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Nationwide extremes for 01-09-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

London MET 5 metres 23.8°C

Gravesend 3 metres 23.1°C

Northolt 40 metres 22.6°C

Manston 55 metres 22.4°C

Charlwood 80 metres 22.1°C

Andrewsfield 87 metres 21.6°C

Bedford 85 metres 21.6°C

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 21.6°C

Church Lawford 107 metres 21.6°C

Farnborough 65 metres 21.6°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Redesdale 207 metres 1.1°C

Altnaharra 81 metres 1.3°C

Aviemore 220 metres 1.8°C

Aboyne 140 metres 2.2°C

Tain Range 4 metres 2.2°C

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 2.3°C

Sennybridge 309 metres 2.3°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres 2.6°C

Shap 249 metres 2.7°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 2.9°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Valentia 9 metres 9.0mm

Cork 153 metres 4.7mm

Isle of Portland 53 metres 2.0mm

Bedford 85 metres 0.8mm

Aboyne 140 metres 0.2mm

Altnaharra 81 metres 0.2mm

Castlederg 51 metres 0.2mm

Chivenor 8 metres 0.2mm

Glenanne 161 metres 0.2mm

Hawarden 10 metres 0.2mm

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By Sarah Wilmshurst

A lovely start to September

After all the wet weather in August, September has started on a glorious note for many places with loads of sunshine.

It was a chilly start to the day though, with a frost in parts of the North. The temperature in Kinbrace in the Highlands fell to minus 1 Celsius. Even Redhill Aerodrome in Surrey saw temperatures down to 3 Celsius(37F), which is low enough for a frost on the ground.

There was a little bit of shallow mist and fog first thing in the morning, especially in the Midlands. The sun made short shrift of that and it soon cleared away.

So, there was a lot of sunshine and blue sky today for most places, especially in Aberdeen where there was 13.4 hours of sunshine. Cloud did move across Western Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of Northern England during the afternoon. In the evening some rain moved into Western Scotland and western parts of Northern Ireland.

We measure rain, sun and temperature up to 7pm in the evening, so that bit of rain will count towards tomorrow’s rain total. In fact today until 7pm there was no appreciable rainfall anywhere - I think the last time we could say that was back on the 30th March. That just goes to show what a wet summer we have had!

In the sunshine and just a light breeze it has felt very pleasant. Temperatures generally were a bit above average for the time of year with 24C (75F) recorded in London. As always, though, it was not warm everywhere. Fair Isle in the Northern Isles only managed to get a temperature of 13C (55F).

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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By Sarah Wilmshurst

Another pleasant September day

September really has got off to a pleasant start in most places. Yet again it has been very warm and sunny across the bulk of England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland have not done quite so well though.

It was not as cold first thing as it has been recently. The lowest temperature was recorded in Sennybridge which, near Brecon with 5C (41F). There was a little patchy fog across southern and eastern England and Wales, but this didn't last very long.

Rain was falling in Western Scotland and Northern Ireland first thing in the morning, and this rain moved southeastwards through the day. This then got rather stuck across parts of Southern and Eastern Scotland, Northwest Wales and Cumbria. Although there was the odd heavier burst in Western areas, the rain fizzled out as time went on and by the end of the day there was really just a band of cloud left. The wettest place was St Angelo in County Fermanagh with 15mm (just over half an inch), although most of this rain fell overnight.

As the cloud and rain pushed southeast, skies brightened nicely across western Scotland and Northern Ireland with some afternoon sunshine to enjoy.

As for the rest of England and Wales another lovely day for the beginning of September, with plenty of warm sunshine. The best sunshine was in Weymouth (Dorset) with 13 hours.

In the sunshine it was very warm with temperatures up as high as 26C (79F) in Central London, but under the cloud things were very different. A cool day in fact at Tulloch Bridge (Highland) with temperatures no higher than 14C (57F).

Can this late spell of summer weather last? It's looking good, but only time will tell!

