1922 Rather Cool and Dry. A Mild Winter, and Cool Summer
In the year that insulin was first used to successfully treat diabetes, Benito Mussolini became the youngest ever Prime Minister of Italy, and British archaelogist Howard Carter discovered the entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamun
Weather Notes:-
15th January - Snow affected much of Britain with level depths of 25 to 50cm in parts of Derbyshire.
22nd May - The temperature reached 32.8°C. at Camden Square (London), the second of four days with a maximum temperature above 30°C.
7th August - A 48 hour rainfall total of 125mm was recorded at Worksop (Nottinghamshire).
In London...
January - Rather mild with above average rainfall and sunshine.
The first 10 days of January were mostly mild or very mild with a mixture of rain and sunshine. On the 2nd, the temperature reached 14°C. with a similar maximum on the 9th. Later in the second week it became much colder, and the high on the 13th was only 0.7°C. Snow fell on the evening of the 15th, but temperatures then slowly recovered but with frosty nights. On the 19th, around 16mm of rain fell, and the end of the month was mild and changeable.
February - Sunny, mild and rather wet.
There was some cold and frosty weather early in February, and the maximum temperature on the 5th was only 0.2°C. However, it became milder during the second week, and with south or southwesterly winds predominating, the rest of the month was mostly mild or very mild. A few wet spells occurred, and on the 21st nearly 11mm of rain fell. Generally, there was plenty of sunshine, and on the 25th it was sunny all day with the afternoon temperature near 15°C.
March - Dull and cold with above average rainfall.
The opening days of March were mild and changeable but with some lengthy spells of sunshine. The temperature on the 3rd rose above 13°C. and on the 8th nearly 10mm of rain fell. However, the following day was sunny. It became colder during the second week, and for the rest of the month it was mostly cold, rather cloudy, and with winds frequently from the northeast. Wintry showers occurred and the temperature on the 22nd only reached 3.4°C.
April - Cold and wet with below average sunshine.
A cold and bright start to April was followed by a wet day on the 3rd, when a mixture of rain, sleet and snow gave a total of over 15mm. The maximum temperature was only 3.3°C. Further cold weather with wintry showers occurred in the second week but it then became much warmer for a while. On the 14th, the afternoon temperature almost reached 20°C. The second half of April was mostly changeable, and although a few sunny days occurred, it was mainly rather cold.
May - Very sunny, dry and warm.
Temperatures were mostly near normal during the early part of May, but during the second week it was cool. On the 11th, the maximum temperature was only 10.6°C. The weather was showery but there were several dry and sunny days. After mid month, temperatures rose, and from the end of the third week it became very warm or hot. On the 24th, the temperature exceeded 30°C. It was humid at times, and thunderstorms on the 25th gave nearly 10mm of rain.
June - Dry with above average sunshine and below normal temperatures.
The first 2 days of the month were very warm, and the temperature on the 1st reached 29°C. It then became cooler, although there were several more sunny and pleasantly warm days until the middle of the second week. It then became generally more cloudy, rather cool and occasionally changeable. On the 14th it was very cool with an afternoon temperature of only 11.8°C. Rainfall was mostly light during the month, but on the 28th nearly 9mm was recorded.
July - Very cool, dull and rather wet.
The first fortnight of July was cool, changeable and unseasonably windy at times. On the 7th, nearly 14mm of rain fell. The beginning of the third week was very cool, and on the16th the afternoon temperature was only 15.0°C. During the latter part of the third week the weather became warmer and sunnier. After a sunny day on the 19th, the temperature on the 21st rose above 24°C. Unsettled and cool weather then returned for the rest of the month.
August - Very cool and dull with rainfall slightly below normal.
The beginning of August was very unsettled and cool. On the 6th over 16mm of rain fell, and on the 10th the afternoon temperature failed to rise above 16.6°C. A short drier and warmer spell commenced towards the end of the third week, and the temperature on the 21st rose above 22°C. Despite the higher temperatures, there was still plenty of cloud. The last week of the month was sunnier at times, but temperatures mainly stayed well below average.
September - Cool, dull and rather dry.
After an unsettled start to the month, it became drier but with plenty of cloud. Temperatures were close to normal during the first fortnight, although the high on the 9th was only 14.0°C. After mid month, it was generally cool, breezy and changeable. On the 19th, nearly 14mm of rain fell, but then a brief rather warm interlude occurred. On the 21st, the afternoon temperature reached 21°C., before the mostly cool and unsettled weather returned for the remainder of the month.
October - Very dry, cold and sunny.
