Warmest day of the year here remains in March which is ludicrous. Also happened in 1953 when it wasn't beaten until well into June but then it had reached 20C in March. Yet to see 18C during this extraordinarily bleak and depressing year
There has been no warm spell whatsoever just relentless onshore winds giving us the same desperately bleak climate as Shetland. The average high over the last five days has been close to average at 15.8C but that is only when the sun is out. When that ghastly filth moves in it has been as stupefyingly cold as it was for much of the past five weeks. Down to 9C before sunset yesterday and 10.7C now
Funny how we never had any mist and low cloud under the high pressure in April. Yet that is the time of year you would expect it be most problematic, becoming less of an issue by this stage. However nowadays it just gets worse the further into summer you go defying any rational explanation.
The last 6 weeks has horrific without any redeeming qualities. Just like the first halves of summer 2007 and 2012 but then we had at least seen a fair amount of warm sunshine during spring. This year none at all. March 2012 had a mean maximum 1.5C warmer than May 2021 while April 2007 was some 3.3C warmer.
Records for persistent cold and lack of warmth will be smashed unless these hideous winds relent.
This was taken yesterday - a bare tree in June
Never seen anything like it. That was taken in the walled garden at Seaton Park which is well sheltered as the azaleas at my local park at Hazlehead, which are normally at their best at this time of year, have yet to put in an appearance
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