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doctormog
27 January 2023 07:47:08

Yes, apologies, I was unclear; I meant poor in terms of high UV values, rather than hours of sunshine, which is of course far more relevant to most of us!

 

Originally Posted by: Bertwhistle 



I’d settle for either. 🤣
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Jiries
27 January 2023 08:48:31

Yes, apologies, I was unclear; I meant poor in terms of high UV values, rather than hours of sunshine, which is of course far more relevant to most of us!

 

Originally Posted by: Bertwhistle 


I used to have sun recorder and it usually peaked at midday solar strength so if I had them last year it would only show highest index early or late sun strength and rare peaking at midday.  Only 3 times was clear at midday in July and 1 week in August heatwave. 
Bertwhistle
27 January 2023 12:00:07
Allthat said, I feel sure I can remember even Aberdeen being forecast 6s at some point last summer.
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Jiries
27 January 2023 12:07:10

Allthat said, I feel sure I can remember even Aberdeen being forecast 6s at some point last summer.

Originally Posted by: Bertwhistle 



In the old days of the better old BBC graphics used to show indexes and go up to 9 highest for SE and 10 over Cornwall during clear HP hot days in June to early July.   Maybe last year 19th July was 10 in the south and 9 in the Midlands?
Bertwhistle
31 January 2023 17:13:11
 A 1.8 then 1.7 in Reading, and a 1.9 in Camborne.
Won't say I can feel it yet, but the light is changing, slowly, and the sunat 21.5° altitude is just clipping the tops of the school trees.
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tierradelfuego
31 January 2023 20:07:37

A 1.8 then 1.7 in Reading, and a 1.9 in Camborne.
Won't say I can feel it yet, but the light is changing, slowly, and the sunat 21.5° altitude is just clipping the tops of the school trees.

Originally Posted by: Bertwhistle 



It's nice isn't it B, a bit of sun yesterday and I sat indoors most of the day without the heating on because I felt warm - it was only 17c in my study though, it can be 20c inside and grey out and I feel cold. Pretty much 5:30 now down here for dusk, a few more weeks to go before spring, from a daylight perspective at least, rears its head.
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Bertwhistle
10 February 2023 20:48:49

1.8 in Reading today. The 2 is edging closer although bizarrely, the Beeb is forecasting Medium UV for next week in Winchester.

Can't paste and of course the link changes regularly, but isn't M a 3 at least? I'd get a sunny 2 from here on in (although my mean earliest 2 seems to be about the 17th) but a 3? Now? Not possible surely unless a significant O3 dissipation is imminent.

 
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Bertwhistle
19 February 2023 13:22:08
Reading looks like a 1.9 today although the graph alignment might be out with a peak at 1130-1145 then a steady drift cown (not the sudden reduction you'd get when it clouds over). 
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tierradelfuego
19 February 2023 14:31:25

Reading looks like a 1.9 today although the graph alignment might be out with a peak at 1130-1145 then a steady drift cown (not the sudden reduction you'd get when it clouds over). 

Originally Posted by: Bertwhistle 



Another peak a bit later on made it to approx 1.99 I would say, I think the 2 was achieved on the 13th if you haven't looked back a few days... felt nice in the garden today that's for sure.
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19 February 2023 15:14:57
When the sun reaches 25 degrees above horizon there's a marked step change in solar reaching the surface, as the atmosphere reflects or refracts more energy downwards rather than back into space from above that angle.
Here that happens about 22nd Feb this year but further south will have been there at least two weeks already.
https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/ 
 
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Retron
19 February 2023 15:55:24

When the sun reaches 25 degrees above horizon there's a marked step change in solar reaching the surface, as the atmosphere reflects or refracts more energy downwards rather than back into space from above that angle.
Here that happens about 22nd Feb this year but further south will have been there at least two weeks already.
https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/ 
 

Originally Posted by: four 


It's the 12th here - coincidentally the time that it starts to get into the 20s on a sunny day upstairs (flat roof=sun trap) and around the time the grass usually puts on a real spurt; there are some impressive looking clumps popping up on the lawn and the rest of it will follow soon enough.

It's also coincidentally the time there's a marked change in the quality of light. From my POV, spring arrives in mid-February!




 
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tierradelfuego
19 February 2023 17:47:32

It's the 12th here - coincidentally the time that it starts to get into the 20s on a sunny day upstairs (flat roof=sun trap) and around the time the grass usually puts on a real spurt; there are some impressive looking clumps popping up on the lawn and the rest of it will follow soon enough.

It's also coincidentally the time there's a marked change in the quality of light. From my POV, spring arrives in mid-February!

 

Originally Posted by: Retron 



It certainly felt like spring in the greenhouse today planting the tomato and chilli seeds into their trays, the batteries on the indoor thermometer need replacing but I reckon it was close to 20c, certainly no jacket required.
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tierradelfuego
20 February 2023 20:02:52
Surprised Reading looks to have easily achieved a 2 today, it was pretty cloudy, very few glimpses of the sun. Next up is the 3.
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tierradelfuego
22 March 2023 20:37:15
Looks like a 3 at Reading today, 5 days later than last year from the data (albeit the 16th may have made it as well, looking back) but it wasn't exactly sunny out in town at lunchtime.
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Bertwhistle
24 March 2023 13:11:42
Good shout Tierra; 3 also yesterday and 3.2 today. How far are you from Reading itself?
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tierradelfuego
24 March 2023 16:10:08

Good shout Tierra; 3 also yesterday and 3.2 today. How far are you from Reading itself?

Originally Posted by: Bertwhistle 



11 miles or so to the centre.
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tierradelfuego
30 March 2023 19:53:43
Looks like a 4 today at Chilton, the first I have seen so pretty late compared to last year.

Reading still offline 😤
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Bertwhistle
04 April 2023 08:36:18
Yep still no Reading and there's something afoot at Camborne too.
Chilton scraped a 4 yesterday and Weybourne the day before.
5 forecast for the Winchester area today and even a 6 later on- doubt the latter will come to fruition but it looks good for a 5 today.
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doctormog
04 April 2023 10:08:36
My personal WS is reading 3 at the moment but I don't know if it is overdoing it.
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Bertwhistle
04 April 2023 10:32:36

My personal WS is reading 3 at the moment but I don't know if it is overdoing it.

Originally Posted by: doctormog 



MetO is forecasting you several hours of 3 today Doc.

Sad the UV option has been removed from their map but can still see forecast after typing location.
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tierradelfuego
06 April 2023 20:07:47
Happy days, given it's my nearest station but Reading is back online. Given they have uploaded previous data, it looks like it was offline for uploading rather than logging. A few near miss 4's, tomorrow MO are showing a 5 but will believe that if we see it... out on the river for the day so will do the slip slop slap regime from Australia anyway.
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Bertwhistle
14 April 2023 17:56:44
I reckon Reading scraped a 4 on 4th, then 4.6 on 10th. No 5s just yet but soon...
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Bolty
18 April 2023 18:57:53
Met Office had a 4, briefly 5 up here today. It definitely feels like it as I've tanned nicely on my face and arms doing some work in the garden this afternoon.
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Bertwhistle
20 April 2023 16:17:16
 A few 4s now; tops 4.7 at Reading on 17th. 
Chilton flying at 5.6 on the same day.
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Bertwhistle
30 April 2023 12:21:27
Yesterday:   Reading 5.7   Weybourne 5.9   Chilton 6.2
Best so far.
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