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KevBrads1
26 August 2014 16:42:27



None of these is a patch on August Bank Holiday 1956, even if today's rain was more widespread.


http://www.courier.co.uk/hail-vagaries-British-summer/story-18745964-detail/story.html


The link has an excellent picture of a bus stuck (for 3 hours, as it turned out) in a drift of hailstones in Tunbridge Wells. Faversham also caught the storm with 81mm of rain.


Originally Posted by: Hungry Tiger 


 


Not just a bad bank holiday, it was interested reading about  the rest of that summer 


However 1956 is still remembered as one of the stormiest summers of the 20th century. June had been cool and wet, and by July parts of Kent were flooded. The beginning of the school holidays brought fierce gales, blowing down trees, wrecking campsites and leaving 11 people dead. By August, widespread ground frost had made this the only August of the century to be cooler than September.


 added another link on 1956!


http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/46659-august-1956-very-cool-and-wet/ 


Originally Posted by: chiversa 


Summer 1956 is apparently the third worst summer on record after 1922 and 1725.


The summer of 1922 had all 3 summer months with a CET below 14C and you think that was cold. The summer of 1725 had one month with a CET below 13C.


The July and August had CETs of 13.8C and 13.3C respectively.


That's what you call a really bad summer.


 

Originally Posted by: DEW 



Third worst on record, 1956?

How do you come to this conclusion?

1954 is the worst summer according the Manchester Summer Index. That is often called the worst summer of the 20th century.

1816 the so called year without a summer.

1922 was bad but the Manchester Summer Index was not that low, June was on the dry side for England and Wales.

1879 was awful, cool and exceptionally wet.

1907 and 1912 were two other very poor summers.



It depends on location and other factors but I'm not sure 1922 nor 1956 would be in the top 3 worst summers.
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Hungry Tiger
26 August 2014 20:02:31




None of these is a patch on August Bank Holiday 1956, even if today's rain was more widespread.


http://www.courier.co.uk/hail-vagaries-British-summer/story-18745964-detail/story.html


The link has an excellent picture of a bus stuck (for 3 hours, as it turned out) in a drift of hailstones in Tunbridge Wells. Faversham also caught the storm with 81mm of rain.


Originally Posted by: KevBrads1 


 


Not just a bad bank holiday, it was interested reading about  the rest of that summer 


However 1956 is still remembered as one of the stormiest summers of the 20th century. June had been cool and wet, and by July parts of Kent were flooded. The beginning of the school holidays brought fierce gales, blowing down trees, wrecking campsites and leaving 11 people dead. By August, widespread ground frost had made this the only August of the century to be cooler than September.


 added another link on 1956!


http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/46659-august-1956-very-cool-and-wet/ 


Originally Posted by: Hungry Tiger 


Summer 1956 is apparently the third worst summer on record after 1922 and 1725.


The summer of 1922 had all 3 summer months with a CET below 14C and you think that was cold. The summer of 1725 had one month with a CET below 13C.


The July and August had CETs of 13.8C and 13.3C respectively.


That's what you call a really bad summer.


 


Originally Posted by: chiversa 



Third worst on record, 1956?

How do you come to this conclusion?

1954 is the worst summer according the Manchester Summer Index. That is often called the worst summer of the 20th century.

1816 the so called year without a summer.

1922 was bad but the Manchester Summer Index was not that low, June was on the dry side for England and Wales.

1879 was awful, cool and exceptionally wet.

1907 and 1912 were two other very poor summers.



It depends on location and other factors but I'm not sure 1922 nor 1956 would be in the top 3 worst summers.


Originally Posted by: DEW 



Excellent stats there Kevin. I was just looking at CET tables - obviously how wet a summer was is a big contributor.


You mentioned 1879 and I looked that one up - the whole year there was cool or cold as well.


Amazing really.

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sunny coast
26 August 2014 21:37:23
Many summers in the 1950s and 60s were poor or very poor 1954 and 1956 stand out as shockers as does 1960 . 199 was an outstanding summer but we had to wait till 1975 before another one . Although there were some brief heat waves in the 60s this coolest of decades did not produce one hot dry summer
Russwirral
27 August 2014 08:46:52


Not the worst day ive seen recently. infact I was wearing Jeans and t-shirt at the driving range - with occasional light drizzle in the wind.

Rained heavy after about 8pm and in the night though.

So - in summary. Nope - an average day for us up north.

Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 


 


The further north, the better!


We've just got back this afternoon from a long weekend in Langdale in the Lakes. Had been watching the model output with trepidation in the lead-up, and expected Monday at least to be a wash-out.


Never had one spot of rain throughout. Amazing. Sat & Sun were largely sunny, with only patchy cloud (Sun was especially good). Monday was cloudy, but we'd already planned a day where we didn't need to be outside anyway. Today, beautiful (21c in Grasmere according to my car).


Last Aug Bank Holiday (2013), were were at the same place, same weather. Except the BH Monday was a scorcher (we met up with some friends on the south coast of Cumbria and our kids were in the sea!!)


 


Originally Posted by: Russwirral 

  The old Dungeon Gyl?


 


One of my favourite valleys that (that and Ogwen in Snowdonia)  Stayed in the campsite there a few years back and was treated to some very clear skies and impecible views of the milky way.


Anyway - back on topic, the year before i was a little further north in Dumfries on the August BH and it tipped down. good style.


 


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Saint Snow
27 August 2014 10:37:24

The old Dungeon Gyl? 


Originally Posted by: Russwirral 


 


Not that far up - we stay in between Elterwater & Chapel Stile.


 


 


 


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