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Saturday 31 December 2011

Overcast with rain or drizzle for most of the time.
Temps: Min: 12.2; Max: 13.6. Rain: 7.0 mm.

*It was the equal highest minimum since 19th November, and the highest maximum since 28th November.

Friday 30 December 2011

Cloudy with rain or drizzle for most of the time.
Temps: Min: 10.2; Max: 12.9. Rain: 7.9 mm.

Thursday 29 December 2011

Mostly cloudy but mainly dry.
Temps: Min: 6.9; Max: 10.7. Rain: 0.1 mm.

Wednesday 28 December 2011

Sunny intervals and showers of rain/hail.
Temps: Min: 8.5; Max: 11.4. Rain: 1.8 mm.

Tuesday 27 December 2011

Cloudy, dull and gloomy.
Temps: Min: 10.3; Max: 11.3. Rain: Nil.

*Even the temperature couldn't be bothered to change much!

Monday 26 December 2011

Drizzle overnight, followed by a dry and cloudy day.
Temps: Min: 10.7; Max: 11.8. Rain: 1.0 mm.

Sunday 25 December 2011

AM: [Falmouth]: Cloud and sunny intervals.
PM: [Foxhole]: Cloudy/overcast. Rain/drizzle later.

[Fal]: Temps: Min: 9.9; Max: 12.3. Rain: 0.6 mm.

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Saturday 24 December 2011

Sunny intervals in the morning. Cloudy for a time in the afternoon with a little rain. Broken cloud again later.
Temps: Min: 5.5; Max: 10.6. Rain: 1.0 mm.

Friday 23 December 2011

Rain in the morning. Sunny intervals and showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.0*; Max: 12.2. Rain: 6.9 mm.

*This temperature was the overnight minimum.

Thursday 22 December 2011

A lot of cloud but also some sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 9.9; Max: 13.0. Rain: Nil.

*It was the first completely dry 24 hour period [2200-2200] since November 24th, and so ended the longest spell without a completely dry day since rainfall records began here in 2008!

November 2011 Summary

Summary:
A mild and comparatively dry November. There was very little variation between maximum temperatures throughout the month, thus an absence of cold spells.

Temperature: Minimum:
Night-time temperatures ranged from 3.3 degs C on the night of the 6th/7th [the coldest night since 18th/19th March], to 13.6 degs C on the night of the 12th/13th.
Last November's minimum temperature was -3.8 degs C, 7.1 degs colder than this.
This gave an average night-time figure of 10.22 degs C, which is the highest for any November at this location, and is way above second placed 2009 which saw 8.95 degs C.
It was also warmer than this April [8.78] and over 4 degs warmer than November 2010 [6.2].
This is even more remarkable now that a new more reliable thermometer is being used, which seems to record around 1 deg C lower than the previous one.
There was only one night where the temperature fell below 5 degs C, compared to 12 in November 2010.

Temperature: Maximum:
Daytime temperatures ranged from 10.9 degs C on the 7th [the coldest day since March 13th], to 15.8 degs C on the 11th, just four days later.
10.9 was the highest ever 'minimum' November daytime temperature* and 15.8 the second lowest* 'maximum' which illustrates the narrow range of maximum temperatures the month produced. All this led to an average of 14.01 degs C, which is second equal warmest for November* [with 2006], the mildest being 2007.

Rainfall:
76.3 mm of rain fell during the month, which made it the driest November since at least 2008. This compares with 112.8 mm in October, and 183.8 mm in November 2010.
The wettest day itself was the 16th with 19.6 mm, however the period from the 12th to the 15th was completely dry, and only 3.5 mm fell from the 17th to the 27th.
In total there were 11 dry days, 5 more than the previous highest for November.

*Since at least 2003.

Wednesday 21 December 2011

A little rain/drizzle the previous evening, followed by a dry, but mainly cloudy day with a few glimpses of the sun.
Temps: Min: 11.4*; Max: 12.9. Rain: 0.2 mm**.

*The mildest night of the month so far.
**This was the equal driest 24 hour period [2200 - 2200] since November 26th!

Tuesday 20 December 2011

Bright with hazy sun and cloud for the morning, but, yep, you guessed it, thicker cloud with drizzle, then rain, in the afternoon and evening!
Temps: Min: 8.8; Max: 11.7. Rain: 1.7 mm.

Monday 19 December 2011

Overcast with rain in the morning and a few showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 5.0; Max: 11.5. Rain: 7.0 mm.

Sunday 18 December 2011

Mainly cloudy with rain/hail showers. A few glimpses of the sun.
Temps: Min: 4.6; Max: 9.2. Rain: 3.3 mm.

Saturday 17 December 2011

Sunny intervals and hail showers. Fewer showers and more sun for a time in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 5.3; Max: 8.7. Rain: 5.6 mm.

Friday 16 December 2011

Rain overnight.
AM [Falmouth]/PM [Plymouth]: Sunny intervals and a few rain/hail showers.
Evening [Fal]: More hail showers.

[Fal]: Temps: Min: 3.9*; Max: 7.9. Rain: 8.0 mm.

*This temperature was reached during the day. Overnight minimum = 4.4.

Thursday 15 December 2011

Cloudy with showers in the morning. Overcast with rain in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 5.7; Max: 9.9. Rain: 21.0 mm.

Wednesday 14 December 2011

Showers and sunny intervals. Windy with heavy showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 3.7; Max: 7.5. Rain: 6.0 mm.

*It was the coldest day since 4th March.

Tuesday 13 December 2011

Showers of rain or hail. Some sunny intervals in between.
Temps: Min: 5.1; Max: 7.9. Rain: 7.0 mm.

*It was the coldest day since 6th March.

Monday 12 December 2011

Mainly dry with some sunny intervals in the morning. Overcast with rain in the afternoon. Very wet and windy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 5.3; Max: 12.2. Rain: 28.7 mm.

*It was the wettest day since 24th October.

Sunday 11 December 2011

Damp with light showers in the morning, and more persistent rain in the afternoon. A starry evening.
Temps: Min: 7.4; Max: 10.9. Rain: 5.0 mm.

Saturday 10 December 2011

Sunny intervals and a few showers.
Temps: Min: 3.0; Max: 9.5. Rain: 0.9 mm.

*It was the coldest night since 19th March, and the driest day since 26th November.

Friday 9 December 2011

Sunny intervals but cloudy at times with a few showers.
Temps: Min: 5.5; Max: 9.9. Rain: 1.2 mm.

Thursday 8 December 2011

Rain or drizzle for much of the time. Windy.
Temps: Min: 8.1*; Max: 12.6. Rain: 9.5 mm.

*This temperature was recorded the previous evening.

Wednesday 7 December 2011

Showers, mainly in the morning. Some sunshine in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.1; Max: 11.1. Rain: 8.4 mm.

Tuesday 6 December 2011

Mainly cloudy with showers. Brief sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 5.9; Max: 9.9. Rain: 11.0 mm.

Monday 5 December 2011

Mainly cloudy with showers of rain and hail. Some sunny intervals and fewer showers for a time in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 5.0; Max: 8.6. Rain: 8.2 mm.

*It was the coldest day since 6th March.

Sunday 4 December 2011

Cloudy with some drizzle in the morning and evening. Some sun in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.8; Max: 11.4. Rain: 1.9 mm.

Saturday 3 December 2011

Rain overnight and at first, then sunny intervals for a time. Overcast again in the afternoon with more showers.
Temps: Min: 11.3; Max: 13.5. Rain: 14.5 mm.

Friday 2 December 2011

Sunny start. Cloudy by the end of the morning. Rain in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 5.0; Max: 11.3*. Rain: 12.4 mm.

*This temperature was reached during the evening.

**This is a weather 'report' blog and I have therefore always made it a rule to never comment on the quality of 'forecasts'. Today is the closest I have ever come to breaking that rule!

Thursday 1 December 2011

Mostly cloudy. Some rain overnight.
Temps: Min: 9.1; Max: 12.1. Rain: 1.1 mm.

Wednesday 30 November 2011

Overnight rain followed by showers at first, then mainly dry and cloudy with a little sun. More rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 7.2; Max: 12.4. Rain: 7.3 mm.

Tuesday 29 November 2011

AM: Mainly cloudy and very windy with showers, then a longer spell of rain.
PM: Still windy with showers but a few cloud breaks too.
Temps: Min: 12.0; Max: 13.3. Rain: 5.0 mm.

Monday 28 November 2011

Mainly cloudy. A spell of rain in the afternoon and showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 7.3; Max: 13.7. Rain: 7.3 mm.

Sunday 27 November 2011

Overnight rain/showers and wind, followed by a dry and quite sunny day.
Temps: Min: 11.1; Max: 12.2. Rain: 1.1 mm.

Saturday 26 November 2011

Rather cloudy, some sun too. Drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 7.9; Max: 13.6. Rain: 0.2 mm.

Friday 25 November 2011

Some overnight rain, followed by a dry and mainly sunny day.
Temps: Min: 8.2; Max: 12.4. Rain: 1.0 mm.

*It was all rather different the last time the 25th of November fell on a Friday, in 2005. A sudden heavy snowstorm around lunchtime caused major traffic problems, especially on the A30 near Bodmin, where many motorists were stranded for up to 8 hours.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/education/teens/case-studies/bodmin

Thursday 24 November 2011

Intervals of hazy sunshine.
Temps: Min: 9.6; Max: 14.0. Rain: Nil.

Wednesday 23 November 2011

A mixture of cloud and hazy sunshine.
Temps: Min: 5.6; Max: 13.3. Rain: Nil.

Tuesday 22 November 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 10.7; Max: 12.7. Rain: Nil.

October 2011 Summary

Summary:
October 2011 started dry, fine and warm, but soon became cloudier and cooler for the remainder of the month.
As will be seen below, the exceptional temperatures experienced in the south-east, did not apply here. Infact, October 2011 was nothing special at all!
Although mainly dry at first and around the middle of the month, the second week was annoyingly damp, and the last week was very wet.

Minimum:
Night-time temperatures ranged from 6.0 degs C on the night of the 25th/26th, to 15.5 degs C on the night of the 4th/5th, which was the equal third highest October night-time temperature ever at this location*
The average minimum temperature for the month was 11.64 degs C, making it overall the third warmest October [nights] since at least 2003.
Nights in October 2011 were also, on average, warmer than those in April and May 2011.

Maximum:
Temperatures exceeded 19 degs C on the first 5 days of the month, peaking at 20.1 on the 2nd. This was the 2nd highest October temperature ever at this location* - the highest being 20.2 degs C recorded on the 29th[!] in 2006.
These are the only two occasions where the temperature has exceeded 20 degs C in October.*
Despite the media attention focussed on the unusually high temperatures at the beginning of the month, those values did not apply here.
The coldest day of the month was the 28th, a mostly sunny day with light winds, however the temperature only reached 12.7 degs C, which was the coldest day since 19th March, and the coldest October day since the 31st in 2008.
The average maximum for the month turned out to be 16.47 degs C, which was half way down [and up] in the chart of the last 9, and was, despite the media coverage, lower than the average maximum for April 2011!

Rainfall:
112.8 mm of rain fell during the month - the most since January 2011, and the most for October since at least 2007.
This compares with 72.3 mm in September 2011, and 98.1 mm in October 2010.
The wettest individual day was the 24th, with 39.5 mm. This was the wettest day since 12th June, and the wettest ever October day at this location.**
There were 9 completely dry days, the least of any October since at least 2007.
The first three days, with no measurable rain, when added to the last 4 of September, made a dry spell of 7 days, and only 3.9 mm of measurable rain fell from the 7th to the 23rd.
The last 8 days of the month saw 99.5 mm of rain.

