bunbury61 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Temperatures to be 10c above the average this week ...they reckon mid 20s for some areas..spring has definitely sprung ....it was 20c in Aberdeen Last week.....bloody hell After a mild winter where Nov - Mar was pretty much the same...2 hours of snow and no days below freezing .. I almost enjoyed it ..bloody hate winter. Records are being broken all over the shop ....driest this ...warmest that ....roll on summer.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Yes it has been lovely, no winter to speak of and a nice early spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I have a photo of me and my mates sunbathing in our shorts and T-shirts (in our teens many years ago) on a Good Friday - no leaves on the trees yet - and on Easter Monday it was snowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Yes. Felt like winter Easter weekend and the jumped straight to summer. Feel a thousand times better already. People say they miss the seasons in the UK. Well these days blink and you miss them here. 2013/14 we had no winter at all, just one long autumn. Now we seemed to have skipped spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 We are having lovely warm days here in April in Tasmania. March was quite wet and a bit windy. Funny old weather. I will be in the UK in May. Wonder what the weather will be like then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Yes. Felt like winter Easter weekend and the jumped straight to summer. Feel a thousand times better already. People say they miss the seasons in the UK. Well these days blink and you miss them here. 2013/14 we had no winter at all, just one long autumn. Now we seemed to have skipped spring. We seem to have had no real winter for 2 years now, sure we had some cold days but overall it was mild and hardly ever looked like getting any snow. If only climate change were real Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 We seem to have had no real winter for 2 years now, sure we had some cold days but overall it was mild and hardly ever looked like getting any snow. If only climate change were real In all honesty snow is pretty rare in southern England anyway. Serious snow only falls about one year in ten on average which is why we are so unprepared when it happens. This winter's temperatures and rainfall were bang on average winter though I understand it was a little sunnier than average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 In all honesty snow is pretty rare in southern England anyway. Serious snow only falls about one year in ten on average which is why we are so unprepared when it happens. This winter's temperatures and rainfall were bang on average winter though I understand it was a little sunnier than average. Sunnier with 38% less rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Sunnier with 38% less rain http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/2015/winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 In all honesty snow is pretty rare in southern England anyway. Serious snow only falls about one year in ten on average which is why we are so unprepared when it happens. This winter's temperatures and rainfall were bang on average winter though I understand it was a little sunnier than average. It was certainly warmer than usual and drier with very few frosts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 In all honesty snow is pretty rare in southern England anyway. Serious snow only falls about one year in ten on average which is why we are so unprepared when it happens. This winter's temperatures and rainfall were bang on average winter though I understand it was a little sunnier than average. Bang on average ? .....how many days of snow ...how many days below zero ...how many outdoor sporting events called off Iam sorry ,but average it isn't I watched a clip about los Angeles which relies on the snow melt from the sierra Nevada ( I think ) mountains....the average fall is around 5 ft ...this year they have had a dusting ...nowhere near enough. They have copped the drought ...and some of the eastern states have caught the full blast of a slowing jet stream ,pulling freezing air down from the arctic .....things are changing ...call it climate change or global warming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungo Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I cannot believe how mild the winter has been. No snow to speak off, just half a morning in late January and I could count on one hand the number of times I have even used an umbrella in the three months since we moved back. I am sure it wasn't like this before I left. Something has happened. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 I cannot believe how mild the winter has been. No snow to speak off, just half a morning in late January and I could count on one hand the number of times I have even used an umbrella in the three months since we moved back. I am sure it wasn't like this before I left. Something has happened. :yes: The last " normal " winter ,well that was anything like a northern hemisphere winter was 2010...and as winters go ,that was pretty average....we are having summer flooding ....no snow in the winter...and as I said initially ,many records are going. In my humble opinion the jet stream is with us...it wasn't in the winter of 2010....lets hope it stays that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 Temperatures to be 10c above the average this week ...they reckon mid 20s for some areas..spring has definitely sprung ....it was 20c in Aberdeen Last week.....bloody hellAfter a mild winter where Nov - Mar was pretty much the same...2 hours of snow and no days below freezing .. I almost enjoyed it ..bloody hate winter. Records are being broken all over the shop ....driest this ...warmest that ....roll on summer.... How good has it been fellow poms in the u.k ? .....shorts are on , sat in the garden ....tomorrow and over the weekend it takes a dip ....but in all seriousness ,if this pattern keeps going the summer is going to be stinking hot ,( by u.k standards )...not for me personally , if it tops out at 25c ,that will do ..but I don't think so ....its touching 21c in some places already ....we are having a great run with the weather over the last 2 -3 years.....the weather is almost becoming a plus point ,instead of something to escape from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 How good has it been fellow poms in the u.k ? .....shorts are on , sat in the garden ....tomorrow and over the weekend it takes a dip ....but in all seriousness ,if this pattern keeps going the summer is going to be stinking hot ,( by u.k standards )...not for me personally , if it tops out at 25c ,that will do ..but I don't think so ....its touching 21c in some places already ....we are having a great run with the weather over the last 2 -3 years.....the weather is almost becoming a plus point ,instead of something to escape from It's been fantastic, lovely and warm and still nice to do stuff outside. Last year was pretty much the same and of course we went on to have a wonderful summer. Following on from such a mild and short winter this suits me just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacaranda Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Yep perfect where I am.I've had 4 days off work Mon-Thurs this week and spent every arvo lounging out the back,sunnies and sunblock on,blue sky,and I had to sit in the shade a few times!Hope we get some rain Saturday Bunbury,my garden and allotment needs some! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slean Wolfhead Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Got an Aussie mate in London. She said she was laughing on the tube when it was announced that the temperature was 25 and that "passengers should be carrying a bottle of water". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramac Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 It's gorgeous! It was the same last year and even here, in the 'frozen North' we only had one day of snow over two winters and that melted after a day! I really hope the weekend is just a blip, but if not, it's been lovely to have warm sunshine so early in the year, especially as winter really didn't arrive until late November. We we also have Aussie friends (from Perth) here. They've had to go out and buy t shirts - they only came equipped for cold weather. They commented on how 20 degs here doesn't feel like 20 degs in Perth where they'd be wearing wooly jumpers! I always thought it was because we became acclimatised, but they've only been here three weeks so I don't think that's the case for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbkitty Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3051078/Wild-bluebells-carpet-floor-woods-country-spring-bursts-colour-traditional-April-showers-return-weekend-temperatures-drop-10C.html#comments :twitcy::twitcy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slean Wolfhead Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 We we also have Aussie friends (from Perth) here. They've had to go out and buy t shirts - they only came equipped for cold weather. They commented on how 20 degs here doesn't feel like 20 degs in Perth where they'd be wearing wooly jumpers! I always thought it was because we became acclimatised, but they've only been here three weeks so I don't think that's the case for them! Is Perth humid? Over in the SE inland we get virtually no humidity so I can handle 40+ without much of a problem. Last June in the UK i was sweating every night, t-shirt soaking wet at the back. Not had that once in Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Is Perth humid? Over in the SE inland we get virtually no humidity so I can handle 40+ without much of a problem. Last June in the UK i was sweating every night, t-shirt soaking wet at the back. Not had that once in Oz. No we get very little humidity in Perth. It's really nice at the moment though, mid 20's in the day, drops down to about 10 at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramac Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Is Perth humid? Over in the SE inland we get virtually no humidity so I can handle 40+ without much of a problem. Last June in the UK i was sweating every night, t-shirt soaking wet at the back. Not had that once in Oz. No, Perth isn't usually humid, but it can be. MI much prefer the weather there to what we had in Sydney. It's not humid here either yet, although that might change as we get closer to summer. I agree that it's the humidity which is exhausting. I'm not keen on 40+ wherever, but 30 and dry heat is lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Back to normal now is it? In Newquay, Cornwall, spectators donned their warmest clothes to watch the English National Surfing Championship Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3066318/It-s-dank-holiday-today-sun-tomorrow-Brits-brave-wet-wind-make-long-weekend-temperatures-hit-20C-Monday.html#ixzz3Z9cteR00 Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Watching the football over the weekend, it looked nice and sunny and in London, but in Sunderland and Liverpool, everybody was wrapped up as if it was January! Sydney had a nasty April, but in May, I'm back in shorts and T shirts again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Back to normal now is it?In Newquay, Cornwall, spectators donned their warmest clothes to watch the English National Surfing Championship Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3066318/It-s-dank-holiday-today-sun-tomorrow-Brits-brave-wet-wind-make-long-weekend-temperatures-hit-20C-Monday.html#ixzz3Z9cteR00 Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Glad to see your life is so exciting ,that you have to trawl through news from the u.k ...you couldn't make it up ......have a word with yourself Yes the weather has taken a dip ...but hey there is that much to choose here ...indoors ,outdoors whatever .... By the way its 4pm ..another working day completed ....actually just watching the afl .....i must turn it off though and look for some flood news from Queensland ...not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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