Monthly summary October 2010

October 2010 was notable for the increased number and severity of air frosts compared to recent years. There were seven air frosts, the highest frequency since 2003, and only one less than the record of eight in 1997. The lowest temperature was -3.9°C in the early hours of the 21st, this being the coldest October night since 2003, the record being -5.1°C in 1992. The beginning of the month was quite warm with mist and fog early in the day but also considerable rainfall, the maximum for the month was 16.6mm on the 1st.

The mean temperature was exactly 1°C below the long-term average. The mean maximum was 0.4°C below the long-term mean and the mean minimum 1.6°C below the long-term average. The total rainfall of 60.3mm was only 68% of the long-term average.

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