Weather log December 2018
Key:
WW = West Wales
Lwn = Llanwnnen
AG = Aldermans Green, Coventry
LL = Long Lawford
CL = Church Lawford
CC = Capel Curig
MH = Milford Haven
Mids = Midlands
CITE = Coton-in-the-Elms, Derbyshire
COL = Climatological Observers Link
PWS = Personal weather station
Mild start to the month:
Wed 7th rainy much of Wales, Whitechurch 30.2mm wettest in UK,
Thu 6th very mild night generally, minima Pembrey 10.8c, Coleshill 10.2c, Llanwnnen 9.6c, Shawbury 6.5c. Maxima Hereford 14.0c, Trawsgoed 13.0c, Lwn 11.9c, Aberdaron 11.3c
Short cold snap towards mid month:
Fri 14th widespread frost, sharp locally (min Pershore -4.5c, Nottingham -1.1c, Tirabad -3.2c, Lwn -2.1c, MH 4.1c); maximaTirabad 1.7c, Lwn 3.7c, Pershore 4.0c, MH 6.8c
Soon back to milder unsettled pre Christmas. Wales is having a very dull month:
Thu 20th Aberporth just 6.6 hours sunshine so far (Lwn 11 hrs, Valley 13.5 hrs, Nottingham 36.2 hrs)
Sat 22nd a welcome dry bright day...est sun Lwn 3.5 hrs, Aberporth 3.8 hrs
Mild or very mild, benign Christmas and end of year, a little rain or drizzle; Wales very dull; Lwn no sun after 22nd:
Christmas Day, minima close to 0c Midlands rising to 7-9c, WW no frost and maxima 9-11c generally..
Sat 29th Pershore max 13.4c, Bablake 12.8c, Mona & Valley 11.9c, Lwn 10.7c, Pembrey 10.5c
December summary
Very mild and rather wet; very dull WW, sunshine around average Midlands
Rainfall totals:
Valley 109.4mm (121%)
CC 326.8mm (106%)
Aberdaron 142.6mm (173%)
Trawsgoed 149.8mm (111%)
Aberporth 123.6mm (129%)
Llanwnnen 180.7mm (125%)
MH 141.8mm
Pembrey 144.6mm (125%)
Mumbles 120.0mm (109%)
Nottingham 80.8mm (131%)
Shawbury 70.8mm (114%)
Coleshill 80.8mm (126%)
Coventry, Bablake School 80.8mm (131%)
CL 88.4mm (148%)
Pershore 62.0mm (116%)
Hereford 75.8mm (112%)
Shobdon 94.2mm (112%)
PWS
Llangeitho 115.1mm
Talsarn, Abermeurig Bont 118.1mm
Llanelli 122.7mm
Lawrenny, Pembs 129.8mm
Coventry, Walsgrave 102.6mm
Easenhall, Rugby 71.6mm
Dunchurch 60.5mm
Crick 71.4mm
Daventry c 67mm
Radford Semele, L/Spa 78.7mm
Shirley, Solihull 95.2mm
Edgbaston, Bham 84.1mm
Alvechurch 110.7mm
Sunshine totals:
Valley 19.8 hrs (41%)
Aberporth 11.3 hrs (22%)
Lwn est 15 hrs (40%)
Nottingham 42.2 hrs
Shawbury 43.2 hrs (101%)
Coventry 57.5 hrs
Shobdon 32.3 hrs
Nature notes:
Mistle Thrush singing weakly second week AG, Coventry
Tue 11th Song Thrush singing quite well Rugby dusk
Patches of gorse in bloom through November and December.
End of month: Great Tits heard to call Coventry; first few Primrose in bloom; first Daff spikes Lwn (usual spot); Bluebell spikes and Celandine foiliage back garden
2018 summary
A mild and rather sunny year generally; rather dry much of Midlands, WW around average to quite dry..
Rainfall totals 2018:
Llanwnnen 1395.7mm (105%)
Coventry, Bablake School 661.6mm (96%)
Long Lawford 584.1mm (91%) using CL data Nov and Dec
Church Lawford 563.1mm (some data missing)
Sunshine
Llanwnnen 1422 hrs (105%)
Coventry 1708.2 hrs (111%)
