The wet theme of the final week of September carried on into October; the 100.3mm collected was 150 per cent of the 1981-2010 average, the wettest 10th month for 15 years.
The monthly mean finished 11C, that’s 0.8C below average, the coldest October since 2012. It is only the second month of 2019 where the monthly mean temperature finishes below average.
Only 72hrs of sunshine were recorded, 68 per cent of average, the dullest October since 2002.
The area’s first frost arrived 10 days before the median date back to 1959. And 3 days earlier than last year. A shower with >5mm hail was observed on the 9th.
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Summary for October 2019
Temperature (°C):
Mean (1 minute) 11.5
Mean (min+max) 11.3
Mean Minimum 7.6
Mean Maximum 15.0
Minimum -0.8 day 27
Maximum 20.4 day 14
Highest Minimum 11.9 day 05
Lowest Maximum 10.3 day 28
Air frosts 1
Rainfall (mm):
Total for month 100.3
Wettest day 16.6 day 05
High rain rate 20.1 day 01
Rain days 20
Dry days 11
Wind (mph):
Highest Gust 21.3 day 25
Average Speed 2.0
Wind Run 1492.7 miles
Gale days 0
Pressure (mb):
Maximum 1026.6 day 29
Minimum 996.6 day 01
Days with snow falling 0
Days with snow lying at 0900 0
Total hours of sunshine 72
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