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November 2017 Summary

In Brief:
Mostly unsettled.  Near average temperatures, except cold final week.  Mostly dry third week.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Lowest:  0.7 degs C on the 29th.
Highest:  13.5 degs C on the 22nd.
Average minimum:  6.79 degs C.  3rd coldest of the last 15 Novembers.  Coldest = 2010.
Nights with temperature below 5 degs C = 9.  3rd most since at least 2003.  Most = 2010.
Nights with temperature below 0 degs C = 0.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Lowest:  8.2 degs C on the 30th. 
Highest:  15.5 degs C on the 20th.  Every November between 2003 and 2015 had a milder day than this.
Average maximum:  12.52 degs C.  3rd coldest of the last 15 Novembers.  Coldest = 2016.
Days with temperature above 20 degs C = 0.
Days with temperature above 25 degs C = 0. 

Rainfall:
Total: 62.7 mm.  Driest month since April 2017.  Driest November since at least 2007.
October 2017:  82.0 mm.
November 2016:  137.9 mm.

Wettest day:  11.0 mm on the 27th.  Has been a wetter November day every year since 2008.
Other days with >5 mm: 9.0 mm [11th]; 7.9 [12th]; 6.9 [7th].
Wettest spells: 7th to 12th: 27.7 mm; and 25th to 30th: 26.9 mm.  
Driest spells:  No measurable rain 14th to 21st.
Completely dry days:  7. 
Days with no measurable rain:  12.
Cumulatively:  2017:  962.6 mm.
2016:  1177.4 mm.  [-18.24%].

Thunder:
No thunder this month.

Pressure:
Lowest:  984.9 mb on the 22nd.  
Highest: 1033.4 mb on the 17th.

Summary For Week Ending 2100, 23 December, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 2.3 [Tuesday]
Highest minimum: 10.2 [Friday]
Average: 7.23

Lowest maximum: 9.8 [Saturday]
Highest maximum: 12.1 [Thursday]
Average: 11.13

Rain:
Total: 7.8 mm
Wettest day:  Sunday  [3.7 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 1025.0 mb. [Sunday evening]
Highest: 1042.6 mb. [Thursday morning]

Sunshine: 
Sunny:
Monday

Sunny intervals:
Tuesday am

Saturday 23 December 2017

Mostly dry and cloudy.
Some drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 8.1;  Max: 9.8.
Rain: 0.2 mm.  Pres: 1036.3 mb.

Friday 22 December 2017

Cloudy.  Showers overnight and at first, and again in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.2;  Max: 11.7.
Rain: 2.9 mm.  Pres: 1040.9 mb.

Thursday 21 December 2017

Rather cloudy with some sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 9.6;  Max: 12.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1040.4 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2100, 16 December, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 1.2 [Tuesday]
Highest minimum: 7.7 [Wednesday]
Average: 4.4

Lowest maximum: 6.7 [Monday]
Highest maximum: 10.4 [Wednesday]
Average: 9.0

Rain:
Total: 67.1 mm
Wettest day:  Sunday  [24.8 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 974.4 mb. [Overnight Sunday/Monday]
Highest: 1028.0 mb. [Saturday (16th) evening]

Sunshine:
Sunny intervals:
Sunday pm,  Monday pm,  Saturday am

Wednesday 20 December 2017

Cloudy with some light drizzle in the morning.
Dry in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.6;  Max: 11.4.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1040.6 mb.

Tuesday 19 December 2017

Sunny intervals in the morning.
Cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 2.3;  Max: 10.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1038.9 mb.

Monday 18 December 2017

Showers on Sunday evening.
Sunny on Monday.
Temps: Min: 4.8;  Max: 9.7*.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1035.7 mb.

*Daytime max.  10.8 recorded overnight.

Sunday 17 December 2017

Mostly cloudy.
Showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.0;  Max: 11.3.
Rain: 3.7 mm.  Pres: 1025.0 mb.

Saturday 16 December 2017

Rain overnight, followed by a dry morning with sunny intervals.
Mostly cloudy with showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 3.2;  Max: 9.2.
Rain: 5.0 mm.  Pres: 1027.8 mb.

Friday 15 December 2017

AM:  Some sunny intervals and a few showers.
PM:  Mostly cloudy with frequent showers.
Temps: Min: 6.1;  Max: 8.7.
Rain: 5.0 mm.  Pres: 1015.9 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2100, 9 December, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 1.7 [Saturday]
Highest minimum: 9.1 [Thursday]
Average: 6.69

Lowest maximum: 6.9 [Friday]
Highest maximum: 12.9 [Thursday]
Average: 10.43

Rain:
Total: 21.1 mm
Wettest day:  Thursday  [11.2 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 1004.5 mb. [Saturday (9th) evening]
Highest: 1041.4 mb. [Tuesday morning]

Sunshine:
Sunny intervals:
Thursday am,  Friday

Thursday 14 December 2017

Mostly cloudy with showers, some heavy with hail.
Temps: Min: 3.3*;  Max: 8.0**.
Rain: 10.0 mm.  Pres: 995.6 mb.

