Local Forecasts, History & Records
Editorial pieces about Durham UK
While I was researching weather ‘top tens’, I discovered Jonathan Webb of TORRO’s top 30. He’s given his top fifteen widespread events and his top fifteen convective (more local thunderstorms events). I’ll try to contextualise the widespread events as to how they affected Durham. I’ve also colour coded them (Green = Yes, Red = No) Widespread Events (as defined by …
Fake Weather News from Exacta Weather and The Daily Express It’s nearly Winter again, and if you look at the headlines in the papers, specifically The Daily Express UK News, you’ll notice that the silly season has started again, particularly regarding fake weather stories. It’s noticeable that the same names crop up consistently – Exacta weather, James Madden, Piers Corbyn …
OK, here’s the Durham Weather links page. I’ve tried to keep the useful weather links a little unique and not just fall into the pattern of every other weather site on the net. The pages featured here are all easy to use and understand and may even be useful ! If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free …
Durham Climate and Weather See the new 1991-2020 averages for Durham The weather and climate of Durham in North East England is heavily influenced by The North Sea, which keeps us relatively warm in winter and cooler in summer. Lying to the east of the Pennines, Durham is within the rain shadow of the mountains, and normal yearly totals of …
Sponsor Any Post or Page on the Site. Just Contact Me to Discuss. I’m Dave O’Hara and this is my weather station in Gilesgate, Durham City. Unlike other websites in the top 10 Durham Weather results at Google, this one is a real one from a Durham resident, rather than an aggregator. I also have a strong connection with the …
There’s a lot of talk going around about summer 2008 being the ‘worst in living memory’. Well, I hate that phrase, because it is basically worthless. The human memory is horribly fallible when it comes to remembering what happened when, especially regarding the weather. The memory filters out things, depending on the activity being undertaken. It also has no concept …