North Sea Floods 1953

60 years ago today a major weather event occurred which killed a total of 2551 people in the UK and the low countries. 


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea_flood_of_1953

Wednesday 30 January 2013

Overnight rain followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 11.3; Max: 12.6.
Rain: 6.5 mm.  Pres: 1016.5 mb.

Tuesday 29 January 2013

Overcast with rain or drizzle for most of the time.  Windy in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 13.9; Max: 15.8.
Rain: 18.0 mm.  Pres: 1003 mb.

*Both night and day temperatures are the highest ever for January [since at least 2003] at this location. It was also the warmest night since November 19/20th, 2012.

Monday 28 January 2013

Mainly cloudy.  Showers in the morning. Windy with more general rain in the afternoon. 
Temps: Min: 6.2; Max: 14.4.
Rain: 6.9 mm.  Pres: 1004 mb.

Some More Facts About 2012

The average night-time temperature for 2012 was 10.34 degs C, the highest of the last nine years. Second highest is 2006 with 9.94 degs C.

The average daytime temperature for 2012 was 15.59 degs C, making it the second coolest since 2004 at this location.  2010 was the coolest with 15.35 degs C.

The total amount of rainfall for 2012 was 1502.6 mm, making it the wettest year of the last four. 2009 is next wettest with 1280.7 mm.

December 2012 Summary

In Brief:
Record-breakingly mild and wet.  A short dry and colder spell in the second week.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Night-time temperatures ranged from 3.1 degs C on the night of the 5th/6th, to 13.3 degs C on the night of the 22nd/23rd. This led to an average of 8.74 degs C, the highest of the last ten Decembers, and easily beating 7.52 in 2011 into second place. 
Previously the warmest December night was 12.6 degs C on the 12th/13th in 2003.
The temperature only fell below 5 degs C on two nights, the fewest number of times this has happened in December.*  There have been 7 Decembers of the last ten where the temperature did not fall below zero.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Daytime temperatures ranged from 7.7 degs C on the 11th and 12th, to 16.3 degs C on the 19th.  This is the highest ever December temperature at this location*, beating the previous highest of 15.2 set on the 4th in 2007. The average daytime temperature for December 2012 was 12.48 degs C, which was also the highest ever at this location.*  2007 now becomes the second warmest December, with an average of 12.4.

Rainfall:
December 2012 was the wettest month ever at this location** with a total of 288.9 mm of rain, easily beating November 2009's total of 223.9 mm into second place.  November 2012 was the third wettest ever month* with 217.8 mm, meaning that 506.7 mm of rain fell in the last two months of 2012 alone.  This is more than half the amount of rain that fell in the whole of 2010 or 2011.
The wettest day itself was the 22nd, with 38.2 mm, and more than 30 mm fell on 4 days of the month.
There were 3 totally dry 24 hour periods in the month [2200-2200]. The driest spell was the 8th to the 13th, with 0.4 mm of measurable rain, whereas a total of 118.8 mm fell between the 19th and the 22nd.
December 2011 saw 188 mm.

*Since 2003.
**Since April 2008.

Sunday 27 January 2013

Overnight rain, followed by a mainly dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 7.4; Max: 11.1*.
Rain: 10.1 mm.  Pres: 1003 mb.

*The temperature reached 14.7 degs C during Saturday night.

Saturday 26 January 2013

Sunny intervals in the morning.  Cloudy in the afternoon.  Rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 6.9; Max: 14.2*
Rain: 4.0 mm.  Pres: 1001 mb.

*This temperature was reached in the evening.

Friday 25 January 2013

Cloudy/overcast with rain/showers/drizzle for most of the day.  Windy with more persistent rain late afternoon/early evening.
Temps: Min: 7.2; Max: 13.6.
Rain: 13.8 mm.  Pres: 1000 mb.

Thursday 24 January 2013

Cloudy in the morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 4.7; Max: 7.8*
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1014.5 mb.

*This temperature was reached in the evening.

Wednesday 23 January 2013

Mainly cloudy with a little sun.
Temps: Min: 5.4; Max: 7.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1003 mb.

Tuesday 22 January 2013

Mainly cloudy with showers, heavy in the morning. A few sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 3.3; Max: 9.9.
Rain: 3.3 mm.  Pres: 998.5 mb.

Monday 21 January 2013

Some snow overnight, then mainly dry with the odd rain shower in the morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon. Heavy rain with thunder in the evening.

Temps: Min: 1.5; Max: 7.7.
Rain: 7.8 mm.  Pres: 994 mb.

Sunday 20 January 2013

Mainly cloudy in the morning; mostly sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 0.6; Max: 2.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 994 mb.

*It was the coldest night since 11/12th February 2012, and the coldest day since 2nd February 2012.

Saturday 19 January 2013

Cloudy with some sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 5.1*; Max: 5.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 996 mb.

*This temperature was reached during the daytime.
**It was the coldest day since 8th February 2012.

Friday 18 January 2013

Heavy rain and very windy overnight.  Mostly cloudy on Friday with a few showers.  More prolonged rain in the late afternoon and early evening, then clear and starry.

Temps: 8.2; Max: 11.4.
Rain: 29.7 mm.  Pres: 994 mb.

*It was the wettest 24 hours since 22nd December 2012.

Thursday 17 January 2013

Mainly cloudy.  Wind and rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 6.6*; Max: 9.9.
Rain: 3.1 mm.  Pres: 1010 mb.