*Recorded in the morning.
**Recorded in the evening.

Wednesday 13 December 2017

Mostly cloudy with showers, heavy with thunder late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.7;  Max: 10.4.
Rain: 13.0 mm.  Pres: 1000.3 mb.

Tuesday 12 December 2017

Cloudy.  Rain from late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 1.2;  Max: 9.7*.
Rain: 6.5 mm.  Pres: 1006.4 mb.

*Recorded in the evening.

Monday 11 December 2017

Mainly cloudy with showers until mid-morning, then sunny intervals.
Further showers late in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 2.5;  Max: 6.7*.
Rain: 2.8 mm.  Pres: 1000.8 mb.

*Coldest since 12 February.

Sunday 10 December 2017

Rain, some heavy with hail, overnight, followed by a mostly cloudy morning with showers.  Windy.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.8;  Max: 10.1*.
Rain: 24.8 mm**.  Pres: 974.6 mb^.

*Daytime max.  10.3 recorded overnight.
**Wettest day since 3 September.
^Pressure 52 mb less than 48 hours earlier.

Saturday 9 December 2017

Cloudy.  Rain from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 1.7;  Max: 7.0.
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 1004.5 mb.

Friday 8 December 2017

Sunny intervals and showers, some with hail.
Temps: Min: 4.2;  Max: 6.9*.
Rain: 2.0 mm.  Pres: 1026.6 mb.

*Coldest since 12 February.

Summary For Week Ending 2100, 2 December, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 0.7 [Wednesday]
Highest minimum: 7.4 [Sunday evening]
Average: 3.66

Lowest maximum: 7.9 [Friday]
Highest maximum: 11.2 [Monday]
Average: 9.23

Rain:
Total: 25.2 mm
Wettest day:  Monday  [11.0 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 1012.8 mb. [Tuesday late afternoon]
Highest: 1033.0 mb. [Sunday morning]

Sunshine:
Sunny:
Friday 
Sunny intervals:
Tuesday am,  Wednesday

Thursday 7 December 2017

Rain overnight and at first.
Sunny intervals in the morning.
Cloudy in the afternoon.
Shower in the evening.
Temps: Min: 11.1*;  Max: 10.0**.
Rain: 11.2 mm.  Pres: 1020.5 mb.

*Overnight minimum [Wednesday evening].  9.1 recorded during the day.
**Daytime maximum.  12.9 recorded overnight.

Wednesday 6 December 2017

Cloudy.
Rain from late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.5*;  Max: 12.3.
Rain: 3.9 mm.  Pres: 1019.1 mb.

*Recorded on Tuesday evening.

Tuesday 5 December 2017

Mostly cloudy and mainly dry.  Shower in the evening.
Temps: Min: 7.4;  Max: 10.4.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1036.4 mb.

Monday 4 December 2017

Showers overnight, followed by a dry, mostly cloudy day.
Temps: Min: 8.5;  Max: 10.8.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1040.7 mb.

Sunday 3 December 2017

Mostly cloudy.  Showers at first and in the evening.
Temps: Min: 7.4;  Max: 12.7.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1034.7 mb.

Saturday 2 December 2017

Mostly cloudy with showers.
Temps: Min: 3.2;  Max: 10.0.
Rain: 2.0 mm.  Pres: 1032.1 mb.

Friday 1 December 2017

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 1.8;  Max: 7.9*.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1031.1 mb.

*Coldest since 12 February.

Thursday 30 November 2017

Showers and some sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 0.9;  Max: 8.2*.
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 1019.5 mb.

*Coldest since 23 March.

Wednesday 29 November 2017

Sunny intervals and showers, some heavy.
Temps: Min: 0.7*;  Max: 8.9.
Rain: 4.8 mm.  Pres: 1018.6 mb.

*Coldest since 11 February.

Tuesday 28 November 2017

Showers overnight.
Sunny intervals in the morning.
Cloudy in the afternoon with heavy showers later.
Temps: Min: 6.2;  Max: 9.4.
Rain: 3.5 mm.  Pres: 1013.7 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2100, 25 November, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 3.5 [Friday evening]
Highest minimum: 13.5 [Wednesday]
Average: 8.54

Lowest maximum: 8.8 [Saturday]
Highest maximum: 15.5 [Monday]
Average: 12.99

Rain:
Total: 5.8 mm

Wettest day:  Saturday  [3.7 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 984.9 mb. [Wednesday evening]

Highest: 1028.2 mb. [Saturday (25th) evening]

Sunshine:

Sunny intervals:
Monday am,  Thursday am,  Friday

Monday 27 November 2017

Cloudy. Rain in the morning.
Showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 7.4*;  Max: 11.2.
Rain: 11.0 mm.  Pres: 1015.4 mb.

*Recorded on Sunday evening.

Sunday 26 November 2017

Mostly cloudy.
Showers in the morning.
Temps: Min: 5.4;  Max: 9.0.
Rain: 0.9.  Pres: 1029.3 mb.

Saturday 25 November 2017

Showers, some with hail, and some sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 3.5*;  Max: 8.8**.
Rain: 3.7 mm.  Pres: 1027.9 mb.

