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Halesowen Annual Summary for 2024
2024
was a very mild and wet year.
The year enjoyed the 6th highest
annual mean temperature of 11.0C in 70 years records here.
Four months Feb, Mar, May and Dec had mean anomalies over 1 degree, while the
lowest anomaly in Sept was only 0.4 degrees..
Annual rainfall ranked 11th highest, 935.2mm. The 237 raindays (with
0.2mm or more) was highest on record, and equals the 2023 record. Wet days
ranked 9th = highest and Very Wet days ranked 12th
highest.
A new record of fog days was set.
MONTHLY
RAIN AND MEAN TEMPS
month
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JAN
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FEB
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MAR
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APR
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MAY
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JUN
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JUL
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AUG
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SEP
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OCT
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NOV
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DEC
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rain
mm
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55.6
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125.4
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103.0
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73.8
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73.0
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36.2
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57.0
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33.0
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122.4
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69.6
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88.2
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98.0
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30yr
rain avg
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72.1
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55.0
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54.4
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60.0
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60.4
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72.1
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63.4
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70.0
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65.2
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84.1
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82.0
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78.2
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rain
%
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77%
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228%
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189%
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123%
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121%
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50%
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90%
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47%
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188%
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83%
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108%
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125%
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Rain
rank
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highest
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3rd highest
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|
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2nd lowest
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lowest
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2nd highest
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|
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temp C
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4.3
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7.4
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8.0
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9.7
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14.7
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15.1
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17.1
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17.4
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13.8
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11.0
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6.7
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6.4
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30yr
temp avg
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4.3
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4.7
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6.8
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9.3
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12.4
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15.3
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17.2
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16.8
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14.2
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10.6
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7.0
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4.6
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anomaly
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0.0
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+2.7
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+1.2
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+0.4
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+2.3
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-0.2
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-0.1
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+0.6
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-0.4
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+0.4
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-0.3
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+1.8
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65yr
temp avg
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3.8
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4.1
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6.2
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8.5
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11.8
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14.7
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16.6
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16.2
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13.8
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10.5
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6.6
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4.5
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TEMPERATURES
14.8
mean max (C) , +0.6 diff from
av (C)
7.2 mean min (C) , +0.9
diff from av (C)
11.0 mean (C),
+0.7 diff from av (C)
6th highest in 70 years
HiMax
31.7 C on 25/6/24 LoMax
1.2C on
19/11/24
HiMin 17.5C on 12/8/24
LoMin -7.1C on
18./1/24
Highest Mean 23.2C on 19/7/24
Lowest Mean -2.4C on 18/1/24
RAINFALL
935.2 rain total (mm), 114% of av
ranks 11th
highest in 70 years
237 raindays (with 0.2mm or more)
ranks highest new record shared with 2023
148 wetdays (with 1mm or more)
ranks 9th = highest
63 verywetdays (with 5mm or
more)
ranks 12th highest
25.4mm
most rainfall in a day on 23/11/24
Rainfall duration 836.5 hours
SNOWFALL
5 days with snow falling, totalling 4.8 cm.
Most snowfall in a day 3.5cm on 19/11/24
3 days with lying snow on 20/11/24, 21/11/24, 22/11/24
PRESSURE
1013.8 mean pressure (mb) , -1.1 pressure anomaly (mb), normal is
1014.9 mb
1040.9 max pressure at any time of day, on 11/1/24
970.2 min pressure at any
time of day, on 28/3/24
FOG
42 days with fog a new record high
6 in Feb,7 in Mar, 1 in Apr, 6 in May. 5 in Sep, 9 in Oct, 2 in Nov and 6 in Dec
FROSTS
23 air frosts, the last was 20/4/24 , first was
11/10/24
68 ground frosts, the last was 26/4/24 , first was 13/9/24
so 140 days with no air or ground frost.
Frost duration 168 hours.
