Though weather chat is seen as a national obsession not everyone in the OISE Oxford office are huge fans of hearing about the latest weather facts, which I think is such a pity as it is just been so fascinating with so much going on. It seems recently that we have been experiencing a lot of firsts, but not in a good way. You never seem to hear it has been the sunniest week ever, or we have just recorded the most perfect amount of rain in a month.
Indeed, today will see the end of the coldest spring in 50 years. Yes, new top weather fact. The past fortnight of below average temperatures dragged the average thermometer reading during March, April and May therefore putting it on course for its lowest level since 1962.
Apart from being a bit of a pain generally (I have found the continued wearing of the same old clothes from the winter particularly dull), the prolonged bout of unseasonably-cold weather has caused severe problems for farmers, prompting a surge in the number of livestock deaths and damaging vast areas of crops.
The average temperature over the period came in at 6.0C, which is 1.8C, or nearly 25 per cent, lower than is typical for the time of year, according to the Met Office. This makes it the fifth coldest spring since records began in 1910 and the chilliest for 51 years.
However, its not all doom and gloom (well not in the immediate future that is) as this weekend is looking very sunny. I am going to rush out of OISE Oxford post haste and purchase some shorts just to make the most of the weekend sun. I am slightly worried that June could hold the new record for the least amount of sunshine in 75 years or the most amount of rain in 82 years. Nah, I am sure June will just be wall to wall sunshine. Totes...
Indeed, today will see the end of the coldest spring in 50 years. Yes, new top weather fact. The past fortnight of below average temperatures dragged the average thermometer reading during March, April and May therefore putting it on course for its lowest level since 1962.
Apart from being a bit of a pain generally (I have found the continued wearing of the same old clothes from the winter particularly dull), the prolonged bout of unseasonably-cold weather has caused severe problems for farmers, prompting a surge in the number of livestock deaths and damaging vast areas of crops.
The average temperature over the period came in at 6.0C, which is 1.8C, or nearly 25 per cent, lower than is typical for the time of year, according to the Met Office. This makes it the fifth coldest spring since records began in 1910 and the chilliest for 51 years.
However, its not all doom and gloom (well not in the immediate future that is) as this weekend is looking very sunny. I am going to rush out of OISE Oxford post haste and purchase some shorts just to make the most of the weekend sun. I am slightly worried that June could hold the new record for the least amount of sunshine in 75 years or the most amount of rain in 82 years. Nah, I am sure June will just be wall to wall sunshine. Totes...
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