Wettest September in 11 years

Saturday saw a continuation of the disturbed weather with frequent heavy and blustery showers.

Rainfall on Saturday amounted to 23.0mm, which brought the September total to 89.5mm being 146% of the 35-year average and the wettest September since 2008.

The temperature by day was below average with a maximum of 17.2C (-1.4C), not surprising with the almost continuous cloud cover. However, the cloud cover overnight meant another mild night with a minimum 13.0C which was almost 4C above average and making Sunday morning the warmest this month with a temperature of 15.3C at 08.00

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