* = Since at least 2002.
**= Since at least 2007.

Monday 21 November 2011

Some overnight rain, then a mostly dry day with a lot of cloud and a little sun.
Temps: Min: 11.8; Max: 14.4. Rain: 1.1 mm.

Sunday 20 November 2011

Sunny intervals in the morning; cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.8; Max: 15.1. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 19 November 2011

A lot of cloud but some sun too.
Temps: Min: 12.2; Max: 14.7. Rain: Nil.

Friday 18 November 2011

A light shower late Thursday evening, followed by a dry day with some hazy sunshine and rather a lot of cloud too.
Temps: Min: 12.8; Max: 15.7. Rain: 0.1 mm.

Thursday 17 November 2011

AM: [Falmouth]: Sunny intervals. Cloudier later.
PM: [Lizard]: Hazy sunshine and high cloud. Cloudier later.
Eve: [Fal]: A few spots of rain later.

[Fal]: Temps: 6.5; Max: 14.4. Rain: Trace.

Wednesday 16 November 2011

Daytime [Falmouth]: Mostly cloudy. Rain in the morning.
Evening [Truro]: Mainly dry.

Temps: [Fal]: 13.3; Max: 14.3. Rain: 19.6 mm.
* Temperatures have stayed within the range 11.6 to 15.2 for the last 5 days.

Tuesday 15 November 2011

Mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 11.6; Max: 13.7. Rain: Nil.

Monday 14 November 2011

Mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 13.5; Max: 14.5. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 13 November 2011

Mainly dull and gloomy. A few clear slots in the cloud sheet.
Temps: Min: 13.6; Max: 15.2. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 12 November 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 9.4; Max: 15.0. Rain: Nil.

Friday 11 November 2011

Mostly cloudy with rain/showers overnight and at first.
Mainly dry by the afternoon but still rather cloudy.
Temps: Min: 13.0; Max: 15.8. Rain: 5.1 mm.

Thursday 10 November 2011

Sunny intervals. Rather cloudy at times.
Temps: Min: 10.5; Max: 14.7. Rain: Nil.

Wednesday 9 November 2011

Rain at first. Mainly cloudy, but quite sunny for a time around midday.
Cloudy again later with more rain in the evening, then moonlit and starry later.
Temps: Min: 13.0; Max: 15.0. Rain: 14.8 mm.

Tuesday 8 November 2011

Overcast, gloomy and dull. Some rain or drizzle, mostly overnight.
Temps: Min: 10.1; Max: 13.1. Rain: 2.9 mm.

Monday 7 November 2011

Sunny intervals to start with, then cloudy from mid-morning. Some drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 3.3; Max: 10.9. Rain: Trace.

*It was the coldest night since 18th/19th March and the coldest day since 13th March.

Sunday 6 November 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 7.6; Max: 12.2. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 5 November 2011

AM: Showers for a time, plus a little sun.
PM: Mainly sunny.
Temps: Min: 8.8; Max: 12.7. Rain: 0.8 mm.

Friday 4 November 2011

A lot of cloud but some sun also. A few showers in the morning.
Temps: Min: 10.0; Max: 15.1. Rain: 1.2 mm.

Thursday 3 November 2011

Mainly cloudy with showers. Clear intervals during the evening.
Temps: Min: 13.3; Max: 15.7. Rain: 3.5 mm.

Wednesday 2 November 2011

Mainly cloudy but mostly dry. Rain during the late afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 12.4; Max: 15.0. Rain: 4.2 mm.

Tuesday 1 November 2011

Some rain at first during the night, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.4; Max: 15.5. Rain: 1.4 mm.

Monday 31 October 2011

Some rain during the night, followed by a dry and mainly cloudy morning.
Further rain from late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.5; Max: 15.5. Rain: 7.9 mm.

Sunday 30 October 2011

Rain/showers overnight, followed by a dry but mainly cloudy morning.
Further rain from midway through the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.6; Max: 17.7. Rain: 12.5 mm.

Saturday 29 October 2011

AM: Mostly cloudy.
PM: Overcast, dull, damp and drizzly.
Temps: Min: 7.0; Max: 14.7. Rain: 0.8 mm.

Friday 28 October 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 6.6; Max: 12.7. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 27 October 2011

Rain in the morning. Sunny intervals and showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.8; Max: 14.4. Rain: 19.6 mm.

Wednesday 26 October 2011

Some showers/rain overnight.
Sunny intervals in the morning, followed by a mainly cloudy afternoon, and a wet evening.
Temps: Min: 6.0; Max: 14.2. Rain: 8.2 mm.

*It was the coldest night since 12th April.

Tuesday 25 October 2011

Showers overnight. A rather cloudy day with brief sunny intervals and a few showers.
Temps: Min: 6.7; Max: 13.5. Rain: 11.0 mm.

Monday 24 October 2011

Overcast with rain, heavy in the morning.
Broken cloud and a little sunshine from mid-afternoon.
Showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 13.8*; Max: 14.9. Rain: 39.5 mm**.

*Overnight temperature.
**It was the wettest day since June 12th.

Sunday 23 October 2011

Mainly cloudy with a few bright intervals. Windy in the evening with a little rain.
Temps: Min: 13.5; Max: 16.9. Rain: 0.5 mm.

Saturday 22 October 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 9.7; Max: 14.9. Rain: Nil.

Friday 21 October 2011

Sunny intervals. Cloudy for a time around the middle of the day.
Temps: Min: 9.4; Max: 14.7. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 20 October 2011

Mainly cloudy. Some gaps in the cloud in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.7; Max: 13.6. Rain: Nil.

*It may seem on the cold side right now, but exactly 52 weeks ago on Thursday 21st October 2010, the minimum temperature was 2.7!

Wednesday 19 October 2011

Sunny intervals and a few showers.
Temps: Min: 7.9; Max: 13.2. Rain: 0.9 mm.

* It was the coldest night since May 24th/25th.

Tuesday 18 October 2011

A spell of rain overnight followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.5; Max: 13.8. Rain: 1.5 mm.

* It was the coldest day since May 3rd.

Monday 17 October 2011

A lot of cloud but sunny intervals too.
Temps: Min: 9.8; Max: 16.7. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 16 October 2011

Some drizzle at first, then sunny intervals. Rather cloudy for a time late morning.
Temps: Min: 12.6; Max: 16.6. Rain: Trace.

September 2011 Summary

Summary:
September 2011 was a fairly uneventful month weatherwise.
Annoyingly, a little rain, or drizzle, fell on most days, leading to there being no lengthy dry, fine spells.
There was often a lot of cloud, which kept daytime temperatures rather low, but night-time temperatures relatively high.
The last week, although dry with high pressure, saw a lot of mist and fog, which eventually cleared on most days to leave brighter afternoons. Unfortunately the western proximity of Falmouth ensured that it once again missed out on the fine weather of further east.
This has been a recurring problem of summer 2011, as any high pressure systems that did occur over the UK, were mainly too far east, giving rise to a southerly moisture-gathering airflow, and placing West Cornwall closer to low pressure systems.
One interesting weather feature did occur however - during the late morning of the 9th - another typically misty, overcast and gloomy day - a thunderstorm developed, very rare during these conditions. Most of the associated rain fell further north and east, however there were several instances of thunder and lightning here.

Temperature: Minimum:
Night-time temperatures ranged from 8.9 degs C on the night of the 22nd/23rd, to 16.5 degs C on the 8th/9th [the warmest night since that of the 20th/21st August 2010]. This gave an average of 13.29 degs C - the highest of any month since August 2010, and the second highest of the last eight Septembers, behind 2006.

Temperature: Maximum:
Daytime temperatures ranged from 16.9 degs C on the 18th to 21.1 degs C on the 2nd, giving an average of 18.83 degs C.
Unsurprisingly it was the coolest month since May 2011, however it was also the coolest September of the last 8, although very close to most.
Another feature of the uninteresting nature of the month was that the range of maximum temperatures was just 4.2 degs C. September 2008 had a similar range of just 4.0 degs C.

Rainfall:
72.3 mm of rain fell during the month, comparing to 54.7 in August 2011 and 102.7 in September 2010. It was the second wettest September of the last four, and the wettest month since June.
The wettest day was the 20th when 18.0 mm fell. The wettest spell was from the 3rd to the 6th, when a total of 28.7 mm fell, but outside of that period rain amounts were mostly of the annoying, rather than useful, category.
There were 9 completely dry days, the least since May.
The first two days of the month added to the last five of August to give a 7-day dry spell, and no measurable rain fell on the last four days of the month. Outside of these times, the maximum number of consecutive completely dry 24-hr periods was 2.

Thunder:
A thunderstorm occurred around midday on the 9th.

Saturday 15 October 2011

Mostly cloudy. Some intervals of hazy sunshine.
Temps: Min: 12.0; Max: 17.0. Rain: Nil.

Friday 14 October 2011

Cloudy in the morning, sunny intervals in the afternoon, and a starry evening.
Temps: Min: 14.9; Max: 17.0. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 13 October 2011

Cloudy/misty/foggy. Some drizzle.
Temps: 15.1; Max: 18.1. Rain: 0.2 mm.

Rain or drizzle has fallen every day since October 3rd.

Wednesday 12 October 2011

Cloudy with some light rain for a time. Sunny intervals from late morning.
Temps: Min: 14.1; Max: 19.5. Rain: 0.1 mm.

Tuesday 11 October 2011

Drizzly rain the previous evening, followed by a dry, cloudy day.
Temps: Min: 13.5; Max: 18.2. Rain: 0.3 mm.

Monday 10 October 2011

Cloudy. Drizzle in the evening.
Temps: 15.1; Max: 17.4. Rain: 0.2 mm.

Sunday 9 October 2011

Mainly cloudy. A few sunny intervals. A few spots of light drizzle in the morning and evening.
Temps: Min: 14.4; Max: 18.3. Rain: Trace.

Saturday 8 October 2011

Mainly cloudy. Drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 11.0; Max: 17.4. Rain: 0.2 mm.

Friday 7 October 2011

AM: [Falmouth]: Rather cloudy but mainly dry with sunny intervals.
PM: [Truro]: Sunny intervals.
Evening: [Falmouth]: Clear.

[Fal]: Temps: Min: 11.4; Max: 15.2. Rain: Trace.

Thursday 6 October 2011

Sunny intervals. Showers in the morning.
Temps: Min: 11.6; Max: 16.4*. Rain: 1.5 mm.

*It was the coolest day since 20th July.

Wednesday 5 October 2011

Mainly cloudy with a few patches of blue sky during the morning. Cloudy in the afternoon with a period of rain in the early evening.
Temps: Min: 15.5; Max: 19.1. Rain: 6.9 mm.

Tuesday 4 October 2011

Mainly cloudy, a little blue sky in the morning. Dull and grey in the afternoon with a little drizzle, and more persistent light rain for a time in the evening.
Temps: Min: 14.4; Max: 19.6*. Rain: 1.0 mm**

*On 3 of the last 4 days the maximum temperature has been 19.6 degs.
**First measurable rain for 8 days.

Monday 3 October 2011

Sunny to start, cloudy from late morning. Some light drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 14.1; Max: 19.6. Rain: Trace.

