Monday 30 December 2013

Rain and windy overnight and at first, then mostly dry with sunny intervals.  Cloudy later.
Temps: Min: 11.5*; Max: 13.1.
Rain: 17.2 mm.  Pres: 1006.5 mb.

*This temperature was reached during the daytime.

Sunday 29 December 2013

AM: Sunny intervals and showers.
PM: Cloudy.  Rain in the evening.

Temps: Min: 6.6; Max: 14.9.*
Rain: 3.3 mm.  Pres: 1009 mb.

*This temperature was reached in the evening.

Saturday 28 December 2013

Showers, heavy and prolonged, with some sunny intervals between.
Temps: Min: 6.8; Max: 11.0.
Rain: 10.2 mm.  Pres: 1004 mb.

Friday 27 December 2013

Rain and wind overnight, followed by a mainly dry day with sunny intervals and the occasional shower.
Temps: Min: 10.2; Max: 11.7.
Rain: 8.0 mm.  Pres: 986 mb.

Thursday 26 December 2013

AM: Mostly sunny.  PM: Mainly cloudy. Rain from late afternoon.  Windy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 7.2;  Max: 15.2.*
Rain: 8.5 mm.  Pres: 984.5 mb.

*This temperature was reached during the evening.

Wednesday 25 December 2013

Mostly cloudy with showers.
Temps: Min: 6.4; Max: 10.6.
Rain: 5.1 mm.  Pres: 982 mb.

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Tuesday 24 December 2013

Mainly cloudy with showers, some heavy. 
Temps: Min: 7.6; Max: 9.3.
Rain: 9.5 mm.  Pres: 978 mb.

*It was the coldest day since 25 November.

Monday 23 December 2013

AM: Overcast, wet and very windy.  Less wet and windy for a time in the afternoon.  Heavy rain and windy again in the evening.
Temps: Min: 7.9*.  Max: 16.8.
Rain: 29.9 mm.  Pres: 978 mb.

*This temperature was recorded on Sunday evening.
It was the wettest day since 27 October.
The pressure at 2200 was 34.5 mbs lower than 24 hours earlier.

Sunday 22 December 2013

Sunny intervals with the odd heavy shower.
Temps: Min: 10.3; Max: 12.5.
Rain: 5.0 mm.  Pres: 1012.5 mb.

Saturday 21 December 2013

Rain overnight, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Heavy rain and windy for a short time later in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.8; Max: 16.3.*
Rain: 14.2 mm.  Pres: 1012 mb.

*This temperature was reached during the morning.

Friday 20 December 2013

Sunny intervals in the morning.  Cloudy in the afternoon.  Wet and windy in the evening.
Temps: Mn: 6.9; Max: 14.8.*
Rain: 2.5 mm.  pres: 1014 mb. 

*This temperature was reached during the evening.

Thursday 19 December 2013

Cloudy with a spell of rain with hail and thunder during the late morning.  A little blue sky in the afternoon, and a clear evening.
Temps: Min: 8.5; Max: 11.2.
Rain: 2.9 mm.  Pres: 1009 mb.

Wednesday 18 December 2013

Overcast with rain, heavy and accompanied by strong wind in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.9; Max: 14.9.
Rain: 25.6 mm.  Pres: 992 mb.

*It was the wettest day since 27 October.
The pressure was 24 mbs lower than it was 24 hours earlier.

Tuesday 17 December 2013

A little rain overnight, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 7.9; Max: 11.8.
Rain: 0.1 mm.  Pres: 1016 mb.

Monday 16 December 2013

Overcast with showers.
Temps: Min: 16.0*; Max: 17.0*.
Rain: 1.7 mm.  Pres: 1017 mb.

*These are the new highest ever December temperatures for night and day since at least 2002, beating the then highest values set only three days ago on December 13th, and by 0.2 degs C in each case.
Also as with that day, the daytime maximum was reached early in the day.

Sunday 15 December 2013

Overcast, dull and gloomy.  Rain or drizzle for much of the time.
Temps: Min: 10.6;  Max: 16.5.
Rain: 9.2 mm.  Pres: 1014.5 mb.

*The maximum temperature here was recorded late in the evening.

Saturday 14 December 2013

Mostly cloudy.  Dry in the morning, but wet and windy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.4;  Max: 15.9.
Rain: 6.2 mm.  Pres: 1019 mb.

*The minimum temperature here was recorded early on Friday evening, and the maximum late on Saturday evening.
It was the wettest day since 11th November.

Friday 13 December 2013

Cloudy with showers and longer periods of rain in the morning.  Sunny intervals and a few showers in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 15.8*;  Max: 16.8*.
Rain: 2.8 mm.  Pres: 1022 mb.

*This is another new highest ever minimum temperature for December at this location, since at least 2002.   It is even more remarkable because it exceeds the previous record, set only 24 hours earlier, by an amazing 1.8 degs C!  In one go!   This shows just how mild this night was.
Not to be outdone, the daytime maximum is also the highest ever for December since at least 2002.  This exceeds the previous record of 16.3 degs by a mere 0.5 degs though!

It should be noted that the temperature of 16.8 degs was recorded early in the day, and that it gradually dropped as time went on.

Thursday 12 December 2013

Overcast and gloomy.  Showery light rain/drizzle in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 14.0*; Max: 16.2*.
Rain: 1.5 mm.  Pres: 1021 mb.

*Today saw the highest December minimum at this location since at least 2002, and the highest daytime max since 11th November, but it was only the second highest ever December max since 2002, as the record stands at 16.3 degs C on December 19th, 2012!

Despite a low rainfall total of 1.5 mm, this is more than the month so far [1st - 11th], and it was the highest daily total since 20th November.

November 2013 Summary

In Brief:
Wet and mild for the first half of the month, then dry with average temperatures for most of the remainder.  A windy, showery spell during the third week, and then briefly colder.
Very high pressure for the second and fourth weeks.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
On the night of the 25th/26th the temperature dropped to 2.7 degs C, making it the coldest November night for three years.  On the night of 31st October/1st November the temperature did not fall below 15.6 degs C, making it the warmest November night ever at this location*,  beating the 15.3 degs set in 2005 into second place.  Thus the exceptionally mild nights of October continued into the beginning of November.
The average night-time temperature for November 2013 was 9.67 degs C, the second highest since at least 2003, behind 2011's 10.22 degs C.
The temperature fell below 5 degs C on 4 nights, the most for November for three years.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Daytime temperatures ranged from 8.3 degs C on the 25th to 19.0 degs C on the 11th.  This was the warmest November day ever at this location*, beating 18.4, set in 2007, into second place.  
Due to the cooler second half of the month however, the average daytime temperature for November 2013 stands at 13.41 degs C, which is the fifth lowest since 2003.

Rainfall:
A total of 107.7 mm of rain fell during November 2013, making it the third driest November since 2008. This total was less than half of that of November 2012 [217.8 mm], and a little over half of that of October 2013 [214.4 mm].
Most of the rainfall total had fallen by the 14th, with just 7.4 mm after that.  The wettest spell was over the Remembrance weekend, when 53.6 mm fell between the 8th and 11th, although the wettest day itself was the 3rd, with 22.2 mm. 

Cumulatively, 1055.5 mm of rain has fallen in 2013 to the end of November.  This compares to 1213.7 mm during the same period in 2012 [-13%]. 
Note that up to the end of March however, 322.3 mm of rain had fallen in 2013, compared to just 141.4 mm during the same period in 2012. 
This means that looking at the period April 1st to November 30th, 733.2 mm of rain fell in 2013, compared to 1072.3 mm during the same period in 2012 [-31.6%]!

  
*Since at least 2003.

Wednesday 11 December 2013

Sunny intervals in the morning.  Mostly cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.8; Max: 14.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1024 mb.

Tuesday 10 December 2013

Mainly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 10.7; Max: 14.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1026 mb.

Monday 9 December 2013

Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 8.8; Max: 12.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1025 mb.

Sunday 8 December 2013

Sunny intervals.  Showers in the morning.
Temps: Min: 11.3; Max: 14.6.
Rain: 0.2 mm.  Pres: 1025 mb.

*It was the warmest day since 12 November.

Saturday 7 December 2013

Mostly cloudy with the odd spot of blue sky and one or two drizzly showers.
Temps: Min: 9.7; Max: 12.6.
Rain: 0.2 mm.  Pres: 1025 mb.

Friday 6 December 2013

Some sunny intervals but quite a lot of cloud.  Mostly dry but a few light showers too.
Temps: Min: 9.3; Max: 13.9.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1030 mb.

Thursday 5 December 2013

Some sunny intervals but rather a lot of cloud too.  Mainly dry with a few spots of drizzle. 
Temps: Min: 5.6; Max: 13.4.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1030 mb.

Wednesday 4 December 2013

Cloudy with drizzle for a time in the morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.8*; Max: 13.6.
Rain: 0.8 mm.  Pres: 1032 mb.

*This was the overnight temperature.  It was colder than this from mid-afternoon, which will appear as Thursday's minimum.

Tuesday 3 December 2013

Cloudy and dull.
Temps: Min: 9.2; Max: 11.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1029 mb.

Monday 2 December 2013

Mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 8.2; Max: 13.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1030 mb.

Sunday 1 December 2013

A few glimpses of the sun at first, then cloudy and dull.
Temps: Min: 5.5; Max: 11.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032 mb.

Saturday 30 November 2013

Light shower at first, then sunny.
Temps: Min: 9.5; Max: 11.1.
Rain: 0.2 mm.  Pres: 1030 mb.

Friday 29 November 2013

Mainly cloudy.  Some sun late morning.
Temps: Min: 11.1; Max: 13.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1029 mb.

Thursday 28 November 2013

Cloudy and dull.
Temps: Min: 12.3; Max: 13.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1034 mb.

Wednesday 27 November 2013

Mainly cloudy at first with a few glimpses of the sun, then dull and gloomy.
Some drizzle in the afternoon, and light rain for a while in the evening.
Temps: Min: 8.9; Max: 13.4.
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 1034 mb.

Tuesday 26 November 2013

Sunny and frosty start.  More cloud later in the morning, and dull and cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 2.7; Max: 9.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1036 mb.

The minimum temperature was the new lowest since early April.

Monday 25 November 2013

Sunny intervals in the morning.  Sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 5.4; Max: 8.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1036 mb.

The daytime maximum drops a little more, so is once again the lowest since early April.

Sunday 24 November 2013

Sunny intervals to start, then mainly cloudy for a while.  Sunny intervals again from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 4.2; Max: 9.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032 mb.

Saturday 23 November 2013

Sunny intervals, with a sunny start and end to the day.
Temps: Min: 4.1; Max: 9.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023.5 mb.

*The minimum temperature falls to a new low since early April.

Friday 22 November 2013

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 4.9; Max: 8.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1018 mb.

*The first cold spell of the season brings both the lowest night-time and daytime temperatures since early April.

Thursday 21 November 2013

Windy with showers to start, then dry with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 9.6; Max: 11.7.
Rain: 0.7 mm.  Pres: 1011 mb.

Wednesday 20 November 2013

Cloudy and windy with showers.  Some sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.4*; Max: 12.4.
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 1006 mb.

*Lowest temperature on Tuesday evening.

Tuesday 19 November 2013

Sunny intervals and showers, these most frequent and with hail and sleet in the morning.
Temps: Min: 5.5; Max: 10.5.
Rain: 1.1 mm.  Pres: 1018 mb.

It was the coldest day, and night, since 7th April.

October 2013 Summary

In Brief:
Very warm by night and day, and very wet.

Temperature [Night]:
The coolest night of the month was the 10th/11th, when the temperature fell to 8.1 degs C.  This was not the highest minimum for October however, as in October 2006 it did not fall below 8.2 degs C.   
The warmest night of the month was the 1st/2nd, when the temperature only fell to 19.1 degs C.  This was the highest ever October minimum at this location* by some margin, as the previous record was 17.0 degs C, set in 2012.  To further illustrate how warm October 2013's nights were, this figure was exceeded twelve times this month!
The average minimum for October 2013 was 15.07 degs C, which was very close to that for September, and unsurprisingly was the highest ever for October at this location*, beating 12.62 from October 2006 into second place by some margin.