*Recorded earlier on Friday evening.
**Coldest day since 23 March.

Friday 24 November 2017

Showers overnight and in the morning.
Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 4.9;  Max: 10.7.
Rain: 1.1 mm.  Pres: 1015.7 mb.

Thursday 23 November 2017

Showers overnight, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals in the morning and a cloudy afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.5;  Max: 11.6*.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1006.2 mb.

*Daytime max.  12.7 recorded overnight.

October 2017 Summary

In Brief:
Changeable first half, wet third week then fine at the end. 
Temperatures about average by day and slightly above by night.
Drier than usual.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Lowest:  5.6 degs C on the 31st. 
Highest:  15.6 degs C on the 14th.  Only 0.3 degs lower than August's night-time max.  Highest October minimum since 2013.
Average minimum:  11.32 degs C.  Only 0.17 degs lower than September's average.  7th highest of the last 14 Octobers. 
Nights with temperature below 5 degs C = 0.  First time in October since 2014.
Nights with temperature below 0 degs C = 0.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Lowest:  13.2 degs C on the 22nd.   Lowest max in September was 12.0 degs C.
Highest:  18.1 degs C on the 13th and 16th.  Although the highest temperature of the month, the 18.1 on the 16th was recorded close to 0700!
Average maximum:  15.73 degs C.  5th lowest of the last 14 Octobers.  Highest since 2014.
Days with temperature above 20 degs C = 0. 
Days with temperature above 25 degs C = 0. 

Rainfall:
Total: 82.0 mm.  Driest month since May 2017.  2nd driest October since at least 2007.  Driest = 2015.
September 2017:  152.6 mm.
October 2016:  90.6 mm.

Wettest day:  15.5 mm on the 19th.  Has been a wetter October day every year since 2008, except 2015.
Other days with >5 mm: 14.5 mm [23rd]; 11.9 [21st]; 10.5 [20th];  8.9 [7th]. 
Wettest spell: 19th to 23rd: 53.7 mm  [65.48% of total].
Driest spells:  8th to 18th: 5.7 mm; and no measurable rain after 25th.
Completely dry days:  11.  Days with no measurable rain:  14. 
Cumulatively:  2017:  899.9 mm.
2016:  1039.5 mm.  [-13.43%].

Thunder:
Thunder was heard on the 15th.

Pressure:
Lowest:  993.0 mb on the 19th.  
Highest: 1039.1 mb on the 27th.

Summary For Week Ending 2100,18 November, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 1.3 [Saturday]
Highest minimum: 8.1 [Sunday]
Average: 5.21

Lowest maximum: 9.3 [Friday]
Highest maximum: 14.5 [Thursday]
Average: 12.64

Rain:
Total: 8.5 mm

Wettest day:  Sunday  [7.9 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 1012.4 mb. [Sunday early morning]

Highest: 1033.4 mb. [Friday morning]

Sunshine:

Sunny:
Friday

Sunny intervals:
Sunday,  Monday,  Thursday am,  Saturday pm

Wednesday 22 November 2017

Cloudy and windy.
Showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.5;  Max: 14.8.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 985.6 mb.

Tuesday 21 November 2017

Mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 10.9;  Max: 15.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1006.7 mb.

Monday 20 November 2017

Sunny intervals in the morning.
Mostly cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.6*;  Max: 15.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1017.2 mb.

*Recorded late Sunday evening.

Sunday 19 November 2017

Mostly cloudy.  Drizzly shower early morning.
Temps: Min: 9.9;  Max: 13.2.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1024.7 mb.

Saturday 18 November 2017

Mostly cloudy but bright in the morning.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 1.3*;  Max: 12.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1025.8 mb.

*Coldest night since 12 February.

Friday 17 November 2017

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 2.6*;  Max: 9.3**.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1031.1 mb.

*Coldest night since 27 April.
**Coldest day since 23 March.

Thursday 16 November 2017

Sunny intervals in the morning.
Mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a few showers.
Temps: Min: 7.9;  Max: 14.5.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1031.0 mb.

Wednesday 15 November 2017

Mostly dry and mainly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 7.8;  Max: 14.3.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1025.3 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2100, 11 November, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 3.7 [Wednesday]
Highest minimum: 11.7 [Saturday]
Average: 7.41

Lowest maximum: 11.9 [Sunday]
Highest maximum: 14.6 [Friday]
Average: 13.14

Rain:
Total: 23.7 mm

Wettest day:  Saturday  [9.0 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 1013.6 mb. [Saturday (4th) evening]

Highest: 1029.7 mb. [Wednesday evening]

Sunshine:

Sunny:
Wednesday [hazy]

Sunny intervals:
Sunday,  Tuesday pm,  Friday am

Tuesday 14 November 2017

Mostly dry and cloudy.
Temps: Min: 5.6;  Max: 13.0.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1027.0 mb.

Monday 13 November 2017

Showers overnight, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 3.2*;  Max: 11.7**.
Rain: 0.6 mm.  Pres: 1029.4 mb.

