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i agree.... its looking very very normal, albeit abit on the cold side of average at times.

reminds me of early 1984 tbh... northwesterly domination - could get some snow showers (unlikely to settle for long) into next week on a brisk northwesterly, that could effect lower lying areas.
Agree about the next cold spell late next week, there is at least some initial consistency between models now but how long the outbreak will last, especially in in the southern half of England, is currently unknown. It could last throughout that weekend though - and yes there would be some snow in some places, especially but not necessarily only, in the north. A bit of a teaser for the snow lovers.
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For me, the one striking feature of this Winter so far, is its mostly dry and settled nature.
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Are you lads low on rain for your areas? Well below average for months in NI.
We're never low on rain here in the North West. Ask someone round here "Have you had enough rain for this month? We've not had quite enough here" and they'll point and laugh at you.

At least half of our days up here are either Dull, Windy, Cold, Or Rainy (sometimes all four). A rain-free day is a Premium up here, even in Summer. It's

We're still recovering from the devastating floods from last Winter that plunged many parts of the North underwater, with Cumbria and Carlisle being worst affected.


Last Winter here was mostly Mild and Wet, (especially last November and December, which were both very mild and extremely wet). The Spring was very changeable, one day warm and sunny, the next hailstones, snow, sleet etc.

May was a mostly warm, dry and sunny, settled month, as May usually is up here. It's also one of the driest months here.


Then in late June it deteriorated as usual, causing me to start this thread.
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2160456
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Continued....


Overall, the Summer was very disappointing. Yes, we did have a few warmer spells (perhaps more than the 2015 Summer), but we also had a lot more cool and wet spells, with some days getting no higher than 12/13c. In the rain it often felt quite chilly at times as well.

It did pickup though towards the end of August with some easterly's bringing warmer, dryer and sunnier weather, and September was very warm and sunny as everyone knows.

October was fairly dry but quite cool and chilly at times. November was an absolute stinker of a month though. It usually is, but alough it is somewhat dryer than last year, this didn't make up for the fact that it was also much much colder with temperatures kin single figures most of the time, it was colder than December, we got snow, we got sleet it was just awful.

December this year wasn't as mild as last year but it was also much dryer, though there were some milder and wet days.
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We're never low on rain here in the North West. Ask someone round here "Have you had enough rain for this month? We've not had quite enough here" and they'll point and laugh at you.
Never is a very big word!

I clearly recall the summer and early Autumn of 1959 ( ) when I lived in what is now Greater Manchester, because we went on holiday in September and when we got home there was severe water rationing and stand pipes in the streets, from which we would have to collect water by bucket as needed!

So 'never' isn't quite right... though I know what you mean.
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Never is a very big word!

I clearly recall the summer and early Autumn of 1959 ( ) when I lived in what is now Greater Manchester, because we went on holiday in September and when we got home there was severe water rationing and stand pipes in the streets, from which we would have to collect water by bucket as needed!

So 'never' isn't quite right... though I know what you mean.
Well I've never known a drought happen as long as I've lived here. I know in recent Summers there have been a few Hose Pipe Bans but they were implemented nation-wide rather than locally and they have never lasted very long. I know there have been a few "droughts" in the East Anglia Region in recent years as that is typically a very dry part of the country. Whereas Heavy Rain and Floods are a much bigger problem here than droughts as everyone knows...

There's a big hill with a distinct shape that can be seen for miles around here (well, when it's actually clear that is!). It's Called Pendle Hill.

There is an old saying round here that goes "If you can't see this hill, then it is raining, if you can see this hill, then it is going to rain soon."

I find that to be pretty accurate actually, I live about 5 miles away from it and I can see it from my bedroom window, today it was completely blotted out with mist and cloud all day.

My mum even decides whether or not to put washing out based on whether the hill is visible or not.
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