*This temperature was reached early on Wednesday night.

Wednesday 16 January 2013

Some rain overnight, then a mainly dry, mostly cloudy day.
Temps: Min: 7.6; Max: 8.8.
Rain: 2.3 mm.  Pres: 1014 mb.

Tuesday 15 January 2013

Sunny intervals.  Cloudy in the evening with a few spots of rain later.
Temps: Min: 5.4; Max: 9.2.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1012 mb.

Monday 14 January 2013

Rain in the morning.  Sunny intervals and the odd shower in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.2; Max: 10.4.
Rain: 7.0 mm.  Pres: 1014 mb.

Sunday 13 January 2013

A little rain left on Saturday evening. Mainly sunny on Sunday.
Temps: Min: 5.1; Max: 6.9*.
Rain: 0.1 mm.  Pres: 1021.5 mb.

*Sunday's maximum.  The temperature was higher on Saturday evening.

Saturday 12 January 2013

Rain late on Friday evening and overnight.
Dry on Saturday with sunny intervals, then some rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.9; Max: 11.9.
Rain: 6.0 mm.  Pres: 1013 mb.

Friday 11 January 2013

Quite cloudy, some sun too.  Also one or two showers.
Temps: Min: 8.1; Max: 13.9.
Rain: 1.9 mm.  Pres: 1013 mb.

Thursday 10 January 2013

Rain for a time in the morning.  Sunny intervals and a few showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.4; Max: 12.6.
Rain: 2.7 mm.  Pres: 1022 mb.

Wednesday 9 January 2013

Cloudy and dull.  Drizzle/rain for a time in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.2; Max: 13.2.
Rain: 0.5 mm.  Pres: 1022 mb.

Tuesday 8 January 2013

Overcast and dull with rain or drizzle throughout.
Temps: Min: 13.3; Max: 15.6.
Rain: 3.2 mm.  Pres: 1027 mm.

*It was the warmest January day ever at this location [since at  least 2003].

Monday 7 January 2013

Dry. Sunny intervals in the morning. Cloudier in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.7; Max: 14.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1028 mb.

Top 10 Wettest Days Of 2012

10.  25.5 mm  July 7th
 9.   25.9 mm  November 26th
 8.   27.4 mm  September 23rd
 7.   28.0 mm  April 25th
 6.   31.0 mm  December 20th
 5.   33.7 mm  December 14th
 4.   35.0 mm  April 29th
 3.   37.8 mm  December 19th
 2.   38.2 mm  December 22nd
 1.   61.0 mm  November 24th


*3 of the 6 wettest days of the year were in a 4-day period from December 19th to 22nd!

Top 10 Warmest Nights of 2012

=9.  17.4   July 26th/August 27th
  8.  17.5   August 11th
  7.  17.9   August 17th
=5.  18.0   August 1st/20th
  4.  18.1   August 12th
  3.  18.3   August 15th
  2.  18.5   August 13th
  1.  19.1   August 18th

Sunday 6 January 2013

Overcast and dull with drizzle or light rain for most of the time.
Temps: Min: 11.9; Max: 14.2.
Rain: 1.2 mm.  Pres: 1032 mb.

Saturday 5 January 2013

Sunny intervals, though more cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.1; Max: 14.2.
Rain: Nil. Pres: 1035.5 mb.

*It was the first completely dry day [2200-2200] since 12th December 2012.

Friday 4 January 2013

Cloudy and mainly dry.  Some drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.1; Max: 14.2.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1038 mb.

Thursday 3 January 2013

Cloudy.  Some drizzle overnight, followed by a dry day with cloud more broken later.
Temps: Min: 13.5; Max: 14.6.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1040 mb.

Top 10 Coldest Nights of 2012

=10.   3.0  February 11th/April 6th
    9.   2.9  October 27th
    8.   1.1  February 20th
    7.   0.5  February 12th
    6.   0.4  February 8th
    5.  -0.2  February 1st
    4.  -0.3  February 4th
    3.  -1.0  February 9th
    2.  -3.1  February 2nd
    1.  -3.6  February 3rd

No January, March, November or December nights made it into the 10 coldest of the year!

Top 10 Coldest Days of 2012

10.  7.9    January 28th
  9.  7.8    February 9th
=7.  7.7    December 11th/12th
  6.  7.2    January 31st
  5.  7.0    February 11th
  4.  4.1    February 8th
  3.  3.4    February 1st
  2.  3.3    February 3rd
  1.  2.6    February 2nd

Wednesday 2 January 2013

Cloudy with a little drizzle.
Temps: Min: 8.1; Max: 14.5.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1032 mb.

*It was the warmest January day since 2007.

Tuesday 1 January 2013

Showers during the night and at first, then dry with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 7.4; Max: 11.0.
Rain: 1.2 mm.  Pres: 1022 mb.

Top 10 Hottest Days of 2012

=7.  23.0  May 25th, July 8th, August 11th, August 18th
  6.  23.2  August 13th
  5.  23.5  June 1st
  4.  23.6  August 20th
  3.  24.1  August 12th
  2.  25.1  July 25th
  1.  26.1  July 26th

HAPPY NEW YEAR

A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

Monday 31 December 2012

Overcast with heavy rain in the morning. Mainly cloudy with showers in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 13.2; Max: 14.4.
Rain: 20.4 mm.  Pres: 1008 mb.