Winter Statistics..

[stephenprudence]

Coming later tonight.. feel free to post yours here. I suspect a below average winter as it currently stands!

[Nigel]

I would say average, with maybe slightly below average temps due to the prolonged coolness in February. However, no winter damage visible on any plants in my tunnels , a good winter for my business.

[Tom2006]

I don't keep them buts been a horrible winter here. Fair too wet grey and cold.

[stephenprudence]

Winter 2012/2013 Statistics

Below are the statistics for my weather station during the Winter season 2013-14

Mean Maximum: 7.0C
Mean Minimum: 2.0C
Overall Mean: 4.5C

Seasonal Rainfall total: 274.5mm
Rainfall days: 46 days
Max rainfall in one day: 22.9mm (20th December)
Total Snowfall: 8.5cm
Snowfall Days (snow falling): 6 days
Max snowfall in one day: 4.5cm (26th January)

Highest daily maximum temperature: 14.1C (29th January)
Lowest daily maximum temperature: -0.6C (12th December)
Highest daily minimum temperature: 10.5C (3rd January)
Lowest daily minimum temperature: -3.9C (13th December)

Days with Ground Frost: 48
Days with Air Frost: 25
Days of falling snow: 6
Days of lying snow: 5
Thunder days: 1

Temperature frequency breakdown

Maximum temperature:
-5.0 to -0.1C: 2 days
0.0C to 4.9C: 23 days
5.0C to 9.9C: 41 days
10.0C to 14.9C: 24 days

Minimum temperature:
-5.0C to -0.1C: 25 days
0.0C to 4.9C: 47 days
5.0C to 9.9C: 17 days
10.0C to 14.9C: 1 day

Compared to the Winter CET average (81-10 average = 4.5 ), my average comes in average when compared to the CET mean

[Conifers]

No detailed stats from me, but my impressions are of a long and chilly, but never cold, winter. Nothing below -4°, which is highly unusual, one of the mildest winters ever in terms of the coldest minimum (get -7° or -8° in most years, and -5° at least once in something like 95-98% of winters), and no pond ice that came anywhere remotely near thick enough to walk on. But I'd also say a slightly above average number of nights with 0 to -3°.

[greendragon]

Never went below -2.9*c in S.Wales.

[dk]

Looks like most of you escaped the worst of the winter then. The story is completely different over on the other side of the North Sea.

We've been about 2 degrees below average for the winter combined. Definitely one of the coldest, on par with or slightly colder than 2010/11 and only beaten by 2009/10 in recent decades. Luckily the temperature did not fall below 6,5 minus but that did not prevent serious damage to plants in the ground or plants in pots undercover.

All my cordylines have been cut back to the ground from the prolonged cold spells we had i december and january. Lots of potted succulents have turned to mush, including yucca aloifolia that were kept very dry. A big Agave americana variegata that I never got around to planting is also dead. Allover a disaster, never lost so many plants before...

The only positives about this winter are that it's been a dry and sunny one, but it comes at a price...

[jezza]

Stephen you've put 2013/2014. We haven't got to 2014 yet unless you're dr who

[stephenprudence]

Stephen you've put 2013/2014. We haven't got to 2014 yet unless you're dr who

whoops well spotted.. guess the years going too slow for me!

[Exotic Life]

Need some more time for this, will show them later. Proberly will be average because as warmer december, but in general this winter was a cold and horrible one again. Two pure winter months with a destructive period in January for the exotic garden. This was the fifth winter a row that there where more then 10 ice days and that is never happend since they start recording in 1900. This time the southwest was the "hotspot" for the winter, or better called cold spot.

Proberly this are our new winters, a long time frostfree followed by a long continued freeze that can kill a lot if you don't watch out. No new exotics for me this year, only some unsual hardy shrubs that can give the garden a exotic flavour, filled by some seasonal stuff. New stuff/experiments are for when winters getting milder again, or for when I ever emigrated.

[billdango]

The most notable thing about this winter has been the lack of sunshine.

Endless cold dull days with a biting wind but except for one day not much in the way of snow.

All the exotics in Southampton seem to still be okay but most Agaves have gone a bit spotty.

Basjoos seem to be in perfect condition under the hanging dead leaves from last summer and all palm trees in the City including mine are okay as well.

The coldest night had a low of -2.5c and that was repeated on 2 nights in mid february.

But to be honest there have been very few frosts here in Southampton due to the cloudy night skies.

billdango

[Dave Brown]

Generally a cold, sunless winter with repeated long cold spells with brief milder interludes. Winds were predominately easterly with cold continental air. Not the coldest winter in the last 6 years but certainly the most depressing

Below are the statistics for my weather station during the Winter season 2012-13

Mean Maximum: 6.4C
Mean Minimum: 1.4C
Overall Mean: 3.9C

Seasonal Rainfall total: 143.8mm
Rainfall days: 32 days
Max rainfall in one day: 10.4mm (10th January)
Total Snowfall: 11.5cm
Snowfall Days (snow falling): 8 days
Max snowfall in one day: 7.5cm (20th January)

Highest daily maximum temperature: 13.2C (29th January)
Lowest daily maximum temperature: -0.6C (13th January)
Highest daily minimum temperature: 8.9C (23rd December and 29th January)
Lowest daily minimum temperature: -7.1C (12th December)

Days with Ground Frost: not known
Days with Air Frost: 33
Days of falling snow: 8
Days of lying snow: 7
Thunder days: 0

Temperature frequency breakdown

Maximum temperature:
-5.0 to -0.1C: 2 days
0.0C to 4.9C: 31 days
5.0C to 9.9C: 39 days
10.0C to 14.9C: 18 days

Minimum temperature:
-10.0C to -5.1C: 3 Days
-5.0C to -0.1C: 30 days
0.0C to 4.9C: 38 days
5.0C to 9.9C: 19 days

Compared to the Winter Greenwich average (81-10 average = 5.5C ), my average comes in at 1.6C below when compared to the Greenwich mean

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[Nathan]

Winter 2012/2013 Statistics

Below are the statistics for my weather station during the Winter season 2012-13

Mean Maximum: 8.8C
Mean Minimum: 5.0C
Overall Mean: 6.9C

Seasonal Rainfall total: 259.6 mm
Rainfall days: 49 days
Max rainfall in one day: 29.7 mm (12th January)
Total Snowfall: 2.5cm
Snowfall Days (snow falling): 2 days
Max snowfall in one day: 2.0cm (18th January)

Highest daily maximum temperature: 13.9C (14th February)
Lowest daily maximum temperature: 1.7C (20th January)
Highest daily minimum temperature: 11.8C (23rd December)
Lowest daily minimum temperature: -0.7C (17th January)

Days with Ground Frost: 11
Days with Air Frost: 2
Days of falling snow: 2
Days of lying snow: 1
Thunder days: 0

Temperature frequency breakdown

Maximum temperature:
0.0C to 4.9C: 11 days
5.0C to 9.9C: 38 days
10.0C to 14.9C: 41 days

Minimum temperature:
-5.0C to -0.1C: 2 days
0.0C to 4.9C: 44 days
5.0C to 9.9C: 38 days
10.0C to 14.9C: 6 days

Compared to the Southsea Winter LTA average (average = 7.3 ), my average comes in at 0.4C below, making it a slightly below average winter.