Durham Lumiére November 2015
Not exactly weather related, but some nice pictures from the Durham Lumiére Festival from November 2015. As it happens the weather was very good.
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Shelf Cloud over Durham, 1st July 2015
This incredible Shelf Cloud, looking like an alien spacecraft from the film “Independence Day” came in over Durham in July 2015. Although it looked very threatening, on this occasion not much rain fell from it. It’s the best example I’ve seen of a Shelf Cloud in the UK. On
Full Article90% Solar Eclipse in Durham – 20th March 2015
A 90% Partial Solar Eclipse was visible in the Durham in March 2015. There was a lot of cloud, but the eclipse could clearly be seen. The peak of the eclipse was around 9:30am. The main noticeable thing was a marked drop in temperature and the birds began to roost,
Full Article2014 Yearly Weather Summary in Durham
For the year as a whole, only August experienced below-average temperatures and overall 2014 was the warmest year in Durham since records began in 1850. Indeed, if the 2014 average temperature (10.07°C) is expressed to two decimal places, this was the first time that the annual average has exceeded 10°C
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Professor Gordon Manley – Durham Weather Royalty
Professor Gordon Manley (1902 – 1980) became the first Head of the Department of Geography at Durham University in 1928. During his nine year term of office, Professor Manley became the Curator of the Durham University Observatory where he did much work in establishing the Durham temperature series as comparable
Full Article2013 Yearly Weather Summary in Durham
For the year as a whole, the mean air temperature was 9.0°C, ranking equal 134th in 164 years in Durham. Whereas the 12-month running mean was only 8.2°C at the end of March, temperatures recovered well thereafter. 2013 was another wet year. The total of 764.6mm is the 23rd wettest
Full ArticleJuly 2013 Weather in Durham – Very warm. The 2nd warmest month since 1850 in Durham
In contrast to everything that had gone before, it was the warmest July in Durham since 2006 and therefore the second warmest month on record at Durham since 1850. The absolute maximum (28.4°C) on the 9th was the warmest day at Durham since 18th July 2006. Only 5 days had
Full Article18th May 2013 – A very wet day with flooding in Durham
May 2013 felt disappointing although in fact mean air temperature was just a little above average; daytime temperatures were just a little above average and night-time temperatures just a little below. Rainfall was well above average so that the running 12-month total remained above 1000mm for the 6th month in
Full ArticleMarch 2013 – The Coldest since 1962
It was the coldest March since 1962 for the UK. Forecaster Charlie explains why it was so cold and what kind of weather characterised the month. Here was the scene from the Pennines in County Durham early in April 2013 with the snow cover lingering.
Full ArticleA Summary of Winter 1962-63
The Winter of 1962-63 was one of the coldest ever recorded in the United Kingdom. Here is a summary of the winter as it occurred. How long did the winter of 1963 last? December 1962. Cold (1.8C CET), and generally quite sunny, although smog early in the month (starting on
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