Temperature [Day]:
The coolest day of the month was the 10th with 13.8 degs C, and the warmest was the 3rd with 22.7 degs C.  This was the warmest October day ever at this location*, beating 2012's 22.4 into second place.
The average daytime maximum for October 2013 was 18.73 degs C, which secures October 2013 as the warmest October at this location*, pushing 2006's 17.89 degs C into second place.
The temperature exceeded 20 degs C on eight days during the month, which is eight times more than during any other October since at least 2003.  2006, 2011 and 2012 were the only other years this happened, and even then on only one day each.

Rainfall:
214.4 mm of rain fell during October 2013, making it the wettest October at this location since at least 2007.  It was also the wettest of any month since December 2012.  For comparison, 63.8 mm fell in September, and 185.6 mm in October 2012.
The wettest day of the month was the 27th with 39 mm of rain, and there were three other days spread through the month with more than 20 mm, namely the 3rd [30 mm], 16th [22.6 mm] and 21st [23.2 mm].
This meant that dry periods were few and short-lived, with the driest period being the 4th to the 15th with just 6.8 mm. 

There were only six completely dry days [2200-2200], which is the equal least [with 2012] since at least 2007, and the fewest of any month since January 2013.  There were also only seven days [2200-2200] with no measurable rain at all.

Cumulatively 947.8 mm of rain has fallen during 2013, which compares with 995.9 mm up to the end of October 2012.

Thunder:
There were thundery showers on the morning of the 20th.



*Since at least 2002.

Monday 18 November 2013

Mainly cloudy in the morning.  Rain in the afternoon.  A mostly clear evening.
Temps: Min: 10.5; Max: 13.8.
Rain: 1.5 mm.  Pres: 1014 mb.

Sunday 17 November 2013

Cloudy, dull and gloomy.
Temps: Min: 11.1; Max: 12.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1020 mb.

Saturday 16 November 2013

Mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 10.1; Max: 13.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032 mb.

Friday 15 November 2013

Mainly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 10.0; Max: 12.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032 mb.

*It was the coldest day since 24 May, and the first totally dry day [2200-2200] since 15 October.

Thursday 14 November 2013

Sunny intervals and showers in the morning.  Dry but mainly cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.2; Max: 13.8.
Rain: 2.9 mm.  Pres: 1032.5 mb.

Wednesday 13 November 2013

Sunny intervals.  Slight evening shower.
Temps: Min: 7.8; Max: 13.8.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1028 mb.

Tuesday 12 November 2013

Some rain on Monday evening, then a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 13.9; Max: 15.2.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1032.5 mb.

Monday 11 November 2013

Rain overnight, then a dry, mostly cloudy Monday with a few cloud breaks around the middle of the day.
Temps: Min: 15.4; Max: 19.0*.
Rain: 12.8;  Pres: 1020.5 mb.

*This is the highest November temperature ever at this location since at least 2002, exceeding the previous highest of 18.4 recorded in 2007 and last Wednesday!

Sunday 10 November 2013

Rain late Saturday evening. 
Sunday: Sunny intervals in the morning, then cloudy in the afternoon with showers. Rain in the evening.

Temps: Min: 10.2; Max: 15.4*
Rain: 17.2 mm.  Pres: 1017 mb.

*This temperature was reached in the evening. 

The last three days' reports have been remarkably similar, with fine, cooler, mornings, followed by a band of rain during the evening and/or overnight, accompanied by rising temperatures.
Sunday's increased pressure reading, however, is pointing to the possible end of this pattern, at least for a while.

Saturday 9 November 2013

Rain overnight/at first, then sunny intervals in the morning. 
Cloudy with rain from late afternoon, some heavy.
Temps: Min: 8.8; Max: 16.0*
Rain: 17.8 mm.  Pres: 1004 mb.

*Not reached until the evening.

Friday 8 November 2013

Showers or rain overnight and at first on Friday, followed by sunny intervals and showers, some on the heavy side.
Temps: Min: 9.9; Max: 13.8.
Rain: 5.8 mm.  Pres: 1006 mb.

Thursday 7 November 2013

Mostly dry and quite cloudy, but some sunny intervals too.
Temps: Min: 11.4; Max: 14.1.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1005 mb.

This was the first 24 hr period [2200-2200] with no measurable rain since - - - - - - October 15th!!

Wednesday 6 November 2013

Overcast with showers.  More general rain and windy late afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 15.4; Max: 18.4.
Rain: 8.3 mm.  Pres: 999 mb.

It was the equal highest daytime temperature for November since at least 2003.

Tuesday 5 November 2013

Overnight rain, followed by a cloudy day.  More rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 13.4; Max: 16.3.
Rain: 7.0 mm.  Pres: 999 mb.

Monday 4 November 2013

A little rain left overnight Sunday, followed by a dry Monday with a sunny morning and a cloudy afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.2; Max: 13.4*.
Rain: 0.5 mm.  Pres: 994 mb.

*Temperature not reached until the evening.

Sunday 3 November 2013

Sunny intervals and showers in the morning.  Overcast with heavy rain in the afternoon. Very windy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.0; Max: 16.9.*
Rain: 22.2 mm.  Pres: 986.5 mb.

*This temperature wasn't reached until after the heavy rain had passed in the evening.

Saturday 2 November 2013

Sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: 13.5; Max: 14.6.
Rain: 1.9 mm.  Pres: 1004 mb.

Friday 1 November 2013

Overcast with showers in the morning, and more general rain in the afternoon for a time.
Temps: Min: 15.6; Max: 17.9.
Rain: 2.9 mm.  Pres: 1004 mb.

*The minimum temperature was the highest for a November night at this location since at least 2003.  It was also the warmest November day at this location since 2007.

Thursday 31 October 2013

Overcast with showers.
Temps: Min: 13.4; Max: 17.5.
Rain: 2.0 mm.  Pres: 1014.5 mb.

Wednesday 30 October 2013

AM: Mostly cloudy.
PM: Cloudy with rain/showers.
Temps: Min: 10.7; Max: 17.2.
Rain: 3.7 mm.  Pres: 1016.5 mb.

Tuesday 29 October 2013

Sunny intervals and a few showers.
Temps: Min: 10.8; Max: 14.3.
Rain: 1.9 mm.  Pres: 1017 mb.

Monday 28 October 2013

Sunny intervals and showers, these on the frequent side.
Temps: Min: 13.2; Max: 15.2
Rain: 17.5 mm.  Pres: 1004 mb.

Sunday 27 October 2013

After a showery night, sunny intervals for the first half of the morning.  Cloudy thereafter, with rain from mid-afternoon - heavy in the evening. Very windy later.

Temps: Min: 13.7; Max: 18.9.*
Rain: 39.0 mm**.  Pres: 987.5 mb.

*This temperature was not reached until late evening.
**It was the wettest day [2200-2200] since 5th August.

Saturday 26 October 2013

Some sunny intervals but a lot of cloud too.  Rain from late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 17.2; Max: 18.5.
Rain: 7.0 mm.  Pres: 1003 mb.

Friday 25 October 2013

Rain overnight Thursday/Friday, followed by a day of sunny intervals and occasional showers.
Temps: Min: 18.2; Max: 19.9.
Rain: 6.1 mm.  Pres: 1004 mb.

Thursday 24 October 2013

Overcast. Light rain during the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.3; Max: 18.6*
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 1004 mb.

*Reached during the evening.

Wednesday 23 October 2013

Showers overnight, followed by a mostly dry day with good sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 15.5; Max: 17.3.
Rain: 4.3 mm.  Pres: 1007 mb.

Tuesday 22 October 2013

Rain/showers overnight, followed by a mostly dry, mainly cloudy day.  Heavy showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 17.7; Max: 20.4.
Rain: 9.8 mm.  Pres: 988 mb.

Monday 21 October 2013

Overcast throughout with heavy bursts of rain in the morning and more drizzly in the afternoon.  Heavy rain and windy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 17.1; Max: 19.5.
Rain: 23.2.  Pres: 998 mb.

September 2013 Summary

In Brief:
Pressure was often high, but instead of leading to much settled, fine and dry weather, there were rather disappointing cloud amounts, especially towards the end of the month.
A newsworthy hail storm occurred on the 6th, but apart from that, rain amounts were mainly small. There were no lengthy dry spells after the first few days.
It was a warmer than average month though, particularly, as in August, at night. 

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Night-time temperatures ranged from 10.9 degs C on the night of the 14th/15th, to 19.6 degs C on the night of the 21st/22nd.  This gave an average minimum temperature of 14.94* degs C.  [*see note below].
All these figures were the highest in their categories for September at this location, since at least 2004, overtaking September 2006, which previously held these records with 10.6; 18.8 and 14.71 degs C respectively.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Maximum temperatures ranged from 16.4 degs C on the 16th, to 23.7 degs C on the 21st.  The 21st was thus the warmest September day at this location since 2007.
The average maximum temperature for the month was 20.02 degs C, making it the second warmest September of the last ten, behind 2006 with 21.38 degs C.
There were a maximum of 16 days this month when the temperature exceeded 20 degs C.  In 2006 there were 22.  The last time the temperature exceeded 25 degs C in September was in 2006.

* There were no individual reports for five days this month, although extremes for this period are still noted.  Normally these short and rare breaks are insignificant in calculating averages, however this break occurred during a spell when night-time minima were high, meaning that all figures 'lost' were above the average without them.   Therefore I have calculated an estimate, which is 15.35 degs C [replacing 14.94].
Using the estimate this September's night-time average temperature is even more significantly the highest of the last ten.

Rainfall:
63.8 mm of rain fell during September 2013, making it the second driest September of the last six, behind 2009, and the third driest month of 2013 behind April and July.  95.5 mm of rain fell during August 2013.

September 2013's 63.8mm is very close to the amount that fell in September 2012, 65.5 mm, but when comparing to last year it should be noted that September 2012 was the only month between June 2012 and January 2013 which had less than 100 mm of rain.

The wettest day of September 2013 was the 6th, when 19.0 mm fell during a spectacular hail-storm which made the news due to it's intensity.
The only other day of the month with more than 7 mm of rain was the 13th with 12.3 mm.  Unfortunately the remainder of the month's rain fell in small amounts, limiting the number of dry spells considerably.  There were only about 11 completely dry days during the month, and the longest run of these was the 1st to the 5th.

Cumulatively, 733.4 mm of rain has now fallen during 2013, compared to 810.3 by the end of September 2012.

There was no thunder during the month.

Sunday 20 October 2013

AM: Mostly cloudy with heavy showers and a fairly short-lived thunderstorm at the end of the morning.
PM: Some sunny intervals but still quite cloudy.
Temps: Min: 15.3; Max: 18.8.
Rain: 11.0 mm.  Pres: 1004.5 mb.

Saturday 19 October 2013

Sunny intervals.  Showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 18.4; Max: 19.9.
Rain: 1.6 mm.  Pres: 1003 mb.

Friday 18 October 2013

Cloudy with showers.
Temps: Min: 17.4*; Max: 18.6**.
Rain: 2.0 mm.  Pres: 1004 mb.

*The temperature fell to 16.9 degs C during the afternoon.
**This temperature was reached during the late evening.

Thursday 17 October 2013

Overnight showers followed by a mainly dry day.
Sunny intervals in the morning, but cloudier in the afternoon. 
Showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 16.1; Max: 21.5.
Rain: 9.0 mm.  Pres: 1014 mb.

Wednesday 16 October 2013

Rain overnight, followed by a dry, sunny morning.  A bit more cloud in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 15.4; Max: 18.7.
Rain: 22.6 mm.  Pres: 1013.5 mb.

Tuesday 15 October 2013

AM: Cloudy.  PM: Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 10.3; Max: 17.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1013 mb.