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 03-09-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Gravesend 3 metres 27.3°C

London MET 5 metres 26.7°C

Northolt 40 metres 26.5°C

Holbeach 3 metres 26.2°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 26.1°C

Charlwood 80 metres 26.0°C

Andrewsfield 87 metres 25.9°C

Coltishall 20 metres 25.5°C

Bedford 85 metres 25.3°C

Coningsby 7 metres 25.3°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Tain Range 4 metres 7.0°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 7.0°C

Shap 249 metres 7.4°C

Redhill 63 metres 7.5°C

Redesdale 207 metres 7.8°C

Topcliffe 25 metres 7.9°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 8.3°C

Shobdon 99 metres 8.5°C

Coltishall 20 metres 8.6°C

Leconfield 0 metres 8.6°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

South Uist Range 10 metres 14.0mm

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 10.0mm

Barra 3 metres 8.0mm

Stornoway 9 metres 7.2mm

Tiree 12 metres 3.4mm

Valentia 9 metres 3.2mm

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 3.0mm

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 3.0mm

Castlederg 51 metres 2.2mm

Machrihanish 13 metres 2.0mm

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By Susan Powell

Bring back the bikini!

Hurrah - a late bonus spell of Summer! The start of September has finally brought some good doses of sunshine to many parts of the UK and there is more on the way for the weekend.

Just to top this, temperatures will also be climbing too - highs of 29C (84F)are forcast for Sunday!

If you've been like me, sulking about the distinct absence of a chance to air the summer wardrobe or spark up the barbie, your time has come.

Friday certainly brought a fine end to the working week for England and Wales. There were long clear spells through the small hours - especially in the south and east.

Patchy fog developed across southern England around dawn but the sun made fairly short work of these, and for the majority there were sunny spells from the start.

At times a little more cloud drifted into the northwest of England and west Wales and some coasts here were rather misty.

The sunniest spot of the day was Falmouth in Cornwall with a total of 12.4 hours. The hot spot was Gravesend in Kent with a top temperature of 27C (81F).

Scotland and Northern Ireland had a rather more mixed day. Through the early hours patchy rain moved across Northern Ireland and into western Scotland - the remnants of an old weather front.

The dregs of this front then crossed into eastern Scotland through the afternoon - but became very fragmented so the rain here was nothing to write home about for most and there were even some sunny spells.

However a second front moved into the west early afternoon, passing quickly across Nothern Ireland, but then slowing up as it pushed into Scotland. Once again the west bore the brunt of the rain, whilst to the lee of the hills eastern Scotland still enjoyed some sunshine.

The wettest place was South Uist Range (Outer Hebrides) with 13.8mm (0.54 inches).

Lerwick (Shetland) sat in cloud for much of the day and was the day coolest place, reaching only 15C (59F). The chilliest place at dawn was Katesbridge (County Down) with a minimum of 6C (43F).

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 04-09-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

London MET 5 metres 27.9°C

Gravesend 3 metres 27.2°C

Redhill 63 metres 26.6°C

Charlwood 80 metres 26.5°C

Coltishall 20 metres 26.5°C

Northolt 40 metres 26.5°C

Andrewsfield 87 metres 26.3°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 26.2°C

Holbeach 3 metres 26.1°C

Coningsby 7 metres 25.9°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Redhill 63 metres 6.7°C

Charlwood 80 metres 8.4°C

Shoreham 2 metres 8.5°C

Bournemouth 11 metres 9.1°C

Farnborough 65 metres 9.4°C

Herstmonceux 17 metres 9.7°C

Larkhill 132 metres 10.0°C

Thorney Island 4 metres 10.2°C

Shoeburyness 2 metres 10.3°C

Boscombe Down 124 metres 10.4°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Capel Curig 216 metres 9.0mm

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 7.0mm

Baltasound 15 metres 6.2mm

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 6.0mm

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 5.0mm

Tiree 12 metres 4.0mm

Llanbedr 0 metres 3.2mm

Lerwick 82 metres 3.0mm

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 3.0mm

Sella Ness 7 metres 3.0mm

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By Isobel Lang

Getting a feel for our weather.

Writing the Review of the Day for the United Kingdom is an enjoyable task. You get the chance to reflect on the day’s weather, looking at the meteorology, as well as really getting a ‘feel’ for the conditions over the 24 hours.

We look back at the satellite pictures, showing cloud distribution, and radars, picking out rainfall. The extremes of the day also help paint a picture of the weather.

Whereas, most of the information we give you is a forecast of what is going to happen, in the Review of the Day, you find out what has happened instead.