Sunday 2 October 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 11.5; Max: 20.1*. Rain: Nil.

*It was the warmest ever October day at this location.

Saturday 1 October 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 14.0; Max: 19.6*. Rain: Nil.


*In June this year a new and more reliable thermometer came into use at this location, which may read maximum temperatures around 0.5 to 1 deg C lower than the previous one.
In today's case, the older thermometer recorded 20.4 degs C, exceeding the previous highest ever October temperature at this location [20.2], recorded by the same thermometer in 2006. It therefore follows that today was the warmest October day ever at this location [since at least 2003].


*Today saw the UK's highest ever official maximum temperature for October, namely 29.9 degs C in Gravesend, Kent. Wales also had it's hottest October day on record, 28.2 in Hawarden.

Friday 30 September 2011

AM:[Falmouth]: Cloudy, a few glimpses of the sun trying to break through later.
PM:[Porthleven]: Mainly sunny.

[Fal]: Temps: Min: 14.4; Max: 18.1. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 29 September 2011

Misty morning, sunny afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.3; Max: 18.7. Rain: Nil.

Wednesday 28 September 2011

Foggy and damp overnight followed by a sunny day.
Temps: Min: 13.9; Max: 19.3. Rain: Nil.

Tuesday 27 September 2011

Dull, damp and gloomy in the morning. Some sun for a time early afternoon, then foggy.
Temps: Min: 15.0; Max: 18.3. Rain: Trace.

Monday 26 September 2011

Overnight rain/showers, then a dry but mainly cloudy day with just a little sun.
Temps: Min: 15.0; Max: 19.2. Rain: 2.2 mm.

Sunday 25 September 2011

Rain/showers overnight. Intervals of hazy sunshine for most of the day, but more cloudy later in the afternoon and rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 14.0; Max: 19.3. Rain: 5.3 mm.

Saturday 24 September 2011

A cloudy morning, then overcast with drizzle/rain for a time around the middle of the day. Some sunny intervals during the afternoon, but mainly cloudy again in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.6; Max: 17.5. Rain: 0.5 mm.

Friday 23 September 2011

Some mist at first then sunny intervals, lengthier in the morning.
Temps: Min: 8.9; Max: 18.1. Rain: Nil.

*Friday was the second consecutive completely dry day - the first time this can be reported since the 1st and 2nd of September.

August 2011 Summary

Summary: August 2011, like both June and July before it, was another colder than average month. In terms of total rainfall, it was drier than recent Augusts, but there were no lengthy settled spells.

Temperature: Minimium:
The 29th/30th was the coldest night of the month at just 8.4 degs C, and was the coldest ever August night at this location.*
The highest night-time low was 16.3 degs C on the night of 31 July/1st August. This temperature was exceeded during every August since at least 2004.
The average night-time temperature for August 2011 was 12.97 degs C. This was lower than July, and the coldest ever August average at this location.*

Temperature: Maximum:
The lowest maximum recorded for the month of August 2011 was 17.4 degs C, on both the 26th and the 30th. These were the coldest ever August days recorded at this location.*
The highest maximum for the month was 22.7 degs C on the 21st. This temperature was exceeded during every other August since at least 2004.
The average maximum temperature for the month was 20.06 degs C, which was lower than July and the lowest ever for August at this location.*
The temperature exceeded 20 degs C on a maximum of 21 days during the month, the least number of times for August ever at this location.* Furthermore there were no days after the 24th when this occurred.
The last time the temperature exceeded 25 degs C during August was in 2006.

*It should be noted that a new, more reliable thermometer was in use this month, which may read maximum temperatures around 0.5 to 1 degree lower than the previous one.
This may slightly affect comparisons described in this section.

Rainfall:
54.7 mm of rain fell during the month, slightly less than in July, making it the driest August since at least 2007.
The wettest day itself was the 3rd, with 12.6 mm, although this spell of rain lasted into the 4th and made a combined 24 hour total of 22.4 mm.
There were a maximum of 16 dry days during the month, the most in any of the last 4 Augusts, although apart from the last 5 days, there were never more than 3 consecutive totally dry days.

Thunder:
Thunder was heard on the 7th, 24th and 25th.

* Since at least 2003.

Thursday 22 September 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min; 11.5; Max: 18.3. Rain: Nil.

Wednesday 21 September 2011

AM: Sunny. PM: Sunny intervals. Evening: Rather cloudy with some drizzle.
Temps: Min: 11.5; Max: 18.8. Rain: Trace.

Tuesday 20 September 2011

A little blue sky at first, otherwise overcast.
Rain/drizzle from late morning.

Temps: Min: 14.9; Max: 18.3. Rain: 18.0 mm.

*It was the wettest day since 12th June.

Monday 19 September 2011

Cloudy with a few outbreaks of light rain/drizzle in the morning.
Dry in the afternoon with some gaps in the clouds.
Temps: Min: 12.7; Max: 19.1. Rain: 0.1 mm.

Sunday 18 September 2011

Mostly cloudy morning with frequent showers. Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.7; Max: 16.9. Rain: 2.0 mm.

Saturday 17 September 2011

Sunny intervals. Showers in the morning.
Temps: Min: 12.3; Max: 17.0. Rain: 3.0 mm.

Friday 16 September 2011

Sunny intervals in the morning. More cloudy in the afternoon with a few showers.
Temps: Min: 14.7; Max: 19.8. Rain: 0.2 mm.

Thursday 15 September 2011

AM:[Falmouth]/PM:[Truro]: Sunny intervals. The sunshine rather milky at times.
[Fal]: Temps: 11.6; Max: 18.2. Rain: Nil.

Wednesday 14 September 2011

Sunny intervals. A light shower in the morning.
Temps: Min: 11.4; Max: 17.3. Rain: 0.1 mm.

Tuesday 13 September 2011

Sunny intervals. A shower in the morning.
Temps: Min: 11.9; Max: 17.6. Rain: 0.7 mm.

Monday 12 September 2011

Overnight rain and windy. A mainly cloudy morning with some drizzly showers.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 15.9; Max: 19.4. Rain: 2.1 mm.

Sunday 11 September 2011

Sunny intervals in the morning. More cloudy in the afternoon with a few passing showers. Drizzly rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 13.6; Max: 19.9. Rain: 0.3 mm.

Saturday 10 September 2011

Cloudy with rain at first. Sunny intervals in the afternoon. Showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 16.2; Max: 20.4. Rain: 5.2 mm.

Friday 9 September 2011

Overcast, dull, gloomy, misty, with drizzly showers and some drier periods. Thunderstorm late morning. Foggy with further drizzly showers from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 16.5; Max: 20.1. Rain: 0.8 mm.

*The minimum temperature was the highest since August 20/21, 2010.

Thursday 8 September 2011

Overcast, dull and misty with low cloud and some drizzle in the morning. Brighter for a time in the afternoon with some blue sky visible, then a spell of rain late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.3; Max: 20.7. Rain: 3.1 mm.

Wednesday 7 September 2011

Mostly cloudy and grey, but brighter with a little hazy sun at times.
Temps: Min: 11.3; Max: 18.6. Rain: Nil.

Tuesday 6 September 2011

Windy. Rain overnight and in the morning. Overcast with a few light showers in the afternoon.
Mainly cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 15.3; Max: 17.1. Rain: 14.2 mm.

Monday 5 September 2011

Sunny intervals. A few showers in the morning. Cloudy from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.9; Max: 19.3. Rain: Trace.

Sunday 4 September 2011

Rain overnight. Sunny intervals in the morning. Rain in the afternoon followed by a partly cloudy evening.
Temps: Min: 10.8; Max: 19.1. Rain: 6.0 mm.

Saturday 3 September 2011

Sunny to start, then cloudy with drizzly showers. Mostly dry for a time in the afternoon then rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 16.2; Max: 19.6. Rain: 8.5 mm.

Friday 2 September 2011

Misty start, then mostly cloudy during the morning. Mainly sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.2; Max: 21.1. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 1 September 2011

AM: Low level cumulus cloud upwind from the sea with some breaks allowing a little sun.
PM: Sunny. Broken low level cumulus cloud again in the evening.

Temps: Min: 12.1; Max: 19.9. Rain: Nil.

Wednesday 31 August 2011

Mainly cloudy. Some sunny intervals, lengthier later.
Temps: Min: 11.3; Max: 18.7. Rain: Nil.

Tuesday 30 August 2011

AM [Falmouth]: Mainly cloudy, sunny from the south-east later.
PM [Plymouth]: Cloudy. A few glimpses of the sun later.
Evening [Falmouth]: Patchy cloud.

[Fal]: Temps: 8.4; Max: 17.4. Rain: Nil.

*It was the coldest ever August night and the joint coldest ever August day [with 26th] at this location - since at least 2003.

Monday 29 August 2011

Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 10.2; Max: 17.8. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 28 August 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 11.4; Max: 18.2. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 27 August 2011

Cloudy. Sunny intervals from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.3; Max: 17.9. Rain: Nil.

Friday 26 August 2011

Distant thunder at first overnight.
Mainly cloudy with a few showers and thunder audible. Sunny intervals later in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 12.6; Max: 17.4. Rain: 1.5 mm.

*It was the coldest ever August day at this location [since at least 2003].

Thursday 25 August 2011

Sunny start, then heavy showers and sunny intervals. Mostly dry and cloudy in the afternoon with some distant thunder.
Temps: Min: 10.7; Max: 19.5. Rain: 6.2 mm.

Wednesday 24 August 2011

Sunny intervals. An odd light evening shower.
Temps: Min: 10.4; Max: 20.2. Rain: 0.3 mm.

Tuesday 23 August 2011

Cloudy. Some sun in the evening.
Temps: Min: 14.8; Max: 20.2. Rain: Nil.

Monday 22 August 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 11.4; Max: 20.1. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 21 August 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 15.5; Max: 22.7. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 20 August 2011

Rain at first, then dry but mainly cloudy. A little sun from time to time.
Temps: Min: 16.2; Max: 20.8. Rain: 4.3 mm.

Friday 19 August 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 9.8; Max: 21.3. Rain: Nil.

*It was the coldest night since July 21st.

Thursday 18 August 2011

Mainly cloudy in the morning, sunny intervals in the afternoon and a sunny evening.
Temps: Min: 14.5; Max: 20.1. Rain: Nil.

Wednesday 17 August 2011

Rain overnight and during the morning. Dry with sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.4; Max: 19.1. Rain: 2.9 mm.

Tuesday 16 August 2011

Rain overnight and at first. A mostly cloudy day with a little sun in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.3; Max: 21.1. Rain: 4.3 mm.

Monday 15 August 2011

Sunny intervals to start, then mainly cloudy. Mostly dry with a few light showers.
Temps: Min: 11.3; Max: 21.0. Rain: Trace.

Sunday 14 August 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 14.5; Max: 19.8. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 13 August 2011

Mainly cloudy. A little sun in the morning and evening, and a few spots of rain in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.6; Max: 20.1. Rain: 0.5 mm.

Friday 12 August 2011

Mainly cloudy. A few drizzly showers during the day, plus one or two glimpses of the sun. Persistent rain/drizzle from late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 16.2; Max: 22.0. Rain: 5.2 mm.

Thursday 11 August 2011

Some rain overnight and at first, then dry and mainly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 15.1; Max: 21.7. Rain: 2.9 mm.

July 2011 Summary

Summary:
July 2011, like June before it, was colder than average, particularly the third week, and there was once again a complete absence of any hot weather. It was, however, drier than recent Julys, and unlike June before it there were quite well defined dry and wetter spells.

