I wonder why the UK Met Office removed their 2009 barbecue summer forecast video? Perhaps Google was running out of disk space?
Wednesday 29 July 2009
It always seemed a little too good to be true, especially for anyone who has endured a beach holiday huddled under an umbrella. This year was to be different, we were told. A “barbecue summer” – from no less an authority than the Met Office itself.
Yesterday, though, the Met Office conceded what Britons have seen with their own eyes over the last few weeks: apart from a fortnight in June, the summer has been more soggy than sizzling. And it’s not likely to get much better in August, a prediction that will disappoint, if not entirely surprise, millions of “staycationers” who booked a holiday in the UK to enjoy the sunshine and beat the recession.
Rain puts dampers on ‘barbecue summer’ | UK news | The Guardian
Try finding this:-
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/2009/pr20090914.html
It used to be the Met Office prediction for summers here in the UK 2011 to 2015. Basically it stated that most of the summers would be warmer than 2003 (which included the UK record of 101F)
Has any one got a copy I can have, I am guessing there is no point asking the Met Office?