In my memory of my childhood in Southampton in the 60s and early 70s, the weather of each month goes as follows.

January was always very cold and snowy, and Jack Frost would decorate the windows every morning, making getting out of bed very difficult. Oh, how central heating has changed things. February was much the same, but the days were getting just be a bit longer. March would start with snow on the ground, but those March winds would kick in just as the daffodils were starting to come up. April would be showery. May would be very dry and sunny. June would see the fields full of cornflowers, shimmering in the heat. July would be dry, hot, and perpetually sunny. August would be hot and mostly sunny, but with the odd cumulus cloud bubbling up in the day, and massive thunderstorms at night. September would see a glorious Indian summer. October would be full of vividly golden trees. November would be cold, very foggy, and nearly almost dark, punctuated with the occasional spell of very heavy rain. December would start off wet and windy, but the snow would start to full each year on Boxing Day.

How does this measure up against reality? Check it out here. This page is organized by month, but you can also find things by year. These pages can be read in conjunction with the Central England Temperature record series. The CET, as it is abbreviated to, is an average of temperatures from a number of sites across central England and Wales.

See here for January

See here for February

See here for March

See here for April

See here for May

See here for June

See here for July

See here for August

See here for September

See here for October

See here for November

See here for December

Please see here for acknowedgements and caveats.

I'd be interested to know of any errors and omissions; my email address is [email protected].