THUNDER
6 days
with thunder heard
HAIL
4 days with hail
HUMIDITY
86% at 0900
CLOUD
COVER 66% at 0900
January
2024 |
February
2024 |
March
2024 |
January
started and finished mild, but 6th to 20th was
cooler than normal, overall the mean temperature was exectly normal.
The coldest night was 7.1C on 18th, mildest day was
13.6C on 23rd.
10 nights had air frosts, 18 ground frosts both close to the median of
last 69 years.
The only significant rainfal was on 2nd 3rd (33mm), and 21st
(19mm), accounting for most of the rainfall for the month,
while 4th to 20th was essentially dry.
Windiest days were 20th to 26th, when storms ISHA
and JOCELYN passed by.
Overall
a drier than usual January, temperature statistically normal, but mild
then cold then mild again. A windy end to the month, rainfall mostly
falling on 3 days, dry and cold for half the month between 7th
and 20th .
6.9
mean max (C)
2.0 mean min (C)
4.9 mean (C) +0.0 deg avg (C)
13.6 high max (C) on 23 , 3rd highest HiMax
1.6 low max (C)
on 17
6.9 high min (C)
on 22
-7.1 low min (C)
on 18
55.6 rain total (mm) 77% of
av,
Most rain was 16.0mm on 21st
18 raindays (days with
>=0.2mm)
7 wetdays (days
with >=1mm), 9th
fewest
3 very wet days
(days with >=5mm), 12th
fewest
18 days with ground frosts
10 days with airfrosts
No fog
No thunder
58% cloud cover percent
88% mean RH
Mean pressure was 1017.4mb
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February
has been the mildest one in 69 years of records here. Mean and MeanMin
were both record highs, MeanMax was 3rd highest. Most of the
first 21 days in the month enjoyed well above the normal Mean
temperatures, but fell to normal levels from 22nd.
Rainfall was 228% of normal and spread over the month, so already
saturated ground has not recovered yet. The 9 very wet days ranked 4th
greatest on record.
A windy month, especially around 5th -6th
and 21st .
10.4
mmax (C) (3rd highest in 69 years)
4.5 mmin (C)
(highest on record)
7.4 mean(C)
+2.7 diff from av (C). (highest on record)
16.4 high max (C) on 15th (4th highest)
5.9 low max (C) on 22nd
(2nd highest)
10.7 high min (C) on 15th
(2nd highest)
-1.5 low min (C) on 27th
(5th = highest)
125.4 rain total (mm) (4th
wettest on record, beating 2020, 2014,1977)
228.0% of av
23 raindays ( >=0.2mm) (3rd highest)
15 wetdays ( >=1mm)
9 very wet days
(>=5mm) (4th highest)
20.0 mm greatest fall in a day, on 8th
13 days ground frost on
1,2, 7-9, 12-13, 23-28
2 days air frost on
24, 27
6 days with fog on
11,14,15,17,25,26
75% cloud cover percent
92% mean RH
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SEASONAL
REPORT FOR WINTER (Dec2023,
Jan2024, Feb2024)
A
mild Winter with mean temperature 1.5 deg above normal, Dec and Feb
contributing most to this. Rainfall was 160% of normal, Dec and Feb
being very wet.. The ground here is very saturated indeed because of the
rainfall, and some plants are bursting into flower prematurely with the
mild February temperatures.
Comparing
Winters over the last 30 year period, and over the last 69 years, the
more recent period shows Mean, MeanMax and MeanMin about 0.4 degrees
higher than the longer period. Comparing Spring in the same way shows an
increase of about 0,7 degrees, Summer about 0.7 degrees and Autumn about
0.3 degrees higher. Rainfall also is greater in the recent period, 2%
more in Winter and Spring, but 5% more in Summer and 8% in the Autumn.
this year
normal anomaly
ranking
MeanMax
8.7
7.3
+1.4
5th = highest
MEAN
6.1
4.6
+1.5
4th = highest
MeanMin 3.5
1.8
+1.7
highest on record
RAINFALL 333.6
207.8 160%
3rd highest
Raindays 66
52.4
.126%
5th highest
Wet Days 42 37.0
113%
18th highest
V Wet Days 21 15.1
139%.