Monday 14 October 2013

Rain/showers overnight followed by a mostly dry, cloudy morning.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.1; Max: 16.0.
Rain: 2.0 mm.  Pres: 1013 mb.

Sunday 13 October 2013

Mostly cloudy.  A few showers at first, and some rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 11.8; Max: 17.1.
Rain: 0.8 mm.  Pres: 1015 mb.

Saturday 12 October 2013

Cloudy in the morning. Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.9; Max: 17.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1021 mb.

Friday 11 October 2013

Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 8.1*; Max: 15.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1022 mb.

*Lowest minimum since 26 May.

Thursday 10 October 2013

Shower during the night, followed by a mainly sunny day.
Temps: Min: 10.1*; Max: 13.8**.
Rain: 1.1 mm.  Pres: 1023.5 mb.

*7.3 degs lower than two nights ago.
**8.2 degs lower than two days ago, and the coldest day since May 15th.

Wednesday 9 October 2013

Mainly cloudy. A little rain in the evening.
Temps: Mn: 16.4; Max: 17.6.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1023 mb.

*It was the coolest day since 16 September.

Tuesday 8 October 2013

Mostly cloudy.  Showers in the morning, and more general rain for a time in the afternoon. A little sun too.
Temps: Min: 17.4; Max: 22.0.
Rain: 1.9 mm.  Pres: 1025 mb.

Since 2004 there have been nine October days on which the temperature exceeded 20 degs C. Six of them have been in October 2013!

Monday 7 October 2013

Quite a lot of cloud but sunny intervals also.
Temps: Min: 18.1; Max: 22.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1025 mb.

Sunday 6 October 2013

Foggy start, then sunny intervals.  Mainly sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.9; Max: 20.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1024.5 mb.

Saturday 5 October 2013

Sunny intervals in the morning and evening.  Cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 15.2; Max: 19.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1024 mb.

*It was the coolest night since 20 September and the first completely dry day for over a week.

Friday 4 October 2013

Sunny intervals and a few showers.
Temps: Min: 18.8; Max: 21.6.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1015 mb.

Thursday 3 October 2013

Overcast with rain, some heavy bursts, in the morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon. Rain, some heavy again, in the evening.
Temps: Min: 18.3; Max: 22.7.
Rain: 30.0 mm.  Pres: 1004.5 mb.

Another record is broken this month as it was the warmest October day ever [since at least 2003] at this location. 
It was also the wettest day since 5 August.

Wednesday 2 October 2013

Cloudy with a few showers in the morning. Overcast with a longer spell of rain during the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 19.1; Max: 22.4.
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 1006.5 mb.

Monday night's highest ever October minimum at this location has already been exceeded, so two new records for the month have been set already.
It was also the equal warmest October day at this location [since at least 2003].

Tuesday 1 October 2013

Overcast and dull with rain or showers throughout.
Temps: Min: 18.8*; Max: 20.0.
Rain: 13.0 mm.  Pres: 1005.5 mb.

*It was the highest ever October minimum at this location [since at least 2003].  Previously 17.0 mm set in 2012.

Monday 30 September 2013

AM: Overcast with mist, fog and some drizzle.
PM: Some sunny intervals for a time, then overcast again.

Temps: Min: 18.4; Max: 21.0.
Rain: 0.1 mm.  Pres: 1005.5. mb.

Sunday 29 September 2013

Overcast and gloomy with mist and fog. Some drizzle in the morning too.
Temps: Min: 17.9; Max: 19.1.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1006 mb.

Saturday 28 September 2013

Overcast. Showers in the morning and evening.
Temps: Min: 17.5; Max: 20.3.
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 1006 mb.

Update

Monday 23 September [1400] to Friday 27 September [2200]

Temps [Min]: 17.9*; Max: 20.8.
Rain: 2.8 mm.  Pres^: 1013.5 mb.

*To 1900 Friday.
^2200 Friday.

Monday 23 September 2013

[Until 1400 only]
Overcast, cloudy and misty.
Temps: Min: 17.6; Max: 19.5.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1022 mb.

Sunday 22 September 2013

Mostly cloudy. A little sun around the middle of the day and early afternoon.  Mist, fog and drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 19.6*; Max: 22.4.
Rain: 0.1 mm.  Pres: 1025.5 mb.

*This is the warmest minimum since August 15th/16th, and the highest figure ever for a September minimum since at least 2003.

August 2013 Summary

In Brief:
A very warm month, especially so at night.  Much wetter than July but not exceptionally wet.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
The coolest night of the month was the 19th/20th, when the temperature fell to 13.6 degs C.  This was the highest reading below which the temperature did not fall, for any month ever at this location.*
This exceeds 13.5 degs C, only set in July, and the 'highest' minimum temperature for August previously was 11.5 degs C in 2004.
The warmest night of the month was the 14th/15th, with a 'low' of 20.4 degs C.  This was one of three nights this month that exceeded the previous 'highest minimum' ever at this location* of 19.8 degs C, itself set as recently as the 30th/31st July.   This means that the previous highest minimum ever figure* of 19.2 degs C set in July 2006, was exceeded seven times in July and August 2013!
The average night-time temperature for August 2013 was 16.92 degs C.  This was slightly down on July [17.09 degs C] but still becomes the highest August figure ever*, pushing 2012's 16.07 degs C into second place.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Daytime temperatures ranged from 18.3 degs C on the 31st, to 25.1 degs C on the 2nd.  This was the only day of the month which exceeded 25 degs C, but it was still the warmest August day since 2006, though not a fine summer's day - see 'thunder' below!

The 31st was one of only three days in the month where the temperature did not exceed 20 degs C.  The others were the 24th and 25th, which coincidentally were the Saturday and Sunday of the Bank Holiday weekend.
The average maximum temperature for the month was 22.42 degs C, [July = 23.45 degs C], but this still makes it the warmest August since 2004, [22.52 degs C], therefore exceeding the August average for the 'good' summer of 2006 [22.1].

Rainfall:
95.5 mm of rain fell during August 2013, making it the wettest month since May 2013.  It was a lot wetter than July [36.2 mm], but a lot drier than August 2012 [149.1 mm]!  It also turned out to be the third driest August of the last six.
The wettest day itself was the 5th [!], with a total of 39.6 mm falling, mainly during the morning. This was the wettest day since March 21st, and the wettest August day since 2010 when the 25th saw 45.9 mm.
Around two-thirds of the month's total rain [61.6 mm] had fallen by the 5th, with most of the remainder [28.3 mm] falling from the 14th to the 18th.  This left the rest of the month mainly dry, although there were only 10 completely dry days, and 16 days with no measurable rain.  Only 1.7 mm of rain fell after the 18th.

Cumulatively, 669.6 mm of rain has now fallen during 2013, compared to 744.8 by the end of August 2012.

Thunder:
There was an afternoon thunderstorm followed by showers with thunder during the evening of the 2nd - which was also the month's warmest day.

*Since at least 2004.

Saturday 21 September 2013

Drizzle at first. Mostly cloudy with a few bright/sunny intervals and the odd very light drizzly shower.
Temps: Min: 15.5; Max: 23.7*.
Rain: 1.2 mm.  Pres: 1026 mb.

*It was the warmest day since August 30th.

Friday 20 September 2013

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 13.2; Max: 19.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1020 mb.

Thursday 19 September 2013

Overcast with rain in the morning. Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.6; Max: 21.9.
Rain: 3.8 mm.  Pres: 1013.5 mb.

Wednesday 18 September 2013

Mostly cloudy with some showers in the morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon, then a clear, moonlit evening.
Temps: Min: 15.8; Max: 17.9.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1013.5 mb.

Tuesday 17 September 2013

Mainly cloudy with showers in the morning.  Overcast, wet and windy in the afternoon.  Broken cloud in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.8; Max: 20.9.
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 1004.5 mb.

Monday 16 September 2013

Sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: Min: 11.7; Max: 16.4*.
Rain: 2.1 mm.  Pres: 1012 mb.

*The lowest maximum since 10th June.

Sunday 15 September 2013

Bright to start with, then increasingly cloudy.  Rain during the afternoon, followed by a dry and partly cloudy evening.
Temps: Min: 10.9; Max: 19.9.
Rain: 6.2 mm.  Pres: 1012 mb.

Following 48 hours after the highest September minimum since at least 2003, it was the coolest night since that of 4th/5th June.  

Saturday 14 September 2013

Sunny intervals.  Mainly sunny from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.1; Max: 17.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1021 mb.

Friday 13 September 2013

Overcast throughout.  Drizzle in the morning and evening; rain in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 19.1*; Max: 22.5.
Rain: 12.3 mm.  Pres: 1021 mb.

*It was the warmest ever September minimum at this location [since at least 2003].

Thursday 12 September 2013

Mostly cloudy but bright at times too.  Some drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 18.6*; Max: 21.8.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1022 mb.

*It was the warmest September minimum since 5th September 2006 and the 2nd warmest ever at this location [since 2004].

Wednesday 11 September 2013

Mostly cloudy with a few cloud breaks around the middle of the day.
Temps: Min: 15.1; Max: 20.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres; 1022 mb.

Tuesday 10 September 2013

Sunny intervals. Mainly cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 14.4; Max: 18.3.
Rain; Nil.  Pres: 1024 mb.

Monday 9 September 2013

Rain/showers overnight, followed by a dry Monday.  Partly cloudy in the morning and sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 15.7; Max: 19.3.
Rain: 4.9 mm.  Pres: 1019 mb.

Sunday 8 September 2013

Mostly cloudy with a few showers and a little sun in the morning, then a dry afternoon with intervals of rather hazy sunshine. Some light rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.0; Max: 19.1.
Rain: 2.3 mm.  Pres: 1014 mb.

Saturday 7 September 2013

Sunny intervals. Showers at first.
Temps: Min: 11.9; Max: 17.4.
Rain: 3.1 mm.  Pres: 1014.5 mb.

*It was the coolest day since 10th June.

Friday 6 September 2013

Sunny intervals in the morning, cloudy in the afternoon.
Showers, some with hail, more frequent and heavy in the afternoon.

Temps: Min: 12.6; Max: 19.3.
Rain: 19.0 mm.  Pres: 1013 mb.

*It was the wettest day since 5th August.

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Thursday 5 September 2013

AM: Sunny intervals.
PM: Cloudy. Light shower late afternoon.

Temps: Min: 14.4; Max: 22.0.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1014.5 mb.

Wednesday 4 Septemeber 2013

Mainly overcast with low-level cloud.  Some breaks in the evening.
Temps: Min: 14.3; Max: 20.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1017.5 mb.

Tuesday 3 September 2013

Some sun in the morning, but also quite cloudy.  Sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 16.2; Max: 20.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1027 mb.

Monday 2 Septemeber 2013

Sunny intervals in the morning, though a lot of cloud too.  Sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.4; Max: 19.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1029.5 mb.

Sunday 1 September 2013

Spells of bright and hazy sunshine, with an amazing sunset in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.1; Max: 20.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1031 mb.

Saturday 31 August 2013

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 16.3; Max: 18.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1031 mb.

Today's maximum temperature was 5.4 degs C lower than yesterday's and was the lowest since 23 June.

Friday 30 August 2013

Mainly cloudy. Some sun for a time during the early afternoon.  Cloudy with a little rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 18.8; Max: 23.7.
Rain: 0.6 mm.  Pres: 1023 mb.

Thursday 29 August 2013

AM: [Falmouth]: Mainly cloudy.
PM: [Plymouth]: Mainly cloudy, then sunny intervals from mid afternoon.

[Fal]: Temps: Min: 15.5; Max: 23.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023 mb.

Wednesday 28 August 2013

AM: [Falmouth]: Sunny, increasing cloud later.
PM: [Newquay]: Sunny.
Evening: [Fal]: Sunny.

[Fal]: Temps: 17.2; Max: 23.3.
Rain: Nil. Pres: 1023.5 mb.

Tuesday 27 August 2013

Mainly cloudy in the morning with a passing shower.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 17.4; Max: 21.1.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1020 mb.

