OCTOBER 2018

Statistically a normal month, just slightly cooler and drier than usual. Temperatures typical for October, but a cold finish 26^th to 31^st with frosts. It was warmest on 4^th and from 9^th to 13^th. Sunniest days 3^rd, 4^th, 9^th, 10^th, 17^th, 19^th and 24^th.
Wettest days were between 11^th to 15^th, also 6^th, but rainless between 17^th and 24^th.
Windiest on 12^th and 13^th. 
On 27^th 1030-1100 a some snowflakes fell, a few large, very briefly amongst the rain although with the temperature at 9C they melted on landing. Snow has only been seen here in 3 Octobers in 63 years of observations.

TEMPERATURES

 14.1 mean max (C) 
  6.2 mean min (C) 
10.2 mean (C)  -0.2 diff from av (C)
23.7 high max (C) on 10
  3.9 low max (C) on  27
14.1 high min (C) on 13 
 -1.4 low min (C) on  29

OTHER

Ground frost on 7 days
Air frost on 2 days
0 thunder days
60% cloud cover percent
92% mean RH