Wed 11th very mild night ( min Pembrey 14.9c, Hereford 14.2c, Capel Curig 12.2c). Wet day WW, large orographic totals particularly Snowdonia (Capel Curig 69mm by day; radar suggesting well over 100mm parts of Snowdonia; Honister, Cumbria 211mm!)
Fri 13th very mild/ warm. Minima Mumbles 15.0c, Shawbury 12.2c, Shobdon 8.3c. Maxima Newport, Salop 20.7c, Shawbury 20.4c, Hereford 19.6c, Trawsgoed 17.2c, Aberdaron 15.0c. Rain for WW (Capel Curig 77mm)
Sat 14th exceptionally mild October night, all locations stayed above 14c (Shawbury 16.8c, Gogerddan & Trawsgoed 16.1c, Aberdaron 14.3c). Warm bright October day Midlands, mild but rather cloudy WW (Hereford 22.1c, Coleshill 21.0c, Trawsgoed 17.9c, Aberdaron 15.1c)
Sun 15th Cat 3 Hurricane Ophelia near Azores ireland bound where likely to cause stormy damaging conditioins tomorrow as an extra Tropical feature..one of most northerly recorded (above 35N) and rare to get Cat 3 so close to BI
Mon 16th warmth and wind brought by ex Ophelia although little rain. Incredible surge in warmrth during the morning WW (it had been a warm night above 13c widely). At Llanwnnen in spite of overcast skies and gusty winds the temperature shot up over 4c in two hours attaining 20.8c 0830. At Capel Curig an astounding rise of 7.8c between 0800 - 0900 to 21.6c! Gogerddan managed 22.8c 0800. Damaging winds in places, gusts Capel Curig 90mph, Aberdaron 89mph, Aberporth 74mph, Llanwnnen 57mph, Trawsgoed 53mph. Maxima Gogerddan 22.8c, Trawsgoed 22.3c, Capel Curig 22.3c, Hereford 20.8c, Mumbles 18.3c)
Fri 27th a rare sunny day, 6.5 hours sunniest day since Sept 1st at Llanwnnen (Nottingham 8.7 hrs, Aberporth 7.5 hrs)
Sat 28th widespread ground frost, frost a rarity this month which has been very mild..(air min Shobdon -0.3c, Llanwnnen +0.6c, Pembrey 1.1c, Nottingham 5.9c, Aberdaron & Valley 9.1c). MOst places have had a dry October away from Snowdonia..
Mon 30th widespread frost (Pershore -2.8c, Llanwnnen -2.2c, Tirabad -1.9c). Sunny periods very pleasant day, an estimated 7 hours sun at Llanwnnen being the highest daily total since August 31st (Wellesbourne 7.8 hrs, Aberdaron & Aberporth 6.3 hrs).
Nature notes
Quite a late flourish of hedgerow Campion along with the odd Foxglove to month end. Many other species of flower out too at month end inc Stitchwort. Wild Strawberries in flower with even the odd berry attempting to ripen!
A few Redwing and Fieldfare seen with plenty of the former audible flying over in the evenings.
Aberystywth Starlings back and fantastic murmeration observed 25th, several thousand birds.
Most Ash shed leaves by month end, many Oak still retaining them.
October 2017 summary
Mild/ very mild and dull: dry/ rather dry away from Snowdonia; much of the E Mids very dry.
Rugby area probably the driest Oct since 1978 (7mm BR) with Oct 2017 (16.3mm) slightly drier than Oct 2016 (17.3mm).
Rainfall totals:
Llanwnnen 75.9mm (53%)
Bablake 34.8mm
Long Lawford 16.3mm (29%)
Church Lawford 16.8mm (25%)
Sunshine totals
Llanwnnen 64 hours estimated
Bablake 75.8 hrs
Sun 15th Cat 3 Hurricane Ophelia near Azores ireland bound where likely to cause stormy damaging conditioins tomorrow as an extra Tropical feature..one of most northerly recorded (above 35N) and rare to get Cat 3 so close to BI
Mon 16th warmth and wind brought by ex Ophelia although little rain. Incredible surge in warmrth during the morning WW (it had been a warm night above 13c widely). At Llanwnnen in spite of overcast skies and gusty winds the temperature shot up over 4c in two hours attaining 20.8c 0830. At Capel Curig an astounding rise of 7.8c between 0800 - 0900 to 21.6c! Gogerddan managed 22.8c 0800. Damaging winds in places, gusts Capel Curig 90mph, Aberdaron 89mph, Aberporth 74mph, Llanwnnen 57mph, Trawsgoed 53mph. Maxima Gogerddan 22.8c, Trawsgoed 22.3c, Capel Curig 22.3c, Hereford 20.8c, Mumbles 18.3c)
Fri 27th a rare sunny day, 6.5 hours sunniest day since Sept 1st at Llanwnnen (Nottingham 8.7 hrs, Aberporth 7.5 hrs)
Sat 28th widespread ground frost, frost a rarity this month which has been very mild..(air min Shobdon -0.3c, Llanwnnen +0.6c, Pembrey 1.1c, Nottingham 5.9c, Aberdaron & Valley 9.1c). MOst places have had a dry October away from Snowdonia..
Mon 30th widespread frost (Pershore -2.8c, Llanwnnen -2.2c, Tirabad -1.9c). Sunny periods very pleasant day, an estimated 7 hours sun at Llanwnnen being the highest daily total since August 31st (Wellesbourne 7.8 hrs, Aberdaron & Aberporth 6.3 hrs).
Nature notes
Quite a late flourish of hedgerow Campion along with the odd Foxglove to month end. Many other species of flower out too at month end inc Stitchwort. Wild Strawberries in flower with even the odd berry attempting to ripen!
A few Redwing and Fieldfare seen with plenty of the former audible flying over in the evenings.
Aberystywth Starlings back and fantastic murmeration observed 25th, several thousand birds.
Most Ash shed leaves by month end, many Oak still retaining them.
October 2017 summary
Mild/ very mild and dull: dry/ rather dry away from Snowdonia; much of the E Mids very dry.
Rugby area probably the driest Oct since 1978 (7mm BR) with Oct 2017 (16.3mm) slightly drier than Oct 2016 (17.3mm).
Rainfall totals:
Llanwnnen 75.9mm (53%)
Bablake 34.8mm
Long Lawford 16.3mm (29%)
Church Lawford 16.8mm (25%)
Sunshine totals
Llanwnnen 64 hours estimated
Bablake 75.8 hrs