Monday 26 August 2013

Sunny to start, then cloudy from late morning to mid-afternoon. Sunny again thereafter.
Temps: Min: 18.2; Max: 23.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.5 mb.

Sunday 25 August 2013

Sunny intervals in the morning, though showers at first. Mostly sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 17.7; Max: 19.8.
Rain: 0.7 mm.  Pres: 1016 mb.

Saturday 24 August 2013

Sunny intervals.  A few spots of rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 15.5; Max: 19.7*.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1014.5. mb.

*It was the coolest day and the first day the temperature did not reach 20 degs C since 11th July.

Friday 23 August 2013

Mainly cloudy with a few slithers of blue sky.  Occasional showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 16.4; Max: 23.7.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1014 mb.

Thursday 22 August 2013

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 17.8; Max: 21.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1020 mb.

Wednesday 21 August 2013

Lengthy spells of sunshine at first but increasingly hazy.  Cloudier by the end of the afternoon but still quite bright.
Temps: Min: 14.7; Max: 21.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023.5 mb.

Tuesday 20 August 2013

Sunny to start, then cloudy around the middle of the day, although still sunny to the south-east and north-west.  Sunny intervals again from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.6; Max: 22.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1025 mb.

Monday 19 August 2013

A little rain left from Sunday evening.
Sunny intervals on Monday, but some lengthy cloudy periods too.  A sunny evening.
Temps: Min: 15.4; Max: 21.6.
Rain: 0.1 mm.  Pres: 1025 mb.

Sunday 18 August 2013

Rather cloudy at first in the morning, then sunny intervals.  Cloudy with a light shower in the evening.
Temps: Min: 17.0; Max: 23.4.
Rain: 0.8 mm.  Pres: 1014.5 mb.

Saturday 17 August 2013

Overcast with rain or drizzle. Some blue sky during the evening.
Temps: Min: 15.8; Max: 21.7.
Rain: 13.8 mm.  Pres: 1010 mb.

Friday 16 August 2013

Overnight rain followed by a dry, cloudy morning, and a sunny afternoon.
Temps: Min: 20.3; Max: 21.4.
Rain: 8.5 mm.  Pres: 1021 mb.

Thursday 15 August 2013

Mostly cloudy.  A heavy shower in the morning and some lighter showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 20.4*, Max: 24.1.
Rain: 2.2 mm.  Pres: 1021 mb.

*This is the new highest minimum temperature ever at this location, since at least October 2003.  It is now the 6th time a new record has been set for this category since July 23rd!!

Wednesday 14 August 2013

Some rain overnight, followed by a dry but mainly cloudy day.
Temps: Min: 16.0; Max: 24.5.
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 1022.5 mb.

Tuesday 13 August 2013

Mainly cloudy, but some sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 15.1; Max: 22.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023 mb.

Monday 12 August 2013

Mainly cloudy in the morning with an odd shower.   Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 16.4; Max: 21.0.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1021.5 mb.

July 2013 Summary

In Brief:
A very warm and record-breaking month with mainly dry weather until the last 8 days. 

Temperature: [Minimum]:
The lowest temperature recorded for the month was 13.5 degs C on the night of the 11th/12th.  This is the first month since records began here in October 2003 where the temperature has never fallen below that figure. Previously the highest minimum was 11.5 degs C, recorded in August 2004 and July 2010.

The warmest night of the month was that of the 30th/31st with a minimum of 19.8 degs C, the highest minimum ever recorded at this site.*  Until July 2013 this figure was 19.2 degs C, from July 2006, however that record was broken four times this month - the other three times being every night from the 22nd/23rd to the 24th/25th. 

The average minimum for July 2013 was 17.09 degs C, not surprisingly given the above, the highest of any month at this location.*  Second highest is now August 2012 [16.07], and July 2006 becomes third [15.58].


Temperature: [Maximum]:
The coolest day of the month was the 11th, where the temperature did not rise above 19.3 degs C, which infact was recorded the previous evening at 2200.  This is not a record however, as in July 2006 the lowest maximum was 20.5 degs C, and in July 2010 it was 19.8.  19.3 degs C is, however, the third warmest 'coolest day' of a month, tying with August 2005.
The highest maximum of July 2013 was 28.5 degs C on the 14th, the second hottest day ever at this location*, with 28.9 being the highest on 19th July 2006.

The hottest day of the month was only three days after the coolest, and from the 12th to the 13th the maximum temperature rose by 7.4 degs C, from 20.2 on the 12th, to 27.6 on the 13th. This 'unusual' heat for West Cornwall was due to the high pressure area moving to a position whereby the airflow arrived in this area from the north-east, the only one of the main eight compass points where there is a distance of over 30 miles of land, rather than water, upwind.
The average daytime temperature for July 2013 was 23.45 degs C, the second warmest month ever at this location*, with July 2006 in first place with 24.68 degs C.

The temperature exceeded 20 degs C on 29 days in July 2013, with the 2nd and 11th the only two days missing out. In July 2010 20 degs C was exceeded 30 times, and in July 2006 it was exceeded on all 31 days.
Perhaps the most disappointing statistic for July 2013 is that the temperature only exceeded 25 degs C on 4 days [7th, 13th, 14th and 18th], compared to 8 times in July 2005, and 10 times in July 2006.
This was due, in part, to the high pressure area not remaining in the optimum position described above for more than a few days, plus the fact that the anticyclone moved away completely with over a week of the month still to go.
Positively however, it was sunny, or mainly sunny, every day from the 5th to the 20th, excluding the mornings of the 11th and 12th.

Rainfall:
36.2 mm of rain fell during the month, making it the driest of any month since March 2012, and the driest July since at least 2007.  [Unfortunately rainfall records were not kept here in July 2006].
This figure compares with 81.7 mm of rain in June 2013, and 104.8 mm in July 2012.
The wettest day itself was the 24th, with 14.9 mm of rain.

There were 20 completely dry days in July 2013, the most of any of the last 6 Julys, and it was completely dry from the 5th to the 22nd.  There were also 23 days with no measurable rain.
Cumulatively in 2013 there has now been 574.1 mm of rain up to the end of July, compared with 595.7 mm for the same period in 2012.  This is the first end of month figure where the total of rain so far has been lower for 2013 than 2012.  At the end of March 2013, 2013 had seen 180 mm more than 2012!

No thunder during the month.

*Since at least October 2003.

Sunday 11 August 2013

AM: Cloudy at first, then sunny intervals.
PM: Cloudy at first, then sunny intervals!

Temps: Min:18.0; Max: 22.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1021.5 mb.

Saturday 10 August 2013

Mostly dry and cloudy with one or two very light showers.
Temps: Min: 15.5; Max: 22.1.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1022 mb.

Friday 9 August 2013

Rain overnight, followed by a dry Friday with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 17.8; Max: 22.2.
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 1023 mb.

Thursday 8 August 2013

Mostly sunny until mid-afternoon, then cloudy.  Showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 15.2; Max: 23.4.
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 1017 mb.

Wednesday 7 August 2013

Mostly sunny.  Cloudier to the southeast in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.5; Max: 23.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1016 mb.

Tuesday 6 August 2013

Sunny intervals in the morning and evening. 
Mainly cloudy in the afternoon with a very light shower.  Sunnier to the south-east.
Temps: Min: 15.2; Max: 21.3.
Rain: Trace,  Pres: 1014.5 mb.

Monday 5 August 2013

Heavy rain during the later part of the night, followed by a cloudy morning with heavy showers.
Some cloud breaks later but with a few showers.

Temps: Min: 19.3; Max: 22.2.
Rain: 39.6* mm.  Pres: 1014.5 mb.

*It was the wettest day since 21st March, and more rain fell today than during the whole of July.

Sunday 4 August 2013

Mainly cloudy with showers, heavy and frequent in the morning, more isolated in the afternoon.
Rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 18.3; Max: 22.4.
Rain: 10.3;  Pres: 1014 mb.

Saturday 3 August 2013

Sunny intervals. A shower in the evening.
Temps: Min: 16.5; Max: 23.6.
Rain: 0.2 mm.  Pres: 1016 mb.

Friday 2 August 2013

Sunny intervals until mid-afternoon, then heavy rain, thunder and lightning.
Broken cloud and a heavy, thundery shower in the evening.

Temps: Min: 20.1*; Max: 25.1.
Rain: 11.5 mm;  Pres: 1012 mb.

*This is the highest minimum temperature ever recorded at this location [since at least October 2003].

Thursday 1 August 2013

AM: Mostly cloudy, some blue sky, specially to the east.
PM: Sunny intervals.
Evening: Cloudy.

Temps: Min: 18.7; Max: 23.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1011 mb.

Wednesday 31 July 2013

Mostly cloudy with a few showers.
Temps: Min: 19.8*; Max: 23.4.
Rain: 1.9 mm.  Pres: 1013.5 mb.

*Highest ever minimum temperature at this location [since at least October 2003].

Tuesday 30 July 2013

Rain overnight, followed by a dry, cloudy morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 18.3; Max: 23.7.
Rain: 7.0 mm.  Pres: 1014 mb.

Monday 29 July 2013

Sunny intervals and showers, the showers mostly in the morning.
Temps: Min: 18.9; Max: 23.4.
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 1014 mb.

Sunday 28 July 2013

Sunny intervals and showers during the morning.  More frequent showers and fewer sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 17.8; Max: 22.7.
Rain: 2.6 mm.  Pres: 1005 mb.

Saturday 27 July 2013

Sunny intervals but rather a lot of cloud around the middle part of the day.  A shower in the evening.
Temps: Min: 16.0; Max: 23.6.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1010 mb.

Friday 26 July 2013

Quite cloudy, but sunny intervals too, and mostly sunny from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 17.4; Max: 23.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1013.5 mb.

Thursday 25 July 2013

Rain for a time on Wednesday evening.
Thursday: Mostly sunny until the middle of the afternoon, then sunny intervals.  Mainly cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 19.7*; Max: 24.9.
Rain: 2.6 mm.  Pres: 1014 mb.


*Tuesday night's record lasted just 24 hours, as this is now the highest minimum temperature ever at this location [since at least Oct 2003]!

Wednesday 24 July 2013

AM: Sunny intervals.
PM: Mostly cloudy.  Showers, then heavy rain for a time in the evening.

Temps: Min: 19.6*; Max: 24.5.
Rain: 14.9 mm^.  Pres: 1013 mb.

*Monday night's record lasted just 24 hours, as this is now the highest minimum temperature ever at this location [since at least Oct 2003]!
^This was the first measurable rain for 21 days.

Tuesday 23 July 2013

AM: [Falmouth]: Sunny intervals, lengthier later.
PM: [Perranporth]: Sunny intervals at first, then cloudy.
Evening: [Fal]: Mainly cloudy, a drop or two of rain.

[Fal]: Temps: Min: 19.5*; Max: 24.6.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1021 mb.

*This was the highest minimum temperature ever at this location, [since at least October 2003].  Previously this had been 19.2 degs C on the night of 18th/19th July 2006.

Monday 22 July 2013

Mainly cloudy after an overcast, gloomy and misty start.  Brighter but still cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 18.9; Max: 24.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1022 mb.

Sunday 21 July 2013

Mainly cloudy in the morning with a little hazy sun.  Mostly sunny, but rather hazy, in the afternoon, then cloudy again in the evening.
Temps: Min: 19.0*; Max: 23.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023 mb.

*Highest since 18th August 2012!

Saturday 20 July 2013

Sunny.  Windy in the morning.
Temps: Min: 18.4*; Max: 23.2
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1027.5 mb.

*Highest since 18th August 2012.

Friday 19 July 2013

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 18.3*; Max: 24.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1031 mb.

*Highest since 18th August 2012.

