After two days without sunshine and heavy cloud yesterday brought brighter skies and 0.5 hours of strong sunshine. The day was predominantly dry except for a short sharp shower, amounting to 0.8mm, that drifted in from the south just before 2pm. Highs and lows were 19.2C and 12.1C. Another day under relatively high pressure that was calm, wind gusts no higher than 10mph except for a brief period around 4pm when a maximum gust of 19mph was recorded.
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Two days without sunshine but dry yesterday
Tuesday was brighter but for the second consecutive day there was no sunshine and below average maximum. UV levels are now in the moderate category. The clear skies that heralded the nighttime were obscured as cloud arrived after midnight wth the minimum of 12.3C at 02.24, thereafter the temperature rose slowly to 13.1C at 08.00.
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Cold front dragging it’s heals meant miserable day
Monday was a dreary and damp day with drizzle setting in around midday and persisting into the night. The rainfall total was not great at 4.1mm but the low cloud meant a maximum of only 15.9C, which is 3C below the average and the coldest day since 3rd June. It is not surprising that the solar energy total for the day was the lowest since March. The upside to the persistent low and thick cloud overnight meant it was warmer than average with a minimum of 12.7C. Today dawned with a similar situation of thick cloud but the precipitation has stopped.
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Coolest day for three months
Saturday was predominantly cloudy with only brief sunshine. The northerly breeze and cloud cover kept the temperature down and produced the coolest day since June 3rd with a maximum of 16.8C. Another cool night followed with a minimum 9.4C, above average but the second coolest this month. It was only the sixth totally dry day this month although the rainfall at 36.8mm is 60% of the average for September.
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Autumn returns!
With the wind veering into the north west it is not surprising that the temperatures by day and night have dropped significantly from the very warm continental air of previous days. There were 4 hours of strong sunshine yesterday that gave a maximum of 18.4C, which is average for September and the coolest day for a fortnight. The overnight minimum was 9.8C, still a little above the average for September. The drop in temperatures has meant that the soil temperature at a depth of 5cm was 12.3C at 08.00, the lowest since the beginning of June and heralding things to come.