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| The weather in October | The weather in October |
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| It was the dullest October for seven years, and parts of south-east England, East Anglia and the Thames Valley saw no sun for eight straight days between the 19th and 26th. That was due to anticyclonic conditions that trapped low cloud and fog during the latter part of the month. Low pressure dominated early and mid month, which accounts for it being the wettest October since 2006. It was the coolest for nine years, and there was a brief cold northerly outbreak around the 26th and 27th. | It was the dullest October for seven years, and parts of south-east England, East Anglia and the Thames Valley saw no sun for eight straight days between the 19th and 26th. That was due to anticyclonic conditions that trapped low cloud and fog during the latter part of the month. Low pressure dominated early and mid month, which accounts for it being the wettest October since 2006. It was the coolest for nine years, and there was a brief cold northerly outbreak around the 26th and 27th. |
| Temperatures | Temperatures |
| The mean maximum temperature in October ranged from 15.2C at Jersey airport in the Channel Islands to 8.6C at Dalwhinnie, Inverness-shire. The Central England Temperature (CET) was 1 degree below the average at 9.7C. Daytime temperatures ranged from 1 degree below average in southern England to 3 degrees below in parts of eastern Scotland. The highest individual temperature was 19.2C at Langdon Bay near Dover in Kent on 22 October. Just as it did in September, Braemar in Aberdeenshire recorded the coldest night, when the mercury dropped to -7.8C early on 17 October. | The mean maximum temperature in October ranged from 15.2C at Jersey airport in the Channel Islands to 8.6C at Dalwhinnie, Inverness-shire. The Central England Temperature (CET) was 1 degree below the average at 9.7C. Daytime temperatures ranged from 1 degree below average in southern England to 3 degrees below in parts of eastern Scotland. The highest individual temperature was 19.2C at Langdon Bay near Dover in Kent on 22 October. Just as it did in September, Braemar in Aberdeenshire recorded the coldest night, when the mercury dropped to -7.8C early on 17 October. |
| Rainfall | Rainfall |
| Averaged across England and Wales there was 115mm of rain, which is 111% of the mean. Scotland had 107mm, representing 95% of its average, and Northern Ireland had 93mm, or 85% of average. The wettest location was East Okement Farm in Devon, where 212mm of rain fell. Wainsfleet, Lincolnshire, was driest with 45mm. It was particularly wet on 11 October when both Charterhall, Berwickshire, and Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, recorded 52mm of rain. The two-day period 11-12 October saw 67mm fall on Lentran House, just west of Inverness. | Averaged across England and Wales there was 115mm of rain, which is 111% of the mean. Scotland had 107mm, representing 95% of its average, and Northern Ireland had 93mm, or 85% of average. The wettest location was East Okement Farm in Devon, where 212mm of rain fell. Wainsfleet, Lincolnshire, was driest with 45mm. It was particularly wet on 11 October when both Charterhall, Berwickshire, and Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, recorded 52mm of rain. The two-day period 11-12 October saw 67mm fall on Lentran House, just west of Inverness. |
| Sunshine | Sunshine |
| England and Wales had an average 101 hours of sunshine, which is 90% of the mean. Scotland fared a little better with 103 hours, or 117% of its average, but Northern Ireland was sunniest, recording 115 hours, which is 128% of the average. Tiree, Inner Hebrides was the sunniest location with 120 hours of sunshine, while Kinlochewe, Wester Ross, had the lowest total with only 62 hours. It was also the least sunny spot in September. | England and Wales had an average 101 hours of sunshine, which is 90% of the mean. Scotland fared a little better with 103 hours, or 117% of its average, but Northern Ireland was sunniest, recording 115 hours, which is 128% of the average. Tiree, Inner Hebrides was the sunniest location with 120 hours of sunshine, while Kinlochewe, Wester Ross, had the lowest total with only 62 hours. It was also the least sunny spot in September. |
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