Thursday 30 August 2012

Rather cloudy with a little sun and a few spots of rain in the morning. Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 15.1; Max: 18.2. Rain: Trace.

It was the coolest day since July 12th.

Wednesday 29 August 2012

Rain overnight. Cloudy with showers in the morning. Sunny intervals and a few showers in the afternoon.
Breezy.
Temps: Min: 16.3; Max: 20.0. Rain: 17.5 mm.

Tuesday 28 August 2012

Mostly dry with one or two short showers. Sunny intervals, although quite a lot of cloud at times.
Temps: Min: 15.3; Max: 21.7. Rain: Trace.

July 2012 Summary

In Brief:
Mainly cool and wet during the first half, then dry and warmer for the last two weeks and very warm for a time. 

Temperature [Minimum]:
Night-time temperatures ranged from 9.9 degs C [equal to that of June] on the night of the 20th/21st, to 17.4 degs C on the night of the 25th/26th.  This was the warmest night since August 2010.   This gave an average minimum temperature of 14.19 degs C, the highest since July 2010 and the fourth warmest for July since 2004.

Temperature [Maximum]:
The lowest maximum for the month of July 2012 was 18.0 degs C on the 12th.  Every month has had a lower maximum than this since August 2010.  The warmest day was the 26th with 26.1 degs C.  This is the highest temperature since June 2010 and the highest July temperature since 2006.
The average daytime temperature was 20.83 degs C, making it the warmest month since August 2010, but the third coolest July of the last nine, with only 2007 and 2011 being lower.

The temperature exceeded 20 degs C on 20 days in July 2012, which compares to just 12 days in June, and 23 in July 2011.  It was the fewest number of times the temperature exceeded 20 degs in any July of the last nine.
The temperature also exceeded 25 degs C [on the 25th and 26th] for the first time since July 2010.
On the 27th however, the maximum was only 20.8 degs C, a drop of 5.3 degs.

Rainfall:
104.8 mm of rain fell during the month of July 2012. This was less than June [129.4 mm] but considerably more than 58.1 mm in July 2011.  It was also the wettest July since 2009.
The wettest day itself was the 7th [25.5 mm], the most since 29th April. The 12th was also very wet with 23.3 mm, and the 2nd and 5th also saw over 10 mm each.
97.2 mm of rain had fallen by the end of the 12th.
There were 12 completely dry days, which compares with only 4 in June, and 15 in July 2011. No rain fell from the 19th to the 29th, making it the longest dry spell since that of March 23rd to April 2nd.

Thunder:
No thunder was heard or reported this month.

Monday 27 August 2012

Overcast with rain or showers. Mainly dry for a time during the late morning. Sunny intervals in the evening.
Temps: Min: 17.4; Max: 20.4. Rain: 20.2 mm.

*48.8 mm of rain has fallen since Friday.

Sunday 26 August 2012

AM: Sunny intervals.  PM: Sky obscured by a mixture of high and medium level cloud.
A light shower in the evening.
Temps: Mn: 13.7; Max: 21.3. Rain: Trace.

Saturday 25 August 2012

Mainly cloudy with showers or more persistent rain.  Sunny intervals and dry from the middle of the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 16.8; Max: 20.9. Rain: 10.0 mm.

Friday 24 August 2012

Rain in the morning. Some thunder.
Showers with some brief sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 15.9; Max: 22.0. Rain: 18.6 mm.

Thursday 23 August 2012

Mostly cloudy with a few showers.
Temps: Min: 14.1; Max: 20.0. Rain: 0.7 mm.

Wednesday 22 August 2012

Sunny intervals, although quite cloudy at times.
Temps: Min: 14.3; Max: 22.5. Rain: Nil.

The highest overnight temperature in 2011 was 16.5.  That figure has been exceeded 12 times this month alone!  Things seem to be starting to cool down now though, as last night was the coolest since the 7th.

Tuesday 21 August 2012

Mainly cloudy at first, then sunny intervals and a few brief showers.
Temps: Min: 17.3; Max: 22.2. Rain: Trace.

Monday 20 August 2012

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 18.0; Max: 23.6. Rain: Nil.

It was the first completely dry 24 hour period for 10 days.

Sunday 19 August 2012

Cloudy with rain in the morning. Mainly sunny in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 17.1; Max: 22.5. Rain: 8.6 mm.

Saturday18 August 2012

Mainly cloudy with just a little sun around the middle of the day and in the evening. Rain for a time in the morning.
Temps: Min: 19.1; Max: 23.0. Rain: 3.3 mm.

It was the second warmest night ever at this location [since at least 2003]. The highest ever minimum was 19.2 on the night of the 18th/19th July, 2006.

Friday 17 August 2012

Overcast, dull and gloomy with rain in the morning and showers in the afternoon. 
Temps: Min: 17.9; Max: 21.9. Rain: 20.0 mm.

It was the wettest day since 12th July. 53 mm of rain has fallen in the last 6 days.

Thursday 16 August 2012

Mainly cloudy with showers. Persistent rain from late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 16.2; Max: 20.8. Rain: 12.0 mm.

