LeMaquis Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Think you'll find Spring doesn't start until 21st March As we're discussing the weather I took the Meteorological Office's definition; "In the meteorological calendar, UK Spring is said to start on 1 March and end on May 31." http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/events/start-of-spring "The meteorological seasons consists of splitting the seasons into four periods made up of three months each. These seasons are split to coincide with our Gregorian calendar making it easier for meteorological observing and forecasting to compare seasonal and monthly statistics. By the meteorological calendar, spring starts on 1 March. The seasons are defined as Spring (March, April, May)...." http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/learn-about-the-weather/how-weather-works/when-does-spring-start It seems to daft for summer to start at the summer solstice, just before Mid-Summer's Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Anyway: still no snow. Please keep it that way. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 We keep getting a bit on the hills in Wales. Snowdon is still white over and needed ice axes recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASGOWOODS Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 We keep getting a bit on the hills in Wales. Snowdon is still white over and needed ice axes recently. Highlands/Cairngorms had record snowfall this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien52 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Spring starts after the vernal equinox which is on the 20th March this year, therefore Spring starts at midnight the 21st March. The Met Office don't get to decide when it is as its due to the tilt of the planet and the number of hours sunlight in the day. I would be interested in seeing where the Met office claim Spring starts on the 1st March as its a bit odd they would be so out and contradict thousands of years of experience. Here you are http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/learn-about-the-weather/how-weather-works/when-does-spring-start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Clowning Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 100 days of spring ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I had a look at some old photos on my 'phone over the weekend..there was one from 23rd March last year ..we had about 4 inches of snow on the drive... plenty of time for some this year.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 We keep getting a bit on the hills in Wales. Snowdon is still white over and needed ice axes recently. Highlands/Cairngorms had record snowfall this year. Yes- and it's probably snowing near the North Pole too. But here it's not, despite the Daily Express's fears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razvanalbu Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Wonder if we have a nice winter like that year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauxwell Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Let us hope the gritters do not go on strike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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