*Coldest since 27 April.
**Coldest since 6 May.

Sunday 12 November 2017

Rain overnight followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.1;  Max: 10.9*.
Rain: 7.9 mm.  Pres: 1027.2 mb.

*Daytime max.  12.8 recorded overnight.

Saturday 11 November 2017

Cloudy.
Rain in the morning.
Showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.7;  Max: 13.2.
Rain: 9.0 mm.  Pres: 1015.0 mb.

Friday 10 November 2017

Sunny intervals.
Cloudy from mid-afternoon.
Rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 7.8;  Max: 14.6.
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 1025.2 mb.

Thursday 9 November 2017

Mainly cloudy with a few showers.
Temps: Min: 8.0*;  Max: 14.5.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1029.0 mb.

*Recorded on Wednesday evening.

Summary For Week Ending 2100, 4 November, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 5.6 [Tuesday]
Highest minimum: 12.9 [Sunday]
Average: 8.56

Lowest maximum: 13.5 [Monday]
Highest maximum: 15.8 [Sunday]
Average: 14.37

Rain:
Total: 1.5 mm

Wettest day:  Saturday  [1.5 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 1005.7 mb. [Saturday early morning]

Highest: 1034.5 mb. [Monday morning]

Sunshine:

Sunny:
Tuesday pm [hazy],  Wednesday

Sunny intervals:
Sunday afternoon,  Monday,  Saturday

Wednesday 8 November 2017

Hazy sunshine with odd showers.
Temps: Min: 3.7*;  Max: 12.2.
Rain: 2.0 mm.  Pres: 1029.8 mb.

*Coldest since 27 April.

Tuesday 7 November 2017

Rain at first, then sunny intervals.
Odd showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.8*;  Max: 10.9**.
Rain: 6.9 mm.  Pres: 1024.2 mb.

*Overnight min.  9.2 recorded during the day.
**Daytime max.  12.5 recorded overnight.

Monday 6 November 2017

Sunny intervals at first.  Cloudy from mid-morning.
Rain/showers late afternoon and early evening.
Temps: Min: 4.2*;  Max: 13.1.
Rain: 1.9 mm.  Pres: 1021.8 mb.

*Coldest since 27 April.

Sunday 5 November 2017

Sunny intervals.
Showers in the morning.
Temps: Min: 7.3;  Max: 11.9.*
Rain: 2.0 mm.  Pres: 1027.4 mb.

*Coldest day since 6 May.

Saturday 4 November 2017

Sunny intervals.  
Showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.9;  Max: 12.2*.
Rain: 1.5 mm.  Pres: 1013.6 mb.

*Daytime max.  14.0 recorded overnight [Friday evening].

Friday 3 November 2017

Mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 10.2;  Max: 15.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1008.2 mb.

Thursday 2 November 2017

Cloudy until mid-afternoon, then sunny.
Temps: Min: 6.2;  Max: 13.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1017.6 mb.

Wednesday 1 November 2017

Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 7.6*;  Max: 14.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1017.3 mb.

*Recorded late Tuesday evening.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 28 October, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 8.5 [Saturday]
Highest minimum: 14.7 [Tuesday]
Average: 11.59

Lowest maximum: 13.2 [Sunday]
Highest maximum: 16.3 [Tuesday]
Average: 15.07

Rain:
Total: 19.6 mm

Wettest day:  Monday  [14.5 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 1012.8 mb. [Saturday (21st) evening]

Highest: 1039.1 mb. [Friday evening]

Sunshine:

Sunny:
Wednesday

Sunny intervals:
Sunday,  Friday afternoon

The End of BST 2017

Since UK time changed from BST to GMT on October 28th, 2017, rainfall and pressure readings are now given for 2100 GMT.  They will revert to 2200 when UK time changes back to BST in March 2018.   
This will mean there will no longer be a 23 hour 'day' in March, and a 25 hour 'day' in October, as has been the case previously on this blog.

Tuesday 31 October 2017

Bright but cloudy in the morning.
Hazy sunshine in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 5.6;  Max: 13.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023.9 mb.

Monday 30 October 2017

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 6.5;  Max: 13.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032.9 mb.

Sunday 29 October 2017

Mostly cloudy in the morning, with a little sun. 
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.9;  Max: 15.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1030.7 mb.

Saturday 28 October 2017

Cloudy.
Temps: Min: 8.5;  Max: 13.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1030.1 mb.

Friday 27 October 2017

Sunny intervals, although quite cloudy in the morning.
Temps: Min: 12.6*;  Max: 16.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1038.8 mb.

*Recorded late Thursday evening.

Thursday 26 October 2017

A little drizzle overnight, followed by a dry and cloudy day.
Temps: Min: 11.9;  Max: 14.9.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1029.6 mb.

Wednesday 25 October 2017

Showers overnight, followed by a dry and sunny day.
Cloudy and misty from late afternoon.  Drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 11.9*;  Max: 15.8.
Rain: 1.9 mm.  Pres: 1024.3 mb.