The first few days of October were mild and unsettled. The temperature on the 1st rose above 18°C., and on the 4th nearly 8mm of rain fell. Pressure then built across the country bringing plenty of dry weather. Cloud amounts were variable and weak fronts occasionally produced light rain. However, from the middle of the second week until mid month it was largely sunny. At the end of the month it was cold and frosty, and on the 29th the temperature only reached 5.8°C.
November - Dull, dry and cold.
There was some unsettled and mild weather during the first week. On the 1st, nearly 11mm of rain was measured and the maximum temperature on the 6th approached 13°C. During the second and third weeks of November it was generally dry but often misty with some morning fog. On the 14th, it was particularly dull and cold with a maximum temperature of only 2.1°C. At the end of the month the weather became milder and more unsettled but with some sunshine.
December - Mild and rather wet with above average sunshine.
The first week was rather mild and changeable, but the second week was colder for a while with sunny periods. After an early frost on the 9th, the temperature during the day failed to rise above 4.7°C. At the end of the second week it became milder, and on the 13th, after a mild night, the temperature during the day rose close to 11°C. The remainder of the month was mostly mild and unsettled, and although most of the rain was light, on the 31st more than 12mm fell.
15th January - Snow affected much of Britain with level depths of 25 to 50cm in parts of Derbyshire.
22nd May - The temperature reached 32.8°C. at Camden Square (London), the second of four days with a maximum temperature above 30°C.
7th August - A 48 hour rainfall total of 125mm was recorded at Worksop (Nottinghamshire).
In London...
| Temperature | 9.6°C | Rainfall | 567.7 mm | Warmest | 30.3°C |
| Sunshine | 1477 hrs | Coldest | -3.2°C |
January - Rather mild with above average rainfall and sunshine.
| Mean Temperature | 4.6°C | ||
| Monthly Highest | 14.0°C | Total Rain | 57 mm |
| Monthly Lowest | -3.2°C | Total Sun | 49 hrs |
The first 10 days of January were mostly mild or very mild with a mixture of rain and sunshine. On the 2nd, the temperature reached 14°C. with a similar maximum on the 9th. Later in the second week it became much colder, and the high on the 13th was only 0.7°C. Snow fell on the evening of the 15th, but temperatures then slowly recovered but with frosty nights. On the 19th, around 16mm of rain fell, and the end of the month was mild and changeable.
February - Sunny, mild and rather wet.
| Mean Temperature | 5.4°C | ||
| Monthly Highest | 14.6°C | Total Rain | 47 mm |
| Monthly Lowest | -3.0°C | Total Sun | 91 hrs |
There was some cold and frosty weather early in February, and the maximum temperature on the 5th was only 0.2°C. However, it became milder during the second week, and with south or southwesterly winds predominating, the rest of the month was mostly mild or very mild. A few wet spells occurred, and on the 21st nearly 11mm of rain fell. Generally, there was plenty of sunshine, and on the 25th it was sunny all day with the afternoon temperature near 15°C.
March - Dull and cold with above average rainfall.
| Mean Temperature | 5.4°C | ||
| Monthly Highest | 13.3°C | Total Rain | 43 mm |
| Monthly Lowest | -2.5°C | Total Sun | 90 hrs |
The opening days of March were mild and changeable but with some lengthy spells of sunshine. The temperature on the 3rd rose above 13°C. and on the 8th nearly 10mm of rain fell. However, the following day was sunny. It became colder during the second week, and for the rest of the month it was mostly cold, rather cloudy, and with winds frequently from the northeast. Wintry showers occurred and the temperature on the 22nd only reached 3.4°C.
April - Cold and wet with below average sunshine.
| Mean Temperature | 6.5°C | ||
| Monthly Highest | 19.7°C | Total Rain | 66 mm |
| Monthly Lowest | -3.2°C | Total Sun | 141 hrs |
A cold and bright start to April was followed by a wet day on the 3rd, when a mixture of rain, sleet and snow gave a total of over 15mm. The maximum temperature was only 3.3°C. Further cold weather with wintry showers occurred in the second week but it then became much warmer for a while. On the 14th, the afternoon temperature almost reached 20°C. The second half of April was mostly changeable, and although a few sunny days occurred, it was mainly rather cold.
May - Very sunny, dry and warm.
| Mean Temperature | 14.3°C | ||
| Monthly Highest | 30.3°C | Total Rain | 26 mm |
| Monthly Lowest | 1.7°C | Total Sun | 291 hrs |
Temperatures were mostly near normal during the early part of May, but during the second week it was cool. On the 11th, the maximum temperature was only 10.6°C. The weather was showery but there were several dry and sunny days. After mid month, temperatures rose, and from the end of the third week it became very warm or hot. On the 24th, the temperature exceeded 30°C. It was humid at times, and thunderstorms on the 25th gave nearly 10mm of rain.
