In Brief:
Mostly fine and dry but unsettled and wet mid-month and very cold final week, particularly at night.
Temperature: [Minimum]:
Lowest: 0.3 degs C on the 30th. Coldest October night since before 2004. [2nd = 1.4 in 2008].
Highest: 15.8 degs C on the 13th. In October, warmest since 2013 and only exceeded in 2012 and 2013 since before 2004.
Average minimum: 8.77 degs C. Lowest of last 15 Octobers. Without final 5 nights: 9.98 [7th lowest].
Nights with temperature below 5 degs C = 5, the final 5. Most in October since 2003.
Nights with temperature below 0 degs C = 0.
Temperature: [Maximum]:
Lowest: 6.9 degs C on the 27th. Coldest October day by far since before 2004. [2nd = 9.0 in 2012].
Highest: 18.2 degs C on the 5th. Warmest October day since 2015.
Average maximum: 14.6 degs C. Lowest since before 2004.
Days with temperature above 20 degs C = 0. None in October since 2014.
Days with temperature above 25 degs C = 0.
Rainfall:
Total: 72.1 mm. Wettest month since April but 2nd driest October since before 2008 [Driest = 2015 with 63.2].
September 2018: 68.6 mm.
October 2017: 82.0 mm.
Wettest day: 20.4 mm on the 12th.
Other days with more than 10 mm: 14th [12.0 mm] and 11th [11.0 mm].
Wettest spell: 11th to 14th: 50.7 mm. [70.32% of month's total].
Driest spell: 18th to 25th: 0 mm.
Completely dry days: 18. Equal most for October since before 2008 [with 2015].
Days with no measurable rain: 21. Most for October since before 2008.
Cumulatively: 2018 = 920.7 mm [2nd driest of the last 7 January to October totals].
2017: 899.9 mm. [+2.31%].
Thunder:
None this month.
Pressure:
Lowest: 995.9 mb on the 11th.
Highest: 1043.6 mb on the 22nd.