June 2013 Summary

In Brief:
Cool by day, warm by night.  Dry and mainly fine weather during the first and last weeks. Unsettled in between with periods of rain and showers.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
The coolest night-time temperature was 10.1 degs C on the night of the 3rd/4th. Since at least 2004, only in 2010 has the minimum temperature not dropped below this level during June.
The highest night-time temperature of the month was 17.1 degs C on the night of the 28th/29th, which was the second warmest June night at this location*.  The warmest June night itself was 17.8 degs C in 2010.  
The average night-time temperature for June 2013 was 13.89 degs C, the highest of the last ten Junes.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
The coolest day of June 2013 was the fine and sunny, though breezy, 4th, with 15.8 degs C.  The last four Junes have seen colder days than this. 
The warmest day of June 2013 was the 29th, with 22.3 degs C, which is the lowest June maximum at this location.*
This gave an average daytime temperature of 19.46 degs C, which is the 8th coolest of the last ten Junes, but the warmest since 2010.
The temperature exceeded 20 degs C on 10 days in June 2013, which is the second lowest number of times at this location.*  In 2011 it happened only 9 times.  The temperature took longer to exceed 20 degs C this year than in any year since 2004, finally doing so on June 7th.
The last time the temperature exceeded 25 degs C in June was in 2010.

Rain:
81.7 mm of rain fell during June 2013, which compares with 129.7 in June 2012, and 94.7 in May 2013.
The wettest individual 'day' was the 8th, with 28.8 mm, however this is misleading as all that day's rain fell by about 9 am during a thunderstorm, and the remainder of the day was fine and sunny.
The next wettest day after that was the 20th, [9.1 mm], with the 22nd [9.0 mm], 17th [7.8], 12th [7.0 mm] and 11th [5.2mm] being the only other days with over 4 mm of rain. 
All the month's measurable rain fell from the 8th to the 23rd. There were 15 completely dry days, and 17 with no measurable rain.
Cumulatively, 537.9 mm of rain has fallen during the first half of 2013, compared with 490.9 mm in the same period in 2012. 

Thunder:
Thunder was prevalent on the morning of the 8th during a 3 to 4 hour intense thunderstorm.

* Since at least 2004.

Thursday 18 July 2013

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 18.0; Max: 25.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032 mb.

Wednesday 17 July 2013

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 17.5; Max: 24.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032 mb.

Tuesday 16 July 2013

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 16.3; Max: 23.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032 mb.

Monday 15 July 2013

Sunny. Some low cloud to the north in the evening.
Temps: Min: 18.1*; Max: 23.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032 mb.

*Highest minimum since 18th August 2012.

Sunday 14 July 2013

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 17.5; Max: 28.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032 mb.

It was the hottest day since 19th July 2006, and the second hottest day ever at this location [since October 2003].

Saturday 13 July 2013

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 15.0; Max: 27.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032 mb.

*It was the hottest day at this location since 28 July 2006.  Today's temperature has only been exceeded
6 times since my records began in October 2003, and all of those occasions were in July 2006 - the highest of which was 28.9 degs C on the 19th.

Friday 12 July 2013

Mainly sunny, although some passing cloud during the morning.
Temps: Min: 13.5; Max: 20.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1031 mb.

Thursday 11 July 2013

Sunny intervals and some cloud in the morning as a dry cold front moved through from the north-east.  Sunny again later but much fresher.
Temps: Min: 17.1; Max: 19.3.*
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1031 mb.

*This temperature was recorded on Wednesday evening.

Wednesday 10 July 2013

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 15.0; Max: 23.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032 mb.

Tuesday 9 July 2013

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 16.3; Max: 24.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1033 mb.

Monday 8 July 2013

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 18.0*; Max: 24.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1035 mb.

*Highest minimum since 20th August 2012.

Sunday 7 July 2013

Mainly sunny.  Some hazy cloud for a time during the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 15.6; Max: 26.4*.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1035 mb.
*It was the hottest day at this location since 28th June 2010.

Saturday 6 July 2013

Sunny. Some cloud to the north in the morning.
Temps: Min: 14.4; Max: 21.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1033 mb.

Friday 5 July 2013

Mostly sunny.  Some cloud to the north.
Temps: Min: 13.8; Max: 21.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032 mb.

Thursday 4 July 2013

A little drizzle on Wednesday evening, followed by a dry day with a cloudy morning and a mostly sunny afternoon.
Temps: Min: 17.5*; Max: 21.9.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1029 mb.

*Highest minimum since 20th August 2012.

Wednesday 3 July 2013

A mostly dry and cloudy morning.   Sunny intervals in the afternoon.  Overcast in the evening with some very light drizzle later.
Temps: Min: 15.6; Max: 20.5.
Rain: 0.1 mm.  Pres: 1018 mb.

Tuesday 2 July 2013

AM: Cloudy and dull with showers.
PM: Overcast and gloomy with rain or drizzle.
Temps: Min: 14.7; Max: 19.7.
Rain: 4.1 mm.  Pres: 1012 mb.

Monday 1 July 2013

Sunny intervals, lengthier in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.2; Max: 21.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1025 mb.

Sunday 30 June 2013

Mostly cloudy.  Quite sunny to start with, and brighter for a time in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.9; Max: 21.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1028 mb.

Saturday 29 June 2013

Cloudy until late morning, then sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 17.1; Max: 22.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032 mb.

*It was the warmest night since 27th August 2012, and the warmest day since 8th October 2012.

Friday 28 June 2013

AM: Sunny intervals.
PM: Mainly cloudy but with a few cloud breaks for a time.
Evening: Overcast with some very light drizzle later.

Temps: Min: 16.5*; Max: 21.3.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1031.5 mb.
*Highest minimum since 11th October 2012.

Thursday 27 June 2013

Sunny intervals in the morning.  Mostly cloudy in the afternoon.  Some cloud breaks in the evening.
Temps: Min: 13.9; Max: 21.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032 mb.

Today's maximum equals that of the 18th and 19th of June as the highest temperature of the year so far.  

Wednesday 26 June 2013

Sunny intervals, but rather cloudy for a time during the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.8; Max: 20.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1033.5 mb.

Tuesday 25 June 2013

Mainly cloudy, but with a little rather hazy sunshine for a time in the early afternoon.  Sunnier to the south and east in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.2; Max: 18.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032 mb.

May 2013 Summary

In Brief:
Cool days, with a complete absence of any days over 20 degs C.  Wet in total, but with alternate dry and wet periods.

Temperature: [Nights]:
Night-time temperatures ranged from 6.4 degs C on the night of the 25th/26h, to 14.0 degs C on the night of the 7th/8th.  This gave an average of 10.05 degs C, which is midway in the table of the last ten Mays.
The temperature never fell below 5 degs C, which has only happened 5 times in the last ten Mays - all in 2005 or 2010.

Temperature: [Days]:
On Friday the 24th the maximum temperature was just 12.2 degs C, making it the coldest May day at this location since 14th May 2005.  Temperatures recovered somewhat by the following Friday [31st] however, as this was the warmest day of the month with 18.7 degs C.  This in itself was the lowest ever May maximum at this location* by some margin, as previously this had been 20.8 degs C in 2005.  This means that the temperature never reached 20 degs C during May 2013 - the first time this has [not] happened since at least 2003, and which happened ten times in May 2004!
The average daytime temperature for May 2013 was 16.23, not surprisingly the coldest of the last ten Mays, and pushes May 2005 into second place.

Rain:
94.7 mm of rain fell during the month, making it the wettest May of the last six.  Less than 50 mm of rain has fallen in each of the last four Mays, with just 36.6 mm in May 2012.  April 2013 saw just 39.2 mm.
The wettest day itself was the 14th with 28.2 mm of rain falling, making it the wettest May day at this location since at least 2007.
There were 16 completely dry days in May 2013, which is perhaps surprisingly the second highest number of the last six, beaten only by 2012.  This was due to the rain this month coming in more marked wet periods, and there being just one day with only a 'Trace' of rain, rather than several in previous years.
These wet periods were the 7th to the 16th, and the 27th to the 29th. 
The first six days of the month saw just 0.8 mm of rain, and the period 17th to 22nd was completely dry.

Cumulatively to the end of May, 456.2 mm of rain has fallen in 2013 compared to 361.5 mm in 2012 - an increase of 26.2 %.

*Since at least 2003.

Monday 24 June 2013

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 12.9; Max: 19.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1029 mb.

Sunday 23 June 2013

A little further rain overnight, followed by a dry, windy, mostly cloudy Sunday morning.  Sunny intervals and continuing windy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.6; Max: 18.1.
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 1023 mm.

Saturday 22 June 2013

Rain overnight, followed by a mostly cloudy day with showers. More general rain during the late afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 15.4; Max: 18.5.
Rain: 9.0 mm.  Pres: 1014 mb.

Friday 21 June 2013

Sunny intervals, lengthier in the afternoon.  Cloudy in the evening, with rain after dark.
Temps: Min: 15.9; Max: 20.8.
Rain: [to 2200]: Trace.  Pres: 1015.5 mb.

Thursday 20 June 2013

A mainly dry, mostly cloudy morning, followed by an overcast afternoon with rain. Dry with some cloud breaks in the evening.
Temps: Min: 14.3; Max: 19.5.
Rain: 9.1 mm.  Pres: 1015 mb.

Wednesday 19 June 2013

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 15.1; Max: 21.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1018 mb.

*It was the first completely dry 24-hr period [2200-2200] since June 9th.

Tuesday 18 June 2013

Showers during the previous evening/overnight, followed by a dry, foggy morning.  A mixture of cloud, sun, and some more fog during the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 16.3; Max: 21.5.
Rain: 2.0 mm. Pres: 1017 mb.

*It was the warmest night since 11th October, 2012, and the warmest day since 8th October 2012.

Monday 17 June 2013

AM: [Falmouth]: Cloudy with showers in the morning.
PM: [West Cornwall]: Dry with some sunny intervals.
Evening: [Falmouth]: Some sunny intervals, then showers after dark.

[Falmouth]: Temps: Min: 15.5; Max: 19.6.
Rain: 7.8 mm.  Pres: 1014 mb.

Sunday 16 June 2013

Overcast with rain or drizzle in the morning.  Still cloudy in the afternoon with showers.
A few glimpses of blue sky through the thinner clouds in the evening.
Temps: Min: 14.2; Max: 17.7.
Rain: 3.7 mm.  Pres: 1013 mb.

Saturday 15 June 2013

Sunny intervals and breezy, with showers in the morning.
Cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 13.0; Max: 19.4.
Rain: 2.5 mm.  Pres: 1015 mb.

Friday 14 June 2013

AM: Sunny intervals.
PM: Cloudy with showers, followed by general rain late afternoon/early evening.  Some cloud breaks after that.
Temps: Min: 15.0; Max: 20.0.
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 1014 mb.

Thursday 13 June 2013

A little rain overnight, followed by a dry, breezy day with sunny intervals.  Cloudier in the evening with a little light drizzle.
Temps: Min: 15.1; Max: 18.9.
Rain: 0.7 mm.  Pres: 1021.5 mb.

Wednesday 12 June 2013

Overcast and dull with rain, drizzle or showers throughout the day. 
Dry and windy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 15.9; Max: 19.6.
Rain: 7.0 mm.  Pres: 1013.5 mb.

Tuesday 11 June 2013

Overnight rain followed by a dry but cloudy morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon but then overcast with rain or drizzle again in the evening.
Temps: Min: 15.4*; Max: 20.9.
Rain: 5.2 mm.  Pres: 1014 mb.

*Highest minimum since 11th October 2012.

Monday 10 June 2013

AM: Mainly cloudy.
PM: Overcast but mostly dry.  Rain in the evening.

Temps: Min: 11.7; Max: 16.0.
Rain: 2.0 mm.  Pres: 1016 mb.

Sunday 9 June 2013

AM: Sunny intervals at first, then mainly cloudy.
PM: Sunny.
Temps: Min: 11.7; Max: 18.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1021 mb.

Saturday 8 June 2013

Thunderstorm at first with torrential rain.  Sunny by mid-morning.
Temps: Min: 14.2; Max: 19.7.
Rain: 28.8 mm*.  Pres: 1022 mb.

*Despite being the wettest 24-hr period since 21st March, the whole 28.8 mm of rain had fallen by about 9 am.

