The scene of the crime – the UK, left dry and settled. The prime suspect? A massive high-pressure system blocking all evidence of rain. Jack the Dripper? No, that’s what Watson would think. Wednesday brings clever clouds, but the rain remains absent. The case stays cold. Elementary, my dear Watson.

As Holmes would say, it is a mistake to theorise before one has data. So let’s examine the recollection of the crime scene from Sunday to Monday night – the UK, almost entirely dry, with only faint clues near Plymouth (up to 7mm) and traces across the Midlands and northern Scotland. Meanwhile, Scandinavia, Germany, and Denmark are drenched in massive precipitation. Inspired by Conan the Barbarian Doyle – the crime scene is set. T
he high-pressure system, anchored west of Ireland, continues protecting us. It rotates like a clock, blocking moist Atlantic depressions and shunting them far to the north and east. However, this also protects part of the miserable bungle of the north of France, where detective Monsieur Lecoq lives.T
he evidence is clear. Sunday brings a refreshing northwesterly air mass – London 22°C, Birmingham 21°C, Scotland at 18°C. Rain? Barely a trace. Only Plymouth records a minor 0.2mm – a clue left at the scene.T
he atmospheric shield – a textbook caseM
onday sees the high pressure peak at a powerful 1038 hPa. The sky is entirely cloudless, with a 0% chance of rain. Temperatures climb – London 26°C, Birmingham 25°C, and Scotland warming to 21-23°C. It’s an airtight alibi from Holmes;
Original Record.
This archived record authored by ‘Felipe Tornquist’ at ‘METEORED (Your Weather)’ was recovered from data set:
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