I remember last year when people were doubting whether summer 2011 would be good given spring 2011 was following the same route as spring 2007 - and their fears were proved correct.
Not techically correct as up here in the north you cant really compare the two years. 2007 was complete writeoff with the floods of June virtually signalling an end to Summer even before it had begun. The ground around here remained waterloged even into September so even if we did get a few nice days it still didnt erase the lingering effects of the floods.
Last year, althought still poor, was a huge improvement and indeed was very dry across some parts which indicates the decent amount of pleasant, useable days. August was quite a nice month round here. If the 2nd half of July had been similar to the 1st half then i would look back on last year more positively.
I believe that if we get a dry and warm Spring along the lines of 1990,1997 or 2003 then i wouldnt be too concerned as all those years produced good summers (if you ignore June 1997).
Get a April CET of 12c and almost no rainfall and i would be slightly worried.
2007 wasn't as cool as 2011, it was just much wetter. 2011 was the coolest for some 20 years though. There is a patern though, isn't there?
2007: warmest spring on record, wettest summer for many years
2008: very warm May, one of the warmest, very wet summer and cloudy
2011: warmest spring yet again, coolest summer for many years, wet summer for some, especially Scotland and southern England
OH, and in all the February's in those years, I recorded spring like temperatures in the final half of the month
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Whitkirk, Leeds - 85m ASL.