Tuesday 30 December 2014

Sunny.  Frosty in the morning.
Temps: Min: -1.6;  Max: 8.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1033.8 mb.

Monday 29 December 2014

Sunny and frosty.
Temps: Min: -2.0*;  Max: 6.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1042.8 mb.

*It was the coldest night since 12 March 2013, and the first time the temperature has fallen below zero since then.

November 2014 Summary

In Brief:
An unsettled month dominated by low pressure until the last week, with rain or showers on most days, although fine during the final week.  Temperatures about average by day but chilly nights.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
The temperature fell to 0.5 degs C on the night of the 24th/25th,  making it the coldest night since March 24th.  It was also the lowest November temperature since 2010.
The mildest night of the month was that of the 1st/2nd, with a low of 12.4 degs C.  The temperature has exceeded this every November since 2009.  This gives an average minimum of 7.2 degs C, making November 2014 the second coldest for nights since at least 2002, with only 2010 being colder.
The temperature fell below 5 degs C on five nights, the most since November 2010.

Temperature [Maximum]:
The coldest day of the month was the 25th with 8.6 degs C.  This was the coldest day since March 27th, and the second coldest day of 2014 so far.  The warmest day of the month was the 2nd, with 17.4 degs C, which is just below midway for the maximum temperature during November since 2003.
The average daytime temperature for the month was 13.31 degs C, making it the second coldest month of 2014, with March being the coldest.

Rainfall:
156.1 mm of rain fell during the month, making November 2014 the 4th wettest, and 4th driest, of the last seven.  This compares to 107.7 mm in November 2013, and 132.8 mm in October 2014.  It was the wettest month since February 2014.
Rain fell on 22 days of the month, the wettest day itself being the 10th with a comparatively low amount, for the wettest day, of 16.4 mm. 
All 8 dry days of the month were after the 17th, and only 1.4 mm of rain fell after the 21st.  The last five days were dry.

Cumulatively 1159.4 mm of rain has fallen in 2014 to the end of November, which compares with 1055.5 mm during the same period in 2013 [+9.84%].

Thunder:
None this month.


 

Sunday 28 December 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 0.4;  Max: 5.9*.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1038.3 mb**.
*It was the coldest day since 27 March 2013.
**The pressure at 2200 was 23.9 mbs higher than 24 hours previously.

Saturday 27 December 2014

Sunny intervals.  Showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 6.4;  Max: 8.9.
Rain: 3.8 mm.  Pres: 1014.4 mb.

Friday 26 December 2014

Overcast with rain.  Windy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 1.1;  Max: 11.3.
Rain: 15.5 mm.  Pres: 1012.1 mb*.

*The pressure at 2200 was 23.2 mbs lower than 24 hours previously.

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Thursday 25 December 2014

A little rain the previous evening, followed by a dry, mostly sunny day.
Temps: Min: 5.1;  Max: 10.7.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1035.3 mb.

Wednesday 24 December 2014

Rain overnight.
Mostly dry with sunny intervals.  Quite cloudy for a time during the morning.
Temps: Min: 8.0*;  Max: 10.2**.
Rain: 6.4 mm.  Pres: 1026.0 mb.

*This temperature was reached mid-morning.
**This was the maximum daytime temperature. 11.6 was recorded during the night. 

Tuesday 23 December 2014

Mostly cloudy with a few showers.  Rain later in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.6;  Max: 11.5.
Rain: 2.6 mm.  Pres: 1014.3 mb. 

Monday 22 December 2014

Some rain overnight.
Mostly cloudy but bright in the morning.
Mostly overcast in the afternoon with drizzle later.
Temps: Min: 11.2;  Max: 12.7.
Rain: 0.5 mm.  Pres: 1021.0 mb.

Sunday 21 December 2014

Mostly cloudy with showers in the morning. 
Overcast with drizzle/rain in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 4.6.*  Max: 11.5.**
Rain: 1.2 mm.  Pres: 1024.4 mb.

*This temperature was recorded late on Saturday evening.
**This temperature was recorded on Sunday evening.

Saturday 20 December 2014

Sunny intervals.  More cloud in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.3;  Max: 10.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032.9 mb.

Friday 19 December 2014

Rain overnight.
Mostly cloudy in the morning.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.0*;  Max: 10.4**.
Rain: 8.8 mm.  Pres: 1026.8 mb.

*This temperature was recorded during the morning.
**This was the maximum daytime temperature. 12.3 was recorded during the night.

Thursday 18 December 2014

Overcast and breezy.  Showers during the day.  Persistent rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 11.4;  Max: 12.3.
Rain: 1.5 mm.  Pres: 1013.0 mb.

Wednesday 17 December 2014

[Plymouth]: Overcast with some drizzle.
[Falmouth]: Temps: Min: 10.8;  Max: 12.8.
Rain: 0.5 mm.  Pres: 1013.1 mb.

Tuesday 16 December 2014

Mostly cloudy with a few sunny intervals in the morning.
Rain/drizzle in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 4.2;  Max: 11.5.*
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 1010.3 mb.

*This temperature was reached in the evening.

Monday 15 December 2014

Mainly cloudy with showers, most plentiful in the morning.
Temps: Min: 7.6;  Max: 10.6.
Rain: 2.0 mm.  Pres: 1013.2 mb.

Sunday 14 December 2014

Mostly cloudy with showers.  Persistent rain in the early evening.
Temps: Min: 0.4.*  Pres: 10.6.
Rain: 7.7 mm.  Pres: 1010.2 mb.

*This temperature was recorded earlier on Saturday evening.

Saturday 13 December 2014

Showers at first, then dry with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 0.6;  Max: 9.0.
Rain: 0.2 mm.  Pres: 1014.6 mb.

Friday 12 December 2014

Overnight rain and windy.  Mostly cloudy with showers on Friday.
Temps: Min: 7.6;  Max: 11.3.
Rain: 16.0 mm.  Pres: 1004.4 mb.

Thursday 11 December 2014

Showers overnight and in the morning.  Mostly cloudy.
Rain and windy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 6.7*;  Max: 11.1.
Rain: 5.5 mm.  Pres: 1002.1 mb.

*This temperature was reached early on Wednesday evening.

Wednesday 10 December 2014

Showers and brief sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 7.4;  Max: 9.1.*
Rain: 2.7 mm.  Pres: 1018.1 mb.

*This was the maximum daytime temperature. 12.0 was recorded during the night.

Tuesday 9 December 2014

Cloudy/overcast. Showers, rain or drizzle in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 4.7;  Max: 12.0.*
Rain: 5.9 mm.  Pres: 1016.8 mb.

*This temperature was reached in the evening.

Monday 8 December 2014

Rain/showers overnight.
Sunny intervals. Showers in the morning and a few in the evening.
Temps: Min: 4.9;  Max: 9.1.
Rain: 3.1 mm.  Pres: 1029.5 mb.

Sunday 7 December 2014

Cloudy with showers at first.
Sunny intervals and mostly dry in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.5;  Max: 10.8.
Rain: 2.0 mm.  Pres: 1021.5 mb.

Saturday 6 December 2014

Quite cloudy but with some sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 6.1;  Max: 11.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1025.6 mb.

Friday 5 December 2014

Mostly cloudy with showers in the morning.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.  A few showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 3.9;  Max: 9.4.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1027.3 mb.

Thursday 4 December 2014

Some sun in the morning.  Cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 2.5;  Max: 8.1*.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1014.7 mb. 

*It was the 5th consecutive day that the maximum temperature has been lower than the previous day.
Along with 27 March, this now equals the coldest day of 2014 so far.

Wednesday 3 December 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 1.9;  Max: 9.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.4 mb.

Tuesday 2 December 2014

Sunny intervals and showers in the morning.  Sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.1;  Max: 10.3.
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 1025.4 mb.

Monday 1 December 2014

Mainly cloudy.  Some sun in the morning.
Temps: Min: 4.3;  Max: 11.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1013.2 mb.

Sunday 30 November 2014

Quite cloudy.  Some sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 7.8;  Max: 13.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1013.6 mb.

Saturday 29 November 2014

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 9.0;  Max: 14.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1011.1 mb.

Friday 28 November 2014

Quite cloudy in the morning with some sunny intervals.  Sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.8;  Max: 13.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 999.0 mb.

Thursday 27 November 2014

Cloudy in the morning.  Sunny in the afternoon.  Windy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 3.1;  Max: 11.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 990.3 mb.

Wednesday 26 November 2014

Cloudy.  Clearer after dark.
Temps: Min: 6.4;  Max: 10.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1006.2 mb.

Tuesday 25 November 2014

Cloudy with a few spots of rain.  Brighter at times to the north.
Temps: Min: 0.5;  Max: 8.6.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1013.5 mb.

October 2014 Summary

In Brief:
Unsettled and rather on the warm side.

Temperature: Minimum:
Night-time temperatures ranged from 6.3 degs C on the night of the 6th/7th, to 15.5 degs C on the night of the 17th/18th.  This was higher than the warmest night in June 2014, [15.0 degs C], however it is not unusual for October as 8 of the last 12 October's warmest nights were between 15.0 and 15.7 degs C.
The average night-time temperature for October 2014 was 11.51 degs C, which is the 5th warmest of the last 12.

Temperature: Maximum:
The coolest day of October 2014 was the 13th with 11.9 degs C.  This was the coldest day since April. The 1st was the warmest day with 22.1 degs C.
This gave an average daytime temperature for the month of 17.56 degs C, making it the 3rd warmest October of the last 12.
The temperature exceeded 20 degs C on 5 days, including the 28th and 31st. This compares to 8 times in 2013, but between 2004 and 2012 it only happened 3 further times.

Rainfall:
132.8 mm of rain fell during October 2014, which compares with only 4.6 mm in September 2014, and 214.4 mm in October 2013.  Although October 2014 was much wetter than the month before it, it was the driest, or least wet, October since 2011.
The wettest day itself was the 6th with 39.2 mm, which was the 2nd wettest October day since at least 2008.  24th October 2011 was the wettest with 39.5 mm.  Two other days in October 2014 saw more than 15 mm, namely the 15th [22.2 mm] and the 17th [16.8 mm].
The longest completely dry spell was just 2 days [2nd and 3rd] but there was a 3-day period with no measurable rain from 25th to 27th.  Generally the second half of the month was drier than the first, with only 7.3 mm of rain falling between the 18th and the 28th.

Cumulatively 1003.3 mm of rain has now fallen in 2014 to the end of October.  This compares with 947.8 mm to the same period in 2013 [5.86%].  This has come down from +18.69% at the end of September due to the very wet October in 2013.

Thunder:
There was thunder on the 6th, 8th, 9th and 15th.

Monday 24 November 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 0.6:  Max: 9.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1024.4 mb.

*It was the coldest night since 23/24 March and the coolest day since 27 March.

Sunday 23 November 2014

A little rain on Saturday night.
Sunday: Cloudy start, then mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 7.5;  Max: 12.9.
Rain: 0.6 mm.  Pres: 1021.8 mb.

Saturday 22 November 2014

A few showers overnight, followed by a dry day with lengthy sunny intervals.
A little light rain later in the evening.
Temps: Min: 8.9;  Max: 14.8.
Rain: 0.5 mm.  Pres: 1014.2 mb.

Friday 21 November 2014

Overcast, dull and gloomy with showers.
Temps: Min: 11.3;  Max: 14.0*.
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 1005.6 mb.

*This temperature was reached during the evening.

Thursday 20 November 2014

Mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 5.6*;  Max: 12.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1017.7 mb.

*This temperature was recorded earlier in the previous evening.

Wednesday 19 November 2014

Overcast with rain in the morning.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.0;  Max: 12.4.
Rain: 10.3 mm.  Pres: 1018.0 mb.

Tuesday 18 November 2014

Some sunny intervals but rather cloudy.
Temps: Min: 6.1;  Max: 11.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1006.7 mb.

*It was the first completely dry 24 hr period since 26 October.

Monday 17 November 2014

AM: Mostly cloudy with rain or showers.
PM: Some cloud breaks and a few more showers.
Temps: Min: 8.6;  Max: 11.0.
Rain: 8.9 mm.  Pres: 1001.2 mb.