Temperature: Minimum:
The night of the 20th/21st June saw the temperature drop to 8.3 degs C, making it the coldest ever June night at this location.* Previously this had been 9.4 degs C in 2007.
The highest night-time temperature was 16.2 degs C, on the nights of both the 4th/5th and 25th/26th.
This gave an average minimum of 13.25 degs C, the second coldest of the last 8 ahead of July 2007's 13.01 degs C.

Temperature: Maximum:
The lowest daytime temperature recorded this July was 15.1 degs C on the 20th. This was the lowest ever July maximum at this location.* Previously 15.7 had that title in 2008.
The maximum was 23.5 degs C, reached on the 24th, giving an average of 20.76 - the coldest ever July at this location, beating 2007 [20.82] into second place.
The temperature exceeded 20 degs C on 23 days, the lowest number of times of the last 7 Julys, equal to 2007 and 2008.
From Saturday the 16th to Friday the 22nd, [a typical holiday week], the temperature never exceeded 20 degs C at all.
For the second summer month in a row the temperature did not exceed 25 degs C, a figure that has not yet been exceeded in 2011 in any month.
The warmest spells were from the 11th to 13th, and 24th to 30th.

*It should be noted that a new, more reliable thermometer was in use this month, which may read maximum temperatures around 0.5 to 1 degree lower than the previous one.
This may slightly affect comparisons described in this section.

Rainfall:
58.1 mm of rain fell during the month, making it the driest of the last four Julys. This compares to 75.1 mm in July 2010 and 85 mm in June 2011.
The wettest day itself was the 5th, with 12 mm, and there were 15 completely dry days, 6 more than in June.
The month started with a continuation of the dry spell that began on June 26th, there was no rain until the 5th. It became mostly dry again from the 9th to the 14th, with only 0.6 mm of rain.
The second wet spell of the month ran from the 15th to the 20th - coinciding with the first half of the cold week already mentioned above.
From the 21st to the 30th, another mainly dry period saw just 1 mm of rain.

Thunder:
None was heard during the month.

* - Since at least 2003.

Wednesday 10 August 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 9.9; Max: 20.5. Rain: Nil.

Tuesday 9 August 2011

Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 14.1; Max: 18.6. Rain: Nil.

Monday 8 August 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 12.3; Max: 20.1. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 7 August 2011

Sunny intervals until late morning then mainly cloudy with showers.
Some heavy showers during the afternoon with thunder audible, but more in the way of sunny intervals later.
Temps: Min: 12.1; Max: 21.4. Rain: 4.0 mm.

Saturday 6 August 2011

Sunny intervals. A few light showers in the afternoon/evening.
Temps: Min: 13.6; Max: 22.3. Rain: 0.2 mm.

Friday 5 August 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 15.0; Max: 21.0. Rain: Nil.

Update

Update figures for the period Monday 1 August [1500] to Thursday 4 August [2200]:
Temps: Min: 12.3; Max: 21.6. Rain: 22.4 mm*

*Approximately half of this total fell in the 24 hours up to 2200 on 4 August.

Monday 1 August 2011

[Until 1500 only]
Mainly cloudy and dry with a light shower and a sunny interval!
Temps: Min: 16.3; Max: 20.8. Rain: Trace.

Sunday 31 July 2011

AM: Cloudy and dull with a few drizzly showers.
PM: Lower cloud and gloomy with drizzle.
Temps: Min: 14.8; Max: 20.2. Rain: 1.2 mm.

Saturday 30 July 2011

Intervals of hazy sunshine but rather a lot of cloud too.
Temps: Min: 14.7; Max: 22.2. Rain: Nil.

Friday 29 July 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 15.0; Max: 22.0. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 28 July 2011

AM:[Falmouth]/PM:[Gunwalloe]: Sunny intervals.
[Fal]: Temps: Min: 15.2; Max: 22.8. Rain: Nil.

Wednesday 27 July 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 14.1; Max: 21.8. Rain: Nil.

Tuesday 26 July 2011

Some showers/rain overnight. A cloudy start to the day then sunny intervals.
Mainly sunny during the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 16.2; Max: 23.0. Rain: 1.0 mm.

Monday 25 July 2011

Cloudy in the morning. Mainly sunny in the afternoon. Cloudier again in the evening.
Temps: Min: 15.9; Max: 23.3. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 24 July 2011

A lot of cloud but a few sunny intervals, specially during the early afternoon.
A cloudy evening though.
Temps: Min: 13.8; Max: 23.5. Rain: Nil.

*It was the warmest day since 4th June.

Saturday 23 July 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 12.1; Max: 21.3. Rain: Nil.

Friday 22 July 2011

Dry with rather a lot of cloud in the morning and sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.1; Max: 19.6. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 21 July 2011

Lengthy sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.3; Max: 19.6. Rain: Nil.

*It was the coldest night since May 31, and the coldest ever July night at this location [since at least 2003].

Wednesday 20 July 2011

Overcast, dull and gloomy with rain, then drizzle in the morning. Drier in the afternoon but with a few more drizzly outbreaks.
Temps: Min: 12.8; Max: 15.1. Rain: 8.5 mm.

*It was the coldest July day ever at this location [since at least 2004].

Tuesday 19 July 2011

Overcast/cloudy with showers in the morning. Mainly cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.6; Max: 18.6. Rain: 1.9 mm.

Monday 18 July 2011

Cloudy/overcast with showers and a longer spell of sometimes heavy rain in the afternoon.
A few gaps in the cloud in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.3; Max: 16.3. Rain: 5.8 mm.

*Maximum temperatures have been lower than the previous day every day since the 12th.
*It was the coldest day since June 17th and the coldest July day since July 5th 2008.

Sunday 17 July 2011

Windy.
AM: Mainly cloudy with showers.
PM: Cloudy and gloomy with showers and spells of rain.
Temps: Min: 13.2; Max: 18.3. Rain: 6.0 mm.

Saturday 16 July 2011

Rain/showers overnight and during the morning. Drier in the afternoon with sunny intervals and just a few showers.
Temps: Min: 14.7; Max: 18.6. Rain: 3.0 mm.

Friday 15 July 2011

Mostly cloudy and dull with a few showers.
Temps: Min: 12.3; Max: 20.2. Rain: 1.1 mm.

June 2011 Summary

Summary:
June 2011 was generally a cool and wet month with only a few short spells of fine weather - notably at the beginning and end of the month. The rest of the time, despite some drier and brighter days, it was often windy and therefore felt much colder than the temperature readings might suggest.

Temperature: Minimum:
Night-time temperatures ranged from 8.4 degs C on the night of the 9th/10th, to 16.4 degs C on the night of the 4th/5th - giving an average of 12.07 degs C.
Despite 16.4 being the third warmest June night at this location* [the two highest both being in 2010], on average it was the second coldest of the last eight, beaten only by June 2008.

Temperature: Maximum:
On the 17th the maximum temperature was just 15.7 degs C, which equals the third coldest June day ever at this location* [the two coldest both being in 2009].
The warmest day of June 2011 was the 4th, with 24.8 degs C, which is the second lowest 'warmest day of June' of the last eight - beaten only by June 2007.
This gave an average maximum temperature for June 2011 of just 19.31 degs C, which is only 2.38 degs higher than the average for April 2011, but more notable perhaps is that it is way below the next coldest June of the last eight, 2007, with 20.67 degs.

The maximum temperature this June exceeded 20 degs C only nine times, and of the last eight Junes, that is 10 times less than the previous lowest of 19 times in 2008!
It is the 4th June since 2003 that there have been no days above 25 degs C.

*It should be noted that a new, more reliable thermometer was in use this month, which may read maximum temperatures around 0.5 to 1 degree lower than the previous one.
This may slightly affect comparisons described in this section.

Rainfall:
85 mm of rain fell in June 2011, making it the wettest June of at least the last four, and the wettest month since February 2011.
The wettest day itself was the 12th, with 41.2 mm falling, more than the total amount that fell in any of the previous three Junes. It was also the wettest day of any month since 25th August 2010.
There were only 9 completely dry days, the least amount in any June of the last four, and the least since February 2011.
Between the 7th and 26th there was only one completely dry day.
There were, however, two dry spells - no measurable rain fell before the 7th, and after the 25th.

Thunder: No thunder was heard during the month.

* = Since 2004

Thursday 14 July 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 10.2; Max: 21.0. Rain: Nil.

Wednesday 13 July 2011

Intervals of hazy/bright sunshine. More cloud in the afternoon with a very light shower later. A clear moonlit evening.
Temps: Min: 13.9; Max: 22.2. Rain: Trace.

Tuesday 12 July 2011

AM: Mainly cloudy but fairly bright.
PM: Mostly dry with intervals of hazy sunshine but some thicker cloud at times. A sunny evening.
Temps: Min: 15.7; Max: 23.1. Rain: Trace.

Monday 11 July 2011

Sunny intervals, although rather hazy at times.
Cloudy from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.0; Max: 22.7. Rain: Nil.

*It was the warmest day since 4th June.

Sunday 10 July 2011

Damp start, then dry and mainly cloudy in the morning, with only a little sun.
Cloudy with some rain early afternoon, then sunny intervals.
A clear evening.
Temps; Min: 13.7; Max: 21.0. Rain: 0.6 mm.

Saturday 9 July 2011

Mainly cloudy, dull and grey. A few spots of rain but mostly dry.
Temps: Min: 13.7; Max: 19.8. Rain: Trace.

Friday 8 July 2011

Overnight rain. Mainly dry during the day but mostly cloudy. A little sun.
Temps: Min: 13.6; Max: 20.2. Rain: 9.0 mm.

Thursday 7 July 2011

Sunny intervals by day, followed by a cloudy evening with showers.
Temps: Min: 12.8; Max: 20.9. Rain: 0.1 mm.

Wednesday 6 July 2011

Sunny intervals in the morning. Cloudy with rain for a time in the afternoon, followed by showers.
Temps: Min: 12.1; Max: 20.4. Rain: 7.9 mm.

Tuesday 5 July 2011

Rain overnight and at first, then sunny intervals.
Mostly cloudy in the evening with a few showers.
Temps: Min: 16.2; Max: 21.9. Rain: 12.0 mm.

*It was the warmest day since 5th June.

Monday 4 July 2011

Mainly sunny. Rather hazy at times.
Temps: Min: 12.1; Max: 21.4. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 3 July 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 10.9; Max: 20.3. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 2 July 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 12.2; Max: 20.5. Rain: Nil.

Friday 1 July 2011

Sunny start with cloud building during the morning. Rather cloudy in the afternoon but mostly sunny again by the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.4; Max: 21.7. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 30 June 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 10.6; Max: 19.0. Rain: Nil.

May 2011 Summary

Summary:
May 2011 was a rather non-descript month with around average mimimum and maximum temperatures.
It was another dry month, following April, however there were no long marked dry spells and despite the overall dryness, rain fell on a good number of days. This made for a rather cloudy month generally with only a few sunny days.

Temperature: Minimum:
Night time temperatures ranged from 6.6 degs C on the night of the 24th/25th, to 13.5 degs C on the night of the 5th/6th, giving an average minimum of 10.42 degs C, the highest for May since 2008.
Although a minimum of 6.6 degs is low for May, it was a lot higher than 4.0 degs C, which was recorded in May 2010.

