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!   

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

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

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

  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?   

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.

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. 

 

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.

 

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? 

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?

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.

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.

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!  

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

 

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

 

Good point; author's discretion though!

 

Good point; author's discretion though!

Of course, and that is why I said "IF GW accepts that late entrant ... "

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. 

I've developed a new tradition: groaning when the table gets published and I see my entry at one extreme end. Still, I'm in esteemed company with resident meteorological big wigs GW and SC in the vicinity. And it could have been worse, I could have gone for what Gavin HungryTiger has.

I've developed a new tradition: groaning when the table gets published and I see my entry at one extreme end. Still, I'm in esteemed company with resident meteorological big wigs GW and SC in the vicinity. And it could have been worse, I could have gone for what Gavin HungryTiger has.

 

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

 

Not quite. Gez is talking about the other competition to predict the CET for the whole of 2019. He is already in the January competition.

There is a separate thread for the other competition but I don't open up a new one each year. I just rename the existing thread as it only has a few pages to it. It is stickied and I will post the list of predictions there later this evening. No problem to have additional entries in that competition given we are only 4 days into the 365 day year. So no real advantage for making a prediction a couple of days late.

 

Not quite. Gez is talking about the other competition to predict the CET for the whole of 2019. He is already in the January competition.

There is a separate thread for the other competition but I don't open up a new one each year. I just rename the existing thread as it only has a few pages to it. It is stickied and I will post the list of predictions there later this evening. No problem to have additional entries in that competition given we are only 4 days into the 365 day year. So no real advantage for making a prediction a couple of days late.

Good news GW; John & I need to read a bit closer!

Happy news Gez.

 

Good news GW; John & I need to read a bit closer!

Happy news Gez.

I have just updated the opening post on page 1 of the other thread and the thread title so it now only refers to 2019.

Entries to the other competition can be made up to 2359 on 7th Jan (same deadline as last year).

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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Phew I've stuck my neck out a bit there. I reckon I've taken Deecember too literally thinking we'd have another mild one.

  Whereas I went to the other extreme and I’m in the company of the winners.  HT won December’s and Darren S wins everything!  Perhaps they should be worried!  

You're dead righ there Caz - I reckon I've over cooked that one.

  Whereas I went to the other extreme and I’m in the company of the winners.  HT won December’s and Darren S wins everything!  Perhaps they should be worried!  

I've noticed that my guess for this month is sandwiched right in between your guess and Darren S.'s guess, and very close to both of them. This means that if Darren S. wins this time, I won't be far behind him.

 

I have just updated the opening post on page 1 of the other thread and the thread title so it now only refers to 2019.

Entries to the other competition can be made up to 2359 on 7th Jan (same deadline as last year).

I know that I submitted my entry for the annual competition at the same time as my entry for this month, but I am pleased that those members who haven't yet submitted their prediction for this year as a whole, still have a chance to do so. Hopefully, we can get a good number of entries for that as well.