By Roger Brugge This tongue-in-cheek look at Reading’s weather in winter and its relationship to cycling safety was prompted by a couple of ice-related accidents experienced by members of staff … Continue reading “Winter weather – and cycling in Reading”
By Roger Brugge Maybe the title of this piece may seem rather odd – but then ‘what is a heatwave?’ Perhaps surprisingly, in the UK there is no accepted definition … Continue reading “No heatwave in Reading in July 2016 – but two in December 2015!”
By Roger Brugge Yes, there were frequent thunderstorms, some localised flooding and a lack of very high temperatures – but then is this really unusual for June in Reading (or … Continue reading “Was the weather of June 2016 really that bad?”
By Roger Brugge This may seem a strange question, but it was prompted by the sight of flowering daffodils alongside the A4 through Maidenhead on 12 December 2015 (Figure 1). … Continue reading “Not yet Christmas, but has spring sprung?”
By Roger Brugge “Persistent low cloud, spells of fog, minimal amounts of sunshine and night-time temperatures more suited to September.” Such a description of the weather of the past ten … Continue reading “An unusually dull, but mild, start to November”
By Stephen Burt These were typical newspaper headlines earlier this week. So how did we fare in Reading? We did set one extraordinary record during this short-lived hot spell. We … Continue reading “Phew! What a scorcher!”
By Roger Brugge Reluctant as I am to do long-range predictions, analysis of Reading data for the period 1961-2010 suggests the following: Rainfall – 2014 has given us a dry … Continue reading “An analogue forecast for winter 2014/15 in Reading”
By Tom Frame Last Wednesday (8 October) saw reports of several tornadoes in the UK – one even tore the roof off a house. I remember whengrowing up I always … Continue reading “Tornadoes in the UK?”