Only 2 out of 12 months in the UK show a downward trend in sunshine hours. March and June.
The trend values (red for increasing) are in hours per decade.
Category / UK Met
UK Sunshine 2015 – 9th Highest Since 1929
According to the UK Met Office 2015 was the 9th highest (since 1929) for sunshine.
Approximate 100 hours higher than the 1981-2010 average.
UK Max temperature graph looks similar to the sunshine graph.
Winter Rainfall UK 1910 to Jan 2014
Because of the floods, they are arguing about the amount of rainfall due to “climate change” over in the UK. Looking at the data from the UK Met for winter rainfall, it appears rainfall goes up and down.
I wonder if the usual AGW alarmist media blamed climate change for the dry period 2009 to 2011? Do I have to ask? Of course they did!
Guardian 17 November 2011: As well as the recent dry weather, water companies and environment regulators are expecting the UK to have more frequent dry winters as a result of climate change.
The graph below is Dec/Jan/Feb anomalies from the 1981-2010 mean. Click for a bigger version.
UK 5th Coldest Spring in 104 Years
UK 5th Coldest Spring in 104 Years (data).
| Spring Mean in C | Year |
| 5.8 | 1962 |
| 5.81 | 1951 |
| 5.88 | 1941 |
| 5.88 | 1917 |
| 5.99 | 2013 |
| 6.03 | 1979 |
| 6.18 | 1958 |
| 6.19 | 1969 |
| 6.29 | 1932 |
| 6.3 | 1986 |
| 6.31 | 1924 |
| 6.35 | 1996 |
| 6.42 | 1955 |
| 6.47 | 1916 |
| 6.51 | 1975 |
| 6.53 | 1922 |
| 6.55 | 1931 |
| 6.57 | 1970 |
| 6.67 | 1923 |
| 6.7 | 1983 |
| 6.75 | 1984 |
| 6.77 | 1915 |
| 6.79 | 1934 |
| 6.81 | 1919 |
| 6.83 | 1968 |
| 6.86 | 1925 |
| 6.87 | 1985 |
| 6.89 | 1930 |
| 6.94 | 1947 |
| 7.02 | 1977 |
| 7.02 | 1937 |
| 7.03 | 1987 |
| 7.06 | 1966 |
| 7.06 | 1965 |
| 7.11 | 1963 |
| 7.11 | 1929 |
| 7.12 | 1973 |
| 7.13 | 1976 |
| 7.13 | 1967 |
| 7.14 | 1980 |
| 7.15 | 1936 |
| 7.16 | 1978 |
| 7.17 | 1971 |
| 7.17 | 1935 |
| 7.17 | 1910 |
| 7.18 | 1928 |
| 7.19 | 1954 |
| 7.19 | 1942 |
| 7.22 | 1974 |
| 7.22 | 1956 |
| 7.28 | 1913 |
| 7.32 | 1995 |
| 7.35 | 2006 |
| 7.37 | 1994 |
| 7.38 | 2001 |
| 7.39 | 1972 |
| 7.4 | 1918 |
| 7.42 | 1927 |
| 7.49 | 1926 |
| 7.51 | 1946 |
| 7.52 | 1953 |
| 7.53 | 1939 |
| 7.55 | 1911 |
| 7.57 | 1964 |
| 7.58 | 1949 |
| 7.6 | 2010 |
| 7.6 | 1988 |
| 7.6 | 1914 |
| 7.62 | 1950 |
| 7.64 | 1982 |
| 7.67 | 1920 |
| 7.69 | 1989 |
| 7.69 | 1944 |
| 7.72 | 1921 |
| 7.81 | 1940 |
| 7.82 | 1981 |
| 7.88 | 1991 |
| 7.94 | 1993 |
| 8.05 | 2000 |
| 8.08 | 1938 |
| 8.12 | 2005 |
| 8.13 | 2008 |
| 8.18 | 1912 |
| 8.21 | 2012 |
| 8.25 | 1933 |
| 8.26 | 1960 |
| 8.27 | 1998 |
| 8.29 | 1957 |
| 8.36 | 1948 |
| 8.42 | 2004 |
| 8.42 | 1997 |
| 8.48 | 2002 |
| 8.48 | 1943 |
| 8.52 | 1959 |
| 8.52 | 1952 |
| 8.53 | 1961 |
| 8.54 | 1992 |
| 8.56 | 1990 |
| 8.62 | 2009 |
| 8.64 | 1999 |
| 8.76 | 2003 |
| 8.8 | 1945 |
| 9.05 | 2007 |
| 9.15 | 2011 |
UK – TMax Cooling at -1C / decade for last 5 years
UK Met data shows that UK Daily Tmax (mean maximum temperature) is cooling at at -1.088C / decade for the last 5 years.
The 15 year trend is lower at -0.287C / decade.
Last 5 Years in UK are .82C Colder Than Previous 5 Years
UK May Tmax temperatures cooling at -.618C / decade for 15 years
Using data from the UK Met, May Tmax (mean maximum temperature) in the UK is cooling at -.618C / decade for 15 years.
The warmest May Tmax (in the last 104 years) was 16.9C in 1992. May 2013 was 13.8C. Tied for 33rd coldest out of 104.
CO2 seems to not work in May in the UK ….
