Wednesday 19th October 2005

[Rollo]

The weather started clearing around 11am and by mid afternoon was very pleasant, at the moment it is sunny and very calm,temperature 13.5c, humidity 81%, wind very light from the south,barometer 1003 mb and falling.

[Kent Snow]

12.8C, Cumulonimbus capillatus, wind from the S/SW.

[Andy Bown]

There's been a series of heavy showers / downpours today, 1 including pea sized hail. Some sunshine between showers.

10mm of rain has fallen today, in addition to 22.5mm last night.

Cleaing to a sunny evening now with just some cirrus left :o .

Temp 12c, max 14c.

[Somerset Squall]

Dry now after a day of showers.

Temp: 12.8c, falling

Humidity: 80%, steady

Pressure: 999mb, falling

[Hurricane Debby]

What an odd day ! Started off cloudy but the sun was trying to break through, then turned to rain, then sun again, and now it is chucking it down outside and just heard a rumble of Thunder ! Was that forecast ?

[Portland Paul]

A cloudy day with some showers and occasional brightness and hazy sun in a moderate SSE breeze.

Big, dark cumulonimbus around from 4 to 5 pm. Very dark to the southeast, with rumbles of thunder - followed by a moderate shower and a bright rainbow, as the sun came out to the west.

Now much clearer and chilly with a light SW breeze and 11 c. Max today was 13 c.

[Honey]

Well just had a 5 minute heavy downpour and 1 flash of lightening and a clap of thunder !! woohoo !!

very still and quiet now

[SteveB]

Dry

Temp 11.8c

Pressure 1002

Humidity 98%

Wind direction S

Wind speed 12mph

[MP-R]

Torential showers this morning easing to leave lovely cloud effects this afternoon and mostly sunshine. Thunder heard twice at 10.25 and 10.28 but no lightning. Hail though. Now dry adn mostly clear. Only got up to 14C but that is usually about average. Had 25mm last night including 7.5mm today. Very wet!!!

[Hellboy]

Just had a heck of a storm here! Must have counted 5 or 6 flashes of strong lightning. Accompanied with strong winds and very heavy rain.

You should have just experienced what I've just had Honey, as I'm just down the road to you in Wainscott near Rochester.

[Michael Fishermans Friend]

Burnham, Essex:

Conditions: Rain at present, distant thunder and Lightening!

Wind: Light from S @ 5mph

Current temp: 11.8C/53F

[I can't believe it's not better]

Well after a hectic day of indoor storm chasing - nothing here whatsoever. Great cloud forms today, showers, sunshine, minor squalls. Still at the moment and dare I say a bit cool.

[M'Lady]

partly cloudy

temperature 11.0C

humidity 90%

pressure 999 hPa

wind SE 14 mph

[Kent Snow]

9.8C, cool, few cumulus, mostly clear, wind from the S/SE.

[Verglas]

day started dull after overnight rain, then brightened and a short sunny period.

Dull again this afternoon with the odd heavy shower, and then torrential rain about 7pm and again about 8Pm (with a couple of flashes).

temp 11ºC, baro 1005mB falling, currently dry

[donvanallen]

Heavy bursts of rain on and off Temp 10c

[reef]

Report for Wednesday 19th October 2005, Readings taken at 23:55.

After a wet night it was an overcast and dry start. The afternoon briefly saw a few hazy spells of sunshine before heavy showers moved in. The evening has seen much clearer skies, allowing the temperature to drop more than forecast. Despite this drop, overall today was still above average temperature-wise and felt mild out of the wind.

Current Temp: 9.4°C

Max Temp: 15.5°C (at 14:32)

Min Temp: 9.4°C (Current)

Humidity: 90%

Min Humidity: 79% (at 16:10)

Pressure: 1001.7hPa (Falling)

Dewpoint: 7.8°C

Wind: SSE (5mph)

Rain Today: 6.2mm

My October average currently stands at 13.8°C (+3.1°C Above the 1971-2000 average).