Sometimes we can be forgiven for our memory playing a few tricks on us when we can seem to recall the long and sunny summers of decades ago and the harsh and mind-numbing winters of yesteryear.

Figures suggest that we are experiencing a little more sunshine nowadays and slightly milder temperatures overall too, putting to rest many thoughts that a generation or two ago, the weather was a lot better.The winters may not be as severe (although the winter of ’08 could be a case in point).

Just to add though, the weather perhaps was a little more settled overall and the drastic changes we often see today didn’t occur so frequently in the good ol’ days. The seasons were pretty much true to form but now it appears that the seasons are somewhat later.

Perception is what it can be about but the figures don’t lie, so perhaps it comes down to human experience.

Some of us like to believe that in the days when times were a little simpler perhaps, that the golden weather was endless and that family fun in the sun was always an enriching occasion.

I’m not wanting to put a dampener on those who believe it was considerably different (as there are always exceptions), but the one thing that hasn’t changed for many years and for many years to come perhaps, is the lack of control on what nature provides…surely that has to be a good thing!

Weather Analyst- Richard Green