*Temperature recorded on Wednesday morning.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 21 October, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 8.3 [Tuesday]
Highest minimum: 14.5 [Monday]
Average: 11.4

Lowest maximum: 13.8 [Saturday]
Highest maximum: 18.1 [Monday]
Average: 15.69

Rain:
Total: 38.5 mm

Wettest day:  Thursday  [15.5 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 993.0 mb. [Thursday late afternoon]

Highest: 1022.4 mb. [Tuesday morning]

Sunshine:

Sunny:
Monday

Sunny intervals:
Wednesday pm

Tuesday 24 October 2017

Mostly cloudy.
A few showers overnight and in the morning.
Temps: Min: 14.7;  Max: 16.3.
Rain: 1.9 mm.  Pres: 1018.6 mb.

Monday 23 October 2017

Mostly cloudy.
Rain overnight and until mid-morning.
Brighter in the afternoon for a time.
Temps: Min: 12.0;  Max: 15.6.
Rain: 14.5 mm.  Pres: 1019.6 mb.

Sunday 22 October 2017

Sunny intervals and odd showers.
Temps: Min: 9.5;  Max: 13.2.
Rain: 1.3 mm.  Pres: 1022.3 mb.

Saturday 21 October 2017

Windy.
Rain overnight.
Showers and some sunny intervals until mid-afternoon, then rain.
Temps: Min: 11.3;  Max: 13.8*.
Rain: 11.9 mm.  Pres: 1013.6 mb.

*Temperature reached overnight as well as daytime max.

Friday 20 October 2017

Cloudy.
Rain from mid-afternoon, some heavy.
Temps: Min: 8.4;  Max: 15.7.
Rain: 10.5 mm.  Pres: 1000.3 mb.

Thursday 19 October 2017

Mostly cloudy.
Rain, some heavy, late morning to mid-afternoon.
Further rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 11.7;  Max: 15.0.
Rain: 15.5 mm.  Pres:  997.4 mb.

September 2017 Summary

In Brief:
Cool, specially by day, and very wet.  Longest fine spell: 3 days.


Temperature: [Minimum]:
Lowest:  7.3 degs C on the 22nd.  Coldest September night since 2010.
Highest:  15.9 degs C on the 5th.  Equal to August's night-time max.
Average minimum:  11.49 degs C.  2nd lowest of the last 14 Septembers.  Lowest = 2015 [11.22].
Nights with temperature below 5 degs C = 0.
Nights with temperature below 0 degs C = 0.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Lowest:  12.0 degs C on the 16th.  Coldest September day since at least 2003.  Previously 14.4 in 2007.
Highest:  19.2 degs C on the 6th.  Lowest September max since at least 2003.  Previously 20.6 in 2015.
Average maximum:  17.03 degs C.  Coldest of the last 14 Septembers.  Previously 18.07 in 2015.
Days with temperature above 20 degs C = 0.  First time in September since at least 2003. 
Days with temperature above 25 degs C = 0. 

Rainfall:
Total: 152.6 mm.  Wettest month since February 2016.  Wettest September since at least 2007.
August 2017:  87.4 mm.
September 2016:  146.8 mm.

Wettest day:  38.8 mm on the 3rd.  Wettest day since 24 October 2016.  Wettest September day since at least 2007.
Other days with >10 mm: 21.0 mm [16th]; 11.3 [29th]; 11.0 [27th];  10.8 [30th]. 

Driest spells:  No measurable rain 17th to 19th.
Completely dry days:  4.  Days with no measurable rain:  8.  Both fewest since February 2017 and fewest for September since at least 2007.
Cumulatively:  2017:  817.9 mm.
2016:  948.9 mm.  [-13.81%].

Thunder:
None.

Pressure:
Lowest:  997.0 mb on the 11th.  
Highest: 1028.0 mb on the 1st/2nd.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 14 October, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 8.4 [Thursday]
Highest minimum: 15.6 [Saturday]
Average: 12.91

Lowest maximum: 15.8 [Sunday]
Highest maximum: 18.1 [Friday]
Average: 16.71

Rain:
Total: 5.1 mm

Wettest day:  Wednesday  [2.2 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 1011.1 mb. [Wednesday afternoon]

Highest: 1026.5 mb. [Saturday morning]

Sunshine:

Sunny:
Thursday,  Saturday pm

Wednesday 18 October 2017

A few more showers late Tuesday evening.
Mostly cloudy in the morning.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.8;  Max: 16.4.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1009.1 mb.

Tuesday 17 October 2017

Mostly cloudy.  Showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.3;  Max: 14.1.
Rain: 0.2 mm.  Pres: 1015.7 mb.

Monday 16 October 2017

Cloudy start, then mostly sunny.
More cloud late afternoon and evening.
Windy.
Temps: Min: 14.5;  Max: 18.1*.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.6 mb.

*Temperature recorded just before daybreak.

Sunday 15 October 2017

Mostly cloudy in the morning.
Overcast in the afternoon.
Drizzle and mist in the early evening.
Heavy shower with thunder later.
Temps: Min: 13.8;  Max: 16.7.
Rain: 0.4 mm.  Pres: 1014.7 mb.