8th highest
Cloud oktas 5.6 5.3
105%
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March
had few cool days so the MeanMin temp was the 3rd mildest in
69 years here, and the Mean temp was +1.2 deg above normal. The start of
the month was below average temps but the rest was above average, the
warmest days were 17-19 reaching 15.8C.
Another
wet month, with most falling 26-28, 9-12, and 1. Monthly rainfall was 6th
highest, following last March's 2nd highest on record here.
Raindays were 2nd highest , wet and very wet days 4th
highest on record for March. Ground at this site with clay below the
surface remains saturated.
Windiest
days were mostly in second half of the month, especially 28-29, 13-14
and 23. Sunniuest days were
29-30, 24 and 3-5, dullest 31, 13-14 and 25
Mean pressure was the 3rd lowest on record.
103.0
rain total (mm),
189.3% of av rainfall
25 raindays (days with >=0.2mm)
18 wetdays (days with >=1mm)
8 very wet days (days with
>=5mm
8 days ground frost
1 days air frost on 3rd
1 day with snow 2nd
0500 clear by 0800
0 days with snow lying at
0900
7 days with fog 2,
5-7,11-12,19
77% cloud cover percent
89% mean RH
Sunniest
days 29-30, 24, 3-5
Dullest days 31, 25, 13-14
Windiest days were 28-29, 23,13-14
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April
2024 |
May
2024 |
June
2024 |
April
was statistically +0.4 degrees above normal, slightly milder 11th
13th, and cooler 18th 20th. The
Mean temperature ranked 13th highest for April in 69 years
here. Unsurprisingly this led to just 4 ground frosts , 8th =
fewest, and 2 air frosts, 17th =fewest on record.
The HiMin temperature ranked 4th = highest.
Rainfall
of 73.8mm was 123% of normal for April, ranking 16th highest.
The 21 raindays ranked 4th = highest number, and the 7 very wet
days ranked 7th highest.
It
was a windy month, ranking 2nd highest mean wind speed in the
last 19 years, and 6th highest gust speed.
13.9
mean max (C) 20th highest in 69 years
5.5
mean min (C)
9th highest in 69 years
9.7
mean (C)
+0.4 diff from av (C)
13th highest
20.0 high max (C) on 11
8.2
low max (C)
on
22
11.7
high min (C) on
6
4th= highest
-0.4
low min (C) on 18
11th highest
73.8
rain total (mm)
16th highest
123.0% of normal
Most rain was 12.4mm on 27th
21
raindays (days with >=0.2mm)
4th highest
15
wetdays (days with >=1mm) 11th
highest
7
very wet days (days with >=5mm)
7th highest
Ground frost on 4 days , 18th, 20th, 25-26th
8th = fewest
Air frost on 2 days,
18th, 20th
17th = fewest
No days with hail
No days with snow or sleet
1 day with fog on 22nd
No days with thunder
59% cloud cover percent
83% mean RH
Mean
pressure was 1012.0mb. Highest pressure was 1032.3mb on 2nd and
21st, and lowest pressure was 990.7mb on 1st.
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May
was a very warm month, statistically +2.3 degrees above normal, the
highest Mean temperature in 69 years here. The Mean Min was also
a record high value, and the Mean Max was 3rd = highest on
record.
Warmest days 9 12, coolest days 2-3, 27-31. Rainfall was just
above normal, ranking 19th highest, wettest days were 21-22,
13 and 26. Sunniest days 4-13, 15, 18-20, 27.
Dullest days 2-3, 16, 22, 28.
