October 2013 - Statistics and Summaries

[TonyH]

October 2013

 

Very mild, rather cloudy and very wet

 

This was the wettest October since 2008 (222mm) and a consistently mild month with nights especially mild, the mean minima was above 10c up to 26^th. Maxima although mild were unexceptional, with no date reaching 20c. Although very unsettled and windy at times, this part of the country missed the gales that affected some other areas towards the month end.

 

1^st – 8^th: Mild and unsettled with rain or showers at times, limited sun, some dry interludes, breezy. Especially mild by night, the mildest night of the month was the 4^th minimum 14.8c, with 5 nights remaining above 13c.

 

9^th – 12^th: Cool and mostly dry but rather cloudy although bright 10^th. Quite windy at times.

 

13^th – 14^th: Cool and showery with sunny intervals

 

15^th – 27^th: Mild/ very mild and very unsettled with rain at times, some heavy. Heavy rain 21^st with 29.5mm credited to 20^th; 7 of the 8 days 20^th - 27^th having above 10mm. Strong winds at times but never quite attaining gale force, the highest gust of the month being 39mph 25^th. 18^th to 26^th (9 consecutive nights) all very mild above 10c.

 

28^th – 31^st: Further rain at times, cooler, sunny intervals. Season's first air frost 30^th Min -0.6c.

 

 

Total rainfall: 214.2mm

Wettest day: 29.5mm 20^th

Rain days >0.2mm: 26
Wet days >1.0mm: 21
Days of heavy rain >10mm: 10

Mean temperature: 12.1c

Mean Max: 15.0c

Mean Min: 9.2c

 

High Max: 19.2c 2^nd
Low Max: 10.7c 30^th
High Min: 14.8c 4^th
Low Min: -0.6c 30^th

 

Estimated sun (from 5 minute webcam captures): 64 hours

Max sun: 7 hrs 10^th

Days no sun: 2

Air frost: 1

Ground frost: 1

Mean RH: 91%

High RH: 99% various
Low RH: 60% 10^th

Predominant wind directions: SW
Mean wind speed: 5.4mph

Max speed: 39mph 25^th

Mean pressure: 1010mbar
Max pressure: 1026mbar 8^th
Min pressure: 982mbar 28^th

 

Days with:
 

Hail: 0
Gale: 0
Thunder: 0
Fog: 3

Fog at 0900: 1

Edited November 1, 2013 by TonyH

[GulberwickWeather]

Temperature

Ave: 8.7C

Max: 13.7C on 8th

Min: 2.3C on 18th

Max Dew: 13.5C on 7th

Min Dew: -1.6C on 18th

Air frost: nil

Ground frost: 1

 

Rainfall

Total: 107.4mm

Total for year to date: 623.0mm

Max rain rate: 0.6mm/min on 3rd

 

Wind

Ave: 8kts

Max gust: 37 kts on 3rd from SE

Max ave: 26 kts on 3rd from SE

 

Pressure

Ave: 1006.4 hPa

Max: 1035.4 hPa on 11th

Min: 970.3 hPa on 27th

 

Humidity

Ave: 90%

Max: 100% on 23rd

Min: 61% on 18th

Edited November 1, 2013 by Shetland Coastie

[Styx]

HOBART ( pop 215,000 ) is Tasmania's capital, situated at sealevel at the base of Mt. Wellington ( 1270m ). Climate is temperate with a strong maritime influence.

 

October - Second month of spring

Classic springtime weather with front after front in a vigorous westerly airstream - between intense lows in the colder Southern Ocean to the south and high pressure over an anomalously warm continent. Showers or longer spells of rain and temporarily cold behind each change for snow to settle 800-1000m, lowering to 4-500m level at times. Often very windy. A warmer and drier airmass passed thru on the 19th to be followed by a return to an unstable but moderating westerly airflow, as high pressure at months end came to be centred further south, to be just north of Tasmania. Temperature anomalies based on 1981-2010 comparison. This is the 24th month in a row warmer than average.

 

Average maximum:  17.7 ( +0.4 )

Average minimum:  8.5 ( +0.2 )

Rainfall:  107mm ( average 62mm )

Rain days ( +1mm ):  11/from 15

 

Extremes in daily temperature for November ( Records since 1882 ):

 

Highest maximum:  26.7 ( Record 34.6 in 1987 )

Lowest maximum:  12.9 ( Record 6.0 in 1958 )

 

Highest minimum:  14.5 ( Record 20.2 in 1933 )

Lowest minimum:  3.3 ( Record 0.0 in 1889 )

[Stargazer]

My statistics for central Reading in October 2013:Average maximum: 16.4Average minimum: 10.2Average for month: 13.3Highest maximum: 20.3 (October 3 & 4)Lowest maximum: 11.0 (13)Highest minimum: 15.5 (22)Lowest minimum: 0.9 (30)Frosts: 1 ground frost, no air frostsRainfall: Reading University shows around 100mm for the month, which is wetter than average.Sunshine: Reading University shows around 90 hours for the month, which is below average. 