Saturday 14 October 2017

Cloudy to mid-afternoon, then sunny.
Cloudier in the evening.
Temps: Min: 15.6;  Max: 17.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1020.6 mb.

Friday 13 October 2017

Mostly cloudy in the morning.
Overcast in the afternoon, with a little drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 15.7*; Max: 18.1.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1024.7 mb.

*Min overnight temperature.  14.6 recorded earlier on Thursday evening.

Thursday 12 October 2017

Sunny.
Cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 8.4;  Max: 16.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1021.6 mb.

Wednesday 11 October 2017

Mostly cloudy.
Rain for a time in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.8;  Max: 16.3.
Rain: 2.2 mm.  Pres: 1018.0 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 7 October, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 6.7 [Friday]
Highest minimum: 13.8 [Sunday]
Average: 10.64

Lowest maximum: 15.4 [Tuesday]
Highest maximum: 16.9 [Sunday]
Average: 16.04

Rain:
Total: 18.8 mm

Wettest day:  Saturday  [8.9 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 1010.9 mb. [Saturday (30th) evening]

Highest: 1032.3 mb. [Friday midday]

Sunshine:

Sunny:
Tuesday am,  Friday

Sunny intervals:
Tuesday pm,  Wednesday am,  Thursday pm

Tuesday 10 October 2017

Mostly cloudy.
Showers in the morning and evening.
Temps: Min: 12.6;  Max: 16.3.
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 1017.0 mb.

Monday 9 October 2017

Mostly cloudy with some sunny intervals.
Drizzly showers overnight and in the morning.
Temps: Min: 12.6;  Max: 16.5.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1021.3 mb.

Sunday 8 October 2017

Cloudy.
Drizzly showers overnight and at first.
Temps: Min: 12.8;  Max: 15.8.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1023.1 mb.

Saturday 7 October 2017

Cloudy/overcast.
Rain or drizzle from mid-morning.
Temps: Min: 9.8;  Max: 15.6.
Rain: 8.9 mm.  Pres: 1021.8 mb.

Friday 6 October 2017

Sunny. 
Mostly cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 6.7;  Max: 16.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1029.7 mb.

Thursday 5 October 2017

Some rain/showers overnight.
Mostly cloudy in the morning. 
Lengthening sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.0*;  Max: 16.1.
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 1028.7 mb.

*This temperature recorded on Wednesday evening.

Wednesday 4 October 2017

Sunny intervals until mid-afternoon, then mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 9.2;  Max: 15.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1024.8 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 30 September, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 8.2 [Tuesday]
Highest minimum: 14.7 [Sunday]
Average: 11.69

Lowest maximum: 15.7 [Wednesday]
Highest maximum: 18.3 [Monday]
Average: 16.73

Rain:
Total: 38.9 mm

Wettest day:  Friday  [11.3 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 1010.9 mb. [Saturday (30th) evening]

Highest: 1024.8 mb. [Monday evening]

Sunshine: [unknown Sunday pm to Friday pm]:

None

Tuesday 3 October 2017

Mostly sunny in the morning.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.5;  Max: 15.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1030.5 mb.

Monday 2 October 2017

Sunny intervals at first, then cloudy from mid-morning.
Rain from mid-afternoon, followed by clear intervals later in the evening.
Temps: Min: 13.5;  Max: 16.1.
Rain: 4.0 mm.  Pres: 1021.5 mb.

Sunday 1 October 2017

Cloudy/overcast with rain or drizzle until mid-afternoon.
Thereafter some sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 13.8;  Max: 16.9.
Rain: 5.0 mm.  Pres: 1015.2 mb.

Saturday 30 September 2017

Mostly cloudy with showers in the morning.
Overcast with rain in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 11.6;  Max: 15.9.
Rain: 10.8 mm.  Pres: 1010.9 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.  Unfortunately it is still not possible to give a more detailed description of each day's weather.
Rain totals for each day have been estimated using the total figure for the period.

Friday 29 September 2017

Rain overnight, some heavy.
Shower in the morning.
Temps: Min: 12.6;  Max: 16.1.
Rain: 11.3 mm.  Pres: 1019.4 mb.

Thursday 28 September 2017

Showers.  Rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.4;  Max: 16.7.
Rain: 3.4 mm.  Pres: 1016.3 mb.

Wednesday 27 September 2017

Rain until late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.2;  Max: 15.7*.
Rain: 11.0 mm.  Pres: 1016.5 mb.

*This temperature was reached in the evening.

Tuesday 26 September 2017

Dry.
Temps: Min: 8.2;  Max: 16.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1022.4 mb.

Monday 25 September 2017

Shower in the morning.
Temps: Min: 12.1;  Max: 18.3.
Rain: 0.4 mm.  Pres: 1024.6 mb.

