The brisk easterly wind, gusting strongly in the morning to 23mph, meant the daytime maximum of 10.9C was 4.7C below average. There was welcome sunshine in the morning but cloud increased in the afternoon from a weather system lurking to the south west.
There were a couple, of very brief showers overnight, amounting to 0.8mm, bringing the monthly total to 150.2mm, which makes it the third third wettest October since the station was started in 1984.
Thursday saw 8/8 cloud after dawn but much calmer conditions after a low of 6.4C, which was 0.8C below average.