The period 16th-26th October 1905 was unusually cold, CET for that period was just 3.8C The CET minimum for the same period was a remarkable -0.8C
The monthly CET for the month was 7.1C

Numerous locations reported at least a ground frost on 11 consecutive nights.

Minima recorded the month.

Camden Square: -2.3C on 22nd
Tenterden: -3.3C on 17th
Winslow: -4.4C on 22nd, 25th
Alderbury: -5.6C on 16th
Launceston: -8.3C on 23rd
Bromsgrove: -7.8C on 21st
Aberystwyth: -5.6C on 22nd
Edinburgh: -6.7C on 20th
Dublin: -1.7C on 21st
Waterford: -5.3C on 18th
Omagh: -5.6C on 19th

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Great to see these Kevin - Because it still astounds me how the October of 1740 delivered a CET of just 5.3C. The next coldest is October 1817 with a CET of 6.4C

 

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The models were playing around with something similar a few days ago but well modified now.

1905 had quite a few similarities to now :-

Very cool Atlantic signified by one of the lowest points on historical AMO graph
Strong El Nino, following a weak one the year before.
Low solar cycle - on the upside, rather than current downside.

 

Very interesting Nouska. If these similarities between this year and 1905 persist,  then we are in for an unsettled November, a dry, mildish December and a fairly stormy January & February.

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