Sunday 24 September 2017

Mostly cloudy with showers at first, then dry.
Temps: Min: 14.7;  Max: 17.9.
Rain: 2.0 mm.  Pres: 1019.8 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 23 September, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 7.3 [Friday]
Highest minimum: 13.2 [Saturday]
Average: 10.09

Lowest maximum: 15.7 [Wednesday]
Highest maximum: 17.7 [Tuesday]
Average: 16.61

Rain:
Total: 15.5 mm

Wettest day:  Wednesday  [6.6 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 1011.1 mb. [Thursday early am]

Highest: 1025.3 mb. [Tuesday morning]

Sunshine:

Sunny:  Sunday am

Sunny intervals:  Sunday pm,  Monday,  Tuesday,  Thursday,  Saturday am [hazy]

Saturday 23 September 2017

Rain late Friday evening, followed by intervals of hazy sunshine on Saturday.  Cloudy from mid-afternoon.
Temps 13.2;  Max: 16.6.
Rain: 2.0 mm.  Pres: 1017.4 mb.

Friday 22 September 2017

Cloudy with showers.
Persistent rain from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.3*;  Max: 17.0.
Rain: 3.9 mm.  Pres: 1020.7 mb.

*Coldest night since 19 May.

Thursday 21 September 2017

Some rain overnight and at first, then sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 12.3;  Max: 16.3.
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 1021.4 mb.

Wednesday 20 September 2017

Cloudy/overcast.  Rain from late morning. Drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.4;  Max: 15.7.
Rain: 6.6 mm.  Pres: 1014.0 mb.

August 2017 Summary

In Brief:
Unsettled and cool, except for the 4th week.  About average rainfall for August.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Lowest:  10.3 degs C on the 25th. 
Highest:  15.9 degs C on the 21st.  Lowest August night-time max since at least 2003.
Average minimum:  12.96 degs C.  2nd lowest of the last 14 Augusts.  Lowest = 2014 [12.49].
Nights with temperature below 5 degs C = 0.
Nights with temperature below 0 degs C = 0.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Lowest:  17.2 degs C on the 14th & 30th.  =2nd coldest August days since at least 2003.  Coldest = 2015 [16.5].
Highest:  23.9 degs C on the 28th.  Hottest August day since 2014.
Average maximum:  19.52 degs C.  Coldest of the last 14 Augusts.
Days with temperature above 20 degs C = 9.  Fewest for August since at least 2003.  2nd = 14 in 2015.  10 fewer than in July. 
Days with temperature above 25 degs C = 0. 

Rainfall:
Total: 87.4 mm.  Driest month since May 2017.  5th driest of last 10 Augusts.
July 2017:  102.3 mm.
August 2016:  70.8 mm.

Wettest day:  27.9 mm on the 2nd.
Only 5 days had more than 3 mm, the others being: 14th [15.1], 9th [14.5], 16th [9.3] and 30th [5.8].  
4 of these 5 were Wednesdays, meaning that 65.79% of the month's total rainfall fell on a Wednesday!

Driest spells:  No measurable rain 21st to 29th.
Completely dry days:  14.  3rd most for August of the last 10.
Days with no measurable rain:  17.  = with 2011 and 2015 the most for August since at least 2007.

Cumulatively:  2017:  665.3 mm.
2016:  802.1 mm.  [-17.06%].

Thunder:
None.

Pressure:
Lowest:  1005.5 mb on the 2nd.  
Highest: 1029.7 mb on the 10th.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 16 September, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 8.8 [Thursday]
Highest minimum: 13.0 [Sunday]
Average: 11.01

Lowest maximum: 12.0 [Saturday]
Highest maximum: 17.2 [Monday]
Average: 15.87

Rain:
Total: 43.2 mm

Wettest day:  Saturday  [21.0 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 997.0 mb. [Monday am]

Highest: 1019.9 mb. [Thursday evening]

Sunshine:

Sunny intervals:  Wednesday,  Thursday

Tuesday 19 September 2017

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.4;  Max: 17.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023.3 mb.

Monday 18 September 2017

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 9.5;  Max: 16.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1024.2 mb.

Sunday 17 September 2017

Further showers late Saturday evening.
Dry on Sunday with a sunny morning and sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.5*;  Max: 16.4.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1019.5 mb.

*Coldest night since 20 May.

Saturday 16 September 2017

Cloudy with almost persistent rain.
Temps: Min: 10.2;  Max: 12.0*.
Rain: 21.0 mm.  Pres: 1012.6 mb.

*Coldest day since 6 May.

Friday 15 September 2017

Mostly cloudy with showers.
Temps: Min: 10.4;  Max: 15.5*.
Rain: 6.7 mm.  Pres: 1017.3 mb.

*Coldest day since 30 June.

Thursday 14 September 2017

Showers overnight, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.8;  Max: 16.4.
Rain: 1.5 mm.  Pres: 1019.6 mb.

Wednesday 13 September 2017

Sunny intervals and a few showers.
Temps: Min: 12.8;  Max: 17.1.
Rain: 0.8 mm.  Pres: 1005.5 mb.

