Tuesday 30 October 2012

Sunny intervals.  A few spots of rain during the evening.
Temps: Min: 7.8; Max: 12.1. Rain: Trace.

*Barometric pressure readings begin on November 1st.

September 2012 Summary

In Brief:
Rather cool. Mainly dry for the first three weeks, then wet.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Night-time temperatures ranged from 9.3 degs C on the night of the 21st/22nd, to 17.0 degs C on the night of the 9th/10th, which was the warmest September night since 2006.
The average night-time temperature was 13.1 degs C, the 4th highest of the last nine.

Temperature: [Day]:
The maximum temperature of 15.5 on the 22nd made it the second coldest September day ever at this location*. Only the 27th in 2007 was colder [14.4].  The warmest day of September 2012 was the 3rd, with 22.3 degs C, giving an average for the month of 19.02 degs C.  This makes this September the second coldest of the last nine, with 2011 being the coldest [18.83].
The maximum temperature exceeded 20 degs on at least 10 days.

Rainfall:
65.5 mm of rain fell during the month, making it the driest month since May, and the second driest September of the last five. This compares with 149.1 in August, and 72.3 mm in September 2011.

The wettest day itself was the 23rd, with 27.4 mm, the wettest day since April 29th, and the second wettest September day of the last five Septembers, behind 29.3 mm in 2010 - also on the 23rd.
There were 16 completely dry days in September 2012, the most in a month since May. 
Only 8 mm of the 65.5 total this month fell by the 22nd, with no measurable rain between the 3rd and the 8th, and none from the 13th to 22nd.  Conversely 55.1 mm of rain fell in 5 days [23rd to 27th].

*Since at least 2003.

Monday 29 October 2012

Rain overnight and at first, then showers and a few sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 10.7; Max: 14.8. Rain: 21.2 mm.

*It was the most rain to fall in 24 hours since 23rd September.

Sunday 28 October 2012

Mainly cloudy with a little sun.  A few light passing showers.
Temps: Min: 5.4; Max: 12.7. Rain: 0.3 mm.

Saturday 27 October 2012

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 2.9; Max: 9.0. Rain: Nil.

*It was the coldest night since 20th February and the coldest day since 4th April.   It was also the coldest October day ever at this location - since at least 2003.

Friday 26 October 2012

Cloudy.
Temps: Min: 10.4; Max: 11.8. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 25 October 2012

Mainly cloudy.  Some hazy sunshine and blue sky visible.
Temps: Min: 13.5; Max: 16.6. Rain: Nil.

Wednesday 23 October 2012

Overcast and gloomy.
Temps: Min: 14.2; Max: 16.0. Rain: Trace.

Tuesday 23 October 2012

Foggy until late afternoon. Some light rain/drizzle. A cloudy/overcast evening.
Temps: Min: 15.0; Max: 17.2. Rain: 1.2 mm.

Monday 22 October 2012

Sunny intervals.  Cloudy and dull from late afternoon, with some light drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.4; Max: 17.0. Rain: Trace.

Sunday 21 October 2012

Mainly cloudy in the morning with showers. Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.6; Max: 16.1. Rain: 0.3 mm.

Friday 19 October 2012

Sunny intervals. Rather cloudy at times.
Temps: Min: 9.5; Max: 15.8. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 18 October 2012

Dry with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 11.5; Max: 15.9. Rain: 0.6 mm.*

*From late Wednesday evening.

Wednesday 17 October 2012

Rain for a time overnight, followed by a mainly dry day with sunny intervals and only a few spots of rain.
Heavy showers with thunder and lightning in the evening.
Temps: Min: 11.9; Max: 16.3. Rain: 11.2 mm.

Tuesday 16 October 2012

Sunny intervals. Rain and windy late in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.7; Max: 15.7. Rain: Nil.

*The wet weather arrived after the 2200 cut-off time. This means this was the first completely dry 24 hour period since 29th September. The dry weather didn't last too much longer!

Monday 15 October 2012

Rain/showers overnight, followed by a dry morning with some sunny intervals.
Then cloudier again with rain for a time from late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.9; Max: 15.6. Rain: 8.8 mm.