19.6
mean max (C) 3rd
= highest on record
9.8
mean min (C)
new highest
record
14.7 mean (C) +2.3 diff from av (C)
new highest
record
26.9 high max (C) on 10
9.9
low max (C) on
3
13.1 high min (C) on 18
5.1
low min (C) on 5
3rd
= highest on record
73.0 rain total (mm)
19th
highest rainfall on record
120.9% of av
16 raindays (days with >=0.2mm)
12 wetdays (days with >=1mm)
5
very wet days (days with >=5mm)
No Ground frost and
No Air frost
Mean pressure 1012.6 mb
69% cloud cover percent
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SEASONAL
REPORT FOR SPRING
(Mar, Apr, May 2024)
this year
normal
anomaly
MeanMax
C
15.0
14.0
+1.0
7th = highest
MEAN C
10.8
9.5
+1.3
2nd = highest
MeanMin C
6.7
5.0
+1.7
new highest
RAINFALL mm
249.8
173.5
144%
Raindays
62
41.9
148%
Wet Days
45
31.1
145%
V Wet Days
20
12.2
164%
Oktas
5.5
5.0
+0.5
Spring 2024 had the 2nd
highest mean temperature, with an anomaly of +1.3 deg. Rainfall
overall was 144% of normal, the 6th wettest Spring.
So overall a very warm and wet Spring. |
A
cool first half to this month. Then a warm, often very warm second half,
made for almost "average" mean temperature for month as a
whole.
Most rain fell around 4th, and 14-16th, with a dry
13 days at the end, thus a dry
month overall. At times a breezy month, mainly around 10th,
13-14th
and 27-28th , the first half having higher windspeeds.
SO statistically a "normal" month, mean temperature only
slightly below normal but having the 20th lowest rainfall in
69 years here.
20.3
mean max (C)
9.9
mean min (C)
15.1 mean (C)
-0.2 diff from av
31.7 high max (C) on 25
14.4 low max (C) on 13
14.8 high min (C) on 26,27
4.0
low min (C)
on 5
36.2
rain total (mm)
50.2% of av
11
raindays (days with >=0.2mm)
8 wetdays (days with >=1mm)
3 very wet days (days with >=5mm)
No ground frost or air frost
No days with fog
No days with thunder
58% cloud cover percent
77% mean RH
Mean pressure was 1014.6 mb
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July
2024 |
August
2024 |
September
2024 |
As
July progressed, rainfall reduced and temperatures rose steadily.
Resulting in a hot and dry finish to the month. The mean temperature
17.1C ranks 23rd = highest in the last 69 years here,
while rainfall was slightly below normal, one third of the
month's rain falling on 8th.
The longest duration of bright sun hours was 13.5hrs on 19th
and 29th, then 12 hours on 18th and 28th,
the dullest days with less than an hour of bright sunshine were 1st,
11th, 15th and 24th.
So
statistically July was "average" but certainly a hot end to
the month after a cooler and wetter start.
22.5
mean max (C)
11.7 mean min (C)
17.1 mean (C),
-0.1 diff from av (C} 23rd
= highest in 69yrs
30.9 high max (C) on 19
16.5 low max (C) on 1
16.7 high min (C) on 20
7.6 low min (C) on
1
57.0
rain total (mm) 89.9% of av
Wettest day was 8th
with 19.4mm
16 raindays
(days with >=0.2mm) 14th = highest
13 wetdays
(days with >=1mm) 13th
= highest
3
very wet days (days with >=5mm)
No ground frost or air frost
No days with fog , snow or hail
No days with thunder
56% cloud cover percent
79% mean RH
Mean pressure was 1013.6 mb
Highest pressure was
1025.8mb on 28
Lowest pressure was
997.7mb on 6
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August
was a dry month, the rain there was was quite spread out over the month.
While mean temperatures overall were slightly above average, the first
half of the month was warmest, peaking on 11th, steadily
dropping through the month. Sunny days alternated with dull ones so it
felt to be quite mixed weatherwise, but a pleasant month overall.