Tuesday 12 September 2017

Showers overnight, followed by a mostly cloudy day, although bright in the morning.
Rain and breezy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.8;  Max: 16.5.
Rain: 7.1 mm.  Pres: 1000.2 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 9 September, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 11.3 [Saturday]
Highest minimum: 15.9 [Tuesday]
Average: 13.57

Lowest maximum: 17.1 [Saturday]
Highest maximum: 19.2 [Wednesday]
Average: 18.4

Rain:
Total: 54.5 mm

Wettest day:  Sunday  [38.8 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 999.5 mb. [Friday pm]

Highest: 1025.3 mb. [Wednesday am]

Sunshine:

Sunny intervals:  Tuesday pm,  Wednesday,  Saturday. 

Monday 11 September 2017

Mostly cloudy with showers.
Breezy in the morning.
Temps: Min: 11.1;  Max: 17.2.
Rain: 3.1 mm.  Pres: 1006.4 mb.

Sunday 10 September 2017

Mostly cloudy with showers.
Persistent rain late morning.
Temps: Min: 13.0;  Max: 16.4.
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 998.6 mb.

Saturday 9 September 2017

Sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: Min: 11.3;  Max: 17.1.
Rain: 2.9 mm.  Pres: 1006.1 mb.

Friday 8 September 2017

Cloudy and showery until mid afternoon, then sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 13.9;  Max: 17.3.
Rain: 9.9 mm.  Pres: 999.9 mb.

Thursday 7 September 2017

Mostly cloudy and mainly dry.
Showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 13.6.  Max: 18.5.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1012.3 mb.

Wednesday 6 September 2017

Sunny intervals.  Showers at first.
Temps: Min: 13.3;  Max: 19.2.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1023.4 mb.

Tuesday 5 September 2017

AM:  Cloudy with showers.
PM:  Sunny intervals and breezy.
Temps: Min: 15.9;  Max: 18.6.
Rain: 2.9 mm.  Pres: 1022.3 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 2 September, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 9.7 [Saturday]
Highest minimum: 14.8 [Tuesday]
Average: 12.01

Lowest maximum: 17.2 [Wednesday]
Highest maximum: 23.9 [Monday]
Average: 19.73

Rain:
Total: 7.1 mm

Wettest day:  Wednesday  [5.8 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 1015.5 mb. [Wednesday early am]

Highest: 1028.0 mb. [Friday late evening/Saturday early am]

Sunshine:

Sunny:  Sunday,  Monday,  Friday

Sunny intervals:  Wednesday pm,  Saturday am [hazy]. 

Monday 4 September 2017

Mostly cloudy with some cloud breaks.
Drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 14.8;  Max: 19.0.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1016.4 mb.

Sunday 3 September 2017

AM:  Cloudy/overcast with rain or showers, some heavy.
PM:  Cloudy with drizzle.  Lighter cloud in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.2;  Max: 19.1.
Rain: 38.8 mm*.  Pres: 1007.3 mb.

*Wettest day since 24 October 2016.

Saturday 2 September 2017

Mostly cloudy.  Some hazy sun in the morning.
Rain late evening.
Temps: Min: 9.7*;  Max: 19.0.
Rain: 0.5 mm.  Pres: 1018.3 mb.

*Coldest since 13 June.

Friday 1 September 2017

Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 10.6;  Max: 18.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1027.9 mb.

Thursday 31 August 2017

Mostly cloudy with some sunny intervals and a few showers.
Temps: Min: 10.4;  Max: 18.5.
Rain: 0.8 mm.  Pres: 1021.5 mb.

Wednesday 30 August 2017

AM:  Mostly cloudy.  Rain at first.
PM:  Sunny intervals.  Showers later.
Temps: Min: 12.0;  Max: 17.2.
Rain: 5.8 mm.  Pres: 1017.3 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 26 August, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 10.3 [Friday]
Highest minimum: 15.9 [Monday]
Average: 13.59

Lowest maximum: 18.7 [Sunday]
Highest maximum: 22.6 [Monday]
Average: 20.37

Rain:
Total: 2.1 mm

Wettest Day:  Sunday  [2.1 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 1013.2 mb. [Tuesday evening]

Highest: 1026.0 mb. [Sunday just after midnight]

Sunshine:

Sunny:  Friday

Sunny intervals:  Monday,  Tuesday pm,  Saturday [hazy]. 

Tuesday 29 August 2017

Mostly cloudy.  Some sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 14.8;  Max: 18.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1016.4 mb.

Monday 28 August 2017

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 12.8;  Max: 23.9*.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1018.1 mb.

*Warmest since 6 July.

Sunday 27 August 2017

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 13.8;  Max: 22.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.9 mb.

Saturday 26 August 2017

Intervals of hazy sunshine.
Temps: Min: 14.4;  Max: 20.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.0 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 19 August, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 11.6 [Sunday & Tuesday]
Highest minimum: 15.2 [Thursday]
Average: 12.74

Lowest maximum: 17.2 [Monday]
Highest maximum: 20.4 [Thursday]
Average: 18.91

Rain:
Total: 29.5 mm

Wettest Day:  Monday  [15.1 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 1010.7 mb. [Thursday early hours]

Highest: 1025.2 mb. [Saturday (19th) evening]

Sunshine:

Sunny intervals:  Sunday am,  Tuesday,  Friday,  Saturday.