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UK Weather Trends #27 – Summer 2023

September 10, 2023 By Nigel

The hottest June on record resulted in the 8th warmest summer on record in the UK.  However, rain and sunshine levels were normal sowhen looking at the summer using principal components, the 2023 summer was above average but not outstanding.

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Filed Under: Weather Tagged With: multivariate data, Presenting data, principal components analysis, standardisation, trend analysis, Weather, weather trends, z-scores

UK Weather Trends #26 – Spring 2023

June 6, 2023 By Nigel

Spring 2022 was warmer than usual and was mostly typical of the springs that we now get due to our changing climate.

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UK Weather Trends #25 – Winter 2023

March 2, 2023 By Nigel

Winter 2023 was the 10th sunniest on record but I doubt we may have noticed.  There are indications now that our winters are entering a new era of being warm, wet & sunny.

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Filed Under: Weather Tagged With: multivariate data, Presenting data, principal components analysis, standardisation, trend analysis, Weather, weather trends, z-scores

UK Weather Trends #24 – Annual Temperatures in 2022

January 3, 2023 By Nigel

The 2022 calendar year was the hottest year on record in the UK beating the previous high recorded in 2014.  Does that mean that the UK is starting a new warming phase?  Using a technique known as a Control Chart, I show the answer is “Not Yet“.

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Filed Under: Weather Tagged With: SPC, Statistical Process Control, t-test, temperature, trend analysis, Weather, weather trends

UK Weather Trends #23 – Autumn 2022

December 4, 2022 By Nigel

The UK autumn in 2022 was the 3rd warmest on record and consistent with the step change in autumnal climate seen 25 years ago.

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UK Weather Trends #22 – Summer 2022

September 7, 2022 By Nigel

The 2022 UK summer was the 4th warmest & 9th driest on record.  When looked at using principal components, the summer was definitely a good one and showed up yet again my inability to predict good summers!

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UK Weather Trends #21 – Spring 2022

June 7, 2022 By Nigel

Spring 2022 was the 5th warmest on record and was mostly typical of the springs that we now get due to our changing climate.

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UK Weather Trends #20 – Winter 2022

March 4, 2022 By Nigel

Winter 2022 was the 8th warmest on record and was typical of the winters that we now get due to our changing climate.

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UK Weather Trends #19 – Autumn 2021

December 4, 2021 By Nigel

The UK autumn in 2021 was the 3rd warmest on record and consistent with the step change in autumnal climate seen 25 years ago.

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UK Weather Trends #18 – Summer 2021

September 5, 2021 By Nigel

The UK summer in 2021 was warmer and dryer than normal but when looked at using principal components, the summer cannot be defined as a good one.  I am not expecting 2022 to be a good one either!

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Filed Under: Archive Tagged With: multivariate data, Presenting data, principal components analysis, standardisation, trend analysis, Weather, weather trends, z-scores

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