Spring weather 2012

[mark smyth]

I suppose I should have said hotter than places that are normally hot.

18.5c just now

[TC]

Today has been the warmest so far.  I forgot to open the greenhouse door until 1100, by which time the temp. was 33c  Apart from that it feels more like Summer than Spring.
The difference being that it has been flat calm - a very unusual thing in these parts.  Flowers and plants seem to be leaping ahead.

[Hoy]

I suppose I should have said hotter than places that are normally hot.

18.5c just now

I couldn't resist teasing a little! Sorry, Mark.

[mark smyth]

no problem.

Today peaked at 21c

[Casalima]

In the end it didn't rain - and it was decidedly hot - 26ºC.

[Maggi Young]

In the end it didn't rain - and it was decidedly hot - 26ºC.

In the sun at mid-day it was around 24- 25 here 

Was your son exhausted by all that effort in the heat?

[Casalima]

In the end it didn't rain - and it was decidedly hot - 26ºC.

In the sun at mid-day it was around 24- 25 here 
Was your son exhausted by all that effort in the heat?

24-25 in Aberdeen in March??
Not so exhausted as he didn't do the K4 because one of the four was off sick - and K2 was a bit of a trundle ... he's only a beginner and his partner was nervous. But they finished the race and overall the club absolutely thrashed the (national) opposition as usual!

[Anthony Darby]

Apparently we have had the worst summer for donkey's, following the coldest winter. We are getting the blame and several people have suggested we go back to Scotland and take our weather with us! I felt really cold sitting on a bench on Mount Hobson reading my book, while Lucy had her rehearsal and Heidi routed (pronounced rooted!!!) around in the long grass.

[Lesley Cox]

Oh, so it's YOUR fault. I should have realized! I'll forgive you though because although the weather has been less hot than usual (Dunedin's been better than Auckland ) it has been a great season for seeds germinating, cuttings rooting and young potted plants growing on nicely without being cooked, so I've been quite happy with the summer. Of course if you want to spend the time sitting on the beach......so boring!

Gladiolus flanaganii has germinated, thanks.

[Maggi Young]

In the end it didn't rain - and it was decidedly hot - 26ºC.

In the sun at mid-day it was around 24- 25 here  
Was your son exhausted by all that effort in the heat?

24-25 in Aberdeen in March??
Not so exhausted as he didn't do the K4 because one of the four was off sick - and K2 was a bit of a trundle ... he's only a beginner and his partner was nervous. But they finished the race and overall the club absolutely thrashed the (national) opposition as usual!

I know... but in fact that was in a very sheltered spot.... probably was more accurately around 20 or 21... which is still flippin' marvelous!

Sounds like your Lad had a mixed sort of day.... and overall was successful... great stuff!  

[Paul T]

Anthony,

We have a couple who've moved in across the road from us a couple of months ago..... just emigrated from the UK with their 3 kids.  I asked them at one point how they managed to bring their weather with them.  They laughed, but said that they had a couple of friends coming over from the UK at the weekend for a real barbeque.  They were trying to convince them to move over here as well.  We'd had so much rain this summer that they felt like they were false advertising to people back home when they talk about what the Aussie weather was supposed to be like.  You guessed it, rain forecast for their barbeque day.    We've barely even had 30^oC here this summer, just a couple of times.  Amazingly cool compared to normal recent summers.

[brianw]

It seems odd that we in the UK are sometimes warmer than much of mainland Europe, until you look at the daily temp. range. This is my current map at http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/?lat=51.578&lon=-0.720&zoom=13 If you drag it around or use search for your locality, you can click on the temp. readings and often get a daily graph. Do it late in the day for a good range, as by default it starts at midnight.
Here currently we get wide swings from <5 at night to 20+ in early afternoon, but in much of southern Europe the days range is only a few degrees, say from 12 at night to 18 during the day. We only get warm nights in (some) high summer days.
Hope that makes sense.
I see Aberdeen is getting the Foehn effect at present.

[Maggi Young]

I see Aberdeen is getting the Foehn effect at present.

So they say!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/feeds/17448378  this BBC explanation is all very nice... this  website ofthe Hong Kong Observatory,  paints a different picture..
http://www.hko.gov.hk/education/edu01met/wxphe/ele_foehn_e.htm

Quote: Apart from bringing warmer and drier weather, Foehn winds can cause serious natural disasters. They bring droughts, dry up plants and farmlands, and exacerbate forest fires. They also melt snow, causing avalanche and floods.


 

[mark smyth]

Yesterday the temperature reached 21c here around 2.30. Today was only 15c but felt much hotter than yesterday.

[Anthony Darby]

We are sunny and are supposed to get 22^oC today? Cold last night due to clear skys. Auckland Airport was supposed to be in single figures last night!