Weather log November 2020

 

Weather log November 2020

WW = West Wales
Lwn = Llanwnnen
AG = Aldermans Green, Coventry
CL = Church Lawford
ROW = Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
CC = Capel Curig, Snowdonia
MH = Milford Haven
Mids = Midlands
CITE = Coton-in-the-Elms, Derbyshire
COL = Climatological Observers Link
PWS = Personal weather station

Unsettled initially but then fine dry interlude with some frost and fog:

Sun 1st very mild especially Midlands where above 17c widely..max during the evening Hereford 17.8c, Coventry 17.3c, CL 16.7c, Trawsgoed 16.1c, Lwn 15.c, Aberdaron 14.1c.

Wed 4th first fairly widespread air frost of Autumn, min Shobdon -2.8c, Tirabad -2.1c, Pembrey & Trawsgoed -1.0c, Lwn -0.8c, CL & Coventry -0.1c, Nottingham 1.7c, Aberporth 6.0c.

Fri 6th nice sunny day for many (unbroken sunshine much of WW), more cloud East Midlands (sun total Aberdaron 8.6 hrs, Lwn est 8.5 hrs, Shobdon 7.5 hrs, Coventry 5.3 hrs, Watnall 3.7 hrs.

Mon 9th very mild/ warm for November especially parts of WW where into the low 60's f, max Lwn 16.6c highest in November for 5 years (since the astoundingly warm max 19.9c 01/11/15)..other max Gogerddan, Ceredigion 19.0c warmest in UK, Trawsgoed 17.7c, Pershore 16.2c, CC 14.2c, Watnall 12.8c.

Often mild to last week although min -2.9c 23^rd:

Rather dry and bright end to month with some frost and fog.

Nature notes

Sun 8th forestry few Redwing and Fieldfare (latter heard only); some Bats still driving back at dusk.

Mild first half to November, modest fresh grass growth, some fresh leafing to hedges and shrubs, a few flowers inc Primroses in back garden.

Mid month a few Buttercup in flower on the lawn and plenty of daises.

Sat 21^st a wasp about the Holly tree, still no proper frost.

Late month still rather mild although had a -3c; fresh growth quite prolific grass, mosses, ferns, shrubs, Hazel buds swelling; various flowering especially some garden shrubbery and roses even.

Psilocybe Semilanceata mushrooms (few) front lawn late month not seen these for a few years in this location.

Sun 29th nice and sunny, walked along Neuadd lane where prolific fresh foliage, inc ferns, Foxgloves and Celandines, while some grasses have attained full height and seeds for second time this year; a few fresh Oak leaves, some Hazel leaves have come out anew also a few Blackthorn leaves, while where the hedges were trimmed (may be a month or so back) Wild Roses have sprouted a foot or more above the hedgelines; even one Blackberry in flower adjacent to some fresh berries by the farm! Red Campion flowers and a few of various other flower spp; nettles having fresh green leaves - all in all rare to see this level of re-growth at the very end of November and such a contrast to the damaging May frosts along this lane 6 months ago. Plentiful swarms of gnats and small flies too.

Mon 30th Daffodil spikes up just along road in the spot where always early and were out Christmas 2015!

November summary
Generally very mild and rather dry, locally up to average rainfall with just half the average for parts of the Midlands; sunshine generally rather dull, but up to average in places.

Nov 2020 rainfall totals

Valley 84.2mm (82%)
Mona 106.8mm
Aberdaron 83.0mm (71%)

Trawsgoed 99.6mm (71%)
Aberporth 72.4mm (67%)
Llanwnnen 132.1mm (89%)
MH 82.6mm
Pembrey Sands 75.6mm (62%)
Mumbles 74.4mm (66%)

Shawbury 36.2mm (59%)
Coleshill 37.2mm (54%)
Coventry, Bablake school 38.6mm (62%)
CL 37.8mm (63%)
Pershore, Worc 34.8mm (61%)
Hereford 45.6mm (71%)

PWS rainfall Nov 2020

Cosby, Leic 30.5mm (47%)
Warstock 50.2mm (60.8%)

Towcester, Northants 48.7mm (70%)
Alvechurch 48.7mm (62%)

Ludlow, Salop. 50.7mm

November 2020 sunshine

Valley 44.3 hrs (74%)
Aberporth 55.6 hrs
Llanwnnen est 60 hrs (95%)

Nottingham 54.2 hrs
Shawbury 49.1 hrs (78%)
Coventry, Bablake school 69.4 hrs (105%)
Wellesbourne, Warks 71 hrs
Shobdon 58.8 hrs
ROW 55.4 hrs

Autumn 2020 summary

Average to rather mild temperature- wise; rainfall average to quite wet; sunshine near average generally

Autumn 2020 rainfall

Valley 263.2mm
Trawsgoed c 408mm
Aberporth 275.4mm
Llanwnnen 453.5mm (112%)
Mumbles 278.4mm

Shawbury 173.0mm
Coleshill 166.0mm
Coventry 174.8mm (92%)
CL 182.8mm (95%)
Pershore 159.6mm

Autumn 2020 sunshine

Aberporth 237.3 hrs
Llanwnnen est 251 hrs (96%)
Nottingham 272.2 hrs
Coventry 311.2 hrs (101%)