Temperature: Maximum:
Daytime temperatures ranged from 13.0 degs C on the 3rd to 20.9 degs C on the 10th. This was the second lowest May maximum of the last eight, just 0.1 degree above the lowest, 20.8, in 2005.
This May saw only three days with a maximum above 20 degs C, equal to the number in 2006. Only 2005 and 2009 from the last eight Mays had less.
The average maximum temperature of this May, however, was 17.83 degs C, the highest since 2008 and around the average for the last eight Mays, which implies the lack of any very warm spells was counter to the low number, or absence, of any particularly cool spells as well.

Rainfall:
22.7 mm of rain fell during the month, which compares to 11.1 mm in April, and 20.2 mm for May 2010.
The individual wettest day was the 1st, specifically during the morning, when 10 mm of rain fell. As events turned out, this heavy rain amounted to almost half of the month's total in the first sixtieth of the month!
Despite low total rainfall, there were only 13 completely dry days, well down on April's 21, but only one less than May 2010.
The longest dry spell was just five days, from the 12th to the 16th, however only 3.2 mm of rain fell in total between the 12th and 29th.

Thunder:
No thunder was heard during the month.

Wednesday 30 June 2011

Mainly dry with sunny intervals. A quick shower in the morning.
Temps: Min: 10.8; Max: 19.4. Rain: Trace.

Tuesday 28 June 2011

Lengthy sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 12.4; Max: 19.2. Rain: Nil.

Monday 27 June 2011

Sunny to start, then mainly cloudy with a few glimpses of the sun.
One or two short sharp showers in the vicinity.
Temps: Min: 13.7; Max: 21.5. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 26 June 2011

AM: Foggy with some drizzle to start, then mainly cloudy.
PM: Sunny.
Temps: Min: 13.5; Max: 19.4. Rain: Trace.

Saturday 25 June 2011

A little drizzle at first then dry. Mainly cloudy with only a few glimpses of the sun.
Temps: Min: 14.6; Max: 20.9. Rain: 0.2 mm.

Friday 24 June 2011

AM: Sunny to start, then cloudy with a few showers.
PM: Overcast and gloomy with showers at first and persistent rain later.

Temps: Min: 10.2; Max: 19.1. Rain: 1.9 mm.

Thursday 23 June 2011

AM/Evening: [Falmouth]: Sunny intervals with a very short, light shower in the morning.
PM: [Perranporth]: Sunny intervals.

[Fal]: Temps: Min: 11.3; Max: 18.5. Rain: Trace.

Wednesday 22 June 2011

AM:[Falmouth]: Sunny intervals and a few showers.
PM:[Lizard Peninsula]/Evening:[Falmouth]: Mainly sunny.

[Fal]: Temps: Min: 13.8; Max: 19.0. Rain: 0.7 mm.

Tuesday 21 June 2011

Mostly sunny in the morning. Sunny intervals in the afternoon but rather cloudy by the evening.
Temps: Min: 14.1; Max: 20.3. Rain: Nil.

It was the first completely dry day since June 6th.

Monday 20 June 2011

Cloudy, overcast and gloomy with showers or periods of rain. Misty at times too.
Temps: Min: 12.8; Max: 17.3. Rain: 5.2 mm.

Sunday 19 June 2011

A few glimpses of the sun at first, otherwise cloudy.
Mainly dry in the morning. Showers in the afternoon. Damp and drizzly in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.8; Max: 18.9. Rain: 0.8 mm.

Saturday 18 June 2011

Sunny intervals and showers with a gusty wind. Most of the showers in the morning.
Temps: Min: 11.0; Max: 18.8. Rain: 5.0 mm.

Friday 17 June 2011

Overcast, dull and gloomy with persistent rain in the morning and showers in the afternoon.
Sunny intervals in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.9; Max: 15.7. Rain: 16.0 mm.

Thursday 16 June 2011

[Falmouth]: Overnight showers/rain followed by a morning of sunny intervals and showers.
PM: [Goonhavern]: Shower to start then mainly sunny but breezy.
Evening: [Falmouth]: Mainly cloudy, some sun.

[Fal]: Temps: Min: 11.5; Max: 20.2. Rain: 4.2 mm.

Wednesday 15 June 2011

Rain/showers overnight.
Some sun during the day but a lot of cloud too. A lengthy shower around the middle of the day.
Temps: Min: 15.1; Max: 21.8. Rain: 6.0 mm.

Tuesday 14 June 2011

Sunny intervals until mid-afternoon, then cloudy. Mainly dry but a little drizzle.
Temps: Min: 8.6; Max: 18.2. Rain: Trace.

Monday 13 June 2011

A little rain left on Sunday evening.
Cloudy on Monday morning: increasingly sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.5; Max: 18.4. Rain: 0.1 mm.

Sunday 12 June 2011

Overcast with persistent gloom. Rain overnight and in the morning. A few drier periods in the afternoon. Drizzle in the evening.

Temps: Min: 11.7; Max: 17.0. Rain: 41.2 mm.
There was more rain in this 24-hour period than the total from 1st April to 11th June.
It was also the wettest 24-hour period since 25th August 2010.

Saturday 11 June 2011

Sunny intervals during the day.
Encroachment of cloud from the west in the evening and a few spots of rain just before nightfall.
Temps: Min: 8.9; Max: 18.8. Rain: Trace.

Friday 10 June 2011

Cloudy with some rain/showers in the morning. A few sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.4; Max: 16.6. Rain: 1.7 mm.

Thursday 9 June 2011

Mainly cloudy with one or two passing showers and just a few sunny breaks. More sun to the north.
Temps: Min: 9.7; Max: 17.8. Rain: Trace.

Wednesday 8 June 2011

Sunny intervals. Some showers but a dry afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 10.7; Max: 17.8. Rain: 1.0 mm.

Tuesday 7 June 2011

Sunny intervals and a few showers. Dry in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.7; Max: 18.2. Rain: 1.0 mm.

Monday 6 June 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 11.6; Max: 16.8. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 5 June 2011

Mostly sunny in the morning. Cloudy for a while, then mostly sunny again from the middle of the afternoon, but a lot fresher.

Temps: Min: 16.4; Max: 22.0. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 4 June 2011

Sunny during the day. Mostly cloudy during the evening with a few spots of rain in the vicinity.
Temps: Min: 15.5; Max: 24.8. Rain: Nil.

*It was the warmest night since the 9th October, 2010, and the hottest day since 27th July, 2010.

Friday 3 June 2011

AM: [Falmouth]; PM: [Gunwalloe]: Sunny.
[Fal]: Temps: Min: 12.9; Max: 23.4. Rain: Nil.

It was the warmest day since September 11th 2010.

Thursday 2 June 2011

AM: [Falmouth]: Cloudy with the sun breaking through later.
PM: [Perranporth]: Mostly sunny.
Evening: [Falmouth]: Sunny.

[Fal]: Temps: Min: 13.5; Max: 21.0. Rain: Nil.

Wednesday 1 June 2011

Mostly dry and cloudy. Some sun from mid-afternoon and then a sunny evening.
Temps: Min: 10.0; Max: 19.4. Rain: Trace.

Tuesday 31 May 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.3; Max: 17.3. Rain: Nil.

Monday 30 May 2011

Cloudy morning with rain/showers. Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.4; Max: 16.5. Rain: 1.9 mm.

Sunday 29 May 2011

Mainly cloudy with drizzly showers.
Temps: Min: 12.2; Max: 19.3. Rain: 0.1 mm.

Saturday 28 May 2011

Cloudy/overcast with showers or drizzle.
Temps: Min: 11.0; Max: 17.1. Rain: 0.2 mm.

Friday 27 May 2011

Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 9.7; Max: 16.3. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 26 May 2011

Mainly cloudy and breezy with passing showers. A sunny evening though.
Temps: Min: 10.0; Max: 15.7. Rain: 0.5 mm.

Wednesday 25 May 2011

Sunny intervals. A passing shower in the evening.
Temps: Min: 6.6; Max: 19.8. Rain: 0.1 mm.

*It was the coldest night of the month so far.

Tuesday 24 May 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.7; Max: 18.1. Rain: Nil.

Monday 23 May 2011

Mainly cloudy and dry in the morning. Spell of rain in the afternoon, followed by a mainly sunny evening. Rather windy.
Temps: Min: 10.6; Max: 17.5. Rain: 0.3 mm.

Sunday 22 May 2011

Some rain overnight. Sunny intervals on Sunday with a few drizzly showers in the morning. Rather hazy later.
Temps: Min: 9.6; Max: 18.7. Rain: 1.3 mm.

Saturday 21 May 2011

Some sun in the morning but otherwise mainly cloudy. A few drizzly showers.
Temps: Min: 10.0; Max: 18.9. Rain: Trace.

Friday 20 May 2011

Sunny intervals but rather cloudy during the second half of the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.8; Max: 20.4. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 19 May 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 7.6; Max: 16.9. Rain: Nil.

Wednesday 18 May 2011

Mostly cloudy. Drizzle/light rain in the morning, then dry.
Sunny intervals in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.9; Max: 18.8. Rain: 0.7 mm.

Tuesday 17 May 2011

Mainly cloudy in the morning; overcast in the afternoon. Drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.6; Max: 19.9. Rain: Trace.

Monday 16 May 2011

Sunny intervals in the morning. Mainly cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.6; Max: 20.2. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 15 May 2011

Sunny intervals in the morning. Mainly cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.3; Max: 18.3. Ran: Nil.

Saturday 14 May 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 9.1; Max: 16.9. Rain: Nil.

Friday 13 May 2011

Sunny intervals and a few cloudier spells.
Temps: Min: 8.2; Max: 19.4. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 12 May 2011

A lot of cloud and only a few sunny intervals for most of the day. Sunnier during the late afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 9.3; Max: 17.4. Rain: Nil.

April 2011 Summary

Summary:
April 2011 will be best remembered for being a warm, very dry month with a good deal of sunshine.

Temperature: Minimum:
The coldest night of April 2011 was that of the 3rd/4th when the temperature fell to 5.1 degs C. It was thus the first month when the temperature did not drop below 5 degs C since September 2010, and the first time ever in any April at this location*.
The highest minimum [12.2 degs C] was recorded on the night of the 21st/22nd, and was the mildest night since that of 4th/5th November 2010. This equalled the mildest night of April 2010, and was otherwise only exceeded in April in 2007*.
The average for the month was 8.78 degs C, the highest ever recorded for April here*. Previously 2007 held that honour with 8.65 degs C.

Temperature: Maximum:
Daytime temperatures for April 2011 ranged from 13.7 on the 13th, to 21.5 on the 25th, which was the equal warmest ever April day at this location* [along with 28th April 2010].
The average for the month was 16.93 degs C, which was the highest ever recorded in April here* and as with minimum temperatures, this beat 2007 [with it's 16.78 degs] into second place.
The 25th however, was the only day that temperatures exceeded 20 degs C in April 2011, equal to 2006 and 2007, but lagging slightly behind 2010 when it did so twice.
Despite these record readings, it is clear that Falmouth did not enjoy the much higher temperatures experienced in many other parts of the UK during the month.

Rainfall:
The total rainfall for the month was just 11.1 mm, less than half of that of March, which was itself a very dry month with 22.7 mm. This compares to last April, 2010, when 34.3 mm of rain fell, and 140.3 mm in April 2009!
The 5th was the wettest day of April 2011 with 6.2 mm, and the only other day when more than 1 mm fell was the 13th with 3.5.
There were at least 21 totally dry days, equal to April 2010 and two more than March 2011. No rain fell between the 6th and the 12th, and only 0.5 mm fell after the 14th. Even the 29th, when thunder could be heard for several hours during the evening, remained totally dry.

