The oddly midsummer-like state of affairs, so suddenly after the 'winter strikes back' situation of April certainly goes into my mind-book of remarkable events.
I've been sitting out in the evenings, even when skies have been overcast, marveling at my ability to do so in shorts and a t-shirt. It's a very rare event prior to the final week or so of May, as is emphasised by the fact that a couple of nights this week exceeded my local 2000-2015 date record minimums for all of 1st-23rd May - and as it happens, most of the higher values in the final week were achieved during one significant event - the 2012 heatwave.
There was also a date record (2000-2015) maximum on the 8th. The warm night started going into the 9th so a date record 24 hour mean was missed out on.
Nonetheless, it has been an impressive run of days even for the balmy south - and according to GFS, it will be barely above freezing on Saturday morning, which will only serve to make the past 7 days' warmth stand out further.
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T-Max: 30.2°C 9th Sep (...!) | T-Min: -7.1°C 22nd & 23rd Jan | Wettest Day: 25.9mm 2nd Nov | Ice Days: 1 (2nd Dec -1.3°C in freezing fog)
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