Posted on 05/10/2021 4:15:47 PM PDT by george76
Following its coldest APRIL since 1922, England is now on for its coldest MAY since record-keeping began some 362 years ago–since the Maunder Minimum (1645-1715)!
Back in 1659, England was still processing the death of Oliver Cromwell, who, after the execution of King Charles I, had ruled the Commonwealth of England for 5 years. The year 1659 is also the start date of the Central England Temperature (CET) dataset, which has proved an invaluable resource for meteorologists and climate scientists alike. Astonishingly, what the dataset reveals in 2021, in this time of supposed “catastrophic global heating,” is that England is on for its coldest May in more than three and a half centuries (at least).
Even more astonishingly, note that 1659 falls within the early-stages of the Maunder Minimum (1645-1715)–a period of reduced global temperatures correlating with historically low solar activity during which the Sun was often devoid of sunspots for years and even decades at a time. Therefore, what the English are experiencing this May eclipses the extreme lows documented during the last full-blown Grand Solar Minimum.
“Snow in May,” reports the BBC.
“Lake District skiers ‘giddy’ in unseasonal weather,” continues the headline.
Snow started falling on Tuesday, May 4, and was deep enough by Wednesday to allow the Lake District Ski Club to open its slopes. Members were “giddy” at the unusual sight of snow-covered mountains in May, according to club president Mike Sweeney. “I haven’t seen snow at this time of year before,” he said. These May flurries have been substantial, too, rivaling what the area would receive in the depths of winter.
Former president of the club Gerard Unthank said there had been “quite a bit of snow this year. Up here we rely on drifts and have snow fences because we don’t get a great depth of snow, but some of the drifts today are as high as the fences,” he said.
“At some points, the snow drifts were up to our knees,” said Bethany Smith during a hike up Helvellyn:
The UK snow has not only been substantial, but also widespread, particularly across the north.
This was the wintry scene in Morlich, Scotland on May 6:
Additionally, as well as this being its coldest May ever, this also looks set to be the UK’s snowiest May on record–a feat currently held by the May of 1979 (solar minimum of weak cycle 20):
Depressingly, there have been few ‘dots connected’ in the UK press.
BBC Weather presenter Simon King did admit that snow was not common in May, but also said that it was “not out of the question”–whatever the hell that means.
The furthest the broadcaster went was to admit that “frost has been unusually prevalent during April and May.”
The UK Met Office are just as bad as the BBC.
And while they are at least reporting on the historic conditions (see below), there is a reluctance to draw any connections to the climate; when you just know, if the situation were reversed –i.e. England was currently experiencing a record May heatwave– then “climate change” would be all anyone was banging on about.
A low of -5.5C (22.1F) was reported during the past 24 hours, in Eskdalemuir — a reading that rivals the coldest temperature ever recorded for the date: the -5.6C (21.9F) set back on May 6, 1980.
But of course, this is all just “weather.”
Heatwaves are an indication of climate change, but record Arctic outbreaks –even those in the month of May– are merely expected statistical anomalies that require no further action than a hasty sweeping under the rug: they are “not out of the question,” after all, and unprecedented freezes –that have dragged on for almost two months now (having begun in mid-March)– are barely considered newsworthy.
Furthermore, these frigid conditions are impacting more than just the UK.
The majority of the Europe is suffering, as is much of the Northern Hemisphere as a whole.
Below was the scene in the Netherlands this morning, May 7:
While across the pond, in North America, unprecedented late-season cold and snow is inbound there, too:
This is exactly what those that study the Sun warned will happen, with many on record stating it would begin in earnest in 2021.
Spring is springing historically late across much of the Northern Hemisphere this year, which is the main cause for concern. Global cooling shortens the growing seasons, and our modern mono-cropping ways that were developed during a constant and reliable climate (delivered by the Modern Solar Maximum) are now beginning to fail, which is placing hundreds of millions of people at the risk of starvation.
Returning to the data, England’s May CET, which is compiled by the UK Met Office Hadley Centre, reveals that the month’s mean temperature, to May 7, is running at just 7C (44.6F) — this is a jaw-dropping 2.8C below the CET norm, and currently sees England on course to suffer its coldest May since record-keeping began back in 1659.
Moreover, the current top-spot is held by the May of 1698, with its CET of 8.5C (47.3F) — this means that the May of 2021 is not only breaking that all-time 362-year record, it is smashing it, by a full 1.5C (2.7F)!
Latest forecasts are calling for much of the same as the month progresses, with yet more unseasonable snow:
GFS Total Snowfall (inches) May 7 – May 14 [tropicaltidbits.com].
The COLD TIMES are returning, the mid-latitudes are REFREEZING, in line with the great conjunction, historically low solar activity, cloud-nucleating Cosmic Rays, and a meridional jet stream flow (among other forcings).
