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

The Top 10 Coldest Nights of 2013

10.   1.4   March 26
  9.    1.1   March 13
=7.   0.9   February 23 & April 4
  6.    0.7  April 5
=4.   0.6   January 20 & March 28
  3.    0.5   March 27
  2.    0.3   April 3
  1.   -2.3   March 12
 
The nights of April 6 & 7 are likely to be in the above chart, however this cannot be confirmed.

The Top 10 Coldest Days of 2013

10.  6.2   March 28
 9.   5.8   February 24
 8.   5.7   March 27
 7.   5.5   January 19
 6.   5.1   February 23
 5.   4.7   March 25
 4.   4.3   March 12
 3.   3.8   February 22
 2.   3.2   March 11
 1.   2.8   January 20

The Top 10 Warmest Nights of 2013

=10.   19.1    September 13 & October 2
    9.    19.3   August 5
    8.    19.5   July 23
 =6.    19.6    July 24 & September 22
   5.     19.7   July 25
   4.     19.8   July 31
   3.     20.1   August 2
   2.     20.3   August 16
   1.     20.4   August 15 

*The Top 9 above are also the 9 warmest nights since 2004!

The Top 10 Hottest Days of 2013

=10.     24.5   July 24 & August 14 
  =7.     24.6   July 9, 17, 23    
    6.      24.9   July 25
    5.      25.1   August 2
    4.      25.9   July 18
    3.      26.4   July 7
    2.      27.6   July 13
    1.      28.5   July 14

Tuesday 7 January 2014

Early morning thunderstorm with heavy rain, then dry with sunny intervals.
PM: [Newquay]: Sunny intervals.

[Falmouth]: Temps: Min: 10.9; Max: 15.1.
Rain: 9.2 mm.  Pres: 1005 mb.*

*It was the first time the pressure exceeded 1000 mb in 2014.

Monday 6 January 2014

Windy with sunny intervals.  A few light showers in the morning.  Heavy shower in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.3; Max: 15.3.
Rain: 1.3 mm.  Pres: 994 mb.

Sunday 5 January 2014

Overcast and windy. Rain in the morning: drizzle and heavy showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 5.5; Max: 16.4.*
Rain: 17.8 mm.  Pres: 989 mb.

*The highest ever maximum temperature for January since at least 2004.

Saturday 4 January 2014

Rain overnight, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.  Heavy rain for a time in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.6; Max: 11.6.
Rain: 10.5 mm.  Pres: 994 mb.

Friday 3 January 2014

Mainly cloudy with showers, some heavy with hail. Thunder too in the morning.
Temps: Min: 7.9*; Max: 14.6.
Rain: 10.1 mm.  Pres: 994.5 mb.

*This temperature was recorded during the day. Minimum overnight temperature = 8.4.

Thursday 2 January 2014

Sunny intervals.  Cloudy in the afternoon and rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.1; Max: 16.2.*
Rain: 4.0 mm.  Pres: 987 mb.

*This temperature was reached during the evening and is the highest January temperature ever at this location [since at least 2004].

Wednesday 1 January 2014

A heavy, thundery shower during the night.
Overcast and windy with rain in the morning.  Heavy showers in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 9.3; Max: 15.6.
Rain: 20.0 mm.  Pres: 984 mb.

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Tuesday 31 December 2013

Overnight rain/showers, followed by a mainly sunny morning.
More cloudy in the afternoon.  Showers in the evening.

Temps: Min: 9.3; Max: 11.3.
Rain: 8.1 mm.  Pres: 1001.5 mb.