*It was the coolest day since 20 April.

Sunday 16 November 2014

Cloudy with heavy showers to start, then some sunny intervals for a time.
Mainly cloudy again later in the afternoon with further showers.
Temps: Min: 8.3;  Max: 12.2.
Rain: 13.9 mm.  Pres: 999.9 mb.

Saturday 15 November 2014

Sunny intervals in the morning.
Cloudy in the afternoon.
Showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 6.1;  Max: 13.6.
Rain: 3.8 mm.  Pres: 991.4 mb.

Friday 14 November 2014

Sunny intervals and showers, some heavy.
Temps: 6.7;  Max: 13.7.
Rain: 15.5 mm.  Pres: 992.7 mb.

Thursday 13 November 2014

Cloudy.  Rain until late morning, then a few showers.  Frequent showers in the evening.
Windy in the morning and evening.
Temps: Min: 9.6;  Max: 14.5.
Rain: 6.0 mm.  Pres: 986.7 mb.

Wednesday 12 November 2014

Showers overnight and at first, then mostly dry with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 7.2;  Max: 14.1.
Rain: 1.9 mm.  Pres: 995.9 mbs.

Tuesday 11 November 2014

Rain in the morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.0;  Max: 13.4.
Rain: 11.0 mm.  Pres: 981.7 mb.

Monday 10 November 2014

Mostly cloudy in the morning. Overcast with rain, heavy at times, in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 5.7;  Max: 13.3.
Rain: 16.4 mm*.  Pres: 988.2 mb.

*It was the wettest day since 15 October.   26 October was the last completely dry day.

Sunday 9 November 2014

Sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: Min: 4.6;  Max: 14.6.
Rain: 5.9 mm.  Pres: 1001.5 mb.

Saturday 8 November 2014

Mostly cloudy with frequent heavy showers in the morning.
Sunny intervals and mostly dry in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.8;  Max: 12.4.
Rain: 9.9 mm.  Pres: 997.8 mb.

Friday 7 November 2014

Sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: Min: 7.8;  Max: 14.0.
Rain: 10.0 mm.  Pres: 998.2 mb.

Thursday 6 November 2014

Cloudy/overcast with rain until mid afternoon.  Further rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 4.8;  Max: 13.8.
Rain: 14.0 mm.  Pres: 986.1 mb.

*It was the lowest minimum since 3 May.

Wednesday 5 November 2014

Showers at first, then mostly sunny.  Cloudy for a time later in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.2;  Max: 15.8.
Rain: 1.2 mm.  Pres: 1007.9 mb.

Tuesday 4 November 2014

Sunny intervals.  Showers overnight, in the morning and in the evening.
Temps: Min: 6.0;  Max: 13.8.
Rain: 3.4 mm.  Pres: 998.5 mb.

Monday 3 November 2014

Rain for a time overnight.
Sunny intervals on Monday, with showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.8;  Max: 14.7.
Rain: 7.8 mm.  Pres: 985.8 mb.

Sunday 2 November 2014

Rain overnight, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.  Further rain, some heavy, late in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.4;  Max: 17.4.
Rain: 5.1 mm.  Pres: 995.0 mb.

Saturday 1 November 2014

Sunny intervals in the morning.  Cloudy in the afternoon.  Rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 8.7;  Max: 17.2.
Rain: 6.7 mm.  Pres: 1005.2 mb.

Friday 31 October 2014

Sunny intervals in the morning, after a rather cloudy start. 
Cloudy in the afternoon, with a little drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 13.3;  Max: 20.1.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1010.4 mb.

*With the temperature exceeding 20 degs C [just!] on 31st October, 2014 becomes the year with the latest date where 20 degs C has been exceeded (of the last 11).

Thursday 30 October 2014

Mostly overcast, dull and misty.  Some cloud breaks in the morning. 
Temps: Min: 14.4;  Max: 15.6.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1013.4 mb.

Wednesday 29 October 2014

Heavy rain/showers overnight.
Foggy until mid-afternoon, then overcast.  A few showers in the morning.
Temps: Min: 14.7;  Max: 16.0.
Rain: 12.4 mm.  Pres: 1012.1 mb.

The Last Date 20 Degs C Is Reached

Yesterday, October 28th, 2014, the temperature exceeded 20 degs C at this location. 
To illustrate the significance of this, here is a chart, starting with the earliest, showing the final day the temperature exceeded 20 degs C in each of the last 10 years.

10.  2008  September 13
  9.  2004  September 22
=6.  2007, 2009, 2010   September 23
  5.  2005  September 25
  4.  2011  October 2
  3.  2012  October 8
  2.  2013  October 23
  1.  2006  October 29

Tuesday 28 October 2014

AM: Cloudy start, then sunny intervals. 
PM: Overcast.  Some drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 14.5;  Max: 20.3.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1010.2 mb.

*It was the warmest day since 3 October.

Monday 27 October 2014

Cloudy in the morning.  Overcast and gloomy with some mist and a little drizzle in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.5;  Max: 16.4.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1012.1 mb.

Sunday 26 October 2014

Mostly cloudy.  Some sunny intervals during the middle of the day.
Temps: Min: 12.7;  Max: 17.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1017.9 mb.

Saturday 25 October 2014

Mostly cloudy.  A few spots of rain in the morning.
Temps: Min: 9.9;  Max: 15.3.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1020.0 mb.

Friday 24 October 2014

Cloudy with showers and longer spells of rain or drizzle until mid-afternoon, then sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 14.1;  Max: 15.6.
Rain: 2.0 mm. Pres: 1015.4 mb.

Thursday 23 October 2014

Mostly cloudy with showers and some longer spells of rain/drizzle.
Temps: Min: 12.9;  Max: 16.6.
Rain: 1.9 mm.  Pres: 1015.3 mb.

September 2014 Summary

In Brief:
Very dry and fairly sunny first half.  Warm, especially at night.  Showers during the final week.

Temperature [Minimum]:
On the night of the 22nd/23rd temperatures reached a low of 8.1 degs C, the coolest September night since 2010, however this was not as low as the 6.9 degs C reached in August.
The warmest night of the month was the 16th/17th with 17.2 degs C, giving an average of 12.97 degs C.  Unusually, this exceeded the August average of 12.49 degs C.

Temperature [Maximum]:
The coolest day of September 2014 was the 19th with a maximum of 18.5 degs C.  There has been a cooler day than this every September since 2007.  The warmest day of the month was the 5th with 23.7 degs C, equalling the warmest day of September 2013.
The average maximum for the month was 21.66 degs C, making it the warmest September since at least 2004.  This was only a little cooler than August, which had an average of 21.87 degs C, and beats the 21.38 recorded in September 2006 into second place. 
The maximum temperature exceeded 20 degs C on 27 days, beating the 22 days recorded in 2006.  The temperature never exceeded 25 degs C in September 2014 however, but did so twice in 2006, the most recent time it has happened in September.

Rainfall:
September 2014 set a new record in becoming the driest of any month at this location since rainfall records began in April 2008.  Official reports show it was the driest September for a lot longer.
With just 4.6 mm of rain for the whole month, it beats April 2011 with it's 11.1 mm into second place.
This compares with 83.3 mm in August 2014, and 63.8 mm in September 2013.
The rainfall total for the month almost doubled on the last day, as up until the end of the 29th only 2.5 mm of rain had fallen!
The 30th was the wettest day of the month with 2.1 mm. The only other day with more than 1 mm of rain was the 24th with 1.2 mm, and there were only 4 days with measurable rain in the whole month, the others being the 1st and the 26th.   This means there was no measurable rain from the 2nd to the 23rd.
There were 22 completely dry days in the month, beating the previous highest number of 21 recorded in September 2009.

Cumulatively 870.5 mm of rain has fallen in 2014 until the end of September.  This compares with 733.4 mm for the same period in 2013 [+18.69%].

Fog:
Fog was reported on the 19th.

Thunder:
No thunder this month.

Wednesday 22 October 2014

Mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 9.4;  Max: 15.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023.3 mb.

Tuesday 21 October 2014

Breezy with some rain or showers overnight and in the morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.6;  Max: 15.1.
Rain: 2.0 mm.  Pres: 1025.5 mb.

Monday 20 October 2014

Sunny intervals. 
Mainly cloudy from mid-afternoon with a light shower.
Temps: Min: 11.4;  Max: 18.4.
Rain: 0.1 mm.  Pres: 1011.3 mb.

Sunday 19 October 2014

Cloudy to start, then some sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 15.2;  Max: 18.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1016.6 mb.

Saturday 18 October 2014

Mostly dry, cloudy and breezy.
Temps: Min: 15.5;  Max: 17.7.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1008.1 mb.

Friday 17 October 2014

Cloudy/overcast.   Rain from mid-afternoon, heavy for a time.  Windy.
Temps: Min: 14.7;  Max: 16.9.
Rain: 16.8 mm.  Pres: 999.0 mb.

Thursday 16 October 2014

A little rain late on Wednesday evening, then dry and mostly cloudy on Thursday.
Temps: Min: 10.6;  max: 16.9.
Rain: 0.2 mm.  Pres: 998.0 mb.

Wednesday 15 October 2014

Rain in the morning, some heavy.  Sunny intervals from late morning.
Heavy rain with thunder and lightning in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.9;  Max: 19.2.
Rain: 22.2 mm.  Pres: 994.7 mb.

Tuesday 14 October 2014

Sunny intervals.  Mostly cloudy from mid afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.5;  Max: 18.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1003.4 mb.

Monday 13 October 2014

Cloudy with rain or showers throughout.
Temps: Min: 10.2;  Max: 11.9.
Rain: 11.8 mm.  Pres: 1004.4 mb.

*It was the coldest day since 20 April.

Sunday 12 October 2014

Mostly cloudy with a visible milky sun.  Blue sky to the north.
Temps: Min: 6.9;  Max: 14.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1002.0 mb.

*It was the coolest day since 3 May.

Saturday 11 october 2014

Heavy rain/showers overnight.
Sunny intervals.  A few showers during the morning.
Temps: Min: 6.9;  Max: 19.3.
Rain: 5.0 mm.  Pres: 1010.5 mb.

Friday 10 October 2014

Shower overnight, followed by a mostly dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 7.1;  Max: 18.9.
Rain: 0.6 mm.  Pres: 1007.3 mb.

Thursday 9 October 2014

Showers with thunder overnight.
Showers and sunny intervals by day.  Most of the showers in the morning.  Most of the sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.2;  Max: 16.4.
Rain: 1.1 mm.  Pres: 1002.0 mb.

Wednesday 8 October 2014

Sunny intervals and a few showers.  Thunder and lightning during an early evening shower.
Temps: Min: 11.0;  Max: 17.1.
Rain: 0.5 mm.  Pres: 988.7 mb.

Tuesday 7 October 2014

Showers overnight and at first, then dry with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 6.3;  Max: 16.6.
Rain: 6.5.  Pres: 996.1 mb.

*It was the lowest minimum since 27 May, and the lowest maximum since 24 May.

Monday 6 October 2014

Heavy rain and windy overnight.  Showers at first in the morning, then dry and fairly sunny.
Heavy and thundery showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 11.8;  Max: 19.8.
Rain: 39.2 mm.  Pres: 993.8 mb.

*It was the wettest 24 hour period since 5 August 2013.

Sunday 5 October 2014

Intervals of increasingly milky sunshine until mostly cloudy by the afternoon.
Rain and wind late in the evening.
Temps: Min: 8.1;  Max: 17.4.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1005.0 mb.

Saturday 4 October 2014

Rain overnight and at first, then mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 11.2;  Max: 18.2.
Rain: 8.8 mm.  Pres: 1020.4 mb.

*It was the wettest 24 hour period since 27 August.

Friday 3 October 2014

Mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 12.2;  Max: 20.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1012.8 mb.

Thursday 2 October 2014

Mostly sunny in the morning.  Rather cloudy around the middle of the day, then sunny intervals later.
Temps: Min: 12.9;  Max: 21.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1024.1 mb.