Thunder:
As previously stated, thunder was heard for several hours during the evening of the 29th.

* - Since at least 2004.

Wednesday 11 May 2011

Mainly cloudy in the morning with a few showers. Sunnier later to the north.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.3; Max: 18.7. Rain: 1.0 mm.

Tuesday 10 May 2011

Sunny intervals. Quite a lot of cloud at times.
Temps: Min: 11.4; Max: 20.9. Rain: Nil.

Monday 9 May 2011

Mostly dry with sunny intervals. Heavy morning shower in the vicinity.
Temps: Min: 11.7; Max: 19.1. Rain: Trace.

Sunday 8 May 2011

A little rain left on Saturday night followed by a mainly dry and sunny Sunday. More cloud inland.
Temps: Min: 9.9; Max: 19.1. Rain: 0.5 mm.

Saturday 7 May 2011

Showers overnight and at first. Misty for a time then mostly sunny.
Shower with thunder during the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.3; Max: 18.1 Rain: 4.4 mm.

Friday 6 May 2011

Mostly cloudy, some sunny intervals. One or two showers.
Temps: Min: 13.5; Max: 18.4. Rain: 1.0 mm.

Thursday 5 May 2011

A little rain overnight and at first then dry but mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 12.8; Max: 17.6. Rain: 0.6 mm.

*It was the mildest night since 5 November 2010.

Wednesday 4 May 2011

Sunny intervals in the morning. Overcast and dull in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.4; Max: 16.5. Rain: Nil.

Tuesday 3 May 2011

Windy, cloudy and dull. Partly cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.8; Max: 13.0. Rain: Nil.

It was the coldest day since 19th March.

Monday 2 May 2011

Mainly dry with a few showers overnight and in the morning.
Mostly sunny in the afternoon. Breezy.
Temps: Min: 11.3; Max: 14.2. Rain: 0.1 mm.

Sunday 1 May 2011

Cloudy with rain - some heavy bursts - in the morning, and a few light showers in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 11.2; Max: 13.6. Rain: 10.0 mm.

It was the coldest day since 28th March, and the wettest day since 25th February.

Saturday 30 April 2011

Mainly cloudy in the morning. A few spots of rain at first in the afternoon then sunny.
Temps: 12.1; Max: 17.2. Rain: Trace.

*This means that with 11.1 mm, April 2011 has indeed taken over the title of the driest month since my records began!

Friday 29 April 2011

Intervals of bright or hazy sunshine and one or two cloudier periods.
Distant thunder in the evening.
Temps: Min: 8.7; Max: 17.2. Rain: Nil.

Dry April

One month ago, March 2011 was set to become the driest month since my records began, seeing less rainfall than June 2009 with its 16.1 mm. With just two days to go, rain fell and June 09 held onto its title.
Now, April is also set to become the driest month since my records began. So far, 11.1 mm of rain has fallen this month, and there are just two days to go to set a new record! Let's see what happens this time!

Thursday 28 April 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 6.6; Max: 17.5. Rain: Nil.

Wednesday 27 April 2011

Sunny until mid afternoon then mostly cloudy but still with some strands of sunshine.
Temps: Min: 9.7; Max: 17.1. Rain: Nil.

Tuesday 26 April 2011

Sunny in the morning. Mainly cloudy for a time during the first part of the afternoon, then sunny again later.
Temps: Min: 8.9; Max: 19.5. Rain: Nil.

Monday 25 April 2011

Sunny intervals. Mainly cloudy for a time during the late morning.
Sunny again in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.9; Max: 21.5. Rain: Nil.

*Just when many parts of the UK were cooling down, the absence of the SE breeze meant that the maximum temperature on Monday at this location was actually 4.8 degs C higher than on Sunday.
It was the first time in 2011 that the temperature exceeded 20 degs C. In 2010 this happened on April 26th, exactly 52 weeks ago!
It was also the warmest day since 11 September 2010.

Sunday 24 April 2011

Mainly sunny with some thin high cloud.
Temps: Min: 9.9; Max: 16.7. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 23 April 2011

Lengthening sunny intervals in the morning. Mostly sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.8; Max: 17.3. Rain: Nil.

Friday 22 April 2011

Sunny intervals in the morning. Cloudy in the afternoon with a little light rain.
Temps: Min: 12.2; Max: 18.7. Rain: 0.5 mm.

Thursday 21 April 2011

Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 9.5; Max: 19.2. Rain: Nil.

It was the warmest day since 11 October 2010.

Wednesday 20 April 2011

Mostly Sunny.
Temps: Min: 9.5; Max: 18.7. Rain: Nil.

It was the warmest day since 11 October 2010.

Tuesday 19 April 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 6.3; Max: 18.3. Ran: Nil.

March 2011 Summary

In general, March 2011 was very dry, and after a mild February, it's night-time temperatures, though around average for March, were lower than those of the previous month.

Temperatures [Minimum]:
Night-time temperatures ranged from 0.3 degs C on the night of the 4th/5th, to 11.2 degs C on the night of the 30th/31st, giving an average of 5.96 degs C, which compares to a February minimum of 7.45 degs C.
This was not the first time the March minimum average has been below that of February however, as it also happened in both 2007 and 2008.
Six nights during March were colder than the minimum reached during February [3.1], although compared to other recent Marches, 2011 was only the third coldest of the last eight.
Conversely, the 11.2 recorded on the night of the 30th/31st was the second warmest March night at this location* - beaten only by 11.4 in 2010.

The temperature fell below 5 degs C 9 times during the month, the least number of occasions for March, but twice more than in February. Last March [2010] the minimum fell below 5 degs C 18 times!

Temperature [Maximum]:
Daytime temperatures ranged from 7.3 degs C on the 4th to 17.1 on the 30th, giving an average of 13.05.
Following the reverse trend against February found in the minimum figures, the 7.3 degs recorded was lower than any day during February, when 9.7 was the lowest. Four further days in March - [all in the first 6 days] - recorded lower temperatures than the February minimum.
After that time however, maxima recovered and the average of 13.05 was the 3rd highest of the last eight.
17.1 on the 30th made it the warmest day since 5 November 2010, and the warmest ever March day at this location*

Rainfall:
Probably the most significant feature of March 2011 was the lack of rainfall - with just 22.7 mm recorded for the whole month - making it the driest month since May 2010 [20.2mm] and the driest March of the last three - figures do not go back beyond 2009.
This compares to 101.3 mm in February 2011 and 90.8 in March 2010.
The wettest day was the 30th [also the warmest], with 9.0 mm, and a further 3.3 fell on the 31st**, so if it had not been for those last two days, March 2011 would have easily been the driest month ever recorded at this location.
In total there were 19 completely dry days - with no rain at all between the 1st and the 8th and the 19th and the 28th.

* Since 2004.
** Until 1400 only - however no more than 0.9 mm would have fallen between then and 2200 - the normal reading time.

Monday 18 April 2011

Hazy start, then sunny.
Temps: Min: 6.6; Max: 15.2. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 17 April 2011

Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 7.9; Max: 15.7. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 16 April 2011

Sunny to start. Cloudy from late morning to late afternoon, although sunnier to the north. Clear in the evening.
Temps: Min: 6.3; Max: 16.7. Rain: Nil.

Friday 15 April 2011

Mostly cloudy. Drizzle late afternoon. A few gaps in the clouds in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.6; Max: 14.6. Rain: Trace.

Thursday 14 April 2011

Mostly cloudy and dull. Drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.3; Max: 15.7. Rain: Trace.

Wednesday 13 April 2011

Mostly cloudy. A dry morning but rain/drizzle/showers in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 7.7; Max: 13.7. Rain: 3.5 mm.

Tuesday 12 April 2011

Mainly sunny.
Temps: Min: 5.2; Max: 14.6. Rain: Nil.

Monday 11 April 2011

Mostly cloudy in the morning. Mainly sunny in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 9.8; Max: 16.0. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 10 April 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 8.0; Max: 18.6. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 9 April 2011

Bright with cirrostratus clouds and some sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 9.6; Max: 15.9. Rain: Nil.

Friday 8 April 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 10.2; Max: 16.6. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 7 April 2011

Misty, hazy to start, then sunny.
Temps: Min: 7.6; Max: 18.3. Rain: Nil.

*It was the warmest day since 11 October 2010.

Wednesday 6 April 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 8.7; Max: 16.2. Rain: Nil.

Tuesday 5 April 2011

Rain overnight and in the morning. Overcast and dull but some breaks in the cloud in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.3; Max: 14.8. Rain: 6.2 mm.

Monday 4 April 2011

Sunny intervals and breezy.
Temps: Min: 5.1; Max: 15.6. Rain: Nil.

Update

Update figures for the period Thursday 31 March 2011 [1400] to Sunday 3 April 2011 [2200]:
Temps: Min: 8.0; Max: 17.2. Rain: 0.9 mm.

Thursday 31 March 2011

[Until 1400 only]:
Some rain overnight, then cloudy and rather damp with a few drizzly showers in the morning.
Temps: Min: 11.2; Max: 14.5. Rain: 3.3 mm.

*It was the mildest night since 16th January.

Wednesday 30 March 2011

Rain overnight and at first in the morning. Sunny intervals in the afternoon. A cloudy evening with more rain later.
Temps: Min: 9.2; Max: 17.1. Rain: 9.0 mm.

*It was the warmest day since 5th November 2010.

*March 2011 was well on course to become the driest month ever since rainfall records began at this location in March 2008. With just two days to go, the 9.0 mm that fell on the 30th means that this will now no longer be - and June 2009 holds on to it's title!

Tuesday 29 March 2011

Mainly dry, dull and cloudy. Sunny intervals from mid afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.1; Max: 15.4. Rain: Trace.

Monday 28 March 2011

Sunny in the morning. Cloudy, dull and overcast in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.0; Max: 13.5. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 27 March 2011

Foggy to start, then misty. Sunny from late morning.
Temps: Min: 7.4; Max: 14.7. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 26 March 2011

Sunny. Cloudy from later in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.0; Max: 15.4. Rain: Nil.

Friday 25 March 2011

Mainly cloudy in the morning. Sunny, though rather hazy, in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.7; Max: 14.0. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 24 March 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 7.8; Max: 14.1. Rain: Nil.

Wednesday 23 March 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 7.8; Max: 13.5. Rain: Nil.

Tuesday 22 March 2011

Some cloud about in the morning then sunny.
Temps: Min: 5.5; Max: 15.6. Rain: Nil.

Monday 21 March 2011

Mainly cloudy. A little sun in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.6; Max: 14.9. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 20 March 2011

Mainly sunny in the morning. Mainly cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.8; Max: 15.2. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 19 March 2011

Mainly sunny but cloudy from late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 2.3; Max: 12.3. Rain: Nil.

Friday 18 March 2011

Cloudy with rain in the morning. A dry afternoon with broken cloud and sunny later.
Temps: Min: 6.0; Max: 11.5. Rain: 2.6 mm.

Thursday 17 March 2011

AM: Sunny intervals. PM: Mainly cloudy with light rain from early evening.
Temps: Min: 5.2; Max: 15.7. Rain: 1.0 mm.

February 2011 Summary

February 2011 can best be summed up as mild with not a lot of rain, but with no lengthy dry spells either.

