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Frank H
  • Frank H
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26 November 2023 19:52:54
Please pm your December prediction to me by midnight on 30th November.

Please try to meet the deadline.

I will post my own prediction directly onto the thread.

Some background information:

Average 1991 -20 = 4.8c

Warmest all time = 9.6c (2015) - Second warmest was way below at 8.1c (1934)

Coldest this century = -0.7c (2010)  -  1981 was 0.1c

Last 5 years:

2018 = 6.8c

2019 = 5.7c

2020 = 4.9c

2021 = 6.3c

2022 = 3.4c  (was only 0.5c at the 16th)
Wrightington, Wigan
Ally Pally Snowman
26 November 2023 19:55:26
If ECM is on the money tonight we'd be looking at a similar first half than last year. 
Bishop's Stortford 85m ASL.
Frank H
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27 November 2023 07:18:57
I inadvertedly deleted a December CET prediction yesterday evening when I was deleting items from my inbox.
  Could whoever posted it please resend - there was only one.
Apologies for my carelessness.
Tip for JMM2005 - clear your inbox before setting up the new monthly CET thread
Wrightington, Wigan
Hungry Tiger
27 November 2023 10:03:06
Just stickied it for you Frank.   🙂 
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Spring Sun Winter Dread
28 November 2023 12:23:23
Always a tough month to predict and compete in with everyone getting a bit tactical and the emotion of wanting cold and snowy weather at Xmas kicking in !
A shame not to be in contention this time but wishing you all the best of luck !
Remember my win against Saint Snow a couple of years back... I knew he'd cold ramp and he knew I'd mild ramp , luckily for me we ended up with a mild borefest !
While last year of course the cold blindsided me , so many years of waiting for a decent December that I failed to anticipate one when it finally came 
Bolty
30 November 2023 13:00:00
Indeed, it's a very hard month to call because we're teetering right on the edge of being plunged into a longer-lasting cold pattern, or having the cold break down after the first week and ending up mild/Atlantic-dominated instead. It really is literally on a knife edge and the smallest possible adjustments could send it either way.

Personally I think we will see the cold break down with a return to mild for the time being, before we potentially see a return to colder conditions in the run-up to Christmas. I've sent my guess to reflect this.
Scott
Blackrod, Lancashire (4 miles south of Chorley) at 156m asl.
My weather station 
Frank H
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30 November 2023 16:10:32
I'll go for 5.35c
Wrightington, Wigan
Hungry Tiger
30 November 2023 21:31:28
A tough one this is. I've gone for only slightly below average. 

I think the coldies will be disappointed. But i could be wrong.  🙂 
Gavin S. FRmetS.
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Frank H
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01 December 2023 17:09:51
December Predictions

A big spread in predictions but not much difference in the leaders' predictions.

sussex snow magnet 7.90
dingle rob                 7.10
redmoons                 6.45
Dickieboy68              6.10
lanky                         6.04
col                             6.03
snowshoe                 5.90
tierradelfuego           5.90
Gavin D                     5.90
windywillow              5.70
frank h                      5.35
scillydave                  5.30
caz                            5.20
sswd                         5.10
gezm                        5.05
hungry tiger             5.00
bolty                        5.00
artzeman                 4.85
stormchaser            4.61
rickm                       4.55
grandad                  4.40
kendalian                4.30
ap snowman           3.90
bertwhistle              3.77
jmm2005                3.70
taylor1740              3.20

At a quick glance its only possible for the outright winner to be one of the top 3 at November ( Bolty, Rickm, Grandad) or Dingle Rob.
Full analysis will follow.

 
Wrightington, Wigan
Frank H
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01 December 2023 17:54:13
As far as I can see the outright 2023 CET competition winner will be as follows for the following possible December CET values :

6.85c and above - Dingle Rob winner

6.84c  - Dingle Rob and Bolty tied
            Bolty would win the tie break per GW's rules (they were both equal on best prediction in the year but Bolty's 2nd best was better)

4.57c to 6.83c - Bolty winner

4.50c to 4.56c  - Rickm winner

4.49c and below  - Grandad winner
Wrightington, Wigan
Spring Sun Winter Dread
01 December 2023 18:42:38
Surprised no one is really going out on a limb for cold given the models ATM

Of course I haven't either but still thought someone would bite !