Wednesday 1 October 2014

Mostly sunny for a time, then cloudier with a few well scattered showers.
Temps: Min: 13.2;  Max: 22.1.
Rain; 0.4 mm.  Pres: 1027.6 mb.

Driest Month Ever!

So although the showers arrived on Tuesday evening, only 2.1 mm of rain fell from them, bringing the monthly total for September 2014 to 4.6 mm, making it the driest month ever at this location since at least April 2008. 

Tuesday 30 September 2014

Mostly cloudy in the morning; sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Cloudy again in the evening with some showers.
Temps: Min: 11.9;  Max: 23.3.
Rain: 2.1 mm.  Pres: 1021.0 mb.

Driest Month Ever?

With 12 hours to go and only 2.5 mm of rain having fallen so far, September 2014 is currently the driest month ever since rainfall records began at this location in April 2008. 
At the moment that title goes to April 2011 with 11.1 mm.  So will this month take the new title?

It seems like it stands a good chance, but - there is a band of rain forecast to cross this area later this afternoon!   So check back later to see if September 2014 can take the prestigious title from April 2011 - or if it will lose it with just hours to go!

Monday 29 September 2014

A light overnight shower followed by a dry day with a mainly cloudy morning and sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.1;  Max: 21.7.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1019.2 mb.

August 2014 Summary

In Brief:
Unsettled.  Warm during the first week, then cooler.  Third week particularly cool, specially at night.
Rainfall about average, but no prolonged dry spells and a very wet spell towards the end.

Temperature: Minimum:
The temperature fell to 6.9 degs C on the night of the 24th, making it the coldest August night at this location since at least 2003.
The warmest night of the month was the 5th, when the temperature fell to 16.4 degs C.
This led to an average minimum for the month of 12.97 degs C, which is the lowest of any August since at least 2003.

Temperature: Maximum:
On Bank Holiday Sunday 24th the maximum was just 17.2 degs C, making it the coolest August day since at least 2003.  Previously this was 17.4 degs C in 2011.
Conversely the hottest day of the month was the 5th with 26.1 degs C, which was the hottest August day since 2006. 
The average maximum for the month was 21.87 degs C, placing August 2014 exactly in the middle of the last eleven at 6th place.
There were 26 days with a maximum above 20 degs C.  All five days when this did not happen were between the 18th and the 24th. 
The temperature exceeded 25 degs C twice, [5th and 6th], the most number of times in August since 2006.

Rainfall:
83.3 mm of rain fell during the month, making it the wettest month since March 2014.  It was also wetter than June and July 2014 combined [76.7 mm].  It was, however, the driest August since 2011.
32.6 mm of rain fell in July 2014, and 95.5 mm in August 2013.
The wettest day of August 2014 was Bank Holiday Monday 25th with 18.3 mm, making it the wettest day since the 22nd May.
There were 8 completely dry days during the month, the least number since February, and 9 with no measurable rain, the fewest in August since at least 2007.
There were never more than 2 consecutive completely dry days, but the driest periods were the 13th to 16th [0.7 mm] and the 20th to 23rd [0.6 mm].  The wettest period was the 24th to the 27th [41.3 mm].


Cumulatively 865.9 mm of rain has fallen in 2014 to the end of August.  This compares with 669.6 mm for the same period in 2013 [+29.32%].

Thunder:
No thunder was heard during the month.

Sunday 28 September 2014

Sunny intervals.  Mostly cloudy for a time late morning.
Temps: Min: 14.6;  Max: 22.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1017.7 mb.

Saturday 27 September 2014

Sunny intervals in the morning.  Cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.2;  Max: 21.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1021.4 mb.

Recent Reports

I apologise for the less than normal information in the reports of the last few days, which is due to me being away!
Minimum temperatures, rainfall and pressure readings have been provided, however it is unfortunately still not possible to give a more detailed description of the day's weather, or a maximum temperature. 

Friday 26 September 2014

Showers overnight.
Min temp: 14.3.
Rain: 0.9 mm.
Pres: 1025.3 mb.

Thursday 25 September 2014

Dry.
Min temp: 8.2.
Rain: Nil.
Pres: 1021.1 mb.

Wednesday 24 September 2014

Showers overnight and during the late morning.
Min temp: 12.3.
Rain: 1.2 mm.*
Pres: 1019.0 mb.

*This was the first measurable rain since 1st September.

Tuesday 23 September 2014

Dry.
Min temp: 8.1.
Rain: Nil.
Pres: 1017.4 mb.

Monday 22 September 2014

Dry.
Min temp: 8.6.
Rain: Nil.
Pres: 1023.6 mb.

Sunday 21 September 2014

Mostly cloudy in the morning.  Sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 15.2;  Max: 21.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1025.0 mb.

Saturday 20 September 2014

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 14.4;  Max: 23.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1018.0 mb.

Friday 19 September 2014

Dull, gloomy, misty, foggy, and sometimes drizzly.
Temps: Min: 15.3;  Max: 18.5.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1010.6 mb.

Thursday 18 September 2014

Mostly dull with a little hazy sunshine.
Temps: Min: 17.0;  Max: 20.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1004.6 mb.

Wednesday 17 September 2014

Spells of hazy sunshine around the middle of the day, otherwise dull.   A few spots of rain in the air.
Temps: Min: 17.2;  Max: 22.1.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1003.9 mb.

Tuesday 16 September 2014

Dull until mid-afternoon, then some hazy sunshine.
Temps: Min: 11.2;  Max: 19.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1007.5 mb.

Monday 15 September 2014

Mostly cloudy in the morning.  Intervals of hazy sunshine in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 15.5;  Max: 21.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1012.0 mb.

Sunday 14 September 2014

Mostly cloudy in the morning.
Mostly sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.7;  Max: 19.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1015.3 mb.

Saturday 13 September 2014

Rather cloudy but also some hazy sunshine.
Temps: Min: 14.5;  Max: 20.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1021.6 mb.

Friday 12 September 2014

Spells of hazy sunshine.
Temps: Min: 15.7;  Max: 22.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1021.5 mb.

Thursday 11 September 2014

Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 15.1;  Max: 21.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.1 mb.

Wednesday 10 September 2014

Mostly sunny.  Cloudier for a time in the morning.  Windy.
Temps: Min: 11.2;  Max: 21.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1016.7 mb.

Tuesday 9 September 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 11.9;  Max: 21.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1018.2 mb.

Monday 8 September 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 11.7;  Max: 21.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1018.8 mb.

Sunday 7 September 2014

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 13.6;  Max: 22.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1014.3 mb.

Saturday 6 September 2014

Cloudy in the morning with a few spots of rain.
Mostly sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.8.  Max: 22.6.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1012.8 mb.

*On September 6th 2013, a very heavy hail storm hit Falmouth in the early evening, causing it to appear like there had been heavy snow!

Friday 5 September 2014

Foggy start, then sunny intervals in the morning.  Mostly cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.1;  Max: 23.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1013.7 mb.

Thursday 4 September 2014

Overcast and dull in the morning.  Intervals of rather hazy sunshine in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.9;  Max: 21.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1015.2 mb.

Wednesday 3 September 2014

AM: Mostly cloudy, dull and gloomy.
PM: Dull and gloomy at first, a few sunny intervals later.  Sunny in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.8;  Max: 22.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1017.5 mb.

Tuesday 2 September 2014

Sunny intervals until mid afternoon, then cloudy.
Temps: Min: 8.5; Max: 22.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.5 mb.

Monday 1 September 2014

Overcast with some drizzle in the morning.  Cloudy at first in the afternoon then sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 12.0;  Max: 22.2.
Rain: 0.4 mm.  Pres: 1020.8 mb.

Sunday 31 August 2014

Mostly sunny in the morning.  Mainly cloudy for a time in the afternoon.  Sunny intervals in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.7;  Max: 21.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.5 mb.

Saturday 30 August 2014

A few showers overnight, followed by a dry day with intervals of hazy sunshine.
Temps: Min: 14.4;  Max: 21.2.
Rain: 0.6 mm.  Pres: 1018.2 mb.

Friday 29 August 2014

Mainly dry but mostly cloudy.  Some drizzle in the morning and evening.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.4;  Max: 22.3.
Rain: 0.2 mm.  Pres: 1014.1 mb.

Thursday 28 August 2014

Showers at first, then dry and mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 14.6;  Max: 22.1.
Rain: 0.6 mm.  Pres: 1009.8 mb.

Wednesday 27 August 2014

Cloudy with showers in the morning.  Overcast and misty with rain in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 15.9;  Max: 20.3.
Rain: 10.1 mm.  Pres: 1004.7 mb.

July 2014 Summary

In Brief:
Mostly dry, fine and warm. specially the second half of the month.

Temperature [Minimum]:
The coolest night of the month was the 8th when the temperature fell to 9.2 degs C. This was the second coolest July night ever at this location* with 8.3 being the coolest on the 21st of July, 2011.
The warmest night of July 2014 was the 24th, when the temperature did not go below 17.9 degs C.
This gave an average of 14.56 degs C, making it the 5th warmest July for night-time temperature since 2004.

Temperature [Maximum]:
The coolest day of the month was the 7th with a max of 20.2 degs C.  There has been a cooler day than this every month since July 2006, when the lowest was 20.5 degs C.
The warmest day of the month was the 26th, with 28.0 degs C.  This was the hottest day since 14th July 2013, when the temperature reached 28.5 degs C.
The average daytime maximum for July 2014 was 23.99 degs C, making it the second hottest month ever at this location.* July 2006 was the hottest with an average of 24.68 degs C.

The temperature exceeded 20 degs C on all 31 days of July 2014, the first time this has happened in any month since July 2006.   25 degs C was exceeded 11 times in July 2014, which is the most times ever.*  July 2006 only managed ten!

Rainfall:
32.6 mm of rain fell during July 2014, making it the driest of any month since March 2012.  It was also the lowest figure for any July since at least 2007, although July 2013 was close with 36.2 mm.   June 2014 saw 44.1 mm of rain.
The wettest day itself was the 4th, with 6.3 mm.  This was the lowest amount for a wettest day since 6.2 mm in April 2011.
There were 16 completely dry days, and 18 with no measurable rain.   Although some rain fell on 15 days of the month, there were only 7 days with more than 1 mm.  The longest spell with no rain at all was just 6 days, from the 18th to the 23rd.

Cumulatively 782.6 mm of rain has fallen in 2014 to the end of July. Despite two consecutive dryish months this compares with 574.1 mm in the same period in 2013 [+36.3%].   

Thunder:
Thunder was heard on the 17th during a lengthy spectacular lightning storm.

*Since at least 2003.

Tuesday 26 August 2014

[Falmouth]: Rain/showers overnight and for the first half of the morning.  Dry thereafter.
[Plymouth]: Sunny intervals in the afternoon.

[Fal]: Temps: Min: 14.6;  Max: 23.2.
Rain: 7.0 mm.  Pres: 1005.9 mb.

Monday 25 August 2014

Cloudy with rain in the morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.  Showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 14.6;  Max: 21.8.
Rain: 18.3 mm*.  Pres: 996.6 mb.

*Wettest day since 22nd May.

Sunday 24 August 2014

Some cloud breaks early on, then cloudy with showers.  Overcast with more persistent rain in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.9*;  Max: 17.2.*
Rain: 5.9** mm.  Pres: 1009.8 mb.

*It was the coldest day since 25th May [also a Bank Holiday Sunday], and the coldest August day ever at this location, [since at least 2003].  Previously this record was 17.4 in 2011 [30th].
It was also the new coldest ever August night at this location, which is the third time this record has been broken this week!
**Editted.

Saturday 23 August 2014

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 10.3;  Max: 19.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1018.2 mb.

Friday 22 August 2014

Some rain overnight, then a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 11.7;  Max: 19.7.
Rain: 0.6 mm.  Pres: 1014.8 mb.

Thursday 21 August 2014

Sunny intervals.  A lot of cloud too.
Temps: Min: 7.5*;  Max: 21.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1011.7 mb.