The early hours of Saturday were fairly quiet with a weak front lying across the northwest. This brought outbreaks of mainly light rain to parts of Western and Northern Scotland and Northern Ireland. Cloud breaks across more southern and eastern parts allowed some patchy mist and fog to form for a time. It was a fairly warm night, the lowest temperature being at Redhill in Surrey with 7 Celsius, (45F).

Saturday saw the drizzly rain on the front petering out for a few hours, and allowed the cloud to break up across many parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland. There were some lengthy sunny spells, and it felt warm too, for example, temperatures rose to 25 Celsius in Aberdeen. However, under more persistent cloud in Sella Ness in Shetland, temperatures held at only 15 Celsius, (59F). The cloud thickened up again from the west in the evening, bringing more drizzly rain.

Across England and Wales, apart from the odd patch of coastal drizzle in the west, the weather was dry. Parts of West Wales and Southwest England were rather grey, especially in the morning, and Capel Curig in Gwynedd recorded the most rainfall, with 9.4mm, (0.37 inches). Central and eastern parts saw the sunniest weather with Bournemouth in Dorset enjoyed 13 hours worth. In only light winds, it felt hot with London recording the highest temperature of 28 Celsius, 82 Fahrenheit.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 05-09-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Northolt 40 metres 28.8°C

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 28.6°C

Charlwood 80 metres 28.5°C

London MET 5 metres 28.2°C

Herstmonceux 17 metres 28.1°C

Bournemouth 11 metres 27.9°C

Thorney Island 4 metres 27.9°C

Middle Wallop 91 metres 27.8°C

Boscombe Down 124 metres 27.7°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 27.7°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Redhill 63 metres 8.7°C

Topcliffe 25 metres 8.9°C

Leconfield 0 metres 9.5°C

Disforth 36 metres 9.6°C

Shobdon 99 metres 9.7°C

Stornoway 9 metres 9.7°C

Sennybridge 309 metres 9.8°C

Linton-On-Ouse 16 metres 9.9°C

Hereford/Credenhill 76 metres 10.0°C

Redesdale 207 metres 10.0°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Machrihanish 13 metres 2.0mm

West Freugh 12 metres 2.0mm

Ballykelly 2 metres 1.8mm

Preswick rn 6 metres 1.4mm

Lough Fea 225 metres 1.2mm

St.Angelo 47 metres 1.2mm

Ballypatrick Forest 156 metres 1.0mm

Islay/Port Ellen 17 metres 1.0mm

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 0.8mm

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 0.6mm

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By Kirsty McCabe

Mostly dry, sunny and warm

I don’t know about you, but I’m quite enjoying our September weather. Yet again, today was dry, sunny and warm for many of us. And even where it was rather cloudy and damp today, across parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland for example, it will improve here next week.

Again, it was another warm start to the day for many of us, with the overnight temperatures remaining well into double figures. At Clacton, for example, the temperature didn’t drop below 18 C (64 F) all night.

The coldest place this morning was Redhill with 9 C (48 F). That is partly due to Redhill’s geography. It is situated at the bottom of a bowl-shaped hollow and has light, sandy soil, both of which allow things to cool down rather more quickly.

It was cloudy and damp for much of Northern Ireland and Scotland on Sunday, thanks to a weather front draped across the northern half of the UK. The front was a fairly weak affair during the day, mainly producing light rain and drizzle. The wettest place today was West Freugh in Dumfries and Galloway with 2 mm (0.08 inches) of rain falling over the past 24 hours.

The cloud cover for Scotland also kept temperatures down, with Sella Ness and Lerwick in Shetland today’s coldest places with 15 C (59 F).

Across England and Wales it was a rather different story. Patches of fog affected the Manchester area, much of Yorkshire, the Midlands, the West Country and southwest England, reducing the visibility to less than 100 m in places. Most of the fog cleared around 9am, although it did linger rather longer around the Cornish coastline.

Across the rest of England and Wales there was scarcely a cloud in the sky this morning, and the temperatures shot up quite dramatically. By 10am they were already well into the 20s. Today’s warmest place was Northolt in Greater London with 29 C (84 F), although Bournemouth and Cardiff weren’t far behind.

In fact, at 28.6 C, Cardiff had its warmest September day since records began, beating the previous record of 27.3 C recorded five years ago. The warmest Welsh place on record for September is Harwarden, which reached 28.7 C in September 2000.

Underneath the summery skies, many places in England and Wales enjoyed hours of September sunshine. Bristol had the lion’s share with 12.4 hours worth.

