Has the heat gone out of this 'barbeque summer'?
| 15:35 UK time, Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Well so much for the BBQ summer I hear you say! Judging by today's heavy rain in Mid and South Wales the BBQ has well and truly gone out.
Photo: Rory Trappe
It would be easy to accuse the of getting it wrong but to be fair they never said it would be a long, hot summer in the first place, although the headline ' probably gave the wrong impression.
The seasonal forecast issued back in April predicted a warmer summer with temperatures higher than average and rainfall near or below average for the three months of summer. The forecast did not rule out the chances of seeing some heavy downpours at times but a repeat of the wet summers of 2007 and 2008 is unlikely.
After a long, cold winter and two wet summers in a row we pinned our hopes on a good summer this year. And Flaming June did live up to its name on a few occasions. Overall temperatures in Wales in June were above average.
Sunshine amounts were above normal and overall it was slightly drier than normal with 90% of the average monthly rainfall. At Wimbledon the championships were virtually rain free, with the best weather at the tournament since 1995!
July started off hot with temperatures as high as 28 Celsius, 82 Fahrenheit but overall it's been a disappointing month. Sunshine below normal with more than double the average rainfall but there is still time for things to get back on track during August.
The updated outlook for August is mixed but there is a hint of some better weather! Time will tell but maybe if we pray hard enough the jet stream, which is currently right on top of Britain, will move away to the north where it belongs and we will get a decent dose of high pressure, sunshine and temperatures high enough allowing at least one more BBQ before Autumn arrives!
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Comment number 1.
At 29th Jul 2009, lazysunlover wrote:I think all these space capers are affecting our weather.....why not spend money researching health issues and forget space.
please somebody find the sun switch!!!
Mr Brockway is doing an excellent job!!!
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