* This was the coldest night since June 5th, and the coldest August night ever at this location [since at least 2003], already beating the new record set 24 hours earlier.

Wednesday 20 August 2014

Mostly cloudy in the morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.2*;  Max: 19.5**.
Rain: Nil.. Pres: 1018.3 mb.

*It was the coldest night since June 12th, and the coldest August night ever at this location [since at least 2003].
**It was the coolest day since June 10th.

Tuesday 19 August 2014

Sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: Min: 10.4;  Max: 21.0.
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 1016.4 mb.

*It was the coolest night since 14 July.

Monday 18 August 2014

Sunny intervals. Showers overnight and in the morning. 
Temps: Min: 10.8;  Max: 20.0.
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 1013.4 mb.

*It was the coolest day and the first time the temperature didn't exceed 20 degs C since 17 June.

Sunday 17 August 2014

AM: Mainly cloudy with drizzly showers.
PM: Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 13.7;  Max: 21.1.
Rain: 2.1 mm.  Pres: 1009.9 mb.

Saturday 16 August 2014

Mostly cloudy.  Sunny intervals around the middle of the day.   Light drizzly showers in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 11.8;  Max: 22.0.
Rain: 0.1 mm.  Pres: 1018.6 mb.

Friday 15 August 2014

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 12.7;  Max: 20.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1020.8 mb.

Thursday 14 August 2014

AM: Mostly cloudy with showers.
PM: Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 12.5;  Max: 22.0.
Rain: 0.6 mm.  Pres: 1012.2 mb.

Wednesday 13 August 2014

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 12.7;  Max: 21.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1009.5 mb.

Tuesday 12 August 2014

Showers overnight and at first. 
Mainly cloudy with some hazy sun in the morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.8;  Max: 22.3.
Rain: 1.2 mm.  Pres: 1004.2 mb.

Monday 11 August 2014

Sunny intervals and showers, some on the heavy side.
Temps: Min: 12.5;  Max: 22.3.
Rain: 2.7 mm.  Pres: 1009.0 mb.

Sunday 10 August 2014

Overnight rain/showers.  Sunny intervals on Sunday, with showers in the morning.  Breezy.
Temps: Min: 13.9;  Max: 21.7.
Rain: 4.5 mm.  Pres: 1005.5 mb*.

*Pressure reached a low of 988.0 mbs between 0600 and 0700 on Sunday.

Saturday 9 August 2014

AM: Mainly cloudy and bright. 
PM: Cloudy. Mostly dry in the afternoon.  Heavy showers in the evening.

Temps: Min: 12.5;  Max: 23.7.
Rain: 3.9 mm.  Pres: 1001.6 mb.

Friday 8 August 2014

Some sun in the morning and again in the evening, otherwise cloudy with a few brief showers.
Temps: Min: 10.7;  Max: 23.2.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1004.3 mb.

Thursday 7 August 2014

Sunny.  Cloudier for a time in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.5;  Max: 23.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1011.8 mb.

Wednesday 6 August 2014

A few showers overnight and in the morning, but mostly dry with sunny intervals, lengthening later in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 15.2;  Max: 25.6.
Rain: 0.6 mm.  Pres: 1011.8 mb.

Tuesday 5 August 2014

Overnight rain and showers.
AM: Sunny intervals.
PM: Cloudy with showers.

Temps: Min:16.4;  Max: 26.1.
Rain: 6.0 mm.  Pres: 1009.6 mb.

Monday 4 August 2014

Sunny intervals.  Few spots of rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 11.8;  Max: 24.6.
Rain:  Trace.  Pres: 1014.1 mb.

Sunday 3 August 2014

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 10.6;  Max: 24.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1010.1 mb.

Saturday 2 August 2014

Rain overnight, followed by a dry day with lengthening sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 14.3;  Max: 22.9.
Rain: 5.7 mm.  Pres: 1003.4 mb.

Friday 1 August 2014

Cloudy/overcast.  A few light showers in the morning, rain in the afternoon, showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 14.7;  Max: 20.1.
Rain: 8.4 mm.  Pres: 1000.5 mb.

*It was the coolest day since 17 June and the wettest day since 28 June.

Thursday 31 July 2014

Sunny intervals, although quite cloudy around the middle of the day and again late afternoon.
Temps: Min:  15.3;  Max: 25.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1010.0 mb.

*The maximum temperature exceeded 20 degs C everyday in July 2014, for only the second time in 10 years. 

Wednesday 30 July 2014

Sunny intervals in the morning.   Cloudy during the afternoon.  Sunny in the evening.
Temps: Min: 13.8;  Max: 24.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1015.6 mb.

Tuesday 29 July 2014

Rather a lot of cloud but also sunny intervals. 
Temps: Min: 14.9;  Max: 25.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1016.4 mb.

June 2014 Summary

In Brief:
Unsettled for the first ten days, then dry, fairly warm and very sunny for the following two weeks.  A showery few days at the end of the month.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
The lowest temperature of the month was 6.9 degs C on the night of the 4th/5th. This was the lowest June temperature since 2009.  The warmest night of June 2014 was that of the 25th/26th, with 15.0 degs C.  There has been a warmer night than this during every June since 2004.
The average night-time temperature for the month was 11.89 degs C, the lowest for June since 2008.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
The coolest day of June 2014 was the 2nd, with 17.4 degs C.  There have been cooler June days than this every year since 2009.   The warmest day of June 2014 was the 24th, with 25.0 degs C.  This was the highest June temperature since 2010.
The average daytime maximum for June 2014 was 21.74 degs C, also the highest June max since 2010 [21.78], and the third highest since 2004.  June 2006 was the highest [21.99].
The temperature exceeded 20 degs C on 24 days of June 2014, the most since 2006 when it did so 26 times.
Although the temperature reached 25 degs C in June 2014, it did not exceed it, so 2010 still stands as the last June in which the temperature did exceed 25 degs C.

Rainfall:
44.1 mm of rain fell during June 2014, making it the driest June since 2010, and the driest of any month since July 2013 [36.2 mm].   This follows 80.1 mm in May 2014, and compares with 81.7 mm in June 2013.
The wettest day of June 2014 was the 27th with 11.4 mm.  Of the last seven Junes, only 2009 had a lower amount for it's wettest day [7.5 mm].  11.4 mm is also the lowest wettest day figure since April 2013.
Only 2 other days had more than 6 mm of rain in June 2014, 4th [8.4mm] and 28th [8.7 mm].

There were 18 completely dry days in June 2014, and 20 with no measurable rain.  Both of these figures are the highest for June since 2010, and the most of any month since July 2013.
It was completely dry from the 11th to the 25th.

Cumulatively 750 mm of rain has fallen at this location in 2014 until the end of June.  This compares with 537.9 mm during the same period in 2013 [+39.4%].

Lightning:
Lightning was visible on the 6th.

Monday 28 July 2014

Showers and a little sun in the morning.  Lengthening sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 15.3;  Max: 24.1.
Rain: 4.8 mm.  Pres: 1016.6 mb.

*It was the wettest day since 4 July.

Sunday 27 July 2014

Mostly cloudy, but some sunny intervals too.
Temps: Min: 17.8;  Max: 24.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1017.0 mb.

Saturday 26 July 2014

Sunny intervals with a passing shower late morning.   Sunnier in the afternoon, but cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 16.6;  Max: 28.0.*
Rain: 0.5 mm.  Pres: 1016.5 mb.

*It was the hottest day since 14 July 2013.

Friday 25 July 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 16.1;  Max: 26.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1015.0 mb.

Thursday 24 July 2014

Sunny intervals in the morning, then mostly cloudy.  Showers/rain in the late afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 17.9*;  Max: 25.3.
Rain: 0.6 mm.  Pres: 1013.9 mb.

*This was the highest minimum temperature of the year so far.

Wednesday 23 July 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 15.6;  Max: 25.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1014.4 mb.

Tuesday 22 July 2014

Long sunny intervals but rather cloudy at times.
Temps: Min: 14.6; Max: 27.0.*
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1020.1 mb.

*It was the hottest day since 14 July 2013.

Monday 21 July 2014

Sunny intervals, lengthy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 15.1;  Max: 25.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1020.9 mb.

Sunday 20 July 2014

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 13.9;  Max: 25.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1015.4 mb.

Saturday 19 July 2014

Sunny intervals, lenghtening during the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 15.7;  Max: 25.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1006.2 mb.

*It was the warmest day since 18 July 2013.

Friday 18 July 2014

Mostly cloudy with a few sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 17.4*;  Max: 23.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1006.7 mb.

*It was the highest minimum temperature of the year so far.

Minimum Temperatures

During the later part of 2013 minimum temperature readings at this site were often unusually high. Indeed records were broken several times between August and October.   Therefore, early in 2014, a new, more reliable thermometer, also in a new position, came into service.  [See "A Few Changes" - 9 March 2014].

It is worth mentioning that during the current warm spell, the "unreliable" thermometer is recording even higher figures than it did during August to October 2013.    

Thursday 17 July 2014

Rather cloudy to start.  Mostly sunny until late afternoon then increasingly threatening cloud.
150 minute thunderstorm with frequent lightning during the evening, then rather windy.

Temps: Min: 17.3*;  Max: 23.7.
Rain: 4.2 mm.  Pres: 1008.2.

*It was the highest minimum temperature of the year so far.

Wednesday 16 July 2014

A little sun but mostly cloudy.  A quick shower in the morning.
Temps: Min: 16.9*;  Max: 24.5.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1019.3 mb.

*Highest minimum temp of the year so far.

Tuesday 15 July 2014

Overnight drizzle late on Monday evening.
Dry on Tuesday with a lot of cloud and a few sunny intervals.  Sunny from mid-afternoon.  
Cloudy later in the evening.
Temps: Min: 14.2;  Max: 25.4.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1018.9 mb.

*It was the warmest day since 18 July 2013.

Monday 14 July 2014

Mostly dry with the odd brief light shower and some sunny intervals.  
Overcast from late afternoon with drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.2;  Max: 24.4.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1013.1 mb.

Sunday 13 July 2014

Overnight shower, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 14.2; Max: 21.6.
Rain: 0.3 mm. Pres: 1012.2 mb.

Saturday 12 July 2014

Cloudy/overcast.  Drizzly showers in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 15.4; Max: 20.7.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1009.9 mb.

Friday 11 July 2014

Sunny intervals in the morning.  Mostly sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 15.7; Max: 23.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1017.2 mb.

Thursday 10 July 2014

Mostly cloudy with showers in the morning.  Rather a lot of cloud but some sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.5; Max: 22.6.
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 1019.2 mb.

Wednesday 9 July 2014

Sunny intervals with a keen breeze.
Temps: Min: 12.7; Max: 20.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1022.2 mb.

Tuesday 8 July 2014

Showers with a lot of cloud and brief sunny intervals.  A fine evening.
Temps: Min: 9.2; Max: 21.6.
Rain: 1.5 mm;  Pres: 1018.6 mb.

Monday 7 July 2014

Sunny intervals at first, then mostly cloudy with showers.  A fine evening.
Temps: Min: 10.1; Max: 20.2.
Rain: 6.0 mm.  Pres: 1013.0 mb.

Sunday 6 July 2014

Sunny intervals.  Distant threatening clouds.
Temps: Min: 12.6; Max: 22.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1009.0 mb.

Saturday 5 July 2014

Overnight rain/showers, followed by a dry, but mainly cloudy morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.6; Max: 22.9.
Rain: 2.4 mm.  Pres: 1002.0 mb.

Friday 4 July 2014

Cloudy with showers in the morning and evening, and persistent rain in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 16.2; Max: 21.1.
Rain: 6.3 mm.  Pres: 998.4 mb.

*It was the highest minimum temperature since 26 October 2013 and the lowest pressure since 26 April 2014.

Thursday 3 July 2014

Sunny until mid-afternoon, then sunny intervals.  Cloudy by late evening.
Temps: Min: 11.6; Max: 24.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1013.4 mb.

Wednesday 2 July 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 11.7; Max: 23.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1020.7 mb.