22.5
mmax (C)
12.4 mmin (C)
17.4 mean(C) +0.6 deg diff from avg
28.8 high max (C) on 11th
16.1 low max (C) on 25th
17.5 high min (C) on 12th
7.0 low min (C) on 30th
33.0 rain total (mm), 47% of av , 7th lowest in 70 years
17 raindays (with >=0.2mm)
9 wet days (with
>=1mm),
1 very wet day (with
>=5mm) , 6th = lowest in 70 years
Greatest fall 8.6mm on 15th
No ground frost
No air frost
Windiest days 19th to 23rd
Brightest spells 9-13. 26-31
Dullest days were recorded on 4, 8, 14,19, 25
51% cloud cover percent
82% mean RH
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SEASONAL REPORT FOR AUTUMN
FOR Summer (Jun,
Jul, Aug 2024)
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Seasonal mean temperature ranks 19th = highest in 70
years, although June was cooler, July and August were warmer.
Seasonal rainfall was the
15th lowest, with
a particularly dry June and August, and July just below normal. Raindays
and wet days were about normal, but only half the very wet days.
Although a less good indicator, cloud cover was 6th = lowest.
So statistically only slightly above normal mean temperature, but a very
dry season.
this year normal
anomaly
MeanMax
21.8
21.4 +0.4
MEAN
16.6
16.5
+0.1
19th = highest
MeanMin
11.3
11.5
-0.2
RAINFALL 126.2
204
62%
15th lowest in 70yr
Raindays
44
41.1
107%
Wet Days
30
30.7
98%
V Wet Days 7
13.2
53%
7th = lowest
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Temperatures
were slightly below normal for September, a little higher at the start
of the month, and a little lower at the end. Rainfall was 9th highest since 1956, and has not been exceeded
since 2008. 82mm
of the rain fell from 21-30, and 20mm 7-12 . The number of very
wet days (>=5mm) was 8, the 9th highest for September
since 1956. It has been
quite a windy month, especially on 5, 9-11, 22, 27 and 30.
17.7
mean max (C)
10.0 mean min (C)
13.8 mean (C) -0.4C diff from av (C)
26.0 high max (C) on
6
12.3 low max (C)
on 27
16.3 high min (C) on
7
2.6 low min (C)
on 13
122.4 rain total (mm)
187% of av
Most rain was 19.8 mm on 21
15 raindays (days with
>=0.2mm)
13 wetdays (days with
>=1mm)
8 very wet
days (days with >=5mm)
1 day with ground frost on 13, no air frosts
1 day with small hail on 11
5 day with fog on 7, 8, 10,
16 and 23
3 days with thunder on12, 21 and 26
61% cloud cover percent
89% mean RH
Mean pressure was 1014.9 mb
Highest pressure 1033.9mb on 17
Lowest pressure 984.0mb on 26
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October
2024 |
November
2024 |
December
2024 |
October
temperatures were slightly above normal although cooler 10th
to 14th., ranking 21st highest in 69 years
records.
Just one air frost on 11th, but 3 ground frosts 11th
13th. Duller days 1st, 6th, 9th,
14th-16th, 21st,25th, 30th-31st.
Sunniest were 3rd and 7th. Rain spread across the
entire month, the total being 82% of normal, most falling 7th-8th,
16th and 19th -20th . Windiest 18th
to 21st, light winds only3rd, 11th, 13th,
29th to 31st.
Foggy on 9 days, 9th, 15-16th, 18-20th,
23rd, 25th , 31st.
Overall
a slightly milder and slightly drier month than normal for October.
