

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Looking like the second time in a row where a very warm March is immediately being followed by a very cold one. 2012 and 2013 did this, and now it looks like 2017 and 2018 are following suit.

And what followed in summer 2013 was the driest since 2003 and sunniest since 2006

Could 2018 follow

2.3C here up to today, despite two exceptional severe bursts, it won't turn out anywhere near 2013 which was a remarkable 1.4C (-3.8C)
Interesting that today will be the 4th ice day of the month having technically missed a 5th yesterday due to being above freezing until 3am
Meanwhile March 2013 only managed one day below freezing

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And what followed in summer 2013 was the driest since 2003 and sunniest since 2006

Could 2018 follow

Hope so Gavin! A lot of recent wintry Marches have been followed by warm/hot summers as well as 2013. 1995, 1996 and 2006 are other examples!

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Met office Hadley

4.6 to the 17th

0.6 below the 61 to 90 average

1.5 below the 81 to 10 average

Metcheck                            4.3c.        Anomaly        -1.0c.

Netweather                         4.7c.        Anomaly        -2.10c. 

Cheadle Hulme Weather        4.8c.       Anomaly        -4.0c   

Darwen                               3.5c.        Anomaly         -4.5c 

Hexam                                2.8c.        Anomaly        -4.8c.

Warsop                               3.5c.

Peasedown St John             4.9c          Anomaly        -1.74c.

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Oh dear!  I went for 5.5c for this month!  

 

Wouldn't worry too much (I went for 5.8c). Unless the month has another cold spell (and I know some recent output suggests this), March often has the CET susceptible to rises toward the end of the month.

 

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My mean for the month as of yesterday was 5.68c. 

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Wouldn't worry too much (I went for 5.8c). Unless the month has another cold spell (and I know some recent output suggests this), March often has the CET susceptible to rises toward the end of the month.

Oh well!  At least I’m not alone!  

I’d be interested in seeing the prediction table!  I wonder how many others think the same?  

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