The viewer is given a clear, shorthand explanation of why our summer has 'deserted us'. In essence because the jet is unusually far south its attendant wet and windy low pressure systems are being dragged across the UK. The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 21st October 2002" (PDF). ARIA. October 21, 2002. p.28. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008 . Retrieved December 25, 2021.

Weymouth RNLI All-weather lifeboat was launched at 1.29pm on Saturday, July 25, following a report from Solent Coastguard of an unconscious male swimmer in the water near to Portland Bill. The Inshore lifeboat was also launched shortly afterwards at 1.33pm.At the beginning of August, we experienced Autumn like weather conditions - cool temperatures with high rainfall. Thankfully we don't grow a lot of Wheat as it has been affected by the worst possible harvesting weather. The BBC has a responsibility on their weather broadcast, and I now hear the met office is to get an even greater centralised Computer system to produce the centralised rubbish they put out. Normally they should be much further north at this time of year, allowing high pressure to settle the weather down.

Locals reported tiles being ripped from rooftops, power lines coming down and trampolines and bins being lifted from gardens.Our winters are getting warmer and wetter (we've noticed that change in the last 40 or 50 years), and our summers are getting hotter and drier.”