Friday 7 June 2013

Mainly sunny. Partly cloudy around the middle of the day.
Temps: Min: 14.7; Max: 21.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023 mb.

The temperature finally reached 20 degs C today, the latest date in the year this has happened for at least ten years.
It was actually the hottest day since 8th October 2012, and the warmest night since 23rd October 2012.

Thursday 6 June 2013

AM: Sunny intervals with a fair amount of high cloud.
PM: Sunny.
Temps: Min: 12.5; Max: 19.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1022 mb.

Wednesday 5 June 2013

AM: Mostly cloudy with a few glimpses of the sun.
PM: Sunny intervals, lengthening to a sunny evening.
Temps: Min: 10.2; Max: 16.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1021.5 mb.

Tuesday 4 June 2013

Sunny. Breezy in the morning.
Temps: Min: 10.1; Max: 15.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1027 mb.

Monday 3 June 2013

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 10.8; Max: 17.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032 mb.

Sunday 2 June 2013

Mostly sunny.  Fair weather cloud to the south around midday.
Temps: Min: 12.1;  Max: 19.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032 mb.

Saturday 1 June 2013

A sunny start with some fair-weather cloud around the middle of the day. Sunny again from late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.8;  Max: 17.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1030 mb.

Friday 31 May 2013

Sunny but with a cloudy evening.
Temps: Min: 12.8; Max: 18.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1024 mb.

It was the warmest day since April 23rd, but the temperature didn't reach 20 degs C during May for the first time since at least 2003. 

Thursday 30 May 2013

Sunny and rather breezy.
Temps: Min: 13.7; Max: 17.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1018 mb.

Wednesday 29 May 2013

Overnight rain followed by a mostly cloudy but mainly dry morning.  Dry with sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.1; Max: 17.1.
Rain: 14.0 mm.  Pres: 1012 mb.

Tuesday 28 May 2013

Sunny intervals with one or two passing showers.
Temps: Min: 9.4; Max: 16.2.
Rain: 0.2 mm.  Pres: 1005 mb.

Dates of Reaching 20 Degrees C

Here are the dates from the last 9 years when 20 degrees C was first reached at this location in that year:

2004 - April 26
2005 - May 1
2006 - April 25
2007 - April 22
2008 - May 4
2009 - May 31
2010 - April 26
2011 - April 25
2012 - May 23

As of May 28, 20 degrees C is yet to be reached in 2013.  As can be seen above it has always happened in either April or May [On 5 out of 9 occasions between April 22 and 26]!
2009 was the year it took longest to attain that temperature, until May 31 in fact, but with just 3 days to go will this year set a new record and 20 degrees C not occur until June?

Monday 27 May 2013

AM: Sunny intervals at first, then cloudy.
PM: Rain. Some cloud breaks in the evening.
Temps: Min: 8.2; Max: 15.7.
Rain: 15.5 mm.  Pres: 1004.5 mb.

Sunday 26 May 2013

Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 6.4*; Max: 16.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1021 mb.

*It was the coldest night since April 20th/21st.

Saturday 25 May 2013

Mainly sunny. More cloud to the north during the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.2; Max: 16.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1022 mb.

Friday 24 May 2013

Showers overnight and in the mainly cloudy morning.  Dry with lengthening sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.8; Max: 12.2.
Rain: 5.5 mm.  Pres: 1020.5 mb.

*Another 1.5 degs C off the maximum from yesterday, but today was still not the coldest ever May day at this location [since 2004], as on the 14th of May 2005 the temperature peaked at just 11.0 degs.
**Since at least 2004 the temperature has always exceeded 20 degs C during May - except in 2013, and there are only seven days to go!

Thursday 23 May 2013

Sunny intervals.  Showers in the afternoon and evening, some heavy.
A fresh northerly wind too as pressure is low to the east of the UK at the moment.
Temps: Min:  8.7; Max: 13.7*.
Rain: 1.5 mm.  Pres: 1021 mb.

*It was the coldest day since 27th April.

April 2013 Summary

In Brief:
A very cold first week, particularly by day.  Mainly dry, apart from the second week.

Temperature [Minimum]:
The lowest night-time temperature of the month was 0.3 degs C, on the night of the 2nd/3rd. This was the second coldest April night [since at least 2004] at this location, narrowly missing the coldest ever, which was 0.2 in April 2008.
Conversely, the mildest night of April 2013, 13.7 degs C on the night of the 13th/14th, was the warmest ever April night of the last ten Aprils at this location.
The average night-time temperature for April 2013 was 8.33 degs C, making it the third warmest of the last ten, behind 2007 and 2011, however please see note * below.

There were at least five nights where the minimum temperature fell below 5 degs C during the month, all of which occurred during the first week.


Temperature [Maximum]:
The coldest day of the month was the 1st with a maximum of 7.1 degs C**.  This was easily the coldest ever April day [since at least 2004] at this location, the previous being 8.8 degs C in 2012.
The warmest day of the month was the 23rd, where the temperature reached 19.7 degs C.
The average daytime temperature for the month was 13.9 degs C, the second lowest of the last ten, with 2012 being the coldest with 13.41 degs C, however please see note * below.

* There were no individual reports for three days this month, although extremes for this period are still noted.  Normally these short and rare breaks are insignificant in calculating averages, however this break occurred during a very cold spell, meaning that all figures 'lost' were below the average without them.   Therefore I have calculated estimates, which are:
Minimum: 7.76 degs C [replacing 8.33]
Maximum: 13.4 degs C [replacing 13.9].
Using the estimates, this April's night-time average temperature is still the third highest of the last ten, however it now becomes the coldest for daytime temperatures, slightly colder than 2012 [13.41].

** It is possible that the maximum temperature was below 7.1 degs C on the 5th and 6th.


Rainfall:
39.2 mm of rain fell during the month, making it the driest of any month since March 2012, and the fourth driest April of the last six.  The wettest day itself was the 13th, with 10 mm of rain.
There were approximately 13 completely dry days, and approximately 17 with no measurable rain.
35.6 mm of the total rainfall fell from the 8th to the 17th.

Cumulatively, 361.5 mm of rain has now fallen during the first four months of 2013, which is the same amount as fell during the first five in 2012.  The figure to April 2012 was 324.9 mm, so 2013 is still 36.6 mm ahead.

Wednesday 22 May 2013

Sunny intervals, lengthening during the afternoon and leading to a sunny evening.
Temps: Min: 11.5; Max: 16.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1022 mb.

Tuesday 21 May 2013

Mainly cloudy with a little sun at times.  Rather a cool breeze.
Temps: Min: 13.0; Max: 14.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1018 mb.

Monday 20 May 2013

Sunny intervals for a time but mainly cloudy from late morning. Cloud breaks in the evening.
Temps: Min: 11.1; Max: 17.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1016 mb.

Sunday 19 May 2013

AM: Sunny intervals. 
PM: Thicker cloud at first cleared westwards later leaving a sunny evening.
Temps: Min: 10.5; Max: 16.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1016 mb.

Saturday 18 May 2013

Sunny.
Partly cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.1; Max: 16.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1010.5 mb.

Friday 17 May 2013

AM: Sunny.
PM: Sunny intervals. Heavy cloud to the north.
Temps: Min: 6.8; Max: 16.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1010 mb.

Thursday 16 May 2013

Sunny intervals and showers, with hail.
Temps: Min: 7.7; Max: 14.2.
Rain: 6.8 mm.  Pres: 1001 mb.

Wednesday 15 May 2013

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 9.2; Max: 14.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1001.5 mb.

Tuesday 14 May 2013

Overcast with rain for much of the day.  Drier for a time in the afternoon with a slither of blue sky visible - yes, really!!
Heavier rain with strong and squally winds in the evening.

Temps: Min: 7.8*; Max: 13.9.
Rain: 28.2 mm.  Pres: 995.5 mbs [2200].

*This temperature was reached during the day.  The overnight low Monday/Tuesday was 9.4 degs C.
It was the wettest day since 21st March, and the pressure at 2200 was almost 20 mbs lower than 24 hours earlier.

Monday 13 May 2013

Sunny intervals in the morning. Cloudy in the afternoon with a passing shower.
Temps: Min: 11.2; Max: 16.7.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1015 mb.

Sunday 12 May 2013

Cloudy with drizzly rain in the morning. Mostly dry in the afternoon but still with the odd burst of drizzly rain.
Temps: Min: 9.6; Max: 16.4.
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 1016 mb.

Saturday 11 May 2013

Showers overnight followed by a mainly dry but cloudy day with one or two showers.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.0; Max: 15.7.
Rain: 2.8 mm.  Pres: 1015.5 mb.

Friday 10 May 2013

Mostly cloudy. Rain from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.9; Max: 18.2.*
Rain: 3.8 mm.  Pres: 1014.5 mb.

*This figure was reached during a brief brighter spell and was not typical of the maximum temperature for most of the day.

Thursday 9 May 2013

Mainly cloudy and windy with showers in the morning and persisitant rain in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.4; Max: 16.7.
Rain: 4.1 mm.  Pres: 1012.5 mb.

Wednesday 8 May 2013

Cloudy in the morning with a period of rain.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.0*; Max: 17.4**.
Rain: 7.7 mm.  Pres: 1012 mb.

*Highest minimum since November 19th/20th, 2012.
**Although the weather turned unsettled on Wednesday, the maximum was actually higher than the previous two days. This was because the wind turned from an on-shore, and therefore cool, south-easterly, which is usually the case as a high pressure area moves away eastwards, to a south-westerly, which arrives in Falmouth across land.

Tuesday 7 May 2013

Sunny intervals, though of a hazy nature in the afternoon.
Cloudy in the evening with rain.
Temps: Min: 11.6; Max: 16.5.
Rain: 2.9 mm.  Pres: 1012 mb.

*Even though it did not start raining until the evening, it was the wettest 24 hour period [2200-2200] since 13th April.

Monday 6 May 2013

AM: Sunny intervals.
PM: Low cloud.  Misty in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.2; Max: 15.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1021 mb.

Sunday 5 May 2013

AM: Sunny intervals.
PM: Sunny.
Temps: Min: 10.6; Max: 18.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023 mb.

Saturday 4 May 2013

A cloudy morning with a passing shower.  Sunny intervals this afternoon.  Fast moving low-level broken strato-cumulus clouds this evening.
Temps: Min: 11.6; Max: 16.8.
Rain: 0.8 mm.  Pres: 1023 mb.

Friday 3 May 2013

AM: Sunny intervals.
PM: Mostly cloudy but still with some cloud breaks, specially in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.5; Max: 17.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023 mb.

Thursday 2 May 2013

AM: Sunny intervals.
PM: Sunny.
Temps: Min: 9.4; Max: 17.9.
Rain: Nil. Pres: 1024.5 mb.

Wednesday 1 May 2013

Sunny. 
Temps: Min: 7.8; Max: 14.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1025 mb.

Tuesday 30 April 2013

Mostly sunny with just the odd passing cloud.
Temps: Min: 8.5; Max: 15.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1025 mb.

Monday 29 April 2013

Lengthy sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.0; Max: 13.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1024 mb.

Sunday 28 April 2013

AM: Dry and cloudy.
PM: Mostly cloudy with a few glimpses of the sun and the odd spot of rain.
More general drizzly rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 6.7; Max: 15.1.
Rain: 1.7 mm.  Pres: 1021 mb.

Saturday 27 April 2013

Mainly sunny.
Temps: Min: 6.7; Max: 12.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1022 mb.

Friday 26 April 1013

Mostly dry with lengthy sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.1; Max: 12.5.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1022 mb.

March 2013 Summary

In Brief:
A very cold month, particularly for March, but with two wet and milder spells.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
The coldest night of the month was that of the 11th/12th when the temperature fell to -2.3 degs C. This was the coldest night since February 2nd/3rd 2012 and the coldest March night ever at this location*.
The highest minimum in March 2013 was 13.4 degs C on the night of the 7th/8th, which was actually the warmest ever March night* by some margin.  Previously this was 11.4 degs C, set in March 2010.

