2012 UK Weather Summarys

[Mark]

January 2012
 
The month began with very mild conditions, but a succession of active Atlantic depressions gave some stormy weather during the first week, with a major winter storm on 3rd affecting southern Scotland in particular. It was quieter in mid-month, with some low night-time temperatures, then rather more unsettled generally, with mainly westerly winds bringing weather fronts. A broad swathe of cold air spread in from the east at month’s end.

The provisional mean UK temperature was 1.3 °C above the 1971-2000 average. It was the mildest January since 2008, significantly milder than those of 2009 to 2011. Rainfall exceeded the normal amount over parts of the north, particularly northern Scotland, but was less than 75% of normal widely in eastern and southern counties, some coastal fringes here receiving less than 50%. Sunshine was well above normal for most of the UK, the exceptions being Northern Ireland, parts of western Scotland and the Western Isles; for the UK as a whole this was provisionally the 4th sunniest January since 1929.

A maximum temperature of 14.0 °C was recorded at Teignmouth (Devon) on the 18th. A minimum temperature of -10.5 °C was recorded at Aboyne (Aberdeenshire) early on the 16th. In the 24 hours ending at 0900 on the 12th, 64.8 mm of rain fell at Kinlochewe (Highland). A wind gust of 102 mph was recorded at Blackford Hill, Edinburgh on the 3rd. A snow depth of 8cm was measured at Aviemore (Highland) at 0900 on the 20th, and at Copley (County Durham) at 0900 on the 24th.

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[Suezy]

Thanks for that Mark as like to follow the UK weather owing to having an elderly Uncle over there.

[Mark]

February 2012
 
High pressure over Europe resulted in a very cold spell during the first 12 days with some sharp frosts and snowfalls, especially across England. Western Scotland and Northern Ireland were soon influenced by Atlantic airstreams and this milder weather had spread to all parts by the 13th. Thereafter, these westerly airstreams dominated giving generally mild weather, occasionally very mild in the last 10 days, with cloud most frequent in the west and any rain restricted to north-western areas.

The UK mean temperature was 0.7 °C above the 1971-2000 average, but varied from about 0.5 °C below normal across southern England and parts of East Anglia to some 2.0 °C above in Northern Ireland and northern Scotland. Most of England, Wales and eastern Scotland were much drier than average. In many eastern and southern counties of England and parts of eastern Scotland only about a third of the normal amount fell. Over England it was the driest February since 1998, with East Anglia and Lincolnshire having one of their driest Februarys on record. Sunshine amounts varied from above normal over East Anglia and other parts of eastern England, to well below in Northern Ireland and the western fringes of Scotland.

A maximum temperature of 18.7 °C was recorded at Coleshill (Warwickshire) on the 23rd. A minimum temperature of -15.6 °C was recorded at Holbeach (Lincolnshire) early on the 11th. In the 24 hours ending at 0900 on the 18th, 70.6 mm of rain fell at Achnagart (Highland). A wind gust of 74 mph was recorded on Fair Isle on the 24th. At 0900 on the 5th a snow depth of 16 cm was measured at Malham Tarn (North Yorkshire) and Buntingford (Hertfordshi


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[Suezy]

Thanks Mark once again - appreciated.