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Nationwide extremes for 26-09-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Great Malvern 46 metres 21.8°C

Pershore 32 metres 21.7°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres 21.0°C

Northolt 40 metres 21.0°C

Bedford 85 metres 20.9°C

Bournemouth 11 metres 20.9°C

Coleshill 96 metres 20.9°C

Coningsby 7 metres 20.9°C

Aberdeen/Dyce 65 metres 20.7°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 20.7°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Benson 63 metres 5.1°C

Redhill 63 metres 5.2°C

Marham 23 metres 5.3°C

Wainfleet 5 metres 5.5°C

Topcliffe 25 metres 6.0°C

Northolt 40 metres 6.5°C

Aboyne 140 metres 7.0°C

Wattisham 87 metres 7.0°C

Leeming 40 metres 7.1°C

Church Fenton 9 metres 7.4°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 16.0mm

Baltasound 15 metres 7.4mm

Lerwick 82 metres 7.0mm

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 6.2mm

Spadeadam 285 metres 4.2mm

Fair Isle 59 metres 4.0mm

Islay/Port Ellen 17 metres 2.8mm

Kirkwall 21 metres 2.2mm

Aultbea 11 metres 2.0mm

Glasgow/Bishopton 59 metres 1.2mm

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By Kirsty McCabe

A good day for the Great North Run

Across western parts of the UK this morning it was rather cloudy with upslope stratus in places. Further east there were a few fog patches first thing, but also some clear spells. My colleague Helen Young can testify to this, as she saw plenty of stars on her way to work early in the morning.

Underneath the clear skies, temperatures overnight fell into single figures, with a low of 5 C (41 F) recorded at Benson in Oxfordshire. Elsewhere, the cloud spreading in from the west kept the temperatures up, with most places staying in double figures overnight.

Along with the cloud spreading into the west came some patchy rain and drizzle, most of that falling on the higher ground across Northern Ireland, western Scotland and northern England. Lusa on the Isle of Skye was the wettest place today with 16.2 mm (0.64 inches) of rain falling over the past 24 hours.

As the cloud spread in, the wind also picked up, especially across northern parts of the UK. During the afternoon and evening we had gusts of around 60mph, mainly to the east of the Grampians and the Pennines.

For much of England and Wales, it was dry if somewhat cloudy. And with a stiff following wind, it was ideal conditions for those running the Great North Run in Newcastle, including our very own Alex Deakin, John Hammond, Susan Powell and Penny Tranter.

There were a few breaks in the cloud during the day, and many places did manage to see some sunshine. Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire got the lion’s share with 7.3 hours worth.

So far September 2004 has been sunnier and warmer than average for the UK. It was certainly much milder today with the temperatures a couple of degrees above average.

At this time of year we’d expect 17 C (63 F) in the south and 14 C (57 F) in the north. Today, we reached an average of 19 C (66 F) in the south and 17 C (63 F) in the north.

The warmest place was sunny Bournemouth in Dorset with 22 C (72 F). However, a blanket of low cloud kept a lid on the temperatures at Spadeadam and Berry Hill in Cumbria, which were the coldest places today with 13 C (55F).

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 27-09-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

London MET 5 metres 20.9°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 20.7°C

Great Malvern 46 metres 20.6°C

Northolt 40 metres 20.5°C

Andrewsfield 87 metres 20.3°C

Bournemouth 11 metres 20.3°C

Gravesend 3 metres 20.3°C

Shawbury 76 metres 20.2°C

Marham 23 metres 19.9°C

Yeovilton 23 metres 19.9°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Aboyne 140 metres 3.2°C

Aviemore 220 metres 6.1°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 6.1°C

Shap 249 metres 6.9°C

Inverbervie 134 metres 7.0°C

Leuchars 12 metres 7.2°C

Redesdale 207 metres 7.3°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 7.8°C

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 7.8°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres 8.5°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Barra 3 metres 6.0mm

Tiree 12 metres 6.0mm

Aultbea 11 metres 5.0mm

Leuchars 12 metres 5.0mm

South Uist Range 10 metres 5.0mm

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 5.0mm

Aviemore 220 metres 4.0mm

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 4.0mm

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 4.0mm

Spadeadam 285 metres 3.0mm

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By Kirsty McCabe

A quiet start to the new working week

Monday was the start of a rather dull and quiet week. Sunday’s strong winds eased overnight, although it was still quite gusty across northeast Scotland.

It was here that the temperatures dropped somewhat overnight, to a low of 3 C (37 F) in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire. Elsewhere it was a much milder night with most places remaining in double figures.