Despite this mild night however, the average minimum temperature for March 2013 was just 5.64 degs C, making it the coldest month for nights since February 2012, and the second coldest for March since at least 2004.  2010 was the coldest with 4.94 degs C.  
Average night-time temperatures have fallen every month since August 2012.

The temperature fell below 5 degs C during the month on 15 nights, the most number of times of any month since January 2011, and the second most for March*.  Once again 2010 took first place with 18.
The temperature also fell below 0 degs C once, for the first time since February 2012.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
The coldest day of the month was the 11th with 3.2 degs C.  It was the coldest March day ever at this location,* again by some margin.  5.8 degs C was the previous coldest March maximum, set in 2005.
It wasn't the coldest day of winter 2012/13 however, as the maximum was just 2.8 degs C on January 20th.
The warmest day of the month was the 8th, with 16.6 degs C - the warmest day since October 2012.

The average daytime temperature for March 2013 was 9.85 degs C, making it the coldest ever March at this location*, again by some margin.  Previously March 2006 held this honour with 11.38 degs C.
March 2013 was also the coldest of any month for average daytime temperature since January 2011 [9.83 degs C], and the 5th coldest month ever at this location*.
As with night-time temperatures, the daytime average has fallen every month since August 2012.

Rainfall:
119.3 mm of rain fell during March 2013, making it the wettest March of the last 5.  Previously this was March 2010 with 90.8 mm.  The total compares with 130.9 mm in January 2013, 72.0 mm in February 2013, and 25.6 mm in March 2012.
The wettest day itself was the 21st with 44.3 mm, which was the wettest day since November 24th 2012, and the 5th wettest day ever at this location, [since at least April 2008]. 

Despite the highish rainfall totals, there were 12 completely dry days, and 19 with no measurable rain during the month.  This was the least number for March though, following the run of comparatively dry Marches during the last few years. 
Most of the month's rain fell from the 15th to the 22nd, with just 0.4 mm falling by the 6th, 0 mm from the 11th-14th, and 0.7 from the 23rd.

Cumulatively to the end of March, 322.3 mm of rain has fallen during 2013, which is over double that of the same period in 2012 [141.4 mm], however from April 2012 onwards things were about to change!

*Since at least 2004.

Thursday 25 April 2013

Mostly cloudy.  Brief sunny intervals in the afternoon.  Drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.4; Max: 17.3.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1024 mb.

Wednesday 24 April 2013

Cloudy and dull.  Drizzle at first.
Temps: Min: 13.0; Max: 16.8.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1024.5 mb.

Tuesday 23 April 2013

Mainly cloudy but bright. Some sunny intervals. 
Temps: Min: 11.5; Max: 19.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1024.5 mb.

It was the warmest day since 8th October 2012.

Monday 22 April 2013

AM: Cloudy with a few spots of rain.
PM: Dull and overcast with low-level cloud and drizzly rain.  Dry and medium-level cloud in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.5; Max: 14.4.
Rain: 1.1 mm.  Pres: 1021.5 mb.

Sunday 21 April 2013

AM: Mainly cloudy and dry.
PM: Cloudy and dull with a period of drizzly rain mid-afternoon, followed by sunny intervals in the evening.
Temps: Min: 5.9; Max: 15.4.
Rain: 0.4 mm.  Pres: 1023 mb.

Saturday 20 April 2013

Sunny.  Some cloud to the north.
Temps: Min: 7.8; Max: 13.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032 mb.

Friday 19 April 2013

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.5; Max: 15.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1033 mb.

Thursday 18 April 2013

AM: Mainly dry with sunny intervals.
PM: Mostly sunny.

Temps: Min: 9.4; Max: 15.1.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1023 mb.

Wednesday 17 April 2013

Cloudy and windy but mainly dry.  Some sunshine in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.6; Max: 15.5.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1013.5 mb.

Tuesday 16 April 2013

Some rain overnight, followed by a dry but mostly cloudy day,
Temps: Min: 12.7; Max: 17.1.
Rain: 1.4 mm.  Pres: 1015 mb.

Monday 15 April 2013

Mainly cloudy but bright with a little sun.
Temps: Min: 12.8; Max: 16.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1013 mb.

Sunday 14 April 2013

AM: Mostly cloudy. Showers at first.
PM: Bright and dry with some sunshine.

Temps: Min: 13.7; Max: 16.2.
Rain: 2.8 mm.  Pres: 1011 mb.

Saturday 13 April 2013

Cloudy. Rain or drizzle until late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.9; Max: 15.5.
Rain: 10.0 mm.  Pres: 1006 mb.

Friday 12 April 2013

Showers overnight.
AM: [Falmouth]: Dry with sunny intervals.
PM: [Truro]: Rather cloudy, some sun.
Evening: [Falmouth]:  Cloudy with a light shower.

[Fal]: Temps: Min: 9.7; Max: 14.8.
Rain: 1.7.  Pres: 1006 mb.

Thursday 11 April 2013

AM: [Falmouth]: Sunny intervals.
PM: [Truro]: Heavy shower and sunny intervals.
Evening shower in Falmouth.

[Fal]: Temps: Min: 7.8; Max: 17.5*.
Rain: 2.7 mm.  Pres: 995 mb.

*The warmest day for 6 months [11th October 2012].

Wednesday 10 April 2013

Overcast with rain or drizzle for much of the time.
Temps: Min: 6.3; Max: 12.9.
Rain: 5.1 mm.  Pres: 995 mb.

Tuesday 9 April 2013

Overnight rain, followed by a cloudy, but dry, day.
Temps: Min: 9.1; Max: 11.1.
Rain: 9.4 mm.  Pres: 998 mb.

Monday 8 April 2013

Mainly cloudy but bright in the morning. Thicker cloud with showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.6; Max: 11.1.
Rain: 2.2 mm.  Pres: 996 mb.

Update

For the period Thursday 4 April [1515] to Sunday 7 April [2200]:
Temps: Min: 0.7; Max: 9.7.
Rain: 0.4 mm.  Pres: 1005 mb [2200 Sunday].

Thursday 4 April 2013

[Until 1515 only].
Fairly cloudy but bright with some sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 0.9; Max: 7.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1014 mbs.

Wednesday 3 April 2013

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 0.3; Max: 8.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1014 mb.

Tuesday 2 April 2013

AM: Sunny intervals.  PM: Sunny.
Temps: Min: 2.6; Max: 8.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1014 mb.

Monday 1 April 2013

AM: [Falmouth]/ PM: [Foxhole]:
Mainly cloudy with a few cloud breaks.

[Fal]:  Temps: Min: 4.8; Max: 7.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1006.5 mb.

Sunday 31 March 2013

Mainly cloudy with a few cloud breaks.
Lengthier sunny intervals from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 4.6; Max: 8.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1007 mb.

Saturday 30 March 2013

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 2.1; Max: 7.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1008.5 mb.

Friday 29 March 2013

Cloudy and windy. Some light rain during the late afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 5.0; Max: 7.4*.
Rain: 0.7 mm.  Pres: 1005.5 mb.

*This temperature was reached during the evening.

Thursday 28 March 2013

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 0.6; Max: 6.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1010.5 mb.

Wednesday 27 March 2013

Mostly cloudy after a bright start.  Short shower of very light drizzle/odd snow flakes in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 0.5; Max: 5.7.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1011 mb.  

February 2013 Summary

In Brief:
The coldest month since February 2012 by night and day, but fairly average for February.  The driest month for some time.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Night-time temperatures ranged from 0.9 degs C on the night of the 22nd/23rd, to 11.0 degs C on the night of the 13th/14th, giving an average of 6.26 degs C for the month.
Although this is the lowest average of any month for a year, February 2012 was the 4th mildest of the last ten Februaries for night-time temperatures.
The temperature fell below 5 degs C eight times during the month, the most of any month since February 2012, but the 4th fewest number of times of the last ten Februaries.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
The coldest day of February 2013 was the 22nd with 3.8 degs C.  This was the 4th coldest February day of the last 10 at this location, with the other three all occurring in February 2012.  The warmest day of the month was the 13th, with 14.8 degs C. As with January, the coldest and warmest days were both adjacent to the coldest and warmest nights.

The average maximum for February 2013 was 10.19 degs C, making it the coldest month for daytime temperature since February 2012, and the 5th coldest of the last ten Februaries. It was, however, very close to the averages of February 2012 [10.14], and February 2010 [10.18].

Rain:
72 mm of rain fell during the month, making February 2012 the second driest of the last five Februaries, and the driest of any month since September 2012.
This compares to 130.9 mm in January 2013, and 45.8 mm in February 2012.
The wettest day was the 1st, with 13.9 mm, which is the lowest total for a 'wettest' day since May 2012.
The 1st was only just the wettest day though, as both the 10th and 13th had over 13 mm of rain.
There were 15 completely dry days, which is the most in any month since September 2012, and the second highest for February, just beaten by 2012 with 16.
There was no measurable rain from the 15th onwards.

Cumulatively, 202.9 mm of rain has fallen during the first two months of 2013, compared to 115.8 mm in the same period in 2012.

Tuesday 26 March 2013

Sunny intervals.  Cloudy from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 1.4; Max: 6.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1011.5 mb.

Monday 25 March 2013

Cloudy.
Temps: Min: 2.0; Max: 4.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1011.5 mb.

Sunday 24 March 2013

Cloudy.
Temps: Min: 6.5; Max: 7.8.*
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1008 mb.

*This temperature was reached on Saturday evening.

Saturday 23 March 2013

Overcast and gloomy, but dry.
Temps: Min: 10.7*; Max: 11.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1006 mb.

*Overnight Friday/Saturday minimum.

Friday 22 March 2013

Cloudy with rain or showers until early afternoon, then mainly dry. 
Some cloud breaks after dark.
Temps: Min: 11.6; Max: 13.5.
Rain: 8.9 mm.  Pres: 1003 mb.

Thursday 21 March 2013

Overcast with rain throughout.
Temps: Min: 7.6; Max: 12.7*.
Rain: 44.3 mm.  Pres: 1004.5 mb.

*This temperature was reached during the evening.
It was the wettest day since the infamous 24th November, 2012.

Wednesday 20 March 2013

Mostly dry.  Sunny intervals in the morning.  Gathering cloud ahead of a low pressure system from the south-west in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 3.6; Max: 11.4.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1011 mb.

Tuesday 19 March 2013

Sunny intervals in the morning.  Mainly dry but mostly cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 4.4; Max: 11.8.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 995 mb.

Monday 18 March 2013

AM: Sunny intervals.  PM: Mainly cloudy with hail showers.
Temps: Min: 4.6; Max: 13.1.
Rain: 5.9 mm.  Pres: 992.5 mb.

Sunday 17 March 2013

Rain overnight, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals, although cloudier in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 5.1; Max: 11.7.
Rain: 6.9 mm.   Pres: 991 mb.

Saturday 16 March 2013

Showers overnight.  Sunny intervals with further showers in the morning, some of hail.
Mostly dry in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.5; Max: 12.0.
Rain: 12.6 mm.  Pres: 995 mb.

Friday 15 March 2013

Cloudy.  Rain from late morning.
Temps: Min: 5.4; Max: 12.2.
Rain: 23.8 mm.  Pres: 999 mb.

*It was the wettest day since 18th January.

Thursday 14 March 2013

Mainly sunny.
Temps: Min: 3.9; Max: 9.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1014 mb.

Wednesday 13 March 2013

Sunny intervals by day.  Shower in the evening.
Temps: Min: 1.1; Max: 9.3.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1014 mb.

Tuesday 12 March 2013

Sunny intervals.   Very light snow grains in the evening.
Temps: Min: -2.3*; Max: 4.3
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1010.5 mb.

*It was the coldest night since 2nd/3rd February 2012, and the coldest March night ever at this location [since at least 2003].

Monday 11 March 2013

Mainly cloudy and windy.  Some sunny intervals later in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 2.4*; Max: 3.2**.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1006 mb.

