I don't know whether this will be supported statistically but my perception is that this is one of the dullest and wettest Augusts I have had to endure here in the NW of England.

Overcast leaden skies and drizzle as I type.

If you define a "boring" month as one with the smallest difference between the warmest and coolest day of the month as measured by the CET Mean, then this has been the most boring August since 1855 so far. Although as there are another 10 days left to record this month AND the data is still provisional I am being a tad unfair

However, the difference between the warmest and coolest CET Mean so far is only 4.1C (11/8 was 13.9, 17/8 was 18.0) and you have to go back 162 years to find a lower range of 4.0C in August 1855

Glad to report that the Met Office has arisen from slumber although the CET for August up to 21st is still only 15.5C (-0.4C)

 

 

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Met office Hadley

15.7 to the 22nd

0.2 below the 61 to 90 average

1.1 below the 81 to 10 average

Met Office Hadley           15.07c.         Anomaly       -0.2c.   Provisional to 22nd.

Metcheck                        15.65c.         Anomaly       -0.57c.

Netweather                     16.07c.         Anomaly       -0.13c.

Peasedown St John       16.3c.            Anomaly       -1.5c.

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Met office Hadley

15.7 to the 22nd

0.2 below the 61 to 90 average

1.1 below the 81 to 10 average

This week looks a bit warmer.Will it have topped  16C by the end of the week?

 

This week looks a bit warmer.Will it have topped  16C by the end of the week?

I think so.

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Met Office Hadley       15.8c.      Anomaly     -0.1c.    Provisional to 23rd.

Metcheck                    15.70c.    Anomaly     -0 52c.

Netweather                 16.15c.    Anomaly     -0.06c.

Peasedown St John      16.4c.      Anomaly     -1.4c.

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Certainly looks like the BH weekend will send it upwards of 16, at least for a time.

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I'm amazed the CET is currently almost bang on the average. The extreme south east of England (Kent, Essex) has actually had a decent month but it feels to me like a cool month so far and I live just a few miles from one of the CET stations. I was expecting the 2 CET stations further west to bring it down even more. I suspect the night temperatures must have helped to keep the average up.

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Met office Hadley

15.8 to the 23rd

0.1 below the 61 to 90 average

0.9 below the 81 to 10 average

Met Office Hadley          15.8c.       Anomaly      -0.1c.  Provisional to 24th.

Metcheck                       15.68c.     Anomaly      -0.55c.

Netweather                    16.14c.     Anomaly      -0.06c

Peasedown St John        16.4c.      Anomaly      -1.4c.    

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Met Office Hadley           15.8c.        Anomaly      -0.1c.  Provisional to 25th.

Metcheck                        15.76c.      Anomaly      -0.47c.

Netweather                     16.16c.      Anomaly      -0.04c.

Peasedown St John         16.5c.        Anomaly      -1.3c.      

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My monthly mean reached 17.0 yesterday, and is likely to finish at around 17.2 or higher.

I'm expecting the CET to crawl up to slightly above 16 by the Tuesday, though a cool end may bring it back down.

WI

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I'm amazed the CET is currently almost bang on the average. The extreme south east of England (Kent, Essex) has actually had a decent month but it feels to me like a cool month so far and I live just a few miles from one of the CET stations. I was expecting the 2 CET stations further west to bring it down even more. I suspect the night temperatures must have helped to keep the average up.

It is the minimum figures that are keeping the CET as high as it is. The data on the Hadley site which uses 1961-1990 as its reference shows the minimum CET is currently 0.6C above average whereas the maximum CET is 0.6C below average. Hence overall close to average.

Met Office Hadley           15.9c.         Anomaly       0.0c.  Provisional to 26th.

Metcheck                        15.79c.        Anomaly        -0.43c.

Netweather                     16.22c.        Anomaly         0.43c.

Peasedown St John          16.6c.          Anomaly        -1.2c.

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Met Office Hadley             15.9c.        Anomaly     0.1c.    Provisional to 27th.

Metcheck                          15.88c       Anomaly     -0.35c.

Netweather                       16.29c.      Anomaly     0.1c.

Peasedown St John           16.7c.         Anomaly     -1.1c.

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Met Office Hadley             15.9c.        Anomaly     0.1c.    Provisional to 27th.

Metcheck                          15.88c       Anomaly     -0.35c.

Netweather                       16.29c.      Anomaly     0.1c.

Peasedown St John           16.7c.         Anomaly     -1.1c.

There is a positive anomaly again, which means we could get all 3 summer months above the LTA.

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Met Office Hadley           16.0c.       Anomaly     0.2c. Provisional to 28th.

Metcheck                        15.99c.     Anomaly    -0.23c.

Netweather                     16.4c.       Anomaly     0.21c.

Peasedown St John         16.9c.       Anomaly     -0.9c.

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Is the Sept CET thread coming soon folks?

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Septembers Sometime Soon....

 

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Met Office Hadley            16.0c.     Anomaly     0.2c.    Provisional to 29th.

Metcheck                         15.94c.   Anomaly     -0.28c.

Netweather                      16.4c.     Anomaly      0.21c.

Peasedown St John          16.9c.     Anomaly     -0.9c.     

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