If you saw the sun today you were very lucky as a blanket of cloud covered much of the UK, bringing light rain and drizzle to western parts. There were a few breaks in the cloud, especially along the south coast of the UK.

Torquay in Devon was doubly blessed today, being both the warmest at 22 C (72 F) and sunniest with 10.2 hours of sunshine.

In contrast, it was much colder underneath the cloud and rain that lingered across much of Scotland during the day. Aviemore in Highland was the coldest place today, only reaching 12 C (54 F).

Further west, Tiree in the Inner Hebrides was the wettest place over the past 24 hours with 6.4 mm (0.25 inches) of rain.

During the evening, the west remained cloudy with hill fog developing overnight.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 28-09-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Leeming 40 metres 19.8°C

Great Malvern 46 metres 19.7°C

Northolt 40 metres 19.5°C

Bridlington Mrsc 15 metres 19.4°C

Pershore 32 metres 19.4°C

Coningsby 7 metres 19.3°C

Hawarden 10 metres 19.2°C

London MET 5 metres 19.2°C

Benson 63 metres 19.1°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 19.1°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Lerwick 82 metres 6.6°C

Baltasound 15 metres 8.0°C

Fair Isle 59 metres 8.2°C

Shobdon 99 metres 8.3°C

Kirkwall 21 metres 8.5°C

Wick 39 metres 8.9°C

Aboyne 140 metres 9.4°C

Altnaharra 81 metres 9.7°C

Little Rissington 215 metres 9.8°C

Stornoway 9 metres 9.9°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Rosehearty 4 metres 12.0mm

Aultbea 11 metres 10.0mm

Lossiemouth 13 metres 10.0mm

Altnaharra 81 metres 9.0mm

Kinloss 7 metres 8.0mm

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 6.0mm

Spadeadam 285 metres 6.0mm

Wick 39 metres 6.0mm

Trawscoed 63 metres 5.2mm

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 5.0mm

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By Everton Fox

Weather review for 28 September 2004

Tuesday the 28th September 2004 got off to a quiet start across much of the United Kingdom. However there was some rain around, chiefly in the north. During the early hours the rain, albeit patchy extended across the Central Lowlands of Scotland to the Southern Uplands. As the day went on it made its way south across the higher ground of northern England and eventually into Wales.

Behind the rain, the far north of Scotland had a pretty good day. After a chilly start in Shetland where the temperature had dipped to 7 Celsius (45F) overnight, the northern Isles enjoyed a beautiful day with 6.1 hours of sunshine, making it the sunniest place in the UK.

A little further south, the weather could not have been more different. Rosehearty in Aberdeenshire was the wettest place with 11.6mm or nearly half an inch of rainfall. For mainland Scotland in particular, the day was rather cloudy. That said it came as no surprise that the coolest place to be was the Highlands. Altnaharra had a top temperature of 11 Celsius (52F) which is actually not too bad when you consider its elevation.

For real warmth, we need look no further than northeast England. Leeming in North Yorkshire topped the table with a very respectable 20 Celsius (68F) in the afternoon sunshine.

For most of us though it proved to be a rather cloudy day and during the second half of the afternoon the patchy rain continued on it journey south across much of Wales, the Midlands and East Anglia. Indeed by the evening the rain actually pepped up enough to offload a few sharp showers across Norfolk. In the process some of these turned thundery before slipping away into the North Sea.

As it fell quiet in the east, the cloud continued to thicken in the southwest bringing with it further outbreaks patchy rain.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 29-09-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Jersey 84 metres 18.4°C

Chivenor 8 metres 18.1°C

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 17.7°C

Yeovilton 23 metres 17.7°C

Guernsey 102 metres 17.6°C

Bournemouth 11 metres 17.2°C

Isle of Portland 53 metres 17.2°C

Scilly, St.Marys 31 metres 17.1°C

Trawscoed 63 metres 16.9°C

Herstmonceux 17 metres 16.7°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Altnaharra 81 metres 0.9°C

Aboyne 140 metres 3.3°C

Leuchars 12 metres 3.3°C

Aviemore 220 metres 4.8°C

Kirkwall 21 metres 5.7°C

Aultbea 11 metres 5.9°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 6.0°C

Inverbervie 134 metres 6.2°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres 6.6°C

Stornoway 9 metres 6.7°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Valentia 9 metres 12.0mm

Cork 153 metres 8.0mm

Sennybridge 309 metres 7.0mm

Trawscoed 63 metres 4.4mm

Coltishall 20 metres 4.0mm

Aberporth 133 metres 3.8mm

Albemarle 141 metres 3.0mm

Wainfleet 5 metres 3.0mm

Weybourne 21 metres 3.0mm

Little Rissington 215 metres 2.4mm

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By Isobel Lang

The weather's on the turn.