14.5
mean max (C)
7.5
mean min (C)
11.0 mean (C)
+0.4C above normal
18.8
high max (C) on 7
10.0
low max (C)
on 14
10.8
high min (C) on
9, 29
-0.8
low min (C)
on
11
69.6 rain total (mm)
83% of av
Most
rain was 12.6 mm on 16th
26
raindays (days with >=0.2mm)
13
wetdays (days with >=1mm)
4 very wet days (days with >=5mm)
1 day with air frost on 11th
3 days with ground frost 11th, 12th , 13th
9
fog days , 9th, 15-16th, 18-20th. 23rd,
25th, 31st
75%
cloud cover percent
89% mean RH
Mean pressure was 1013.7mb
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November
mean temperature was 0.3 below normal, coldest around 20th
and 28th, but steadily fell throughout the month. Rainfall
was 7% above normal, but quite dry until 21st, but a very wet
finish to the month. Snow fell 19th and 20th,
4.5cm in total.
9.4
mmax ©
4.1 mmin ©
6.7 mean©
-0.3 diff from av C
14.1 high max © on 23rd
1.2 low max © on 19th
10.0 high min © on 3rd
-3.5 low min ©
on 20th
88.2 mm rain total (mm) 17th
highest
107.6 % of av
23 raindays (days with >=0.2mm)
10th highest
11 wetdays (days with >=1mm)
6 very wet days (days with
>=5mm) 14th
highest
Most daily rain was 25.4 mm on 23rd
2 days snow falling 19th 20th
2 days snow lying
20th 21st
11 days ground frost
6 days air frost
2 days fog on 6th
and 7th
74% cloud cover percent
89% mean RH
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SEASONAL
REPORT FOR AUTUMN
(Sep, Oct, Nov 2024)
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This
autumn mean temperature was 0.1deg below the 30 year normal.
Rainfall was 120% of normal, with 128% the number of raindays (5th
highest), 120% the normal
very wet days, but wet days were normal. September was very wet indeed,
contributing to most of the extra rainfall during the autumn season.
this year normal
anomaly
HiMax
30.8
MeanMax 13.9
14.1
-2.0
LoMax
-2.0
MEAN
10.5
10.6
-0.1
HighMin
17.1
MeanMin
7.2
7.1
+0.1
LoMin
-8.1
RAINFALL
280.2
232.0
120%
Raindays
64 49.7
128%
Wet Days
37 35.8
103%
V Wet Days 18 15.0
120%
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December's
mean temperature was the 7th mildest in 70 years records
here, 1.8 degress above normal, mildest 1st, 4th
to 7th, 15th to 18th, 24th
to 26th, with colder nights on 3rd, 19th to 23rd,
26th to 29th.
Wet 5th to 7th, 18th to 23rd
with rainfal 25% above normal. There were 2 days with a dusting of snow
on 21st and 22nd, ranking 33rd in 70 years, and
the smallest depth of snow when there actually was some.
Foggy on 6 days, the 5th = greatest, mainly 26th
to 29th.
Two windy spells, 5th
to 8th (storm Darragh) then 21st and 22nd
8.5 mean max (C) , 10th mildest in 70 years here.
4.2 mean min (C)
, 7th mildest
6.4 mean (C)
+1.8 above normal,7th mildest on record
12.9 high max (C) on 17th
3.3 low max (C) on
27th
10.9 high min (C) on
1st
-0.2 low min (C)
on 28th
98.0
rain total (mm) 125% of av ,
19th highest in 70 years
Wettest days were 24.0mm on 18th , 15.4mm on 7th ,11.6mm
on 6th, 10.2mm on 5th
26
raindays (days with >=0.2mm), 2nd = greatest
14 wetdays (days with >=1mm), 26th = greatest
6 very wet days (days with
>=5mm), 25th greatest
Ground frost on 10 days, 15th fewest.
Air frost on 1 day, the 3rd fewest
Fog on 6 days. 4th 12th and 26th to 29th
76% cloud cover percent
88% mean RH
Mean pressure was 1021.7mb, the 8th highest
Max pressure 1037.1 mb was
recorded on 10th
Min pressure 983.7
mb was recorded on 7th
Windiest days were 5th - 8th then 21st -
22nd
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