From the very mild to cold, 100 years ago as a Scandinavian high develops

KevBrads1
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07 January 2014 08:26:28

100 years ago today, 7th January 1914, was a very mild day. Maxima of 12.8C at Crieff and 13.3C at Gordon Castle were recorded.

The weather changed as a Scandinavia high develops

A low pressure developed over southern parts of the UK bring rain here but snow further north. Crieff that was 12.8C on the 7th, had 17.5 inches of snow by the end of the 11th

The high pressure drifted closer to the UK and some low minima were recorded

Buxton and Nottingham: -8.9C
Harrogate: -10.6C
Newton Rigg: -12.2C

The cold spell gradually relaxed over time finally ending on the 25th

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KevBrads1
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07 January 2014 10:16:24

#2

I forgot to mention that the CET for that January was 3.7C

The February that followed was very mild with a CET of 6.8C

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Russwirral
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07 January 2014 12:13:21

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100 years ago today, 7th January 1914, was a very mild day. Maxima of 12.8C at Crieff and 13.3C at Gordon Castle were recorded. The weather changed as a Scandinavia high develops A low pressure developed over southern parts of the UK bring rain here but snow further north. Crieff that was 12.8C on the 7th, had 17.5 inches of snow by the end of the 11th The high pressure drifted closer to the UK and some low minima were recorded Buxton and Nottingham: -8.9C Harrogate: -10.6C Newton Rigg: -12.2C The cold spell gradually relaxed over time finally ending on the 25th

Originally Posted by: KevBrads1

Seems to me a good example of how a HP block is created, sustained, and the impact the HP brings.

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tony73
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07 January 2014 12:24:40

#4

Thanks, fascinating stuff and could have predicted the events that were to follow, later that Year

Saint Snow
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07 January 2014 12:27:39

#5

Thanks, fascinating stuff and could have predicted the events that were to follow, later that Year

Originally Posted by: tony73

What? The outbreak of WW1?

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richardabdn
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07 January 2014 21:22:50

#6

As soon as I saw those dire charts I knew there would be no cold here. The 7th was actually the coldest with a min of -1C thereafter mins of 1-4C and maxes of 2-7C up to the 13th with no sunshine at all for a whole week

About the only thing that could make this current winter even more appalling than it's been so far.

That winter was a complete write-off. One of the mildest and least snowy on record. The only snow I have noted are brief falls in the first and last weeks of December and on the 6th January.

Late January saw the mildest temperatures of the month with maxima of 52F on the 24th, 55F on the 25th and 53F on both the 30th and 31st. This led to a ridiculously mild February with a lowest max of 44F (6.7C) which is the mildest coldest max I am aware of for any winter month.There was just no cold to speak of with 29F the lowest temperature in January and 30F in February

Seems to be a lot of nasty things from that era repeating themselves exactly a century later. First there was the washout summer of 1912 repeating itself in 2012 now winter 1913/14 repeating itself in winter 2013/14. The whole period 1911-14 was in fact very snowless just like 2011 onwards has proven to be. Probably the second most snowless period of the century behind 1988-92.

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Hungry Tiger
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07 January 2014 21:31:24

#7

As soon as I saw those dire charts I knew there would be no cold here. The 7th was actually the coldest with a min of -1C thereafter mins of 1-4C and maxes of 2-7C up to the 13th with no sunshine at all for a whole week

About the only thing that could make this current winter even more appalling than it's been so far.

That winter was a complete write-off. One of the mildest and least snowy on record. The only snow I have noted are brief falls in the first and last weeks of December and on the 6th January.

Late January saw the mildest temperatures of the month with maxima of 52F on the 24th, 55F on the 25th and 53F on both the 30th and 31st. This led to a ridiculously mild February with a lowest max of 44F (6.7C) which is the mildest coldest max I am aware of for any winter month.There was just no cold to speak of with 29F the lowest temperature in January and 30F in February

Seems to be a lot of nasty things from that era repeating themselves exactly a century later. First there was the washout summer of 1912 repeating itself in 2012 now winter 1913/14 repeating itself in winter 2013/14. The whole period 1911-14 was in fact very snowless just like 2011 onwards has proven to be. Probably the second most snowless period of the century behind 1988-92.

Originally Posted by: richardabdn

Good point there - very well observed.

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