Lowest guess is similar to last year and would still be the coldest since 2010 of course 
ARTzeman
02 December 2023 11:25:56
IMANSF22                  -2.3c                Nicks - 1BATH75             -2.1c
Metcheck                   -0.75c              Anomaly                          -5.74c
Netweather                -0.27c              Anomaly                          -5.38c
Peasedown st John    -2.65c              Anomaly                          -2.2c.




Some people walk in the rain.
Others just get wet.
I Just Blow my horn or trumpet
Gavin D
02 December 2023 13:49:01
Hadley

-0.5c to the 1st

5.1c below the 61 to 90 average
6.1c below the 81 to 10 average
Stormchaser
02 December 2023 17:26:53
May as well lay out my general musing for this month here so we can see how it fares:
- Cold opening 5-6 days
- Then generally mild until at least mid-month (CET climbs to at least a little above the 1991-2020 average)
- Return to colder weather as MJO-led forcing encourages westward shifting of high pressure initially over or just east of Scandinavia (CET dragged back down to the long-term average, then a little below).

That last stage is of course the least confident, though not as much so as would usually be the case, thanks to some strong cross-model support for the required MJO activity plus a weakened polar vortex. Most probable causes of the CET ending up well above my estimate are an unexpected stall in MJO progression, or the encroached blocking high happening to orientate in a way that holds temps up across the UK during that final stage.

All these events also greatly raise the chance of a sudden stratospheric warming event happening in 3-6 weeks time, but that's unlikely to have much, if any, bearing on this month's weather patterns hence the CET.
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2023's Homeland Extremes:
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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ARTzeman
03 December 2023 11:04:12
IMANSF22                  -1.3c                  Nicks - 1Bath 75             -0.3c
Metcheck                   -0.50c                Anomaly                          -5.41c
Netweather                -0.78c                Anomaly                          -5.89c  
Peasedown St John    0.05c                 Anomaly                          -4.85c




Some people walk in the rain.
Others just get wet.
I Just Blow my horn or trumpet
Gavin D
03 December 2023 12:26:26
Hadley

-1.0c to the 2nd

5.5c below the 61 to 90 average
6.6c below the 81 to 10 average
Hungry Tiger
03 December 2023 13:14:29

Hadley

-1.0c to the 2nd

5.5c below the 61 to 90 average
6.6c below the 81 to 10 average

Originally Posted by: Gavin D 



Definitely the coldest start to December since 2010.   🙂 
Gavin S. FRmetS.
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noodle doodle
03 December 2023 14:16:57
Yesterday's CET was the coldest this year (so far)
Taylor1740
03 December 2023 14:33:54

Definitely the coldest start to December since 2010.   🙂 

Originally Posted by: Hungry Tiger 


yes those are significant anomalies even if it is just the first few days. There are some really mild CET predictions that would need some really mild weather for the entire remainder of the month to get close.
NW Leeds - 150m amsl
ARTzeman
04 December 2023 11:19:41
IMANSF22                  -0.4c               Nicks-1BATH 75             2.1c
Metcheck                    0.88c              Anomaly                        -4.11c
Netweather                 0.79c              Anomaly                       -4.32c
Peasedown St John     2.45c              Anomaly                       -2.4c.  




Some people walk in the rain.
Others just get wet.
I Just Blow my horn or trumpet
Gavin D
04 December 2023 12:57:51
Hadley

0.1c to the 3rd

4.4c below the 61 to 90 average
5.6c below the 81 to 10 average
ARTzeman
05 December 2023 11:18:50
IMANSF22                  0.8c                Nicks-1BATH 75          3.3c
Metcheck                    1.79c              Anomaly                     -3.21c
 Netweather                1.96c              Anomaly                     -3.15c
Peasedown St John     2.61c              Anomaly                     -2.24.    




Some people walk in the rain.
Others just get wet.
I Just Blow my horn or trumpet
Gavin D
05 December 2023 13:02:00
Hadley

1.3c to the 4th

3.2c below the 61 to 90 average
4.4c below the 81 to 10 average
ARTzeman
06 December 2023 10:51:32
IMANSF22                    0.3c                 Nicks 1Bath 75          2.0c
Metcheck                     1.87c               Anomaly                    -3.12c
Netweather                  2.35c               Anomaly                    -2.36c
Peasedown St John      2.3c                 Anomaly                    -2.55c.




Some people walk in the rain.
Others just get wet.
I Just Blow my horn or trumpet
Gavin D
06 December 2023 13:16:00
Hadley

2.0c to the 5th

2.5c below the 61 to 90 average
3.8c below the 81 to 10 average
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