Temperature [Minimum]:
The lowest night-time temperature was 3.1 degs C recorded on the night of the 13th and 14th. This is the first February that the temperature has not fallen below 3 degs C at this location* - Previously 2.6 was the highest February minimum in 2007.
The highest night-time temperature was 10.8 degs C recorded twice - on the nights of the 4th/5th and 9th/10th. This was the highest February minimum since 2008.
The average minimum temperature for the month was 7.45 degs C, narrowly beaten into second place by 2007 with 7.49 degs C.
The minimum temperature fell below 5 degs C on 7 nights this February, the fewest since October 2010 and compared with 17 in January and 21 in December.
This is also the 3rd fewest figure for February*, only 2007 and 2008 had less.
The absence of an air frost in February has now occurred 4 times in the last 8 years.

Temperature [Maximum]:
The coldest day of February 2011 was the 14th when the maximum was 9.7 degs C. This was the only day of the month that the temperature did not reach 10 degs C, and is the second highest February lowest maximum recorded here* - in 2008 the lowest recorded was 10.1 degs C.
The highest February maximum this month was 15 degs C recorded on the 24th, which was the warmest day since November 11th 2010, and the warmest February day since 2007.
The average maximum temperature for February 2011 was 12.62 degs C, the second highest at this location* and only beaten by 2008.

Rainfall:
A total of 101.3 mm of rain fell during the month, much less than the 180.2 mm in January 2011, but it was still the wettest February of the last three.
There were only 6 completely dry days^, mostly at the beginning of the month, which is the fewest since November 2010 and the lowest of the last three Februaries.
Although the total amount of rain in February was on the low side, there were no long periods of dry weather or periods with no measurable rain, although the mainly dry spell that began during the second half of January continued with only 8.6 mm of rain falling before the 10th February, this mostly on the 2nd.
The wettest day itself was the 13th with 16.7 mm. There were another five days on which more than 10 mm of rain fell, but these were well scattered throughout the last three weeks of the month [10th, 15th, 18th, 21st and 25th] ensuring the absence of any afore-mentioned lengthy dry spell.
There was at least some rain every day from the 13th to the 27th.

* = Since at least 2003.
^ = 'Day' implies 2200 to 2200.

Wednesday 16 March 2011

Mainly sunny.
Temps: Min: 7.6; Max: 16.9. Rain: Nil.

It was the warmest March day ever at this location.

Tuesday 15 March 2011

A few spots of rain left on Monday evening then dry.
Overcast and gloomy on Tuesday morning but sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.2; Max: 14.7. Rain: Trace.

Monday 14 March 2011

Sunny intervals with cirrostratus cloud in the morning. Thickening and lowering cloud in the afternoon with rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 1.4; Max: 11.8. Rain: 4.2 mm.

Sunday 13 March 2011

A little rain late on Saturday evening followed by a sunny Sunday.
Temps: Min: 5.0; Max: 10.3. Rain: 0.3 mm.

Saturday 12 March 2011

Mainly cloudy. A few light showers during the early afternoon, then persistent rain lasting into the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.0; Max: 14.3. Rain: 1.6 mm.

Friday 11 March 2011

Mainly dry but with a lot of cloud and only a few sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 6.9; Max: 15.5. Rain: Trace.

*The maximum temperature was the highest since 5th November 2010.

Thursday 10 March 2011

Mainly cloudy and mostly dry. A few sunny intervals and one or two passing showers.
Temps: Min: 7.6; Max: 14.7. Rain: Trace.

Wednesday 9 March 2011

Some rain overnight then a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 6.2; Max: 13.5. Rain: 0.7 mm.

Both the minimum and maximum temperatures were the highest of the month so far, and the rain that fell was the first since February 27th.

Tuesday 8 March 2011

Lengthy sunny intervals with cloudy spells.
Temps: Min: 1.9; Max: 10.9. Rain: Nil.

Monday 7 March 2011

Mainly cloudy to start, then sunny intervals for the rest of the morning and a sunny afternoon.
Temps: Min: 5.2; Max: 9.8. Rain: Nil.

We are now one week into March 2011 and the maximum temperature has only reached double figures once [3rd]. Compare this to February 2011 when the maximum temperature only Failed to reach double figures once [14th]!

Sunday 6 March 2011

Cloudy and dull. Some blue sky late in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 3.7; Max: 7.8. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 5 March 2011

Sunny intervals in the morning. Mainly cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 0.3; Max: 8.0. Rain: Nil.

Friday 4 March 2011

Mainly cloudy with some hazy sunshine around the middle of the day.
Temps: Min: 0.6; Max: 7.3. Rain: Nil.

It was the coldest day since 30 January 2011.

Thursday 3 March 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 1.7; Max: 12.7. Rain: Nil.

It was the coldest night since 31st January 2011.

Wednesday 2 March 2011

Cloudy until late morning, then sunny intervals. Sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 3.7; Max: 9.4. Rain: Nil.

Tuesday 1 March 2011

Mainly cloudy with just a few glimpses of the sun.
Temps: Min: 4.2; Max: 9.4. Rain: Nil.

It was the coldest day since 31st January 2011.

Monday 28 February 2011

Mainly sunny.
Temps: Min: 3.8; Max: 10.6. Rain: Nil.

*It was the first completely dry 24-hour period since the 12th.

Sunday 27 February 2011

Sunny intervals and showers in the morning. Dry in the afternoon and clear by evening.
Temps: Min: 6.1; Max: 12.0. Rain: 0.1 mm.

Saturday 26 February 2011

Rain at first overnight. Sunny intervals on Saturday with a passing shower in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.4; Max: 11.9. Rain: 2.2 mm.

Friday 25 February 2011

Overcast, dull and gloomy with drizzle/showers in the morning and more persistent rain in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 10.4; Max: 13.6. Rain: 11.6 mm.

Thursday 24 February 2011

Broken cloud in the morning with one or two shafts of sunlight. Lower cloud/overcast in the afternoon with a little rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.7; Max: 15.0. Rain: 0.1 mm.

Wednesday 23 February 2011

Cloudy and dull with some drizzle apart from some sunny intervals during the late morning.
Temps: Min: 10.2; Max: 14.8. Rain: 1.2 mm.

It was the warmest day since 11th November 2010.

Tuesday 22 February 2011

Cloudy/dull/overcast. Mainly dry in the morning, drizzle in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 5.8; Max: 12.4. Rain: 1.8 mm.

Monday 21 February 2011

A cloudy morning with showers. Persistent rain around the middle of the day then dry with sunny intervals in the afternoon and mostly clear by evening.
Temps: Min: 8.7; Max: 11.4. Rain: 11.0 mm.

Sunday 20 February 2011

Mostly cloudy. A few glimpses of sun in the morning. Light and sporadic rain from the middle of the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.9; Max: 12.6. Rain: 0.8 mm.

Saturday 19 February 2011

A little rain at first overnight followed by a dry day with broken cloud and sunny intervals. With light winds temperatures reached their highest since 12 November 2010.
Temps: Min: 8.5; Max: 14.5. Rain: Trace.

Friday 18 February 2011

Cloudy. Rain from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 5.9; Max: 12.1. Rain: 14.4 mm.

Thursday 17 February 2011

Mainly dry but rather a lot of cloud and just a few sunny intervals.
More blue sky visible to the north.
Temps: Min: 8.3; Max: 12.7. Rain: Trace.

Wednesday 16 February 2011

Rain in the morning, very heavy for a time. Mainly dry with broken cloud in the afternoon. Some light rain in the late evening.
Temps: Min: 5.2; Max: 11.6. Rain: 7.0 mm.

Tuesday 15 February 2011

Rain overnight followed by a day of brief sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: Min: 6.3; Max: 11.6. Rain: 12.9 mm.

Monday 13 February 2011

A mostly sunny morning, more cloud in the afternoon with a light shower or two.
Temps: Min: 3.1; Max: 9.7. Rain: 0.5 mm.

Maximum and minimum temperatures were the lowest of the month so far.

Sunday 13 February 2011

Rain overnight followed by a mainly cloudy morning with a few showers.
Some sunshine and mainly dry in the afternoon but with a passing heavy shower in the early evening too.
Temps: Min: 8.6; Max: 11.9. Rain: 16.7 mm.

It was the wettest 24 hours since 17 January 2011.

Saturday 12 February 2011

Sunny intervals in the morning. Mainly cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 4.4; Max: 11.4. Rain: Nil.

Friday 11 February 2011

Mostly cloudy with some rain but also dry spells.
Temps: Min: 9.8; Max: 14.4. Rain: 2.3 mm.

It was the warmest day since 20th November 2010.

Thursday 10 February 2011

[Falmouth]: Rain overnight then mainly cloudy with some light showers. Glimpses of the sun around the middle of the day.
PM: [Helston]: Overcast and damp with mist/fog.

[Fal]: Temps: Min: 10.8; Max: 13.8. Rain: 10.1 mm.

Wednesday 9 February 2011

Cloudy/overcast and damp. Rain in the late evening*.
Temps: Min: 9.5; Max: 13.1. Rain: 0.5 mm.
*After reading taken.

Tuesday 8 February 2011

Sunny intervals in the morning. Overcast in the afternoon with some light rain/drizzle. Partly cloudy after dark.
Temps: Min: 3.4; Max: 11.2. Rain: 2.2 mm.

Monday 7 February 2011

Quite a lot of cloud but sunny intervals too.
Temps: Min: 10.2; Max: 13.1. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 6 February 2011

Cloudy/overcast in the morning. Some sun in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.5; Max: 13.4. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 5 February 2011

Cloudy/overcast and windy. Light rain during the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.8; Max: 14.2*. Rain: 1.0 mm.

*Highest since 20th November 2010.

Friday 4 February 2011

Cloudy/overcast but fairly bright for most of the time.
Temps: Min: 10.3; Max: 12.9. Rain: Nil.

Maximum temperatures have only varied by 0.5 degs C for the first 4 days of February.

Thursday 3 February 2011

Sunny intervals and fast moving broken strato-cumulus clouds.
Temps: Min: 4.6; Max: 12.4. Rain: Nil.

Wednesday 2 February 2011

Cloudy. Rain in the afternoon and early evening. Clear later.
Temps: Min: 6.6; Max: 12.6. Rain: 4.8 mm.

January 2011 Summary

Summary:
January 2011 began with generally lower temperatures than those with which December 2010 ended, particularly at night, before becoming much milder, but very wet, until the 17th.
Much drier, sunnier and colder weather then followed, although it was slightly less cold again around the 23rd to 26th with a little more rain. It then became dry again, but this time very cold with mainly cloudy skies for the last 5 days.
This colder weather was brought about by the wind being in the north-east or east for the last two weeks of the month, thereby cutting off the flow of more common mild south-westerly winds off the Atlantic. The north-easterly winds also led to the persistent cloud reported in the south-east of England being much less prevalent, particularly in the penultimate week, due to the high ground of Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor to the north-east.

Temperature [Min]:
Night time temperatures were in the range -2.5 degs C [on the nights of 29th/30th and 30th/31st] to 11.9 [12th/13th]. This equals [with 20th January 2008] the mildest January night ever at this location*.
The average night time temperature for the month was 4.4 degs C which is the second coldest for January recorded here* - 2010 was the coldest at 2.73.
The temperature fell below 5 degs C on 17 nights and below 0 degs C on 5 - both these figures are the second highest ever for January* and again 2010 had the highest with 23 and 9 times respectively.