Tuesday 1 July 2014

AM: Rain at first, then dry and mostly cloudy.
PM: Some cloud at first, otherwise sunny.
Temps: Min: 15.3; Max: 23.6.
Rain: 4.5 mm.  Pres: 1018.4 mb.

Monday 30 June 2014

AM: Mainly cloudy, though bright.
PM: Sunny intervals.
Evening: Cloudy/overcast.
Temps: Min: 10.0; Max: 22.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1011.5 mb.

May 2014 Summary

In Brief:
A dry and sunny middle to the month, but unsettled with rather cool and showery weather either side.
Persistent rain quite rare.

Temperature [Minimum]:
The lowest night-time temperature of the month was 3.2 degs C on the night of 2nd/3rd, which was the coldest May night at this location since at least 2003.  Previously 4.0 degs C had been reached in 2005 and 2010. 
12.5 degs C was the highest minimum of the month, recorded on the night of 28th/29th.  That figure has been surpassed during every May of the last eleven except 2005, whose maximum was 12.4.
The average night-time temperature for May 2014 was 9.18 degs C, the 2nd lowest of the last eleven Mays. 2005 was coldest with 9.03.
In May 2014 the night-time temperature fell below 5 degs C on just one night, the first time this has happened since 2010.

Temperature [Maximum]:
The lowest daytime maximum temperature of May 2014 was 14.7, recorded on both the 2nd and 3rd.  There has been at least one day cooler than this in all of the last eleven Mays.  The warmest day of May 2014 was the 31st, with 21.7 degs C, giving an average of 18.23 degs C.  This makes May 2014 the 4th warmest of the last eleven, and the warmest since 2008.
Maxima exceeded 20 degs C on 7 days in May 2014, the equal highest number of times, with 2007 and 2008, since 2005, although May 2004 saw 10 days with the maximum above 20 degs C.

Rain:
80.1 mm of rain fell during May 2014, making it the second wettest May of the last seven.  May 2013 was the wettest, with 94.7 mm.  April 2014 saw 70.2 mm.
The wettest day of May 2014 itself was the 22nd with 25.5 mm, making it the wettest day since February 14th, and the second wettest May day since at least 2007, not far behind the 14th in 2013 which had 28.2 mm.
There were 12 completely dry days during May 2014, the fewest number of the last seven Mays, and 13 days with no measurable rain.  The longest dry spell of the month was only five days, from the 14th to the 18th.  It should not be considered a wet month however, as there were only three days with more than 6 mm of rain, the other two being the 10th [11.1 mm] and the 25th [10.5 mm].

Cumulatively 705.9 mm of rain have fallen in 2014 until May 31st, which compares with 456.2 mm to the same date in 2013 [+54.7%].

Thunder:
There was thunder on the 22nd. 

Sunday 29 June 2014

Lengthy sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 12.4; Max: 21.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1014.1 mb.

Saturday 28 June 2014

Showers overnight and at first, then dry with sunny intervals in the morning and mostly sunny in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 12.4; Max: 22.6.
Rain: 8.7 mm.  Pres: 1007.6 mb.

Friday 27 June 2014

Sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: Min: 10.8; Max: 22.2.
Rain: 11.4 mm.  Pres: 1008.7 mb.

Thursday 26 June 2014

AM: Rain at first, then cloudy.  PM: Sunny intervals.
Cloudy with showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 15.0; Max: 23.2.
Rain: 5.7 mm.  Pres: 1009.6 mb.

*It was the first rain for 16 days.

Wednesday 25 June 2014

Cloudy in the morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.9; Max: 21.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1012.2 mb.

Tuesday 24 June 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 13.9; Max: 25.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1015.5 mb.

*It was the warmest day since 2 August 2013.

Monday 23 June 2014

Mostly sunny. 
Temps: Min: 13.3; Max: 23.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.8 mb.

*It was the warmest day since 26 August 2013.

Sunday 22 June 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 12.0; Max: 23.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.6 mb.

Saturday 21 June 2014

Sunny.  Partly cloudy during the evening.
Temps: Min: 11.2; Max: 21.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1017.1 mb.

Friday 20 June 2014

A little cloud at first, then sunny.
Temps: Min: 13.0; Max: 21.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.0 mb.

Thursday 19 June 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 14.7; Max: 23.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.6 mb.

Wednesday 18 June 2014

Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 12.6; Max: 22.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023.4 mb.

Tuesday 17 June 2014

Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 10.6; Max: 19.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1024.4 mb.

Monday 16 June 2014

Sunny intervals in the morning and evening.  Cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.6; Max: 23.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1025.2 mb.

Sunday 15 June 2014

Sunny intervals but quite cloudy at times.
Temps: Min: 13.8; Max: 23.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1025.7 mb.

Saturday 14 June 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 14.0; Max: 23.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1024.4 mb.

Friday 13 June 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 12.4; Max: 23.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023.8 mb.

Thursday 12 June 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 8.2; Max: 21.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1026 mb.

Wednesday 11 June 2014

Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 9.9; Max: 23.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1026 mb.

Tuesday 10 June 2014

Showers, heavy and more frequent in the morning, and a few sunny intervals.  Dry in the evening.
Temps: Min: 11.5; Max: 19.0.
Rain: 5.4 mm.  Pres: 1013.3 mb.

Monday 9 June 2014

Sunny in the morning.  A few sunny intervals but rather cloudy in the afternoon, but still bright with hazy sunshine.  Light shower later.
Temps: Min: 11.7; Max: 23.7.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1011.0 mb.

*It was the warmest day since 21 September 2013.

Sunday 8 June 2014

Sunny intervals and cloudy periods.  Light evening shower.
Temps: Min: 13.3; Max: 22.0.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1014.7 mb.

Saturday 7 June 2014

Light showers overnight.
AM & Evening: Sunny intervals.
PM: [Plymouth]: Cloudy at first, then sunny.

Temps: Min: 11.8; Max: 22.0.
Rain: 0.6 mm.  Pres: 1010.5 mb.

*It was the warmest day since 8 October 2013.

Friday 6 June 2014

AM: Mostly cloudy but bright.
PM: [North coast]: Sunny intervals, windy.
Evening: Cloudy, light shower, lightning visible.

Temps: Min: 12.9; Max: 20.4.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1004.7 mb.

Thursday 5 June 2014

Sunny intervals.  Cloudy from mid afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.9; Max: 19.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1007.7 mb.

Wednesday 4 June 2014

Overnight rain followed by a breezy day of sunny intervals and showers. 
Temps: Min: 9.2; Max: 17.6.
Rain: 8.4 mm.  Pres: 1008.5 mb.

Tuesday 3 June 2014

Cloudy.  Showers in the morning and rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.7; Max: 18.0.
Rain: 1.2 mm.  Pres: 1006.3 mb.

Monday 2 June 2014

Cloudy with showers.
Temps: Min: 13.2; Max: 17.4.
Rain: 2.1 mm.  Pres: 1014.7 mb.

Sunday 1 June 2014

AM: Mostly cloudy.
PM: Cloudy with a short shower, then brighter for a time with some sunny intervals.  Cloudy again in the evening.

Temps: Min: 9.7; Max: 21.2.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1019.2 mb.

Saturday 31 May 2014

Mostly cloudy in the morning.  Sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.1; Max: 21.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1024.1 mb.

*It was the warmest day since 8 October 2013.

Friday 30 May 2014

Showers overnight, followed by a mainly dry day with a lot of cloud but also some sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 12.1; Max: 20.1.
Rain: 3.6 mm.  Pres: 1023.2 mb.

Thursday 29 May 2014

Mostly cloudy.  Dry, apart from a light sprinkle of rain in the afternoon and again in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.5; Max: 17.5.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1016.5 mm.

April 2014 Summary

In Brief:
Unsettled to start with, then almost two weeks of dry and fine weather.  Unsettled again in the fourth week. Never particularly warm nor cold.

Temperature [Minimum]:
Night-time temperatures for the month ranged from 2.4 degs C, on the night of the 9th/10th, to 11.3 degs C on the nights of the 5th/6th and 6th/7th.   It was the first month since February 2013 when there had not been a milder night than this.
The average night-time temperature for the month was 7.16 degs C, this being the fourth lowest of the last eleven Aprils.
The temperature fell below 5 degs C on seven nights, equal to the number in March, and similar to that in Aprils 2013 and 2012.

Temperature [Maximum]:
The coolest day of the month was the 20th with 10.6 degs C, and the warmest just three days later, the 23rd, with 18.7 degs C.   Since 2004, only in 2005 and 2012 was the April maximum temperature lower than this.  
The average maximum for April 2014 was 15.21 degs C, making it the sixth coldest, and the sixth warmest, of the last eleven Aprils.

Rain:
70.2 mm of rain fell during the month, making it the driest month since September 2013 [63.8 mm].
March 2014 had 98.6 mm, and April 2013 saw 39.2 mm.
The wettest day itself was the 26th with 18.9 mm. 
There were fifteen completely dry days in April 2014, the most in any month since July 2013, and the most in an April since 2011, despite there being almost twice the amount of rain than in April 2013.
There was a completely dry spell from the 9th to 19th, a period which also saw a good deal of sunshine, with only the 12th being a cloudy day during that spell.
A good proportion of the month's rain [46.5 mm] fell between the 20th [Easter Sunday] and the 27th. 

Cumulatively 625.8 mm of rain has fallen in 2014 to the end of April, compared with 361.5 mm during the same period in 2013 [+73.1%].

Thunder:
None this month.

Wednesday 28 May 2014

Bright, but with quite a lot of cloud.  Sunny intervals in the evening.
Temps: Min: 8.6; Max 20.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1013.1 mb.

Tuesday 27 May 2014

Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 5.9; Max: 21.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1014.3 mb.

Monday 26 May 2014

Mostly cloudy with showers.  More persistant rain in the afternoon.  A sunny evening.
Temps: Min: 10.5; Max: 19.9.
Rain: 4.8 mm.  Pres: 1016.2 mb.

Sunday 25 May 2014

Mostly cloudy with showers or rain.  Some sunny intervals in the morning.  The rain more persistent in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.7; Max: 17.2.
Rain: 10.5 mm.  Pres: 1014.9 mb.

Saturday 24 May 2014

Mostly cloudy with showers.
Temps: Min: 10.0; Max: 15.0.
Rain: 1.8 mm.  Pres: 1008.1 mb.

*It was the coolest day since 3 May.

Friday 23 May 2014

A lot of cloud but some brief sunny intervals too. A few light showers in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 10.9; Max: 18.9.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1001.7 mb.

Thursday 22 May 2014

Rain overnight and in the morning.  Some thunder am.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.7; Max: 19.6.
Rain: 25.5 mm.  Pres: 996.6 mb.

*It was the wettest 24 hours since the St. Valentine's Day storm!

Wednesday 21 May 2014

Mostly sunny.  Cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 5.8; Max: 17.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 998.7 mb.

Tuesday 20 May 2014

Rain in the morning.  Mostly dry with sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.4; Max: 18.8.
Rain: 5.1 mm.  Pres: 1006.2 mb.

Monday 19 May 2014

Mostly cloudy.  Some sun for a time late morning.
A few showers in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min:10.8; Max: 21.1.
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 995.7 mb.

Sunday 18 May 2014

Sunny in the morning.  Increasingly hazy in the afternoon and cloudy by evening.
Temps: Min: 8.1; Max: 21.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1001.5 mb.

Saturday 17 May 2014

Partly cloudy at first, then sunny.
Temps: Min: 10.9; Max: 20.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1016.7 mb.

*It was the warmest day since 17 October 2013.
**The maximum temperature has risen each day for the last seven days.

Friday 16 May 2014

Sunny.  Partly cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 8.1; Max: 20.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1027.4 mb.

*It was the warmest day since 22 October 2013.

Thursday 15 May 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 8.8; Max: 19.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1033.9 mb.

*It was the warmest day since 25 October 2013.

Wednesday 14 May 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 9.1; Max: 18.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1034.1 mb.

Tuesday 13 May 2014

Showers overnight, followed by a dry day with long sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 9.4; Max: 17.2.
Rain: 1.2 mm.  Pres: 1027.4 mb.