In many ways a typical changeable Atlantic-driven October - somewhat dull and wet but significantly warmer than average with a SW flow dominating.  The first 9 days were mild and mainly dry, followed by a cold and wet spell that gave way to a warm, humid and thundery spell around the 22nd.  The night of 21/22 was unusually warm for the season with a minimum of 15.5.  The final week was generally cool and windy with showers and a single ground frost, on the morning of the 30th.

Edited November 5, 2013 by Stargazer

[johnholmes]

Cantley data

 

Overview

Very mild nights and a generally mild and wet month

 

Mean T=13.1(11.3)

Avge Max=16.0(14.6) Highest daytime=21.4(7^th), lowest daytime=11.1(16^th)

Avge Min=10.3(7.9) Lowest overnight=4.6(30^th) and warmest 15.8(4^th)

 

Rainfall=59.4mm, wettest day=9.2mm (21^st); 20 days with 0.2mm or more and 13 with 1.0mm or more

 

No frost or snow, hail or thunder. 1 0900 report of fog.

[Mark Neal.]

 * The top 10 warmest* -http://metofficenews.wordpress.com/2013/11/05/october-2013-one-of-the-top-ten-warmest/

 

Rainfall Graphic for October from the Met office

 

Edited November 5, 2013 by Mark N

[Coast]

[reef]

Hedon, East Yorkshire.

 

October 2013

 

Warmest Max: 20.8°C (on 07/10/13)Coldest Max: 11.6°C (on 29/10/13)Warmest Min: 14.9°C (on 04/10/13)Coldest Min: 5.7°C (on 30/10/13) - highest since 2005

 

Average Max: 15.5°C (+1.7°C Above 1981-2010 Average)Average Min: 10.0°C (+1.8°C Above 1981-2010 Average)Overall Average: 12.7°C (+1.7°C Above 1981-2010 Average)

 

Rain: 83.2mm (141% Of Normal)Wettest Day: 13th (15.2mm)Sunshine: 103 hours (95% Of Normal)

 

Air Frosts: 0Sleet/Snow Falling: 0 daysSnow lying at 0900: 0 daysDry Days: 9Wet Days: 22Days With Rain >1.0mm: 13Days With Rain >10mm: 3Thunder Days: 0Days With Fog: 0

 

Year 2013 So Far (Jan - Oct)

 

Warmest Max: 26.9°C (on 18/07/13)Coldest Max: -0.1°C (on 16/01/13)Warmest Min: 18.3°C (on 02/08/13)Coldest Min: -8.3°C (on 17/01/13)

 

Average Max: 14.1°C (Equal to Running 1981-2010 Average)Average Min: 7.3°C (-0.4°C Below Running 1981-2010 Average)Overall Average: 10.7°C (-0.2°C Below Running 1981-2010 Average)

 

Rain: 417.8mm (77% Of Normal)Wettest Day: 13/06/13 (16.2mm)Sunshine: 1510 hours (106% Of Normal)

 

Air Frosts: 24Sleet/Snow Falling: 38 daysSnow lying at 0900: 18 daysDry Days: 138Wet Days: 166Days With Rain >1.0mm: 93Days With Rain >10mm: 13Thunder Days: 8Days With Fog: 15

 

The warmest October since 2006 and wettest since 2004. The mean minimum temperature of 10.0°C was the highest since 2006, with only four days recording a minimum temperature below 7°C in the entire month.

 

The first 9 days were very warm indeed with a mean temperature of 15.0°C, beaten only by 1995 and 2011. The 7th and 8th were particularly pleasant days with plenty of sunshine and temperatures reaching 20.8°C and 20.4°C respectively. The minimum temperature of 14.9°C on the 4th was also the 4th warmest in October in 34 years of records.

 

From the 10th temperatures were closer to average but felt rather cool due to a nagging north-easterly wind. It was also notably dull and wet with 43.6mm falling from the 10th-16th. The 13th was a particularly unpleasant day with persistent rain totalling 15.2mm. The wet weather continued into the second half of the month, though southerly winds returned and saw warmer temperatures and more in the way of sunshine.

 

The final five days of the month continued the unsettled theme but were much cooler. The minimum pressure reading of 976.8hPa on the 28th was the lowest of the year so far.

 

Overall a generally mild, but rather wet October with no great extremes.