Wednesday 15 August 2012

AM: Cloudy. Rain at first.
PM: Sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: Min: 18.3; Max: 21.2. Rain: 13.2 mm.

Lynmouth Flood 60th Anniversary

Tonight is the 60th anniversary of the devastating Lynmouth flood.  Caused by an intense period of heavy rain coupled with the geography of the area, the flood that struck the North Devon village on the night of the 15th/16th August 1952 claimed 35 lives.


Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynmouth_Flood

Tuesday 14 August 2012

Showers overnight, then dry with sunny intervals in the morning.  Cloudy in the afternoon with rain later, this lasting into the evening.
Temps: Min: 16.0; Max: 22.8. Rain: 3.0 mm.

Monday 13 August 2012

Mainly cloudy with showers in the morning.  Mostly dry with some sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 18.5*; Max: 23.2. Rain: 2.0 mm.

*It was the warmest night since 5th September 2006!

Sunday 12 August 2012

AM: Showers at first, then dry with sunny intervals.
PM: Mainly cloudy with rain from mid-afternoon to early evening. 
Temps: Min: 18.1; Max: 24.1. Rain: 2.8 mm.

It was the warmest night since 21st August 2010.

Saturday 11 August 2012

Mainly sunny in the morning. Mostly cloudy in the afternoon. A few spots of rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 17.5; Max: 23.0. Rain: Trace.

Friday 10 August 2012

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 16.3; Max: 21.8. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 9 August 2012

AM: Falmouth/PM: Perranporth: Mainly sunny.
[Fal]: Temps: Min: 16.8; Max: 22.7 Rain: Nil.

Wednesday 8 August 2012

Mainly cloudy but fairly bright. Sunny intervals from late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 17.8; Max: 22.8. Rain: Nil.

Tuesday 7 August 2012

Overcast, dull and gloomy with rain/drizzle/showers, mainly in the morning and evening.  Dry for a time in the afternoon.
Temps: 12.2; Max: 20.4. Rain: 5.7 mm.

*It was the wettest day since 12th July.

Monday 6 August 2012

Quite cloudy at times but also sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 14.7; Max: 20.1. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 5 August 2012

Mainly dry with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 13.7; Max: 19.9. Rain: 0.7 mm.

Saturday 4 August 2012

Sunny intervals and a few showers.
Temps: Min: 15.1; Max: 21.5. Rain: 3.1 mm.

Friday 3 August 2012

Mainly cloudy with showers, most of these in the morning. A little sun in between.
Temps: Min: 14.5; Max: 21.6. Rain: 2.0 mm.

Thursday 2 August 2012

AM: [Falmouth]: Mainly dry with a few sunny intervals.
PM: [Lizard]: Mainly cloudy at first, then lengthy sunny intervals.

[Fal]: Temps: Min: 15.6; Max: 21.8. Rain: 1.5 mm.

Wednesday 1 August 2012

AM: [Falmouth]: Cloudy with rain for a time. Some sunny intervals later.
PM: [Perranporth]: Mostly cloudy with showers and some sunny intervals.

[Fal]: Temps: Min: 18.0*; Max: 21.8. Rain: 4.2 mm.

*It was the warmest night since 21 August 2010.

June 2012 Summary

In Brief:
Wet, with mild nights and cool days.

Temperature [Minimum]:
The coolest night of June 2012 was that of the 18th/19th with 9.9 degs C. The minimum temperature for June has only been higher than this once in the last 9 Junes.  The night of the 27th/28th was the warmest night of the month with 16.5 degs C.  This was the equal second warmest June night since at least 2004, and was only exceeded in 2010.
The average night-time temperature for June 2012 was 13.15 degs C, which is the equal highest [with 2007] of the last nine.

Temperature [Maximum]:
The coldest day of the month was the 14th with a temperature of just 14.9 degs C. This was the third coldest June day since at least 2004.  It was only slightly less cold than the coldest ever June day*, which was 14.7 in 2009.
The warmest day of the month was the 1st with 23.5 degs C, and even this was the lowest maximum for June at this location.*
These facts led to the average daytime temperature for the month being 19.21 degs C, which was also the lowest of the last nine Junes.
The temperature exceeded 20 degs C on at least 12 days. This is the second lowest June total since 2004, but higher than the 9 days in 2011.

Rainfall:
129.4 mm of rain fell during the month, making it the wettest June of the last five. April 2012 was wetter still however, with 188.4 mm, but April saw more than twice as many completely dry 24 hour periods than June, which only had 4. This was the same number as January 2012, and the fewest of the last 5 Junes.
So although June only had around 70% of the rain April did, it was spread out more over the month, making it more often wet.
The wettest day itself was the 20th with 19 mm. 

Wind:
Unseasonally strong winds occurred on the 7th as a deep depression moved across the area.

*Since at least 2004.

Tuesday 31 July 2012

AM: [Falmouth]: Mostly dry and mainly cloudy but bright. A few patches of blue sky.
PM: [Far West Cornwall]: A lot of cloud but also bright, with some sunny intervals.

Temps [Fal]: Min: 16.0; Max: 22.5. Rain: 0.1 mm.