Monday 12 May 2014

Sunny intervals and showers, these mostly in the morning.
Temps: Min: 7.9; Max: 16.7.
Rain: 1.8 mm.  Pres: 1013.6 mb.

Sunday 11 May 2014

Sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: Min: 7.9; Max: 16.4.
Rain: 1.5 mm.  Pres: 1009.1 mb.

Saturday 10 May 2014

Rain overnight, followed by a breezy day with sunny intervals and a few showers.
Temps: Min: 11.3; Max: 15.6.
Rain: 11.1 mm.  Pres: 1004.6 mb.

Friday 9 May 2014

Mostly dry with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 10.5; Max: 17.8.
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 1009.6 mb.

Thursday 8 May 2014

AM: Cloudy with rain or showers.
PM: Mostly dry with a few sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 11.0; Max: 17.1.
Rain: 4.5 mm.  Pres: 1009.4 mb.

Wednesday 7 May 2014

Quite cloudy at times, but some sunny intervals and mostly dry.
Temps: Min: 10.3; Max: 16.3.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1011.3 mb.

Tuesday 6 May 2014

Mostly dry with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 6.3; Max: 18.4.
Rain: 0.6 mm.  Pres: 1004.5 mb.

Monday 5 May 2014

Intervals of hazy sunshine in the morning.  Cloudy with rain or drizzle in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.5; Max: 17.8.
Rain: 3.6 mm.  Pres: 1001.4 mb.

Sunday 4 May 2014

Intervals of hazy sunshine.
Temps: Min: 5.5; Max: 16.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1014.4 mb.

Saturday 3 May 2014

Cloudy.  Sunny intervals from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 3.2; Max: 14.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1024.5 mb.

It was the coldest ever May night at this location [since at least 2004].

Friday 2 May 2014

Cloudy and dull.
Temps: Min: 9.5; Max: 14.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1025.6 mb.

Thursday 1 May 2014

Mostly cloudy with showers in the morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.4; Max: 17.6.
Rain: 2.1 mm.  Pres: 1012.5 mb.

Wednesday 30 April 2014

Sunny intervals to start, then mostly cloudy.   Overcast with showers from late morning, then dry with a few cloud breaks in the evening.
Temps: Min: 4.4; Max: 14.4.
Rain: 1.2 mm.  Pres: 1008.2 mb.

March 2014 Summary

In Brief:
Unsettled with rain or showers for the first week and the last ten days.  Dry and fine in between.  Mostly mild, but a few chilly nights.

Temperature [Minimum]:
The coldest night of the month was that of the 23rd/24th with 0.3 degs C, which was the lowest temperature recorded since April 2013. The temperature only fell to 14.6 degs C on the night of the 6th/7th, the highest ever March night at this location.  Previously this was 13.4 degs C in 2013.
The average minimum was 7.0 degs C, making March 2014 the coldest month for nights since April 2013. It was the second highest night-time average for the month of March though, beaten only by 7.98 degs C in 2012.

The temperature fell below 5 degs C seven times during March 2014. This was the most since April 2013, but the second lowest for March.  It happened only three times in 2012.

Temperature [Maximum]:
Maximum temperatures in March 2014 ranged from 8.1 degs C on the 27th, the coldest day since April 2013, to 16.6 degs C on the 7th.  This gave an average for the month of 13.12 degs C, making March 2014 the coldest of any month since March 2013, but the third warmest March since 2004.

Rainfall:
98.6 mm of rain fell during March 2014, making it the driest month since September 2013.  This total was just under half of the 202.4 mm which fell in February 2014.  Although it was a dry month by recent standards, it was also the second wettest March of the last six.  March 2013 was the wettest with 119.4 mm.
The wettest day of March 2014 was the 24th with 15.6 mm.  Other days with more than 10mm of rain were the 2nd [14.2], 27th [12.3], and 25th [10.3].
No measurable rain fell from the 8th to the 19th.  This 12 day dry spell followed an 86 day period from 12th December 2013 to 7th March 2014, when there were just 4 completely dry days!

There were 11 completely dry days and 13 with no measurable rain during March 2014, the most in any month since September 2013.  Conversely, these were the lowest for any March since at least 2008.

Cumulatively in 2014, 555.6 mm of rain has fallen until 31st March, which compares with 322.3 mm during the same period in 2013 [+72.4%], and 141.4 mm in 2012 [+292.9%]!

Thunder:
Thunder was heard on the 27th.

Tuesday 29 April 2014

AM: Cloudy.
PM: Cloudy at first, then sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.7; Max: 17.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1010.2 mb.

Monday 28 April 2014

Mostly sunny.  More cloud to the south and east in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.9; Max: 17.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1009.7 mb.

Sunday 27 April 2014

Mostly cloudy with showers in the morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.2; Max: 16.0.
Rain: 6.0 mm.  Pres: 1005.7 mb.

Saturday 26 April 2014

Mostly cloudy with frequent showers, occasionally punctuated by brief sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.1; Max: 13.2.
Rain: 18.9 mm.  Pres: 989.5 mb.

*It was the wettest day since the St. Valentine's Day storm.

Friday 25 April 2014

AM: Sunny. 
PM: Sunny intervals to start, then gradually cloudier.  Rain and windy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 5.5; Max: 18.0.
Rain: 3.9 mm.  Pres: 997.6 mb.

Thursday 24 April 2014

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 4.7; Max: 17.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1013.1 mb.

Wednesday 23 April 2014

Rain overnight and at first, then dry with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 11.1; Max: 18.7.
Rain: 5.1 mm.  Pres: 1014.9 mb.

*It was the warmest day since 11th November 2013.

Tuesday 22 April 2014

AM: Cloudy with a light shower later.
PM: Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.8; Max: 15.9.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1006.9 mb.

Monday 21 April 2014

Rain for a time overnight, followed by a cloudy, mostly dry day with a light shower in the afternoon.
Some cloud breaks in the evening.
Temps: Min: 8.4; Max: 13.0.
Rain: 3.3 mm.  Pres: 1003.0 mb.

Sunday 20 April 2014

Sunny to start, cloudy by mid-morning and rain by late morning.
Temps: Min: 3.8; Max: 10.6.
Rain: 9.0 mm.  Pres: 995.6 mb.

*It was the coldest and wettest day since March 27.

Saturday 19 April 2014

AM: Sunny intervals.  PM: Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 3.8; Max: 13.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres:1010.6 mb.

Friday 18 April 2014

Mostly sunny.  Mainly cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 7.8; Max: 15.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres:1017.3 mb.

Thursday 17 April 2014

Sunny to start; sunny intervals from mid-morning to mid-afternoon, then mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 3.9; Max: 17.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.6 mb.

*It was the warmest day since 11th November 2013.

Wednesday 16 April 2014

Sunny.  Cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 8.7; Max: 14.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1021.2 mb.

Tuesday 15 April 2014

Mostly sunny and breezy.
Temps: Min: 5.0; Max: 14.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023.7 mb.

Monday 14 April 2014

Mostly sunny.  Some broken cloud for a time in the morning.
Temps: Min: 5.3; Max: 15.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023.6 mb.

Sunday 13 April 2014

Mostly sunny.  Cloudy for a time during the evening.
Temps: Min: 6.9; Max: 14.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023.6 mb.

Saturday 12 April 2014

Mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 5.5; Max: 14.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.8 mb.

Friday 11 April 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 7.0; Max: 15.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1021.2 mb.

Thursday 10 April 2014

Sunny intervals.  More cloud in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 2.4; Max: 16.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1020.8 mb.

Wednesday 9 April 2014

Sunny intervals in the morning and evening.  Cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 4.2; Max: 15.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1024.1 mb.

Tuesday 8 April 2014

Sunny intervals.  Light shower during the morning.
Temps: Min: 6.1; Max: 15.6.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1025.4 mb.

Monday 7 April 2014

Rain overnight. Cloudy with showers in the morning.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.3; Max: 14.0.
Rain: 7.5 mm.  Pres: 1010.5 mb.

Recent Reports

There has been less than normal information in the reports of the last few days due to me being away!
Up to now no reports have been possible during these periods, with just an update on my return.

Now though, it is possible to provide minimum temperature, rainfall and pressure readings. Unfortunately it is still not possible to give a more detailed description of the day's weather, or a maximum temperature in all cases.

Sunday 6 April 2014

Showers.  Rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 11.3. Max: 12.7.
Rain: 7.2 mm.  Pres: 1008.0 mb.

Saturday 5 April 2014

Overnight rain, followed by a showery Saturday, then further rain in the evening.
Min temp: 10.5.
Rain: 4.8 mm.
Pres: 1009.0 mb.

Friday 4 April 2014

Rain late in the evening.
Min temp: 10.0.
Rain: 0.3 mm.
Pres: 1007.0 mb.

Thursday 3 April 2014

Overnight shower, followed by a dry day with lengthening sunny intervals.
Min temp: 5.9.
Rain: 0.3 mm.
Pres: 1001.2 mb.

Wednesday 2 April 2014

Mostly cloudy/overcast and dull with a few showers.  Misty in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.2; Max: 13.9.
Rain: 2.1 mm.  Pres: 994.6 mb.

Tuesday 1 April 2014

Mostly cloudy in the morning.  Bright with some brief sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.4; Max: 13.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 998.8 mb.

Monday 31 March 2014

Mostly cloudy with a few sunny intervals in the morning and evening.  Cloudy in the afternoon with some rain.
Temps: Min: 8.0; Max: 13.7.
Rain: 2.7 mm.  Pres: 1007.6 mb.

Sunday 30 March 2014

Cloudy with a few spots of rain in the morning and evening.  Fine and bright with hazy sunny spells in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.1; Max: 14.0.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1005.3 mb.

Saturday 29 March 2014

Mainly cloudy. Showers in the morning.  At best, some glimpses of the sun through a grey haze.
Temps: Min: 4.5; Max: 12.2.
Rain: 1.2 mm.  Pres: 1003.9 mb.

Friday 28 March 2014

Mostly cloudy with a few showers.
Temps: Min: 2.7; Max: 11.1.
Rain: 1.5 mm.  Pres: 1008.0 mb.

Thursday 27 March 2014

Mostly cloudy with showers, some containing hail or thunder and lightning.
A few sunny intervals later in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 4.0; Max: 8.1.
Rain: 11.1 mm.  Pres: 1007.2 mb.

*It was the coldest day since early April 2013.

Wednesday 26 March 2014

Rain/showers overnight and at first.  Dry with sunny intervals from late morning.
Temps: Min: 6.8; Max: 14.7.
Rain: 5.7 mm.  Pres: 1011.1 mb.

*For the fourth consecutive day there has been rain or showers in the morning, followed by a much drier afternoon.

Tuesday 25 March 2014

AM: Showers to start, then sunny intervals. 
PM: Heavy shower at first, then lengthening sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 5.5; Max: 12.3.
Rain: 10.3 mm.  Pres: 1013.7 mb.

Monday 24 March 2014

Mostly cloudy at first, then overcast. Rain from mid-morning to early afternoon.
Temps: Min: 0.3; Max: 10.5.
Rain: 15.6 mm.  Pres: 1002.9 mb.

*It was the coldest night since 3rd April 2013. 

Sunday 23 March 2014

AM: Sunny intervals and showers.
PM: Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 5.5; Max: 11.3.
Rain: 1.5 mm.  Pres: 1013.3 mb.
Moderate NW wind.

Saturday 22 March 2014

Sunny intervals and a few showers.
Temps: Min: 4.1; Max: 10.6.
Rain: 1.8 mm.  Pres: 1002.8 mb.
Wind: Mainly light and northerly.

Friday 21 March 2014

Sunny intervals and showers, some with hail.
Temps: Min: 7.0; Max: 12.7.
Rain: 5.4 mm.  Pres: 996.7 mb.

Thursday 20 March 2014

Mostly cloudy, a little sun in the morning.  Rain in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.6; Max: 13.8.
Rain: 5.7 mm.  Pres: 1003.7 mb.

Wednesday 19 March 2014

Mostly cloudy.  A few slithers of blue sky.
Temps: Min: 4.4; Max: 12.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1016.3 mb.
Wind: Light and variable.

