Tuesday 30 March 2010

Overnight showers followed by a mainly dry but windy day with sunny intervals and just a few short sharp showers in the late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 4.2; Max: 12.2. Rain: 10.9 mm.

Monday 29 March 2010

Overcast with rain throughout the day. Some dry periods later in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.2; Max: 11.6. Rain: 6.7 mm.

With Easter next weekend, many tourists arrive in Cornwall the weekend before. Those doing so this year have been greeted by two days of overcast skies and rain.
Cornish weather certainly does not help its Tourist Board!

Sunday 28 March 2010

Overcast with rain for much of the day - light and drizzly in the morning, more persistent and heavier in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.3; Max: 12.1. Rain: 9.2 mm.

Saturday 27 March 2010

Sunny intervals. More cloudy in the afternoon with an odd light shower.
Temps: Min: 7.3; Max: 14.9. Rain: Trace.

Friday 26 March 2010

A few sunny intervals in the morning. Cloudy in the afternoon with showers.
Temps: Min: 7.6; Max: 13.9. Rain: 1.6 mm.

Thursday 25 March 2010

Mainly cloudy but dry morning. Rain [some heavy] in the afternoon, then a clearer, mostly dry evening.
Temps: Min: 8.1; Max: 13.7. Rain: 11.5 mm.

Wednesday 24 March 2010

Overcast with rain or drizzle in the morning. A mainly dry afternoon but still overcast, then further rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.3; Max: 12.7. Rain: 7.5 mm.

Tuesday 23 March 2010

Overcast with rain or drizzle for much of the day.
Temps: Min: 4.5; Max: 13.0. Rain: 8.2 mm.

Monday 22 March 2010

Rain in the morning. Lengthy sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.7; Max: 14.5 Rain: 4.6 mm.

Sunday 21 March 2010

Mainly dry. Intervals of hazy sunshine in the morning. Overcast from early afternoon.
Temps: Min: 5.9; Max: 16.4. Rain: Trace.

Saturday 20 March 2010

Some rain overnight then a mainly dry but overcast morning. Brighter afternoon with hazy sunshine.
Temps: Min: 11.4; Max: 15.0. Rain: 3.0 mm.

The temperature fell to around 8 degs during the afternoon.

February 2010 Summary

Temperature [Min]:
Night time temperatures this month ranged from a low of -1.3 degrees on the night of the 10th/11th, to a max of 9.3 degs on the night of the 3rd/4th. This, and the previous night, were part of a brief milder spell compared with the rest of the month. The only other time the minimum reached more than 6.2 degs was on the 24th [7.1].
The average night time temp for the month was 3.94 degs, making it the coldest February since 2005 [3.62]. It was less cold than January 2010 however [2.73].
Temps fell below 5 degs C on 16 nights, 2 more than February 09, but far fewer than January 2010 [23].
There were 2 nights with temps below zero, the same as February 09, a lot fewer than in January 2010, when there were 9.

Temperature [Max]:
Daytime temps ranged from a minimum of 5.2 on the 11th to 13.4 on the 24th. The first week produced reasonable maximum temperatures of around 11 or 12 degs, however the second week was much colder, recovering slightly for the 3rd week, before returning to the milder highs for the final week.
This all led to an average daytime temp for the month of 10.18 degs, the coldest February since 2006 [9.67]. It was, maybe surprisingly, colder than February 2009 with its snow event [10.95]. February 2010 was significantly milder than January though [8.33].

Overall February 2010 was rather an uneventful month - not the coldest or the mildest, by night or by day.

Rain:
77.7 mm of rain fell during the month, making it the driest month since September 2009. This was similar to February 09 [80.8 mm].
The 4th was the wettest single day with 14.3 mm.
There was a completely dry spell from the 6th to the 14th, however some rain then fell every day until the 27th.

Friday 19 March 2010

Overcast with rain or drizzle throughout.
Temps: Min: 8.3; Max: 12.9. Rain: 17.8 mm.

Today was the wettest day since 16th January.

Thursday 18 March 2010

Cloudy and overcast. Drizzle or rain from late morning to late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.5; Max: 14.2. Rain: 4.3 mm.

This was the first day with measurable rain since 27th February.
It was also the mildest night since 11th December 2009.

Wednesday 17 March 2010

[For Falmouth AM & Newquay PM]: Cloudy but bright at times.
Temps: Min: 9.3; Max: 16.7. Rain: Nil.

This was the highest minimum temperature since 4th February, and the highest maximum since 31st October 2009.

Tuesday 16 March 2010

Intervals of sunshine, increasingly hazy. Cloudy by late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 2.9; Max: 12.6. Rain: Nil.

Monday 15 March 2010

Sunny start. Cloudy from late morning, although blue sky still within sight - to the north, west, and south! Sunny again from late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 4.7; Max: 13.6. Rain: Nil.
Today was a perfect example of how convective cloud forms over the spine of Cornwall on a fine day. Normally when this happens it forms over the A30 Trunk Road - however it was further south today - probably caused by the sea breeze from the north coast being stronger than the one from the south.

Sunday 14 March 2010

Mainly cloudy morning. Sunny intervals in the afternoon, lengthier later.
Temps: Min: 4.0; Max: 12.6 Rain: Nil.

Saturday 13 March 2010

Sunny intervals. Rather cloudy at times.
Temps: Min: 3.3; Max: 13.6. Rain: Nil.

Friday 12 March 2010

Mainly cloudy but mostly dry morning. Dry with sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 2.2; Max: 11.1. Rain: Trace.
A brief shower in the morning brought to an end a dry spell lasting 12 consecutive days - however it was so short-lived, the amount of rain was still immeasurable!

Thursday 11 March 2010

Mainly sunny. More cloud for a time in the afternoon, clear again later.
Temps: Min: -0.4; Max: 10.6 Rain: Nil.

This is the first time the temperature has fallen below zero in March since March 4th, 2006.

Wednesday 10 March 2010

Rather cloudy to start, gradually brightening. Sunny from late morning.
Temps: Min: 2.1; Max: 11.1. Rain: Nil.

Tuesday 9 March 2010

Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 1.6; Max: 9.1. Rain: Nil.

Monday 8 March 2010

Partly cloudy at first, otherwise sunny.
Temps: Min: 0.0; Max: 6.9. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 7 March 2010

Sunny intervals but with a fair amount of cloud. Clear from late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 3.8; Max: 8.0. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 6 March 2010

Sunny morning. Steady encroachment of cloud from the north during the afternoon but still some sun left to end the day.
Temps: Min: 2.3; Max: 11.4. Rain: Nil.

Friday 5 March 2010

Sunny. Temps: Min: 0.3; Max: 10.3. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 4 March 2010

A mainly cloudy morning followed by a sunny afternoon.
Temps: Min: 2.5; Max: 9.0. Rain: Nil.

Wednesday 3 March 2010

Cloudy to start. Intervals of hazy sunshine by late morning, stronger and lengthening during the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.2; Max: 10.8 Rain: Nil.

Tuesday 2 March 2010

Sunny intervals to start but increasingly hazy. Cloudy by evening.
Temps: Min: 1.2; Max: 11.6. Rain: Nil.

Monday 1 March 2010

Sunny intervals, hazy later.
Temps: Min: 1.9; Max: 11.4. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 28 February 2010

Mainly cloudy but with a little hazy sunshine in the morning. Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.2; Max: 10.5. Rain: Nil.