June - Dry with above average sunshine and below normal temperatures.
| Mean Temperature | 15.4°C | ||
| Monthly Highest | 29.0°C | Total Rain | 25 mm |
| Monthly Lowest | 7.4°C | Total Sun | 226 hrs |
The first 2 days of the month were very warm, and the temperature on the 1st reached 29°C. It then became cooler, although there were several more sunny and pleasantly warm days until the middle of the second week. It then became generally more cloudy, rather cool and occasionally changeable. On the 14th it was very cool with an afternoon temperature of only 11.8°C. Rainfall was mostly light during the month, but on the 28th nearly 9mm was recorded.
July - Very cool, dull and rather wet.
| Mean Temperature | 15.1°C | ||
| Monthly Highest | 24.2°C | Total Rain | 84 mm |
| Monthly Lowest | 7.9°C | Total Sun | 151 hrs |
The first fortnight of July was cool, changeable and unseasonably windy at times. On the 7th, nearly 14mm of rain fell. The beginning of the third week was very cool, and on the16th the afternoon temperature was only 15.0°C. During the latter part of the third week the weather became warmer and sunnier. After a sunny day on the 19th, the temperature on the 21st rose above 24°C. Unsettled and cool weather then returned for the rest of the month.
August - Very cool and dull with rainfall slightly below normal.
| Mean Temperature | 14.7°C | ||
| Monthly Highest | 22.5°C | Total Rain | 53 mm |
| Monthly Lowest | 6.4°C | Total Sun | 131 hrs |
The beginning of August was very unsettled and cool. On the 6th over 16mm of rain fell, and on the 10th the afternoon temperature failed to rise above 16.6°C. A short drier and warmer spell commenced towards the end of the third week, and the temperature on the 21st rose above 22°C. Despite the higher temperatures, there was still plenty of cloud. The last week of the month was sunnier at times, but temperatures mainly stayed well below average.
September - Cool, dull and rather dry.
| Mean Temperature | 12.6°C | ||
| Monthly Highest | 21.4°C | Total Rain | 40 mm |
| Monthly Lowest | 3.7°C | Total Sun | 107 hrs |
After an unsettled start to the month, it became drier but with plenty of cloud. Temperatures were close to normal during the first fortnight, although the high on the 9th was only 14.0°C. After mid month, it was generally cool, breezy and changeable. On the 19th, nearly 14mm of rain fell, but then a brief rather warm interlude occurred. On the 21st, the afternoon temperature reached 21°C., before the mostly cool and unsettled weather returned for the remainder of the month.
October - Very dry, cold and sunny.
| Mean Temperature | 9.0°C | ||
| Monthly Highest | 18.2°C | Total Rain | 19 mm |
| Monthly Lowest | -2.1°C | Total Sun | 117 hrs |
The first few days of October were mild and unsettled. The temperature on the 1st rose above 18°C., and on the 4th nearly 8mm of rain fell. Pressure then built across the country bringing plenty of dry weather. Cloud amounts were variable and weak fronts occasionally produced light rain. However, from the middle of the second week until mid month it was largely sunny. At the end of the month it was cold and frosty, and on the 29th the temperature only reached 5.8°C.
November - Dull, dry and cold.
| Mean Temperature | 5.8°C | ||
| Monthly Highest | 12.8°C | Total Rain | 36 mm |
| Monthly Lowest | -1.9°C | Total Sun | 40 hrs |
There was some unsettled and mild weather during the first week. On the 1st, nearly 11mm of rain was measured and the maximum temperature on the 6th approached 13°C. During the second and third weeks of November it was generally dry but often misty with some morning fog. On the 14th, it was particularly dull and cold with a maximum temperature of only 2.1°C. At the end of the month the weather became milder and more unsettled but with some sunshine.
December - Mild and rather wet with above average sunshine.
| Mean Temperature | 6.4°C | ||
| Monthly Highest | 10.9°C | Total Rain | 72 mm |
| Monthly Lowest | -1.9°C | Total Sun | 44 hrs |
The first week was rather mild and changeable, but the second week was colder for a while with sunny periods. After an early frost on the 9th, the temperature during the day failed to rise above 4.7°C. At the end of the second week it became milder, and on the 13th, after a mild night, the temperature during the day rose close to 11°C. The remainder of the month was mostly mild and unsettled, and although most of the rain was light, on the 31st more than 12mm fell.
