The thermometer rose to a maximum of 19.1C on Thursday making it the warmest day of the month also since 22nd September being 4.5C above the average. The record for the warmest October day was set on 1st October 2011 with a peak of 26.7C.
The trend for the mean October temperature has shown an upward trend during the past twenty years or so with a rise of 0.8C.
The past night was again mild with the thermometer dropping just 4C overnight with a low of 14.6C, which was 7.1C above average. Rain began to fall at 06.20 on Friday producing another 1.9mm of precipitation by 08.00 taking the monthly total to 91.5mm, just 2mm above the long-term trend. October is now only the second month with above average rainfall in 2022, February being the other wet month.
The arrival of daylight on Friday was weak as the latest rain band was passing over the area. The warm, moist air flow continues from a southerly quadrant for another day.