Sept into Oct 2011 Warm Spell Discussion..

[Evening thunder]

Yesterday was another lovely day with virtually unbroken sunshine (a few bits of high cloud in the morning this time) and a max of 22.9C here. Went for a walk in some woods in Mid Devon where it was more like 25C.

A nice start to the day here.. quite cool on the valley floor unlike recent nights with a min of 7.6C and currently 7.7C and some nice shallow mist/fog patches

If you look quick the warmth must have heated the seas enough to form a hurricane off Kent http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

[jean91]

Aquitaine:

31.5° in Bergerac (old record of 30.9° 4/10/2004)

Limousin:

30.6° Brive (old record of 30.2° 4/10/2004)

Rhône-Alpes:

30.4° Montelimar (old record of 29.6° on 13/10/1921)

PACA:

30.1° to Salon-de-Provence (old record of 29.9° on 2/10/97)

29.6° orange (record of the égalé 3/10/85)

Poitou-Charentes:

30.1° in Cognac (old record of 29.6° on 2/10/85)

30.1° in La Rochelle (old record of 29.7° on 1/10/97)

Centre:

29.4° to Chartres (old record of 28.8° 1/10/85)

Pays de la Loire:

29.7° to Fontenay-le-Comte (85) (old record of 29.4°)

29.1° to Angers (old record of 28.6° on 2/10/85)

29.0° in Nantes (former record of 27.7° on 1/10/97)

28.8° to the Roche/Yon (old record of 28.4° on 1/10/97)

28.0° in Saint-Nazaire (old record of 26.9° on 1/10/97)

IDF:

28.9° Roissy (old record of 28.1° 1/10/85)

28.9° in Paris-Montsouris (old record of 28.4° on 6/10/1921)

Basse-Normandie:

28.9° in Caen (old record of 27.6° 1/10/85)

28.4° in Alençon (old record of 26.3° 3/10/59)

NPDC:

28.6° at Cambrai (old record of 26.0° 12/10/90)

27.8° in Lille (old record of 27.5° 1/10/85)

27.1° in le Touquet (old record of 26.7°)

Brittany:

28.5° in Saint-Brieuc (old record exploded 25.2° 4/10/86)

28.2° in Rennes (old record of 27.3° on 1/10/1946)

28.0° to Landivisiau (old record exploded from 25.3° on 13/10/2001)

27.7°-Brest (old record exploded 25.3° 4/10/59)

27.1° at Lanveoc (old record of 25.6° 4/10/59)

Picardie:

29.0° to Oisemont (80) (old record of 25.2° 12/10/90 over the period 1987-2010)

28.3° in Creil (old record of 26.3° 12/10/90)

28.2° to Beauvais (old record of 26.6° 1/10/85)

27.8° at Abbeville (old record of 27.0° on 8/10/1921)

27.8° in Saint-Quentin (old record of 26.1° 2/10/59)

27.6° in Amiens (old record of 26.1° 12/10/90 over the period 1985-2010)

Haute-Normandie:

28.0° in Rouen (old record of 26.2° 1/10/85)

Champagne-Ardennes:

27.7° to Charleville-Mezières (old record exploded from 24.9° on 2/10/2001)

Values close to the record (less than 0.5°):

29.9° in Niort (30.0° record on 2/10/85)

29.3° in le Mans (29.7° record on 1/10/1946)

28.5° tours (29.0° record on 1/10/85)

28.2° at Évreux (28.3° record on 1/10/85)

27.0° at Limoges (27.3° record on 2/10/85)

25.9° to Aurillac (26.4° record 16/10/88) converted!

Thank you very much Electricsnowstorm we may have a few more today a good day to all

[Weather-history]

Perhaps someone with Weather could put the photo on here so we can all see?

MO sites do contain masts for equipment such as sensors and anemometers, Trawsgoed does, not sure about the concrete though..

Yes, it looks like a mast for sensors but the article refers to being very close to a tower.

Anyway, here's the Gravesend part of the Stephen Burt/Philip Eden article from Weather September 2004.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/zloty/gravesend034.jpg

Their summary says this within it

"However, in the opinion of these authors there remains considerable doubt over the degree to which the values reported from Faversham and Gravesend are climatologically representative of these localities. The reported maxima from these sites should not be quoted without reservation."

[TonyH]

Looks somewhat different on this (more recent?) photo (courtesy of TWO), masts and a brick hut, but nothing out of the ordinary for a MO weather enclosure?