During the evening, much of England and Wales remained dry and warm. Further north, a pulse of heavier rain ran up the weather front across Scotland and Northern Ireland. The front would sink further south tomorrow, bringing only patchy light rain and drizzle before dying out. Things are then set to turn dry and bright for all of us.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 06-09-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Bournemouth 11 metres 26.5°C - Bloody sweltering, first day back at school too :-x

Solent M.R.S.C. 9 metres 26.4°C

Camborne 87 metres 26.0°C

St.Mawgan 119 metres 26.0°C

Plymouth Wc 50 metres 25.8°C

Yeovilton 23 metres 25.8°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 25.7°C

Pembrey Sands 3 metres 25.7°C

Isle of Portland 53 metres 25.5°C

St.Catherine's Point 16 metres 25.5°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Altnaharra 81 metres 1.6°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 2.8°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 4.8°C

Stornoway 9 metres 6.0°C

Aultbea 11 metres 6.2°C

Wick 39 metres 6.4°C

Islay/Port Ellen 17 metres 6.5°C

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 6.5°C

Kirkwall 21 metres 8.1°C

Kinloss 7 metres 8.4°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Leuchars 12 metres 7.2mm

Edinburgh/Gogarbank 57 metres 4.6mm

Inverbervie 134 metres 3.8mm

Glasgow/Bishopton 59 metres 3.0mm

Boulmer 23 metres 2.6mm

Newcastle Weather Centre 30 metres 2.6mm

Strathallan 35 metres 2.2mm

Aboyne 140 metres 2.0mm

Charterhall 112 metres 2.0mm

Ballykelly 2 metres 1.0mm

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By John Hammond

A day of contrasts

For the majority of the UK, late summer continued to spill deep into September.

It was a dry, clear and warm dawn across the southern half of England, together with Wales. Northern Scotland also started Monday on a clear note, but here it was decidedly chilly. Altnaharra in Highland Region was the coldest spot with a low of 2 Celsius (36F).

Separating these two clear areas, a weak weather front brought a zone of cloudier skies to central and southern Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland and much of northern England.

It was distinctly cool within this cloudier zone too. Eskdalemuir in the Southern Uplands was the coldest place of the day with a ‘high’ of just 14 Celsius (57F).

The cloud brought some patchy rain too, especially towards North Sea coasts. Leuchars in Fife was the wettest place of the day with 7mm of rain. Through the afternoon the drizzle was especially persistent in northeast England. It must have provided quite a shock - even to hardy Yorkshire souls - after the weekend’s dazzling sunshine.

This duller zone proved very stubborn, with the cloud seaping further down into the Midlands and Norfolk later in the day and across much of Wales by evening.

In stark contrast the top and tail of the UK continued to bask under blue skies – good news for my colleague Alex Deakin, who managed to arrange the weather rather well for his holiday in southwest England. The sunniest spot was Saunton Sands in Devon, where the golden orb shone for 11.8 hours.

We didn’t see the sizzling temperature values of the weekend, but southern England was again very warm for early September. Weymouth was top of the league with 27 Celsius (81F).

However the warmth was tempered in the south by quite a blustery wind – a feature set to recur over the next few days. But then again so is the sunshine for most of us.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 07-09-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Solent M.R.S.C. 9 metres 25.5°C

Bournemouth 11 metres 24.9°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 24.7°C

St.Catherine's Point 16 metres 24.4°C

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 24.3°C

London MET 5 metres 24.3°C

Farnborough 65 metres 24.1°C

Northolt 40 metres 24.0°C

Middle Wallop 91 metres 23.9°C

Thorney Island 4 metres 23.9°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Altnaharra 81 metres 2.9°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 3.0°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 3.0°C

Aberdeen/Dyce 65 metres 3.5°C

Aviemore 220 metres 4.1°C

Wick 39 metres 4.1°C

Aboyne 140 metres 5.5°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres 5.8°C

Tain Range 4 metres 6.3°C

South Uist Range 10 metres 6.9°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Isle of Portland 53 metres 0.4mm

Wittering 84 metres 0.4mm

Barra 3 metres 0.2mm

Boulmer 23 metres 0.2mm

Omicron Persei 8 28 metres 0.2mm

Charterhall 112 metres 0.2mm

Church Lawford 107 metres 0.2mm

Holbeach 3 metres 0.2mm

Inverbervie 134 metres 0.2mm

Kirkwall 21 metres 0.2mm

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By John Hammond

More super September sunshine

It doesn’t get much better than this.

