From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT
By Paul Homewood
For all the talk of droughts, last year in England rainfall finished well within normal bounds. The worst droughts were, of course, all prior to the Second World War.
Seasonally, spring was exceptionally dry, as would be expected with the record sunshine figures, though not as dry as 1893. Nor do the numbers suggest that springs are getting drier or droughts more common overall.
The other seasons were not exceptional in any fashion.
As we know there was a dry start to the year and a wet end. But is this sort of weather swing unusual?
Not really is the answer, as a comparison with 1929 shows.
Annual rainfall in 1929 was almost exactly the same as 2025, and just as last year, it was extremely dry until autumn. Indeed, it was 10% drier cumulatively by the end of summer than 2025.
From October through to December, and January 1930 too, the heavens opened. Rainfall for that period in 1929 was 38% greater than last year.
It’s a good reminder that, whatever weather we get, it has always occurred before!
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-and-regional-series
When it rains…it’s wet…When it isn’t raining…it’s not wet…Nothing political…or scam…about it
Neil, an additional view is that when there is a flood someplace, and a drought someplace, in between is “normal”.
What a coincidence. This morning on BBC Radio 4 the BBC’s statistics guru – Tim Harford – aired his show, More or Less, in which he discussed climate change with an expert who told him: “We can calculate how much more rain we are getting because of climate change compared to what we should be getting”
The sharper eyed among you will recognise that bolleaux as that of our old friend from Imperial College and the WWA…
Friederike Otto, Professor of Climate Science at Imperial College London
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002phnb
There wasn’t any questioning at all. Not even a how do you calculate that? He sat back and listened to the gospel and then thanked her before closing the programme.
Is the weather getting weirder?
Her favourite new term appears to be Global Weirding.
What a total disgrace
You’d think that Imperial would be better than that.
I can think of one thing only that greases these wheels and that is money – and ‘international prestige’. Sorry, I can think of two things…
Imperial will have 11 researchers working on AR7, the highest number for any institution: Paulo Ceppi, Friederike Otto, Robin Lamboll, Emily Theokritoff, Raffaele Della Croce, Estefania Quenta Herrera, Jarmo Kikstra, Joeri Rogelj, Evangelia Katsou, Diego Armando Moya-Pinta and Alaa Al Khourdajie. – Imperial News
Follow the money, Imperial edition
NEWS TIP
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/01/08/president-trump-withdraws-the-u-s-from-the-un-framework-convention-on-climate-change-and-65-other-globalist-institutions-mechanisms/
Follow the money !
It is not enough. Congress needs to pass a law forbidding reentry.
Not going to happen, based on today’s votes.
How strange – not an English name amongst them.
Nevertheless, the good news is, for certain, the US taxpayer will not be paying a cent towards the AR7 endeavours of these massively self-important clowns.
It’s a hub of diversity.
I was going to say that…but was skeert to!
Such great English names!
They get a lot of money from Bill Gates – telling the world they offer ‘billionaires’ opinions for hire’….
Like the COVID predictions?
Probably not, but some of the prognosticators are getting weirder. (We’ve begun calling them “weather guessers”.)
“We can calculate how much more rain we are getting because of climate change compared to what we should be getting”
That is to anyone who does proper science a very peculiar line. It reeks of scientism.
Because there is of course no such thing as ‘should be getting’. It is not a thing, not even an average. It is almost like saying:’well, nature is supposed to give us X and because of Y we are not getting it’!
Off Topic
A British man running for Governor of California?
An excellent and informative interview, well worth watching if California mystifies you.
It rains? In England? Why, I have never heard such a preposterous thing!
True. England is notorious for FOG.
Story Tip:
Intense Winter Storm Grips Europe, Killing At Least 6
https://weather.com/news/news/2026-01-07-europe-snow-storm-goretti
Seems the problems are starting to pile up.
It is of course: Climate Change. The ultimate and only cause of weather events.
Would someone explain how dispersed rain gauges are aggregated to determine the total rainfall for England. I assume the same methodology would apply for the total temperature!
Grid based linear extrapolations.
Not saying it is accurate or correct or useful, but it is used.
Ah, extrapolation. The one thing I remember being taught was that it is like forecasting the future – maybe right but until it arrives you cannot be sure.
Please – let it be interpolations.