Katrine Basso

There may have been rain earlier in the morning but there was definitely was no thunder and lightning. I thought it would be it good to hope. I hope things will change tonight and that the barometer pressure will continue to fall.

It has not yet reached 30 Celsius in South Ockendon. The temperature in the shade is 29 Celsius.

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Daily Sun: 18 Jun 20 Sunspot number: 0 Updated 18 Jun 2020 Current Stretch: 2 days 2020 total: 124 days (73%) Thermosphere Climate Index today: 2.81x1010 W Cold Updated 17 Jun 2020 The Radio Sun 10.7 cm flux: 69 sfu

There was a heavy shower of rain (don't remember if there was any thunder) while I was having a nap approximately 5pm. It was so loud it woke me from a deep sleep.

There has been a rumble of Thunder in South Ockendon at 5:5pm along with moderate to heavy downpour of rain.

The heavens have just burst at 14:15 and it is raining heavily. It is so welcome for my garden and pond.

It was raining in South Ockendon from 5pm to 6pm. Here is the video of the rain seen from my back garden.

The thermosphere has gone down to 2.90x1010 W Cold.

It is finally raining in South Ockendon.

Thermosphere Climate Index 2.91x1010 W Cold

Daily Sun: 27 May 20 Sunspot number: 0 Current Stretch: 25 days 2020 total: 116 days (78%) Thermosphere Climate Index 3.02x1010 W Cold Updated 26 May 2020 The Radio Sun 10.7 cm flux: 70 sfu

A lovely sunny afternoon in South Ockendon. The temperature at 5:51pm is 23.5 Celsius and the humidity is 41%. The barometer pressure is 1030.4 hPa.

Hopefully, there will be more unforecasted heavy showers of rain and that it will be more widespread. Today is much cooler than yesterday as it has just nudged to 18.2C at 13:16. The temperature inside is 22.6C. It was overcast earlier on in the day and the sun only started to appear from midday onwards. My poppies are in bloom on one day and the other day their petals are closed.

The rain that fell in South Ockendon in the early afternoon left a lovely fresh smell which I have not smelled since the 90's.

Solarham.net has updated

Daily estimated sunspot number from SILSO.com 17 May : 0

Sunspot number: 0 Updated 12 May 2020 Spotless Days Current Stretch: 10 days 2020 total: 101 days (76%) Solar wind speed: 307.4 km/sec density: 6.6 protons/cm3 more data: ACE, DSCOVR Updated: Today at 1545 UT X-ray Solar Flares 6-hr max: A0 1326 UT May12 24-hr: A1 0510 UT May12 explanation | more data Updated: Today at: 1550 UT Daily Sun: 12 May 20 The sun is blank--no sunspots. Credit: SDO/HMI Thermosphere Climate Index today: 3.34x1010 W Cold Max: 49.4x1010 W Hot (10/1957) Min: 2.05x1010 W Cold (02/2009) Updated 12 May 2020 The Radio Sun 10.7 cm flux: 68 sfu

Solar Activity Report from Solarham.net

AURORAS VS. TWILIGHT: It's that time of year. Arctic auroras are disappearing--swallowed by the waxing glow of the summer sun. "Time is running out for the auroras as bright summer nights take over here in the North," says Thomas Kast of Oulu, Finland. "Last night (April 26th) I might have seen the last auroras of the season."

SURPRISE GEOMAGNETIC STORM: The first geomagnetic storm of 2020 (category G1) took forecasters by surprise on April 20th when a CME hit Earth's magnetic field, sparking bright auroras over Canada and some northern-tier US states. "Northern lights danced across the entire northwestern Montana sky early this morning," reports Philip Granrud. "I photographed them with a wide angle lens on top of my car several miles outside of Kalispell."