Sunday 14 October 2012

Sunny intervals and one or two passing showers.
Temps: Min: 7.1; Max: 13.5. Rain: Trace.

It was the coldest night since 12th/13th May, the coldest day since the 15th May, and the first day this month there has been less than measurable rain.

Saturday 13 October 2012

Showers overnight, then a mainly dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.8, Max: 14.6. Rain: 2.7 mm.

*It was the coldest night since 18/19th May.

Friday 12 October 2012

Showers and sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 9.2; Max: 14.4. Rain: 13.8 mm.

*It was the coldest day since 15th May.

Thursday 11 October 2012

[Falmouth]: Further rain overnight, followed by a mostly cloudy morning with a few showers.
PM: [Foxhole]: Mostly cloudy with showers.

[Fal]: Temps: Min: 17.0*; Max: 19.6. Rain: 12.4 mm.

*This was the warmest October night ever at this location, [since at least 2003], beating the new record set on Monday night.  The old record has now been exceeded on four nights this week!

Wednesday 10 October 2012

Overcast, dull and gloomy with mist and some drizzle in the morning. 
Brighter in the afternoon with the low cloud finally lifting.  Still mainly cloudy but some blue sky visible too. More rain, some heavy, in the evening.
Temps: Min: 15.9; Max: 19.1. Rain: 3.0 mm.

*There have been no completely dry days so far this month.

Tuesday 9 October 2012

Rain overnight, followed by an overcast, dull, gloomy, grey, misty day with further drizzle from time to time.
Temps: Min: 16.8; Max: 17.4. Rain: 13.4 mm.

*This was the warmest October night ever at this location, [since at least 2003], beating the new record set yesterday. 

Monday 8 October 2012

Rain overnight, heavy for a time, followed by a mainly dry but rather cloudy day with some sunny intervals and the odd passing shower.
Temps: Min: 15.9*; Max: 22.4*. Rain: 20.2 mm.

*It was both the warmest October night and the warmest October day ever at this location. [since at least 2003]. The minimum temperature never dropped from Sunday's maximum.

Sunday 7 October 2012

Sunny intervals at first, then rather cloudy, still with some hazy sunshine during the morning.
Cloudy in the afternoon with some rain for a time. Wet again later during the evening.

Temps: Min: 9.0; Max: 15.9*. Rain: 2.0 mm.

*This temperature was reached in the evening.

Saturday 6 October 2012

Rain overnight, then a dry and mainly sunny day.
Temps: Min; 10.0; Max: 14.6; Rain: 17.2 mm.

*It was the coldest day since 17th May.

Friday 5 October 2012

Cloudy. Mainly dry in the morning, rain or drizzle from early in the afternoon, heavier in the evening.
Temps: Min: 13.8; Max: 17.6*. Rain: 20.0 mm.

*This temperature was reached during the evening.

Thursday 4 October 2012

AM: [Falmouth]: Quite sunny.
PM: [North coast]: Mainly cloudy.
Evening: [Fal]: Rain.

[Fal]: Temps: Min: 9.4; Max: 16.6*. Rain: 12.3 mm.

*This temperature was reached during the evening.

Wednesday 3 October 2012

Mostly cloudy with showers in the morning.   Fewer showers and a little more sun in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.3; Max: 15.9. Rain: 1.4 mm.

Tuesday 2 October 2012

Bright but with a lot of cloud in the morning.  Cloudy in the afternoon. Heavy rain for a time in the evening.
Temps: Min: 13.0; Max: 18.0. Rain: 5.1 mm.

Monday 1 October 2012

Rain overnight, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals and the very odd shower.
Temps: Min: 13.7; Max: 19.1. Rain: 8.5 mm.

*It has been mentioned recently in weather bulletins about the difference between the maximum temperature today and the same day last year when parts of the UK were experiencing unseasonably high temperatures. At this location that difference was just half a degree celsius!

Sunday 30 September 2012

Sunny intervals during the morning. Mainly cloudy in the afternoon but still bright with some sunshine.
Cloudy with rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.6; Max: 18.3. Rain: 1.0 mm.