If you’re like me then sunny weather at this time of year is even more pleasant than during the searing height of mid-summer.

Virtually the whole of the United Kingdom ended Tuesday basking in sunshine. But it didn’t start that way.

In fact the day dawned with some stark contrasts. Autumn had well and truly descended on the Scottish Highlands, with a touch of ground frost in the glens. Kinbrace in Highland Region was the chilliest place with a low of 2 Celsius (36F).

Despite the chill in the air first thing, many of us had a gloriously sunny start, but others were frankly miserable. In fact much of southern England and south Wales were shrouded under low cloud – even the odd spot of drizzle in the stiff breeze. Wittering was the dampest recorded place with 0.6mm of rain.

By mid-morning however the cloud was rapidly dissolving away as it drifted southwestwards and the day became sunny virtually nationwide – a marked improvement on yesterday for some of us.

The sunniest recorded places were Stornoway, Torquay and Anglesey , each recording 11.8 hours– about as much as you can get at this time of year.

There was again a stiff breeze in the more southern parts of England and Wales, but in the shelter it was very warm. The highest recorded temperature was at Weymouth with 26 Celsius (79F).

It seems almost inevitable in this country that someone misses out. While 95% of us had a beautiful day, low cloud spoiled the afternoon around a few exposed eastern coasts, notably the Moray shoreline of Scotland. This had a dramatic effect on the temperature. For example, about 10 miles inland the temperature approached 20 Celsius, whereas on the coast at Wick Airport it never rose above 14 Celsius (57F), making it the coldest place of the day.

With these few exceptions most places had a fine evening, with more September sun to come on Wednesday.

If only we could bottle it!

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 08-09-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Bournemouth 11 metres 25.6°C

Solent M.R.S.C. 9 metres 25.4°C

Edinburgh/Gogarbank 57 metres 24.9°C

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 24.6°C

Yeovilton 23 metres 24.5°C

Thorney Island 4 metres 24.4°C

Filton 59 metres 24.1°C

Middle Wallop 91 metres 24.1°C

Shoreham 2 metres 24.1°C

Boscombe Down 124 metres 24.0°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Aboyne 140 metres -0.9°C

Altnaharra 81 metres 1.7°C

Aviemore 220 metres 2.8°C

Redesdale 207 metres 3.3°C

Charterhall 112 metres 3.6°C

Drumalbin 245 metres 3.6°C

Shap 249 metres 3.9°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 3.9°C

Baltasound 15 metres 4.1°C

Leeming 40 metres 4.2°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Cranwell 67 metres 0.4mm

Kirkwall 21 metres 0.4mm

Aboyne 140 metres 0.2mm

Altnaharra 81 metres 0.2mm

Andrewsfield 87 metres 0.2mm

Barra 3 metres 0.2mm

Crosby 8 metres 0.2mm

Drumalbin 245 metres 0.2mm

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 0.2mm

Glenanne 161 metres 0.2mm

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By Rob McElwee

Another late summer success

The only evidence giving away the fact that today is 8th September 2004 and not 8th July was the morning frost in Aberdeenshire. It was, to all intents and purposes, a warm and sunny day.

There was another small give-away. The morning started foggy in the Vale of York and on the Firth of Forth, the sort of thing more reminiscent of autumn. But this was gone by 8 o'clock.

After that the only limit to the warm feeling was the wind. Once again. southern England had a steady brisk easterly wind. Coastal gusts along the Channel of the order of 45mph by the middle of the day, especially in Culdrose, Cornwall and the Tors of Devon.

Despite the wind, the warmest place was in southern England. Bournemouth reached 26C/79F but sunniest could have been almost anywhere. Pipping us all were Aberdeen and Manchester with 12.4 hours. I say almost anywhere because the onshore breeze brought some stratocumulus cloud into Norfolk, the East Riding of Yorkshire, Cornwall and Shetland. The resultant temperatures were lower too at 15 to 19C.

For the second time this month no significant rain was reported anywhere in the British Isles.

As night fell, the reminder of September came with a quick cooling of the air for most. In Tyndrum in the southern Highlands, after a warm 21C late afternoon, it was down to 8C at 9pm. But in Cardiff, at nine in the evening it was still 21C!