February 2014 Summary

In Brief:
Following on from January, mild, very wet and windy for the first half of the month.  Still mild and wet during the second half, but less windy.  No prolonged spells of dry weather. No frosts.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Please refer to the section 'Minimum Temperature' in the post 'A Few Changes' dated March 9th.
Night-time temperatures for February 2014 ranged from 5.1 degs C sometime between the 9th and the 11th, and 13.4 degs C on the night ending the 23rd.  This gave an average of 8.64 degs C.
As with the two preceding months, all these figures were the highest ever for February at this location, since at least 2003.
Previous highest records for February nights were: Minimum: 3.1 [2011]; Maximum: 12.5 [2004]; and Average: 7.49 [2007].
Also as in the two preceding months, and for the first time since at least February 2003, there were no night-time minima below 5 degs C.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Daytime temperatures for February 2014 ranged from 9.9 degs C on the 13th, to 16.9 degs C on the 18th, giving an average of 13.65 degs C.  The maximum of 16.9, and the average, were the highest ever for February at this location, since at least 2003.  Previously the warmest day was 15.8 [2004], and the highest average 12.86 [2008].   The coolest day at 9.9, however, was slightly below the 10.1 recorded as the coolest day of February 2008. 

Rainfall:
202.4 mm of rain fell during the month, making it the wettest February at this location, since at least 2008.  The next wettest February to this had just about half the amount of rain, 101.3 mm, in 2011.
February 2013 saw just 72 mm of rain, although this February was drier than the month it followed, January 2014, which saw 254.6 mm.
This means a cumulative total of 457 mm of rain has fallen in 2014 up to the end of February. This compares to 202.9 mm in 2013, an increase of 125.2%.    In 2012 it took until June 21st for the same amount of rain to fall!

The wettest day [2200-2200] itself was the 14th with 29.6 mm.  This was only the second wettest February day of the last 6 years, as 40.3 mm of rain fell on the 9th in 2009.  That amount, however, was about half that month's total rainfall of 80.8 mm.
This month the only other day with more than 20mm of rain was the 3rd, with 20.8mm, illustrating the frequency of moderately wet days during the month.
Indeed there was just the one completely dry day [2200-2200], which was the 23rd.  As there were two such days in January, this was the fewest of any month since rain records began here in April 2008.
The driest period of the month was the 18th to 23rd, with 14 mm.

Thunder:
Thunder was heard on the 4th and 11th.

Wind & Pressure:
It was very windy on the 4th, 8th, 11th, 12th, and 14th. 
Pressure was below 980 mbs [at 2200] on the 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 14th, the lowest of which was 971 mb on the 14th.  The highest pressure of the month was 1007.5 mbs, on the 18th.




 

Tuesday 18 March 2014

Sunny intervals.  A short shower in the morning.
Temps: Min: 7.2; Max: 15.0.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1023.2 mb.
Wind: Light and variable.

Monday 17 March 2014

Mainly cloudy, with a few breaks around the middle of the day.
Temps: Min: 8.5; Max: 13.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.0 mb.
Wind: Light, mainly NE'ly.

Sunday 16 March 2014

AM: Sunny intervals to start, then cloudy.
PM: Overcast, with some very light drizzle later.
Temps: Min: 7.3; Max: 12.4.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1025.3 mb.
Wind: Light and variable.

Saturday 15 March 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 7.5; Max: 15.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1029.4 mb.
Wind: Light and variable.

Friday 14 March 2014

Overcast.  Clear after dark.
Temps: Min: 5.5; Max: 10.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1028.8 mb.
Wind: Calm overnight. Light and variable by day.

Thursday 13 March 2014

Sunny.  Some fog in the evening.
Temps: Min: 3.9; Max: 14.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1027.7 mb.
Wind: Mostly calm overnight, then very light and variable.

Wednesday 12 March 2014

Cloudy to start, then hazy sunshine.  Cloudy again from mid-afternoon, and foggy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 5.0; Max: 12.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1028.2 mb.
Wind: Light and variable. Calm in the evening.

Tuesday 11 March 2014

Overcast and dull.
Temps: Min: 6.2; Max: 9.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1030.3 mb.
Wind: Light and variable.

Monday 10 March 2014

Cloudy start, then long intervals of rather hazy sunshine.
Temps: Min: 6.8; Max: 16.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1028.6 mb.
Wind: Light and variable.

Sunday 9 March 2014

Cloudy start, then sunny.
Temps: Min: 9.0; Max: 15.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1020.5 mbs.
Wind: Light and variable.

Saturday 8 March 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 8.6; Max: 15.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1015.1 mb.
Wind: Light and variable.

A Few Changes

Effective from the weather report for Saturday 8 March 2014:

1. Minimum temperature
A new thermometer is being used for recording the minimum [overnight] temperature,  which is also located several metres away from the old thermometer, and away from buildings. 
Whilst the position of the thermometer has remained unchanged since 2003 when my records began, recent readings seem to have become abnormally high.  There have been several instances of the warmest night ever, etc, since late summer 2013.  Although the last six months have seen a lot of milder than usual weather, readings seem to have exaggerated this to an unacceptable level. 
To give an example, the temperature difference between the two thermometers and locations on the first night in use, was 4.5 degs C.
Although reports and summaries will continue as normal, readers should be mindful of this change, especially in reports of comparative figures.

The thermometer reading maximum temperatures will remain the same for the time being as a false reading would be obtained on sunny days in the new location.  The discrepancies in daytime figures also do not appear to be so much of an issue as that with overnight temperature.

2. Rain and Pressure
New equipment is now also in use for reading rain amounts and air pressure.  As no rain has fallen since the new equipment was installed, a period of testing for comparison will take place when it does - although I hope that's not going to happen anytime soon!
  
3. Wind
It is hoped that wind direction, wind speed and wind chill figures will be added to the daily information soon.  Readings are still being tested for authenticity, as only high pressure has existed since installation, meaning that wind direction is variable and speed is very light, leading to zero windchill.

4. Humidity
Humidity is now also being recorded, however there is much variation throughout each 24 hour period, so it will mainly only be mentioned in monthly summaries, or in cases of a major variation from normal.

5. Thank you for reading Phil's Weather. 

  

Friday 7 March 2014

Rain for a time overnight, followed by a dry and sunny day.
Temps: Min: 14.6; Max: 16.6.
Rain: 2.9 mm.  Pres: 1023.5 mb.

Thursday 6 March 2014

Overcast. Rain in the afternoon, drizzle in the evening.

Temps: Min: 13.3; Max: 15.6.
Rain: 5.8 mm.  Pres: 1021* mb.

*This is what happens when an old cold front gets stuck in an area of high pressure.

Wednesday 5 March 2014

AM: Mostly cloudy, some sun at first.
PM: Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 7.6; Max: 15.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1022 mb*.

*Highest [2200] since 13th December 2013.

Tuesday 4 March 2014

Overcast.  Showers in the morning.  Rain for a time in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.6; Max: 12.5.
Rain: 2.7 mm.  Pres: 1008 mb.

Monday 3 March 2014

Sunny intervals and showers, some heavy with hail.
Temps: Min: 7.5; Max: 12.0.
Rain: 8.0 mm.  Pres: 997 mb.

Sunday 2 March 2014

Cloudy. 
Showers in the morning and evening.   Rain in the afternoon.
Some cloud breaks during the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.2; Max: 14.3.
Rain: 14.2 mm.  Pres: 986 mb.

Saturday 1 March 2014

Mostly cloudy.  Showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 6.9; Max: 12.8*.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1003 mb.

*This temperature was reached during the evening.

Friday 28 February 2014

AM: Rain, very windy.
PM: Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.7; Max: 13.3.
Rain: 14.5 mm.  Pres: 1005 mb.

Thursday 27 February 2014

Sunny intervals with a heavy hail shower at lunchtime.  Rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.8; Max: 13.8.
Rain: 14.4 mm.  Pres: 1002 mb.

January 2014 Summary

In Brief:
Very wet and often windy, with no prolonged dry periods.  Also very mild with no frost.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Night-time temperatures ranged from 5.5 degs C on the night ending 5th, to 14.7 degs C on the night ending 15th, giving an average for the month of 9.25 degs C.
As was the case in December 2013, all these figures are the highest ever for January at this location, since at least 2003.
Previous highest records for January nights were: Minimum: 3.3 [2012];  Maximum:13.9 [2013]; Average: 7.95 [2013].
Also as in December, and for the first time since at least January 2003, there were no night-time minima below 5 degs C.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Daytime temperatures ranged from 10.5 degs C on the 30th, to 16.4 degs C on the 5th, giving an average of 13.95 degs C.
As with nights, and with December 2013, once again all these figures are the highest ever for January at this location, since at least 2003.
Previous highest records for January days were: Minimum: 7.9 [2004];  Maximum: 15.8 [2013]; Average 12.37 [2008].
It should be noted that on several days in January 2014, due to the fast moving weather systems experienced during the month, the temperature reached it's peak during the evening, thereby distorting the true 'daytime' maximum and thus making the month appear, from the figures, milder than perhaps it actually was by day.

Rainfall:
254.6 mm of rain fell during January 2014, making it the wettest month since December 2012.  It was the wettest January at this location since at least 2009, easily pushing 2011's 180.2 mm into second place.
There was almost double [+94.5%] the amount of rain that fell in January 2013 [130.9], and about half as much [47%] more than in December 2013 [172.7 mm]. 
In 2012 it took until April 25th for the same amount of rain that fell in January 2014 to fall!

The wettest day [2200-2200] itself was the 26th with 23.4 mm, which is only the 7th wettest January day at this location since 2009.  This somewhat illustrates the speed and quantity of low pressure systems crossing the location during the month.    Other days with 20 or more mm of rain in the month were 31st [22.3]; 24th [22.7]; and 1st [20.0].

There were only 2 completely dry 24 hour periods [2200-2200], the equal lowest amount since December 2011.  These 24 hour periods were the 25th and the 30th, although it should be noted that the 11th was literally a dry 'day' as the rain that period fell during the night.
The 25th January 2014 was the first completely dry 2200-2200 period since 11th December 2013. 
The driest 'spells' of weather during the month were 9th - 11th [5.2 mm], and 19th - 23rd [10.2 mm].
 

Thunder:
Thunder and lightning were experienced on the 1st, 3rd and 7th.  The brief thunderstorm on the 1st occurred just a few minutes after the turn of the year, and the thunderstorm during the early morning of the 7th was directly over this location.

Wind & Pressure:
It was very windy on the 1st, 5th and 6th.
Pressure was as low as 984 mbs on the 1st, and up to 1016 on the 25th. [2200].

Wednesday 26 February 2014

AM: Sunny.
PM: Sunny intervals.
Evening: Rain.

Temps: Min: 8.2; Max: 13.1.
Rain: 0.7 mm.  Pres: 1007 mb.

Tuesday 25 February 2014

Sunny intervals in the morning.  Mostly cloudy with showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.6; Max: 12.3.
Rain: 2.8 mm.  Pres: 1004 mb.

Monday 24 February 2014

Showers/rain overnight, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.  More rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 11.4; Max: 14.8.
Rain: 7.2 mm.  Pres: 996 mb.

Sunday 23 February 2014

Mainly cloudy and windy.
Temps: Min: 13.4; Max: 15.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1004 mb.

*It was the first dry day [2200-2200] since 30 January.

Saturday 22 February 2014

Mainly dry with sunny intervals in the morning and cloudy in the afternoon.
Windy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 7.3; Max: 13.8.*
Rain: 0.2 mm.  Pres: 1006 mb.

*This temperature was reached during the evening.

Friday 21 February 2014

Sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: Min: 7.1; Max: 11.9.
Rain: 3.5 mm.  Pres: 1005 mb.

Thursday 20 February 2014

Quite cloudy with showers.
Temps: Min: 13.1*; Max: 15.5.
Rain: 4.0 mm.  Pres: 1004 mb.

