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| Weatherwatch: September follows a familiar back-to-school routine | Weatherwatch: September follows a familiar back-to-school routine |
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| The weather over the August Bank Holiday weekend was very varied and included a widespread wet and windy Sunday. However, as August came to a close and September began, high pressure began to dominate across the British Isles, just as the children were going back to school. This pattern of weather may sound familiar. | The weather over the August Bank Holiday weekend was very varied and included a widespread wet and windy Sunday. However, as August came to a close and September began, high pressure began to dominate across the British Isles, just as the children were going back to school. This pattern of weather may sound familiar. |
| The process of weather patterns tending to repeat at a particular time of year is called a “singularity”. One of Britain’s common singularities is high pressure bringing a mainly dry first half of September, often following a wet second half of August. | The process of weather patterns tending to repeat at a particular time of year is called a “singularity”. One of Britain’s common singularities is high pressure bringing a mainly dry first half of September, often following a wet second half of August. |
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| The founder of the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, Hubert Lamb, wrote in 1950 that the first storms of autumn tend to arrive near the end of August, bringing a wet and windy finish to the school summer holidays. | The founder of the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, Hubert Lamb, wrote in 1950 that the first storms of autumn tend to arrive near the end of August, bringing a wet and windy finish to the school summer holidays. |
| On the other hand, the first half of September is often one of the driest periods of the year, with a study in 1950 claiming that 10 September was the day of the year when high pressure was most likely to be over Britain. | On the other hand, the first half of September is often one of the driest periods of the year, with a study in 1950 claiming that 10 September was the day of the year when high pressure was most likely to be over Britain. |
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