Temperature [Max]:
Daytime temperatures were in the range of 4.2 degs C on the 28th, and 13.4 on the 12th. This maximum is the equal [with February 2009 and 2010] second lowest temperature ever reached in any month at this location*. In January 2009 the temperature did not rise above 13.3 degs C.
The average maximum temperature for January 2011 was 9.83 degs C, which is the second lowest ever for January at this location* - and again the lowest itself was 2010 [8.33].

For both night and day temperatures, January 2011 was therefore the second coldest January behind 2010.

Rainfall [Max]:
180.2 mm of rain fell during January 2011, with 174.2 mm of the total falling by the end of the night of the 17th/18th. This compares with 183.8 mm in November 2010, and 116.9 mm in January 2010.
The wettest day itself was the 7th, with 27.8 mm, but over 25 mm fell on two more days, namely the 10th [26.6mm] and 17th [25.1mm]. There were also 5 more days with over 13 mm of rain.
Even though 2011 was the wettest of the last three Januaries and had the highest daily total for a January day in those three years, it also had the highest number of dry days of the last three Januaries, with 12, of which 10 were after the 18th.

* = Since at least 2003

Tuesday 1 February 2011

A little rain at first then dry and mainly cloudy in the morning. Mainly sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 3.8; Max: 12.5. Rain: 0.1 mm.

Monday 31 January 2011

Mainly cloudy in the morning. Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: -2.5; Max: 8.3. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 30 January 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: -2.5; Max: 5.3. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 29 January 2011

Cloudy and dull until late afternoon, then clear.
Temps: Min: -1.5; Max: 4.4. Rain: Nil.

It was the coldest night since that of 24th/25th December 2010.

Friday 28 January 2011

Mainly cloudy with some strands of blue sky between.
Temps: Min: 0.8; Max: 4.2. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 27 January 2011

Sunny until late morning then cloudy and gloomy. A fresh breeze from the east.
Temps: Min: 1.1; Max: 5.2. Rain: Nil.

It was the coldest day since 23 December 2010.

Wednesday 26 January 2011

Mainly dry and mostly cloudy, a little sun.
Temps: Min: 6.8; Max: 10.8. Rain: Trace.

Tuesday 25 January 2011

Cloudy/overcast with showers. More persistent rain in the afternoon and early evening.
Temps: Min: 6.1; Max: 10.6. Rain: 6.0 mm.

Monday 24 January 2011

Sunny intervals in the morning.
Mainly cloudy in the afternoon with just a few slithers of blue sky remaining.
A few spots of drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 3.5; Max: 10.6. Rain: Trace.

Sunday 23 January 2011

Mainly sunny.
Temps: Min: 4.8; Max: 10.1. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 22 January 2011

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: -0.4; Max: 7.2. Rain: Nil.

Friday 21 January 2011

Mainly sunny. Cloudier at the end of the afternoon.
Temps: Min: -0.3; Max: 7.2. Rain: Nil.

This was the first time the temperature fell below zero in 2011.

Thursday 20 January 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 1.8; Max: 9.5. Rain: Nil.

December 2010 Summary

Temperature [Minimum]:
Night-time temperatures for the month ranged between -3.3 degs C on the night of the 24th/25th to 10.4 degs C on the night of the 28th/29th, giving an average for the month of 2.35 degs C.
The temp of -3.3 on the busiest night of the year for Santa was the coldest ever December night at this location*, and the second lowest of 2010, the coldest night itself being the 27th/28th November [-3.8].
On average, however, December 2010 was the coldest ever month for night-time temps* -
the second coldest being January 2010 at 2.73 degs C.
Minimum temperatures fell below 5 degs C on 21 nights during December 2010, the second most ever* - the most being January 2010 when it did so 23 times.
Furthermore, temps fell below zero on 13 nights, which is the most ever*, and included five consecutive nights from the 20th/21st to the 24th/25th.

Temperature [Maximum]:
Daytime maximum temperatures for December 2010 ranged from 2.3 degs C on the 1st, to 13.7 degs C on the 28th, giving an average of 7.83 degs C for the month.
As with the night-time temps, these were again record-breakingly low. The 1st of the month was the coldest day ever at this location* - the second coldest being January 9th 2010 [2.8]. The average temperature also was the lowest ever at this location*, the second coldest again being January 2010 with 8.33 degs C.
To put some context into this, the average minimum temperature for December 2007 was 7.46 degs C, just 0.37 degs below December 2010's maximum!

Rain/Snow:
The monthly rainfall total for December 2010 was 35.3 mm, making it the driest month [from the sky at least] since May. Long periods of lying snow and ice made it far from dry on the ground!
This figure compares with 183.8 mm in November, and 144.0 mm in December 2009.
The wettest day of December 2010 was the 27th, with 9.1 mm.
There were 18 completely dry days during the month, the most since June. This compares with only 6 in December 2009.
No measurable rain/snow fell from the 6th to the 15th, and the 21st to 26th.


* = Since at least 2003.

Wednesday 19 January 2011

Mainly sunny.
Temps: Min: 0.5; Max: 10.0. Rain: Nil.

The 10 Warmest Nights of 2010

10. September 10th [16.1]
9. September 11th [16.3]
7=. June 30th [16.5]
7=. July 7th [16.5]
6. July 27th [16.8]
5. July 20th [17.0]
4. July 26th [17.1]
3. August 20th [17.7]
2. July 10th [18.0]

And the winner is:
1. August 21st [18.2]!

The 10 Coldest Days of 2010

10. December 2nd [4.4]
9. November 27th [4.3]
8. January 6th [4.2]
7. November 30th [4.1]
5=. January 8th [3.6]
5=. January 10th [3.6]
4. December 23rd [3.2]
3. December 22nd [2.9]
2. January 9th [2.8]

And the winner is:
1. December 1st [2.3]!

Tuesday 18 January 2011

Still some late evening rain from Monday, followed by a mainly sunny Tuesday.
Temps: Min: 3.9; Max: 10.1. Rain: 0.3 mm.

Monday 17 January 2011

AM: Showers and mainly cloudy with only brief sunny intervals.
PM: Mostly cloudy but mainly dry. Heavy rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.3*; Max: 12.8. Rain: 25.1 mm.

*This temperature was reached during the previous evening.

The last 6 days' maximum temperatures have only varied by 0.6 degs C!

Sunday 16 January 2011

Mostly cloudy. Rain from mid morning to mid afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.4; Max: 12.9. Rain: 8.5 mm.

The last 5 days' maximum temperatures have only varied by 0.5 degs C.

Saturday 15 January 2011

Cloudy and dull.
Temps: Min: 10.0*, Max: 13.0. Rain: Nil.

* This temperature was reached during the previous evening.
It was only the second completely dry day of the month/year so far - the other one being January 1st.

Friday 14 January 2011

A little rain overnight followed by a day, mainly cloudy morning. Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.3; Max: 13.3. Rain: Trace.

Thursday 13 January 2011

Overcast, gloomy and wet with rain or drizzle throughout.
Temps: Min: 11.9; Max: 13.2. Rain: 15.1 mm.

Wednesday 12 January 2011

Overcast, gloomy and wet with rain or drizzle the whole time.
Temps: Min: 9.3; Max: 13.4. Rain: 13.5 mm.

Tuesday 11 January 2011

Sunny intervals. Cloudier later with showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 6.3*; Max: 10.7. Rain: 0.2 mm.

* This temperature was reached during the daytime.

Monday 10 January 2011

Cloudy. Rain from late morning.
Temps: Min: 3.3*; Max: 11.5. Rain: 26.6 mm.

*This temperature was reached on Sunday evening.

Sunday 9 January 2011

Mainly sunny. Cloudier and damp in the evening.
Temps: Min: 3.5; Max: 10.1. Rain: Trace.

Saturday 8 January 2011

A sunny morning. Cloudy with a shower at first in the afternoon, then sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 6.3; Max: 11.4. Rain: 1.1 mm.

Friday 7 January 2011

Heavy overnight rain with thunder. Mainly cloudy during the day with further rain during the morning and - again in the evening - again!
Temps; Min: 6.8; Max: 13.2. Rain: 27.8 mm.

Almost all today's rain fell during the night. It was also the wettest 24 hour period since 23 September 2010.
Even though this month is only one week old, there has already been more than double the amount of rain that fell in the whole of December 2010.

Thursday 6 January 2011

Mostly cloudy. Rain in the morning and again in the evening. Drier in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.0; Max: 9.1. Rain: 16.5 mm.

Wednesday 5 January 2011

Cloudy with rain in the morning and again in the evening. Drier in the afternoon with a few breaks in the cloud.
Temps: Min: 7.0; Max: 11.5. Rain: 15.1 mm.

There has already been more rain this January than there was during the whole of December!

Tuesday 4 January 2011

A clear and frosty night, then a mainly cloudy day with showers, most frequent and heavier in the afternoon and evening. A few gaps in the cloud now and then.
Temps: Min: 0.0; Max: 9.6. Rain: 6.5 mm.

Monday 3 January 2011

Overnight showers followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 2.4; Max: 7.5*. Rain: 3.2 mm.

*This temperature was reached during the previous evening.

The 10 Hottest Days of 2010

9=. July 8th [24.7]
9=. August 15th [24.7]
7=. June 30th [24.8]
7=. July 10th [24.8]
5=. June 26th [25.0]
5=. July 27th [25.0]
4. July 4th [25.3]
3. June 29th [25.6]
2. June 27th [25.7]

And the winner is:
1. June 28th [26.9]!

Sunday 2 January 2011

Mainly cloudy with showers, light and short-lived in the morning, heavier and lengthier in the evening.
Temps: Min: 5.7; Max: 9.6. Rain: 14.7 mm.

It was the wettest day since November 29th, 2010.

The 10 Coldest Nights of 2010

10. December 24th [-1.8]
7=. January 5th [-2.2]
7=. January 8th [-2.2]
7=. December 2nd [-2.2]
6. November 30th [-2.3]
4=. January 7th [-3.0]
4=. December 3rd [-3.0]
3. December 23rd [-3.1]
2. December 25th [-3.3]

And the winner is:
1. November 28th [-3.8]!

The 10 Wettest Days of 2010

10. September 6th [19.1]
8=. October 1st [20.1]
8=. July 1st [20.1]
7. January 12th [21.8]
6. November 17th [23.5]
5. January 16th [25.1]
4. October 3rd [25.2]
3. November 11th [26.1]
2. September 23rd [29.3]

And the winner is:
1. August 25th [45.9]!

2010 Months by Rainfall

Here are 2010's months in driest to wettest order [figs in mm]:

1. May [20.2]

2. April [34.3]
3. December [35.3]
4. June [37.6]

5. July [75.1]
6. February [77.7]

7. March [90.8]
8. October [98.1]
9. August [98.7]
10. September [102.7]

11. January [116.9]

12. November [183.8]

2010 Figures

Here are some general figures for 2010:
Average Temperature [Min]: 8.3 degs C - the coldest year of the last 7. Second coldest was 2009 [9.2].
Average Temperature [Max]: 15.35 degs C - the coldest year of the last 7. Second coldest was 2009 [15.96].

Total Rainfall: 971.2 mm. Down 24.16% on 2009 [1280.7 mm].

Individual warmest/coldest nights/days and wettest 24 hours/months to follow.

Saturday 1 January 2011

Mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 3.7; Max: 8.5. Rain: Nil.

Friday 31 December 2010

Overcast/cloudy.
Temps: Min: 6.6; Max: 8.5. Rain: Nil.