It was the coldest day since January 20th and the coldest March day ever at this location [since at least 2003].
*This temperature was reached during Monday morning.
**This was the maximum temperature for daytime Monday. A higher temperature was reached during Sunday night.
 

Sunday 10 March 2013

Overcast and dull with showers.  More persistent rain later in the afternoon. Windy.

Temps: Min: 8.5*; Max: 8.7**.
Rain: 4.0 mm.  Pres: 998.5 mb.

*This temperature was reached during Sunday morning. 
**This was the maximum temperature for daytime Sunday. A higher temperature was reached during Saturday night.

Saturday 9 March 2013

Sunny intervals.  Cloudier later in the afternoon with rain in the evening.

Temps: Min: 12.6; Max: 15.2.
Rain: 1.6 mm.  Pres: 998 mb.

Friday 8 March 2013

Sunny intervals. Spell of light rain late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.4; Max: 16.6.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 996.5 mb.

*It was the warmest day since 25th October 2012.

Thursday 7 March 2013

Overnight rain followed by a cloudy, dull and misty morning.  Some cloud breaks in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.5; Max: 14.9.
Rain: 9.3 mm.  Pres: 994 mb.

*It was the mildest day since 29th January.

Wednesday 6 March 2013

Mainly dry.  Cloudy in the morning. Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.8; Max: 13.7.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 997 mb.

*It was the mildest night since 29th January.

Tuesday 5 March 2013

Intervals of hazy sunshine with rather a lot of cloud too.   Drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 8.5; Max: 12.8.
Rain: 0.4 mm.  Pres: 1003 mb.

*It was the first measurable rain since 14th February.

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Monday 4 March 2013

Spells of hazy sunshine and cloud.
Temps: Min: 6.7; Max: 9.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1008.5 mb.

Sunday 3 March 2013

Cloudy.
Temps: Min: 5.0; Max: 7.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1016 mb.

Saturday 2 March 2013

Mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 4.3; Max: 7.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1025.5 mb.

Friday 1 March 2013

Mostly dry, cloudy and dull.
Temps: Min: 4.3; Max: 8.2.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1028 mb.

Thursday 28 February 2013

Sunny intervals in the morning.  Cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 3.1; Max: 7.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1028 mb.

Wednesday 27 February 2013

Sunny intervals in the morning. Cloudy in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 5.9; Max: 10.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1031 mb.

Tuesday 26 February 2013

Cloudy and dull.  A short shower in the morning.
Temps: Min: 5.7; Max: 7.4.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1031 mb.

*It was the first rain since February 14th.

Monday 25 February 2013

Sunny intervals in the morning.  Cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 1.9; Max: 7.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1028 mb.

*It is now the longest completely dry spell since July 19-29, 2012.

Sunday 24 February 2013

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 1.7; Max: 5.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1025 mb.

Saturday 23 February 2013

Mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 0.9; Max: 5.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1021 mb.

Friday 22 February 2013

Cloudy.
Temps: Min: 2.1; Max: 3.8.
Rain: Nil. Pres: 1017 mb.

Thursday 21 February 2013

Rather a lot of cloud with some brief sunny intervals. Windy.
Temps*: Min: 5.4; Max: 7.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1016 mb.

*The maximum temperature of 7.9 was reached during the night.  5.4 was the minimum temperature by 1100, but it was lower later.

January 2013 Summary

In Brief:
Fairly mild, especially at night, with around average rainfall.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Night-time temperatures for the month ranged from 0.6 degs C on the night of the 19th/20th [the coldest night since February 2012], to 13.9 degs C on the night of the 28th/29th, which was the mildest ever January night at this location.*  The average night-time temperature for the month was 7.95 degs C, narrowly exceeding 2012's figure of 7.76 degs C, to make January 2013 the mildest January for nights since at least 2003.  It was cooler than the previous month [December 2012] however, with it's average of 8.74 degs C.
The temperature fell below 5 degs C on 4 nights, the most since April 2012, but the equal fewest for January*[with 2007].

Temperature: [Maximum]:
The coldest day of the month was the 20th with a maximum of 2.8 degs C. This was the coldest day since February 2012 and the equal coldest for a January day* [with 2010].
Conversely, the mildest day of the month, 15.8 on the 29th, was the warmest January day ever at this location.*   This led to an average of 11.52 degs C, making it the warmest January [days] since 2008, and the 4th warmest of the last ten.
It is interesting to note that the month's coldest night and day were on the same date, as were it's warmest night and day. Although logical, this rarely occurs in reality.

Rainfall:
130.9 mm of rain fell during the month. This is almost twice as much as the 70 mm in January 2012, but less than half the 288.9 mm in December 2012. 
It was the driest month since September 2012 and the 3rd wettest [or driest] January of the last 5.
The wettest day of the month was the 18th with 29.7 mm, which was the wettest January day since at least 2008.
There were 6 completely dry 24-hr periods [2200-2200], and 10 with no measurable rain.  The longest spell with no measurable rain was 4 days from the 2nd to the 5th, however only 29.2 mm of rain had fallen by the end of the 17th.  This total had more than doubled by the end of the next day, with the remaining 101.7 mm falling from the 18th.

Thunder:
Thunder occurred on the 18th.


*Since at least 2003.

Wednesday 20 February 2013

Sunny intervals in the morning.  Cloudier in the afternoon.
Windy.
Temps: Min: 7.9; Max: 10.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1016.5 mb.

Tuesday 19 February 2013

Mainly sunny.
Temps: Min: 8.0; Max: 10.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1016 mb.

Monday 18 February 2013

Mainly cloudy in the morning with lengthening sunny intervals.  Sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.9; Max: 11.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1016 mb.

*With four consecutive dry days it's the longest dry spell since 17th - 22nd September 2012!
[I was on holiday then!]

Sunday 17 February 2013

Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 7.9; Max: 11.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1015 mb.

Even at just 3 days, this is now the longest completely dry spell since 13th-15th November 2012!

Saturday 16 February 2013

Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 7.2*; Max: 11.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1021.5 mb.

*This temperature was reached on Friday evening.

Friday 15 February 2013

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.2; Max: 12.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1022 mb.

Thursday 14 February 2013

Rain overnight, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 11.0; Max: 13.8.
Rain: 11.0 mm.  Pres: 1018 mb.

Wednesday 13 February 2013

Overcast with rain or drizzle for most of the time.  Some clear sky in the evening.
Temps: Min: 8.4; Max: 14.8.
Rain: 13.8 mm.  Pres: 1014 mb.

Tuesday 13 February 2013

Mostly cloudy.  A few spots of rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 6.8; Max: 9.3.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1014.5 mb.

Monday 11 February 2013

Sunny intervals in the morning.  More cloudy but mainly dry in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 3.6; Max: 10.7.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1006 mb.

Sunday 10 February 2013

Overnight rain followed by a mainly cloudy day with showers.
Temps: Min: 10.1*; Max: 13.1*.
Rain: 13.6 mm.  Pres: 995 mb.

*The maximum temperature shown was reached overnight Saturday/Sunday.  The temperature then fell during the course of Sunday, reaching the minimum value shown by late morning.
The temperature continued to fall during Sunday afternoon, however as this would be too late to be indicative of the overnight low temperature on Saturday night, this figure will count as an overnight low for Sunday night/Monday.
Things are so much more simple in the summer!!

Saturday 9 February 2013

Mainly dry with some sun and rather a lot of cloud too.
Temps: Min: 9.2; Max: 12.2.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1014 mb.

Friday 8 February 2013

Dry with a good deal of cloud.
Temps: Min: 7.1; Max: 10.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023 mb.

Thursday 7 February 2013

Mainly cloudy.  Dry in the morning, rain in the afternoon. Some cloud gaps again later.
Temps: Min: 4.5; Max: 10.3.*
Rain: 6.5 mm.  Pres: 1020 mb.

*This temperature was reached in the evening.

Wednesday 6 February 2013

Windy with showers, heavy overnight, and continuing into the morning.  Dry with sunny intervals thereafter.
Temps: Min: 6.5;  Max: 10.3.
Rain: 2.2 mm.  Pres: 1022 mb.

Tuesday 5 February 2013

Overnight rain and wind.  Rather cloudy on Tuesday with some sunny intervals and a few showers.
Temps: Min: 5.4; Max: 9.5.
Rain: 7.0 mm.  Pres: 1010 mb.

Monday 4 February 2013

Mostly dry with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 10.8; Max: 13.2.*
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1021 mb.

*This temperature was reached on Sunday evening.

Sunday 3 February 2013

Mainly cloudy with showers.
Temps: Min: 2.9: Max: 14.0.
Rain: 4.0 mm.  Pres: 1023 mb.

Saturday 2 February 2013

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 5.8; Max: 8.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1025 mb.

Friday 1 February 2013

Overnight rain.  Mainly dry with sunny intervals on Friday morning, then cloudy in the afternoon with just some milky sun.  Showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.5; Max: 12.3.
Rain: 13.9 mm.  Pres: 1012 mb.

Thursday 31 January 2013

Some rain overnight, then dry with sunny intervals.  Some more rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.1; Max: 12.8.
Rain: 1.6 mm.  Pres: 1016 mb.

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Wednesday 30 January 2013

Overnight rain followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 11.3; Max: 12.6.
Rain: 6.5 mm.  Pres: 1016.5 mb.

Tuesday 29 January 2013

Overcast with rain or drizzle for most of the time.  Windy in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 13.9; Max: 15.8.
Rain: 18.0 mm.  Pres: 1003 mb.

*Both night and day temperatures are the highest ever for January [since at least 2003] at this location. It was also the warmest night since November 19/20th, 2012.

Monday 28 January 2013

Mainly cloudy.  Showers in the morning. Windy with more general rain in the afternoon. 
Temps: Min: 6.2; Max: 14.4.
Rain: 6.9 mm.  Pres: 1004 mb.

Some More Facts About 2012

The average night-time temperature for 2012 was 10.34 degs C, the highest of the last nine years. Second highest is 2006 with 9.94 degs C.

The average daytime temperature for 2012 was 15.59 degs C, making it the second coolest since 2004 at this location.  2010 was the coolest with 15.35 degs C.

The total amount of rainfall for 2012 was 1502.6 mm, making it the wettest year of the last four. 2009 is next wettest with 1280.7 mm.

December 2012 Summary

In Brief:
Record-breakingly mild and wet.  A short dry and colder spell in the second week.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Night-time temperatures ranged from 3.1 degs C on the night of the 5th/6th, to 13.3 degs C on the night of the 22nd/23rd. This led to an average of 8.74 degs C, the highest of the last ten Decembers, and easily beating 7.52 in 2011 into second place. 
Previously the warmest December night was 12.6 degs C on the 12th/13th in 2003.
The temperature only fell below 5 degs C on two nights, the fewest number of times this has happened in December.*  There have been 7 Decembers of the last ten where the temperature did not fall below zero.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Daytime temperatures ranged from 7.7 degs C on the 11th and 12th, to 16.3 degs C on the 19th.  This is the highest ever December temperature at this location*, beating the previous highest of 15.2 set on the 4th in 2007. The average daytime temperature for December 2012 was 12.48 degs C, which was also the highest ever at this location.*  2007 now becomes the second warmest December, with an average of 12.4.

Rainfall:
December 2012 was the wettest month ever at this location** with a total of 288.9 mm of rain, easily beating November 2009's total of 223.9 mm into second place.  November 2012 was the third wettest ever month* with 217.8 mm, meaning that 506.7 mm of rain fell in the last two months of 2012 alone.  This is more than half the amount of rain that fell in the whole of 2010 or 2011.
The wettest day itself was the 22nd, with 38.2 mm, and more than 30 mm fell on 4 days of the month.
There were 3 totally dry 24 hour periods in the month [2200-2200]. The driest spell was the 8th to the 13th, with 0.4 mm of measurable rain, whereas a total of 118.8 mm fell between the 19th and the 22nd.
December 2011 saw 188 mm.

*Since 2003.
**Since April 2008.