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 09-09-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Jersey 84 metres 26.4°C

Yeovilton 23 metres 26.1°C

Filton 59 metres 25.9°C

Middle Wallop 91 metres 25.9°C

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 25.8°C

Solent M.R.S.C. 9 metres 25.8°C

Valley 11 metres 25.8°C

Chivenor 8 metres 25.7°C

Farnborough 65 metres 25.7°C

Northolt 40 metres 25.6°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Aboyne 140 metres -0.8°C

Altnaharra 81 metres -0.4°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 1.0°C

Tain Range 4 metres 1.1°C

Shap 249 metres 1.7°C

Kinloss 7 metres 2.6°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 2.6°C

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 3.0°C

Charterhall 112 metres 3.2°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres 3.6°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Castlederg 51 metres 3.0mm

Scilly, St.Marys 31 metres 0.6mm

Charterhall 112 metres 0.4mm

Pembrey Sands 3 metres 0.4mm

Aboyne 140 metres 0.2mm

Altnaharra 81 metres 0.2mm

Andrewsfield 87 metres 0.2mm

Capel Curig 216 metres 0.2mm

Omicron Persei 8 28 metres 0.2mm

Charlwood 80 metres 0.2mm

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By Dan Corbett

The fun is coming to an end!

The fun is coming to an end as low pressure moves across the British Isles over the next few days. It was the last lovely day in this great spell of weather we have had. High pressure centred on the near continent provided plenty of sunshine and another great day for the outside.

The clear skies and light winds helped temperature drop like a rock across parts of the British Isles. Kinbrace (Highland) had a frosty start at -1C (30F). Patchy mist and fog was around for the morning rush hour across parts of Wales, the Midlands, northern England, and Scotland. It was stubborn across central and eastern parts of Scotland with visibilities down to 100 metres in places. The mist and fog slowly broke up during the morning and plenty of sunshine was on hand by the afternoon across most of the UK.

The afternoon temperatures warmed nicely into the mid 20’s across the mainland but St. Louis, Jersey (The Channel Islands) reached 27C (81F). The prize winner for the sunshine was Tiree (Inner Hebrides) with 12.4 hours. In the far north after a misty start the high at Fair Isle (Between Orkney and Shetland) only reached 15C (59F).

High pressure was the game in town across the British Isles today but a little bit of rain did fall today. It certainly wasn’t enough to fill the rain bucket at only 0.4mm (0.02 inches) for Charterhall (The Borders). The rain bucket might collect a bit more as low pressure sweeps in across the British Isles this weekend.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 10-09-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Weybourne 21 metres 24.6°C

Gravesend 3 metres 24.4°C

Coltishall 20 metres 24.2°C

Keswick 81 metres 23.3°C

Omicron Persei 8 28 metres 23.2°C

Preswick rn 6 metres 23.2°C

Shoeburyness 2 metres 23.2°C

Altnaharra 81 metres 23.1°C

Charterhall 112 metres 22.9°C

Wattisham 87 metres 22.8°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Altnaharra 81 metres -0.5°C

Tain Range 4 metres 2.7°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 2.8°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 2.9°C

Aboyne 140 metres 3.0°C

Aviemore 220 metres 3.1°C

Shap 249 metres 4.7°C

Wick 39 metres 4.7°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres 5.2°C

Kinloss 7 metres 5.7°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Glenanne 161 metres 25.0mm

Sennybridge 309 metres 15.8mm

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 14.6mm

Llanbedr 0 metres 14.0mm

Lough Fea 225 metres 13.2mm

Capel Curig 216 metres 13.0mm

Isle of Man/Ronaldsway 17 metres 13.0mm

Aberdaron 95 metres 12.0mm

Mumbles 35 metres 11.2mm

Bournemouth 11 metres 11.0mm

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By Matt Taylor

In the weekend ahead, it looks like most of us are set to pay the price for a week of glorious sunshine. For some, the payback began today!

Across much of the country the 10th of September began innocuously enough. Clear skies dominated across much of Scotland and eastern England, and once again it was a very chilly night in the north. Kinbrace (Highland) took the title of the UK’s coldest spot for the third night running. It was also the second night the temperature here had dropped to a freezing -1C (30F).

Like previous nights, some mist and low cloud formed in places towards dawn. However, the real changes had begun towards the southwest of the country.

