Wednesday 30 November 2011

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.

Tuesday 29 November 2011

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.

Monday 28 November 2011

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.

Saturday 26 November 2011

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

Friday 25 November 2011

Thursday 24 November 2011

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

Thursday 24 November 2011

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.

Tuesday 22 November 2011

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.

Monday 21 November 2011

Sunday 20 November 2011

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

Sunday 20 November 2011

Saturday 19 November 2011

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

Saturday 19 November 2011

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.

Friday 18 November 2011

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.

Thursday 17 November 2011

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.

Wednesday 16 November 2011

Tuesday 15 November 2011

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

Tuesday 15 November 2011

Monday 14 November 2011

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

Monday 14 November 2011

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.

Sunday 13 November 2011

Saturday 12 November 2011

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

Saturday 12 November 2011

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.

Friday 11 November 2011

Thursday 10 November 2011

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

Thursday 10 November 2011

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.

Wednesday 9 November 2011

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.

Tuesday 8 November 2011

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.

Monday 7 November 2011

Sunday 6 November 2011

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

Sunday 6 November 2011

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.

Saturday 5 November 2011

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.

Friday 4 November 2011

Thursday 3 November 2011

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

Thursday 3 November 2011

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.

Wednesday 2 November 2011

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.