It just crossed my mind that the past few years there hasn't really been much of activity in the Atlantic in terms of hurricane activity'. This has been followed by milder winters for the UK & Ireland and most of Western Europe.
I remember Hurricane Ike that made landfall in Houston south Texas in September 2008 (I have friend there) - This was followed by a cold October here, frosty November and December in the UK. We all know what happened in the UK during February 2009?
I remember Hurricane Sandy that battered the eastern seaboard on 28th October 2012. - We all know we had a colder than average winter in 2012/13. - Both Feb/March and even into April there was blocking.
- My question: Are the lack of hurricanes in the Atlantic over the past few years part of the reason why we in the UK) are not seeing any proper sustained cold weather or blocking?
- Just interesting - I am noticing a pattern here - the more Hurricanes/named storms in the Atlantic - the colder our winter usually is. This could be a coincidence I don't know. But I do know that over the past two years the Atlantic seasons have been tranquil and our winters have been relatively mild - Last December 2015 exceptionally mild as you know.
Next winter could be interesting! It's January and we have already seen our first named storm (Alex).
Just wondering your thoughts on this?- Perhaps the more Atlantic storms /Hurricane's there are - the greater chance the UK will have of experiencing a more blocked pattern during winter!?
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