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

Wednesday 19 February 2014

Overcast with drizzle, and rain later in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.9; Max: 16.3.
Rain: 3.1 mm.  Pres: 1006 mb. 

Tuesday 18 February 2014

Dry and mostly sunny, though some rain for a time in the morning.  More cloud later in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.2; Max: 16.9.
Rain: 3.2 mm.  Pres: 1007.5 mb.

*It was the warmest February day at this location [since at least 2003], breaking the previous new record set 24 hours earlier!

Monday 17 February 2014

Overcast and breezy with rain in the morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.3; Max: 16.2.
Rain: 9.0 mm.  Pres: 1004 mb.

It was the warmest ever February day at this location*, beating the new record set 3 days ago.
*since at least 2003.

Sunday 16 February 2014

Mostly sunny.   Cloudier from mid afternoon with showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 5.4; Max: 12.8.
Rain: 0.7 mm.  Pres: 1002 mb.

Saturday 15 February 2014

Sunny intervals.  Hail shower PM.
Temps: Min: 9.3; Max: 13.1.
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 1002 mb.

The pressure at 2200 was 31 mb higher than 24 hours earlier.

Friday 14 February 2014

Overcast/cloudy.  Very windy, specially in the morning and evening.
Heavy rain in the morning, showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.2; Max: 16.0.
Rain: 29.6 mm.  Pres: 971 mb.

The maximum temperature was 6.1 degs C higher than yesterday. 
It was the warmest February day ever at this location, [since at least 2003]. 
It was the wettest day since 23 December 2013.
The pressure at 2200 was 25 mbs lower than 24 hours earlier.

Thursday 13 February 2014

Sunny intervals and showers, some heavy with hail.
Temps: Min: 5.9; Max: 9.9.
Rain: 9.9 mm.  Pres: 996 mb.

*It was the coldest day since 24 December 2013.

Wednesday 12 February 2014

AM: Heavy rain and very windy.
PM: Sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: Min: 7.1; Max: 14.9.
Rain: 16.2 mm.  Pres: 993 mb.

Update: Saturday 8 [2200] to Tuesday 11 February 2014 [2200]

Tuesday 11th [PM]: Sunny intervals and showers.  Brief thunderstorm late evening.

Figs: Saturday 8th [2200] to Tuesday 11th [2200]:
Temps: Min: 5.1; Max: 12.2.
Rain: 16.3 mm.  Pres: 998 mb*.


*As at 2200 Tuesday.

Here are some additional vague observations from Truro for the missing period:
Sunday 9th: Heavy, squally showers.
Monday 10th: Sunny intervals. Very windy overnight.
Tuesday 11th [AM]: Sunny intervals.

Saturday 8 February 2014

Showers and very windy.  Sunny intervals in the morning. Mostly cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.6; Max: 10.6.
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 978 mb.

Friday 7 February 2014

Sunny intervals in the morning.  Cloudy in the afternoon with rain and strong winds later.
Temps: Min: 8.1; Max: 14.5*
Rain: 10.0 mm.  Pres: 979.5 mb.

*This temperature was reached during the evening.

Thursday 6 February 2014

Mostly cloudy with rain or showers.
Temps: Min: 8.8; Max: 14.4.
Rain: 7.4 mm.  Pres: 979 mb.

Wednesday 5 February 2014

Wet and very windy overnight, followed by a day of showers and some sunny intervals. Still quite windy.
Temps: Min: 9.5; Max: 13.8.
Rain: 12.3 mm.  Pres: 987.5 mb.

*See image below for the pressure at 1000 [am].

Low Pressure

Wednesday, 5 February 2014, AM

Tuesday 4 February 2014

Sunny intervals and the odd shower in the morning.
Cloudy and windy with rain in the afternoon.  Some thunder. Very windy from mid afternoon to mid evening.


Temps: Min: 7.4; Max: 13.4.
Rain: 8.4 mm*.  Pres: 977 mb.

*This figure does not include the horizontal rain!

Monday 3 February 2014

Overcast and windy.  Rain, heavy at times, in the morning.  Drier in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.4; Max: 13.3.
Rain: 20.8 mm.  Pres: 995 mb.

Sunday 2 February 2014

Sunny intervals and showers, most of these in the morning.
Temps: Min: 6.9; Max: 12.2.
Rain: 1.1 mm.  Pres: 999.5 mb.

Saturday 1 February 2014

Sunny intervals and windy.  Showers this morning.
Temps: Min: 6.2; Max: 10.6.
Rain: 3.2 mm.  Pres: 994 mb.

Friday 31 January 2014

Overcast with rain for most of the day.  Drier for a time late afternoon and early evening.
Temps: Min: 6.9; Max: 15.8.
Rain: 22.3 mm.  Pres: 986 mb.

Thursday 30 January 2014

Mostly cloudy in the morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.1; Max: 10.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 999 mb.

*It was the coldest day since 24 December 2013.

Wednesday 29 January 2014

Mostly cloudy with frequent showers.
Temps: Min: 8.8; Max: 13.4.
Rain: 8.7 mm.  Pres: 995 mb.

Tuesday 28 January 2014

Sunny intervals and showers, some heavy.
Temps: Min: 9.3; Max: 12.5.
Rain: 11.2 mm.  Pres: 986 mb.

Monday 27 January 2014

AM: Mainly cloudy with frequent heavy showers, some with hail.  
PM: Sunny intervals and a few showers.
Temps: Min: 6.8; Max: 10.8.
Rain: 8.7 mm.  Pres: 989 mb.

Sunday 26 January 2014

Rain in the morning.  Sunny intervals and showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.0; Max: 15.9.*
Rain: 23.4 mm.  Pres: 996 mb.

*This temperature was reached during the morning.
It was the wettest day since 23 December 2013.

Saturday 25 January 2014

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 12.7; Max: 14.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1016 mb.

*It was the first completely dry 24 hr period [2200-2200] since December 11th 2013,  thus ending a total of 44 consecutive days when at least some rain fell.  This is the longest such period since rain records began here in March 2008.
[Saturday 11 January 2014 was also dry by day but rain fell late Friday evening].

Friday 24 January 2014

Rain overnight, followed by a dull but mostly dry day.  Some more rain in the late afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 11.2; Max: 16.6*.
Rain: 22.7 mm.  Pres: 1012 mb.

*It was the warmest January day ever at this location [since at least 2004].
It was also the warmest and wettest day [2200-2200] since 23 December 2013.

Thursday 23 January 2014

Showers overnight, followed by a mainly cloudy morning with some hazy sunshine.
PM: [Truro]: Mostly cloudy.
Late PM/Evening: [Falmouth]: Showers.

[Fal]: Temps: Min: 9.1; Max: 12.3.
Rain: 1.2 mm.  Pres: 1014 mb.

Wednesday 22 January 2014

Showers overnight, followed by a mostly dry and mainly sunny day with just a few showers.
Temps: Min: 9.8; Max: 13.8.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1012 mb.

Tuesday 21 January 2014

Mostly cloudy and breezy.  Rain until mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 5.8; Max: 14.9.
Rain: 4.6 mm.  Pres: 1005 mb.

Monday 20 January 2014

Sunny intervals.  Showers in the morning.
Temps: Min: 7.5; Max: 11.3.
Rain: 1.3 mm.  Pres: 1009.5 mb.

Sunday 19 January 2014

Showers overnight.  
A mainly sunny and mostly dry day.

Temps: Min: 6.1; Max: 11.4.
Rain: 2.1 mm.  Pres: 996 mb.

Saturday 18 January 2014

Rain overnight. 
A mainly cloudy day with showers.

Temps: Min: 11.2; Max: 13.5.
Rain: 13.2 mm.  Pres: 986.5 mb.

Friday 17 January 2014

Showers overnight. 
Sunny intervals and a few showers during the day.

Temps: Min: 7.9*; Max: 14.3.
Rain: 4.9 mm.  Pres: 987 mb.

*This temperature was reached during the day.  Min. overnight = 10.8.

Thursday 16 January 2014

Sunny intervals and showers.  Less sun and heavier and more frequent showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.0; Max: 13.4.
Rain: 11.1 mm.  Pres: 985 mb.

Wednesday 15 January 2014

Mostly cloudy.  Rain in the afternoon.  Clear spells and showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 14.7; Max: 15.7.
Rain: 5.8 mm.  Pres: 991 mb.

December 2013 Summary

In Brief:
Mostly dry for the first two weeks, then mainly wet with frequent high winds.  Very mild by day and night with no frost.  


Temperature: [Minimum]:
Night-time temperatures ranged from 5.5 degs C on the night ending 1st December to 16.0 degs C on the night ending 16th, giving an average of 9.56 degs C.   All these figures are the highest ever for December at this location since at least 2002.
The nights ending 13th and 16th were also milder than any night during November [2013].  
Previous highest records for December nights were: Minimum: 3.1 degs C; Maximum: 13.3 degs C; Average: 8.74 degs C - all set in 2012.
It was also the first December since at least 2002 with no night-time minima below 5 degs C.  2012 again came the closest with just two, and there were four in November [2013].

Temperature [Maximum]:
Daytime temperatures ranged from 9.3 degs C on the 24th, to 17.0 degs C on the 16th, giving an average of 13.65 degs C.  As with nights, all these figures are the highest ever for December since at least 2002.
The average was higher than the average for November [2013]!
Previous highest records for December days were: Minimum: 9.0 degs C [2007]; Maximum: 16.3 degs C [2012]; Average: 12.48 degs C [2012].

Rainfall:
172.7 mm of rain fell during December 2013, somewhat surprisingly making it the driest December since 2010, however the first 11 days of the month saw only 1.2 mm, and the last two Decembers were very wet.  December 2012 saw 288.9 mm.  November 2013 had 107.7 mm.
The wettest day of December 2013 was the 23rd with 29.9 mm.  There were six completely dry days and eight days with no measurable rain, none since the 12th.
Cumulatively 1228.2 mm of rain fell during 2013, compared to 1502.6 mm in 2012, which equates to -18.3 %.

Thunder:
Thunder was heard on the 19th.

Wind and Pressure:
There were notably high winds on 14th, 18th, 20th, 21st, 23rd, 26th and 30th.
Pressure dropped from 1016 mbs to 992 mbs during the 24 hours ending 2200 on the 18th, and from 1012.5 mbs to 978 mbs during the 24 hours ending 2200 on the 23rd.

Tuesday 14 January 2014

Mostly cloudy.  Rain in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.3; Max: 15.5*
Rain: 4.7 mm.  Pres: 1002.5 mb.

*This temperature was reached in the evening.

Monday 13 January 2014

AM: Mostly cloudy with frequent showers, some with hail.
PM: Sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: Min: 8.9; Max: 11.8.
Rain: 4.0 mm.  Pres: 1002.5 mb.

Sunday 12 January 2014

Cloudy and breezy.  Rain from late morning, then a clearer evening with showers.
Temps: Min: 10.7;  Max: 15.8.
Rain: 12.0 mm.  Pres: 1009 mb.

Saturday 11 January 2014

Some rain late Friday evening, then a dry and sunny Saturday.
Temps: Min: 8.2; Max: 11.0.
Rain: 1.1 mm.  Pres: 1015.5 mb.

Friday 10 January 2014

Some showery rain overnight, then a dry, cloudy day.  Rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 8.5; Max: 14.1.
Rain: 3.1 mm.  Pres: 1012 mb.

Thursday 9 January 2014

Showers overnight, followed by a mostly dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 10.5; Max: 12.1.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1012.5 mb.

Wednesday 8 January 2014

Mostly cloudy with showers, heaviest and most persistent in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.9; Max: 16.3.
Rain: 13.6 mm.  Pres: 1003 mb.

Thunder in 2013

Thunder was heard in 2013 on the following dates:
January 18
June 8
August 2
October 20
December 19

The Top 10 Wettest Days of 2013 [mm]

10.  23.8   March 15
 9.   25.6   December 18
 8.   28.2   May 14
 7.   28.8   June 8
 6.   29.7   January 18
 5.   29.9   December 23
 4.   30.0   October 3
 3.   39.0   October 27
 2.   39.6   August 5
 1.   44.3   March 21