Both NOAA and NASA appear to agree, if you read between the lines, with NOAA saying we’re entering a ‘full-blown’ Grand Solar Minimum in the late-2020s, and NASA seeing this upcoming solar cycle (25) as “the weakest of the past 200 years”, with the agency correlating previous solar shutdowns to prolonged periods of global cooling here.
Furthermore, we can’t ignore the slew of new scientific papers stating the immense impact The Beaufort Gyre could have on the Gulf Stream, and therefore the climate overall.
Not worry, English snow will soon be a thing of the past:
“the month’s mean temperature, to May 7, is running at just 7C (44.6F) — this is a jaw-dropping 2.8C below the CET norm, and currently sees England on course to suffer its coldest May since record-keeping began back in 1659. “
No tomatoes or pepper in their gardens.
Oh well, back to cabbage and carrots.
CHILDREN JUST AREN’T GOING TO KNOW WHAT SNOW IS
Tim Blair
The Independent, 2000:
Snow is starting to disappear from our lives. Sledges, snowmen, snowballs and the excitement of waking to find that the stuff has settled outside are all a rapidly diminishing part of Britain’s culture, as warmer winters – which scientists are attributing to global climate change – produce not only fewer white Christmases, but fewer white Januaries and Februaries … Global warming, the heating of the atmosphere by increased amounts of industrial gases, is now accepted as a reality by the international community … According to Dr David Viner, a senior research scientist at the climatic research unit of the University of East Anglia, within a few years winter snowfall will become “a very rare and exciting event”. “Children just aren’t going to know what snow is,” he said
I have not had a day below 75deg in a month.
It was sunny and 92 today. It will cool all the way down to 60 tonight.
It might be a bit early on May 7 to call for the coldest May in over 300 years, but it is chilly here in central USA.
Actually, here in SW Wisconsin we are ENJOYING SPRING! It warmed up for a while with a few near-80 days, but now it’s been reliably 60’s during the day and 40’s at night - with a few Frost Warnings, as we’re having tonight.
For WAY too long we’ve have one or two days of Spring, then have gone STRAIGHT to Hot & Humid - which everyone just loves. NOT! :)
BUT - if you’re planting veggies and flowers that aren’t frost tolerant right now, you’re just asking for trouble, so it’s on you!
Also - Solar Minimum, Anyone?
Also - Probably Trump’s fault. *SMIRK*
pfft, ‘voerlorts’. No that’s not it... overlords
You should’ve known better than to say that on FR of all places.
This is really going to be devastating to The World in General because isn’t almost ALL of our food grown in England? Don’t they call it, ‘The Breadbasket?’ Aren’t they the world’s largest oil producer? Oh, wait...they make micro-chips for computers, Right? Maybe Plastics? Cars? They make a lot of cars, Right? Airplanes? Drugs?
Everyone PANIC! Oh, wait. Maybe not. ;)
NOTE: The UK’s top exports are mechanical machinery (14%); cars (10%); electrical machinery (8%); medicinal/pharmaceutical products (8%); crude oil (6%); aircraft (5%); other miscellaneous manufactures (5%); scientific/photographic (4%); and refined oil (3%).
The good news is, food shortages have a way of culling causes like CRT - those causes just don’t seem as important when your stomach is empty.
Did they actually have reliable thermometers in 1659 or did divining the temperature involve gutting a chicken or something?
If we want to worry about a weather disaster, this would be it:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7575229/
Modern Grand Solar Minimum will lead to terrestrial cooling
“Snow tonite here in Colorado. Next winter will be interesting.”
Yep, it’s 34 and snowing here in Longmont.
Just as stupid humans are getting rid of the most dense energy sources, we have a new “maunder minimum.”
God has a real sense of humor
“Perhaps it is the sun after all....”
There has never been a doubt in my mind.
It might have been why people worshiped the Sun many years ago.
The Sun is God’s design, live with it and understand and praise His wisdom.
“God has a real sense of humor”
I don’t know; maybe He’s experiencing chronic double-face-palm.
“Humans. Oy.”
It’s CLIMATE CHANGE! See? It doesn’t just mean warmer, it means more extremes! Lower temps? Climate change! See? All caused by humans and CO2.
Why can’t you people see the truth! Cooler climates, causing warming, are actually causing climate change, which is causing global cooling, all caused by humans and CO2!
The science is settled! Why can’t you Neanderthals understand that!?
Oh the humanity!
This is the coldest spring I can remember in my 34 years in Atlanta. Tomorrow the high temp is forecast at 56 degrees and 58 on Thurs. It should be 80. My garden is totally stunted because its not hot enough.
Readings from that long ago are suspect. In 1659 how accurate were the thermometers?
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