Monthly reports: May reports

01 September 1988
Comments News and comment As in April, anticyclones near to Britain and Ireland resulted in mainly dry, settled weather, asfrontal systems became slow-moving and inactive. A high-pressure region over northern Europe from 6th to 16th brought easterly winds with warmer spells of wea...
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Monthly reports: January reports

01 May 1988
Comments News and comment The month ivas dominated by unsettled cyclonic westerly weather. Very moist, warm air from the Azores meeting the colder Arctic air caused strong winds and very heavy rain. Fortunately, the warm airflow covered Britain and Ireland, and the extensive cl...
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Monthly reports: December reports

01 April 1988
Comments News and comment Cold anticyclonic weather dominated the first half of the month, but persistent cloud cover kept overnight temperatures above freezing. Winds were light, coming from north to southeasterly directions. From 15th, the temperature rose, and warm, set...
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Monthly reports: November reports

01 March 1988
Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records. Unless otherwise stated, dates refer to November 1987. An anticyclone covered Britain and Ireland during the first week, with resulting quiet and mild conditions. From 8th, westerly cyclonic ...
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Monthly reports: October reports

01 February 1988
Comments News and comment In the first week, an anticyclone stayed close by over the Continent, bringing warm east to southeast winds. As the centre of pressure moved eastwards, the weather became cyclonic, and wet westerlies arrived on 7th. A series of weather fronts trailed acro...
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Monthly reports

01 July 1987
Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records. The dates in this report refer to March unless otherwise stated. Except for an occasional intrusion of Atlantic air, the weather during the first two weeks of March was domina...
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Recent reports

01 December 1986
Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records. The dates in this report refer to September unless otherwise stated. Weather and passerine movements With anticyclones never very far away, the weather remained calm and settled fo...
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Recent reports

01 November 1986
Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records. The dates in this report refer to August unless otherwise stated. Weather and displaced migrants For most of the month, the weather was unsettled. Atlantic depressions tracked...
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Recent reports

01 October 1986
Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records. The dates in this report refer to July unless otherwise stated. The hot weather spilling over from Europe during June continued into early July. By 5th, the centre of pressure move...
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