It's too hot :(

Stu999 said:
Provisionally hottest May and Spring season on record, however it was also the sixth wettest Spring on record.

www.bbc.co.uk

Will a record warm spring lead to a summer heatwave in the UK?

Met Office figures show that it has been the warmest spring on record for the UK. What does this mean for summer?
www.bbc.co.uk
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Utter rubbish by the beeb weather and met office.

They always twist the figures around to suit their agenda!

Absolute laughing stock.
 
sprite1275 said:
Is it the average temp? We haven't had many frosts which would bump the average up. Doesn't mean it's been that warm in the daytime.
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From the link:

Provisional Met Office statistics show that spring 2024 - which covers the months of March, April and May - was the warmest on record with a mean temperature of 9.37C, up from a previous high of 9.12C in 2017.

May's warmth was in part because of above average temperatures in the north of the UK with Scotland exceeding its previous record by 1.6C.

These temperature records go back to 1884.

This might leave you scratching your head after a season in which sunshine seemed rare and rain was a frequent visitor. Indeed, it was an unusually dull spring and the sixth wettest on record.



It is important to bear in mind that warmth doesn't always mean dry, clear weather and this is particularly true at night.

Delving deeper into the statistics we find that, while daytime temperatures this spring came in as the ninth highest overall, night time minimum temperatures were the highest on record by a big margin.

In fact the previous record was broken by more than 0.5C - significant in climate terms.

This stands to reason. The coolest nights tend to be the ones with clear skies and little cloud cover. On overcast nights the cloud essentially acts like a blanket holding temperatures up.
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So the rain clouds helped as it helped lower the amount of heat lost overnight...
 
Richie said:
Are you saying they are wrong about saying that its provisionally the warmest Spring on record for the UK and, if so, what have you based this on? :confused:
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The headline was basically based on it being very mild at night time but not that hot during the daytime. so whilst statistically correct, I doubt many will look back at the spring we just had and say oh yeah what a hot one. It rained everyday and was crap.
 
Stumble Bum said:
The headline was basically based on it being very mild at night time but not that hot during the daytime. so whilst statistically correct, I doubt many will look back at the spring we just had and say oh yeah what a hot one. It rained everyday and was crap.
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That may be true however it doesn't necessarily mean that the BBC Weather/MET are talking "Utter rubbish." nor that "They always twist the figures around to suit their agenda!"

Remember - facts don't care about feelings...
 
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