During the small hours a band of thundery rain pushed across southwest England and Wales. By dawn, the band of rain had grown to cover many places from west Wales to east Hampshire. With the rain also came increasing mistiness, and the cloud lowered into fog on some hill tops.

It was therefore a very dull, wet, and muggy start to the morning for some – a huge contrast to the recent gloriously sunny starts. During the day, the band of heavy rain began to slip its way northwards. The heaviest of the rain pushed through Wales, northwest England, into Northern Ireland, and then southern and western Scotland by the evening. In some places the downpours were torrential, with Northern Ireland fairing the worst. At Glenanne (Newry and Mourne) 25.0mm (around one inch) of rain fell.

In eastern England, the rain largely fizzled out, and with the sunshine breaking through the cloud, it was another humid day. At Weybourne (Norfolk), the temperature rose to a sticky 25C (77F). This was enough to set off the odd heavy shower, and yet more thundery showers returned to the southwest and south Wales during the evening.

The best of the day’s weather was to be across much of Scotland. Across many central and western areas the sun shone uninterrupted. 11.5 hours of sunshine was recorded in total at Stornoway (Outer Hebrides). In the east and far north however, mist and low cloud lapped on to the coasts, pegging the temperature back to 14C (57F) at Fair Isle (Northern Isles).

So the change to Autumn has slowly begun, but the real change will be this weekend. Batten down the hatches!

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 11-09-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Holbeach 3 metres 22.6°C

Marham 23 metres 22.5°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 22.2°C

Shoeburyness 2 metres 22.2°C

Weybourne 21 metres 22.2°C

Coltishall 20 metres 22.1°C

Gravesend 3 metres 22.1°C

Manston 55 metres 21.8°C

Northolt 40 metres 21.8°C

Coningsby 7 metres 21.7°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Altnaharra 81 metres 9.3°C

Stornoway 9 metres 10.0°C

Aboyne 140 metres 10.3°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres 10.9°C

Lough Fea 225 metres 11.5°C

Lake Vyrnwy 360 metres 11.6°C

Cork 153 metres 11.8°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 11.8°C

Glenanne 161 metres 12.0°C

Liscombe 348 metres 12.0°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Shap 249 metres 30.0mm

Aberdaron 95 metres 28.0mm

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 24.0mm

Capel Curig 216 metres 20.0mm

Aberporth 133 metres 18.4mm

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 18.0mm

Walney Island 15 metres 18.0mm

Trawscoed 63 metres 15.4mm

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 15.0mm

Glasgow/Bishopton 59 metres 14.0mm

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By Susan Powell

Goodbye summer skies - hello autumn howler....

Hurricane Ivan may well have been whipping up a major storm in the Caribbean - but even back home in the UK there was some fairly lively weather around on Saturday.

After a week of dry, sunny and warm weather for the majority of the country the start of the weekend certainly brought some marked changes.

Low pressure was very much in charge - swinging bands of rain and showers around its orbit. It was a deep low too, its central pressure recorded as low as 986mb as it swang in from the Atlantic, making the winds around it a major feature too.

The day began with the low's centre sitting just to the west of Ireland around midnight. At this time a band of heavy rain was affecting central and southern Scotland, whilst scattered showers affected Northern Ireland, Wales, and the southeast of England.

The chilliest spot overnight was Altnaharra in Highland with a minimum of 9C (48F).

By mid-morning the majority of showers had cleared and the band of rain had become confined to northern-most Scotland. Many areas then saw some good breaks in the cloud developing - making for a fairly bright start to the day.

Many areas managed to hold on to dry and bright spells through the afternoon. The sunniest spot in the UK was Hastings in East Sussex with a total of 9.3 hours. Margate (Kent) enjoyed just short of eight hours sunshine and reached the day's top temperature of 23C (73F).

However bright skies were certainly not the case for southwest England, Wales and northwest England. Here we saw some very heavy and squally showers come marching in - many of which persisted right into the evening. The days soggiest spot was Shap Fell in Cumbria with a total of 31mm (1.22 inches). It was also the coolest spot - temperatures only reaching 14C (57F).

Meanwhile further north it may have been a somewhat drier scene across Scotland and Northern Ireland, with scattered showers, but the winds here were becoming particularly impressive. This was all due to the core of our low pressure system approaching western Scotland.