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/48941

[Spurry]

Dull and drizzly here this morning , yesterday was the hottest day for a long while ,it reached 27.6c

[TonyH]

Here (again courtesy of TWO), is the article by Burt and Eden, discussing the London and SE sites during the August 2003 heatwave:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1256/wea.10.04B/pdf

[Liam J]

Warm, overcast with light rain temp 16.2c.

Coventry Airport 28c @ 9.20am? hmmm....

[TonyH]

Talking of dubious sites ^^<<

Edited October 2, 2011 by Tonyh

[J10]

Right on the boundary today between thick cloud to the NW and blue skies to the SE, which will win the battle for today.

It would be nice to have 1 more warm/very warm sunny day before the spell is over.

[picog]

Right on the boundary today between thick cloud to the NW and blue skies to the SE, which will win the battle for today.

It would be nice to have 1 more warm/very warm sunny day before the spell is over.

Same for us too — can see the clear blue skies to the south east. Strikingly cool without the sun!

[Robbie Garrett]

Warm, overcast with light rain temp 16.2c.

Coventry Airport 28c @ 9.20am? hmmm....

COVENTRY in ENGLAND Oct 02 09:20 15 min ago METAR METAR EGBE 020920Z 17004KT 130V220 CAVOK 20/14 Q1024=

[TonyH]

Well and truly under the frontal cloud this morning, bit disappointing, as indications even yesterday were that the sun would hold out for much of Wales today.

Have a feeling the sun should break it up a bit this afternoon, and it is still warm for October, currently 18.5c.

Edited October 2, 2011 by Tonyh

[Optimus Prime]

A sunny start and actually warmer than this point yesterday and on Friday. Currently 20.4c.

[Robbie Garrett]

24*C in Southend, 23*C in Biggin Hill, 22*C in London, slightly hotter than yesterday... I wonder if we could hit above 30*C, as the skies are a lot clearer than yesterday...

Edited October 2, 2011 by Robbie Garrett

[conor123]

Looks fine for the West Midlands tomorrow however you may experience some late cloud in Shropshire but the rest of the region looks fine and hot. Should be good for you for most of the day. Even if it does you cant complain as we have all enjoyed such a great spell of weather!

Back to overcast skies here unfortunately today, still can't complain as it has been the best spell of weather this year by far.

[Isolated Frost]

Yes Robbie Cov airport was at 28c for 1020 but has corrected the error, 20c seems about right.

Today should be pretty much overcast for much of Scotland, Northern England, the W Midlands and NE Midlands and much of Wales and NI. Some cloud may break towards C Scotland and the Midlands/Wales. Should be clear and bright across much of East Anglia and Southern England throughout the day - possibly reaching 30c again.

[Liam J]

COVENTRY in ENGLAND Oct 02 09:20 15 min ago METAR METAR EGBE 020920Z 17004KT 130V220 CAVOK 20/14 Q1024=

I was having a quick look over the temps on XC weather it was actually showing 28c, I did gather it was obviously incorrect.

Edited October 2, 2011 by Liam J

[Ben_Cambs]

Currently 25.2C with largely clear skies. There is a little cirrus but a lot less than earlier this morning. Providing the largely sunny skies prevail, there's a decent chance of reaching 30C today here.

[Terminal Moraine]

Currently 25.2C with largely clear skies. There is a little cirrus but a lot less than earlier this morning. Providing the largely sunny skies prevail, there's a decent chance of reaching 30C today here.

Yes, just looked at the satellite picture. The area of cloud is moving very slowly and looks as though it will take until around 5.0p.m for the edge of it to reach Cambridge, which should give you a whole day of heating.

[TonyH]

Amazing if yesterdays temperatures are beaten, perhaps by Gravesend...

[essex coast matt]

21.7c at 11 30 here,with the wind a more south west today maybe be warmist day of hot spell here.

[SP1986]

It does looks promising to reach record proportions again (either by equalling, or surpassing 29.9). Hopefully that cloud will stays west.

Meanwhile here, after yesterdays 27.6C it's a case of cloud and cooler weather this morning, 10C cooler than yesterday but if you adjust your mindset, it's not too bad.

[sebastiaan1973]

Excellent conditions.

[Interitus]

Here (again courtesy of TWO), is the article by Burt and Eden, discussing the London and SE sites during the August 2003 heatwave:

http://onlinelibrary.../wea.10.04B/pdf

Excellent, that provides food for thought, thanks for posting.

[A.J]

Right on the edge of the frontal cloud boundary, but the good news is that the cloud is readily breaking up now allowing for some good sunshine, and temps are responding, now up to 25C...lovely!