Gusts of 60mph were recorded at Malin Head and Tiree during early evening with worse expect across southern and central Scotland during the night.

The stormy weather even resulted in 'Proms in the Park' in Glasgow being cancelled for safety reasons as the high winds posed a serious threat to the main stage structure.

It may not be hurricane 'Ivan' but for the UK the wind and rain certainly is a shock to the system after a late taste of summer.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 12-09-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Holbeach 3 metres 19.8°C

Manston 55 metres 19.7°C

Shoeburyness 2 metres 19.7°C

Gravesend 3 metres 19.6°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 19.4°C

Weybourne 21 metres 19.4°C

Northolt 40 metres 19.0°C

Jersey 84 metres 18.9°C

Coltishall 20 metres 18.8°C

London MET 5 metres 18.7°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Redhill 63 metres 7.6°C

Benson 63 metres 7.8°C

Sennybridge 309 metres 7.8°C

Cork 153 metres 7.9°C

Leek Thorncliffe 299 metres 7.9°C

Liscombe 348 metres 7.9°C

Lyneham 145 metres 8.0°C

Charlwood 80 metres 8.5°C

Coleshill 96 metres 8.6°C

Little Rissington 215 metres 8.6°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Capel Curig 216 metres 26.0mm

Shap 249 metres 19.0mm

Lake Vyrnwy 360 metres 17.0mm

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 16.0mm

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 15.0mm

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 13.0mm

Sennybridge 309 metres 13.0mm

Cork 153 metres 12.0mm

Barra 3 metres 11.8mm

Llanbedr 0 metres 11.0mm

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By Isobel Lang

Autumn's here.

Glasgow’s Proms in the Park was cancelled on Saturday night because of the weather. In fact, a spell of heavy rain and strong, gusty winds, affected much of Scotland through the early hours of Sunday morning with 12mm of rain falling in Tulloch Bridge and Loch Glascarnoch, both in Highland.

It was windy in other parts of the UK too, with gusts also up to around 30 to 40mph. Temperatures held up quite well, as a result, with Redhill in Surrey the coolest place with 7 Celsius, (45F).

There were a few showers in Northern Ireland and Southwest England and Wales by dawn.

Cloud and rain cleared from the Northern Isles to leave a fine, sunny morning across Eastern Scotland and Eastern England. It was the east that held onto the brightest weather for longest with Clacton in Essex seeing just over 9 hours of sunshine. However, it felt rather autumnal with a southwesterly breeze. Herne Bay in Kent recorded a high of 20 Celsius, (68F).

After a few morning showers, strengthening winds brought more general cloud and outbreaks of rain in across Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, and western parts of mainland Britain through the afternoon. Winds gusted to 55mph around the coasts and headlands of the Southwest.

The rain became heavier and more persistent through the evening, with higher hourly totals. Shap Fell in Cumbria received 14mm rain between 1 and 6pm, and Capel Curig in Gwynedd was the wettest place with 27mm rain in 24 hours, (1.06 inches). Winds peaked at 60mph across South Wales.

Through the latter part of the evening, the rain continued to develop and spread across more central parts of Britain.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 13-09-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

London MET 5 metres 19.5°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 19.3°C

Gravesend 3 metres 19.0°C

Northolt 40 metres 19.0°C

Bournemouth 11 metres 18.9°C

Farnborough 65 metres 18.9°C

Coltishall 20 metres 18.8°C

Coningsby 7 metres 18.8°C

Donna Nook 8 metres 18.8°C

Holbeach 3 metres 18.8°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Lough Fea 225 metres 6.4°C

Aboyne 140 metres 7.1°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 7.3°C

Aviemore 220 metres 7.4°C

Cork 153 metres 7.4°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 7.4°C

Tain Range 4 metres 7.4°C

Glenanne 161 metres 7.6°C

Ballypatrick Forest 156 metres 8.0°C

Castlederg 51 metres 8.2°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Capel Curig 216 metres 51.0mm

Tiree 12 metres 42.0mm

Shap 249 metres 39.0mm

Keswick 81 metres 32.0mm

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 31.0mm

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 26.0mm

Sennybridge 309 metres 25.0mm

Trawscoed 63 metres 24.0mm

Lake Vyrnwy 360 metres 23.0mm

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 21.0mm

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77mm of rain for Capel Curig in 2 days !