I heard John Hammond use the terms ‘humdrum’ and ‘nondescript’ for today’s weather, and I think they just about sum it up.

We saw a blanket of cloud moving northeastwards across the UK, a weak frontal system, bringing some light and patchy rain. Ahead of it, the weather was pretty good with some sunshine. However, later in the day, a more organised area of heavy rain developed to the southwest, and it was this change that brought much more interest to the day’s events.

Looking back through the early hours of the morning, the weather was largely cloudy, just Scotland seeing some clear spells. It was here where temperatures fell to the lowest values, Altnaharra in Highland being the coldest place with 1C (34F). The rest of the UK was considerably milder under a blanket of cloud. In fact, temperatures held up at around 15C in Portland and St Catherine’s Point on the Isle of Wight. Many areas were dry, although bands of light rain spread across southern and western areas of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Hill fog became more widespread here.

During the day Scotland remained largely dry and bright with the best of any sunshine. However, rain gathered across western Scotland through the evening. Aviemore in Highland was the sunniest spot with 6.6 hours of sunshine. Fair Isle, between Orkney and Shetland, recorded the lowest daytime temperature of 11C, (52F).

Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the weather was essentially grey and overcast. Only a few places managed to see a glimpse or two of the sun – Exeter for example. Jersey in the Channel Islands was the warmest place with 19C (66F). Light and patchy rain continued to affect many areas, especially in the south and west.

During the evening, the rain became more organised and heavy to the southwest of the UK, and this gradually made inroads, bringing some high rainfall totals to parts of Southwest England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 30-09-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Great Malvern 46 metres 20.8°C

Pershore 32 metres 20.2°C

Hereford/Credenhill 76 metres 19.9°C

Coleshill 96 metres 19.8°C

Northolt 40 metres 19.8°C

London MET 5 metres 19.7°C

Benson 63 metres 19.6°C

Farnborough 65 metres 19.5°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 19.5°C

Bournemouth 11 metres 19.4°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Altnaharra 81 metres 6.9°C

Kinloss 7 metres 8.3°C

Lerwick 82 metres 8.3°C

Aberdeen/Dyce 65 metres 8.7°C

Rosehearty 4 metres 8.7°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres 8.8°C

Tain Range 4 metres 8.9°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 9.3°C

Spadeadam 285 metres 9.3°C

Aboyne 140 metres 9.4°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Tiree 12 metres 35.2mm

Dundrennan 114 metres 26.0mm

Ballycastle 68 metres 24.6mm

Islay/Port Ellen 17 metres 24.6mm

Glasgow/Bishopton 59 metres 20.0mm

Lough Fea 225 metres 20.0mm

Isle of Man/Ronaldsway 17 metres 19.6mm

Glenanne 161 metres 17.0mm

Preswick rn 6 metres 17.0mm

West Freugh 12 metres 17.0mm

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By Kirsty McCabe

Cloudy and damp

It was a cloudy and damp start to Thursday, which meant it was also a frost-free one. Most places remained well into double figures overnight, with the coldest place being Cassley in Highland where temperatures dropped to 8 C (46 F).

During the day, an area of cloud and rain swept eastwards across the UK, meaning most places saw a spell of wet weather. Tiree in the Hebrides got a right soaking during the early hours of Thursday, with 15 mm of rain falling in just 2 hours. Unsurprisingly it was the wettest place over the past 24 hours with 35.4 mm (1.39 inches) of rain.

Once the rainband had passed, the skies cleared from the west and the temperatures soared. The warmest places today were Great Malvern in Worcestershire and Torquay in Devon with 21 C (70 F). Torquay was doubly blessed as it was also the sunniest place with 6.6 hours worth.

In contrast, the Fair Isle, which is situated between Orkney and Shetland, was the coldest place today. Thanks to a combination of cloud and high latitude, temperatures here only reached 12 C (54 F).

Further south, the high temperatures were enough to trigger off some showers across parts of Northern England, the East Midlands and East Anglia during the afternoon. The showers were quite heavy around The Wash and there were even some rumbles of thunder to be heard. The showers eased during the evening and with the rainband clearing the northeast of Scotland it would be a dry night for much of the UK.

With prolonged clear spells overnight, patches of mist and fog would develop, especially in central and eastern parts. At the same time the next weather system would approach from the west, bringing in more cloud and rain to Northern Ireland.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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By Matt Taylor

Some early sunshine and then the rain arrived.

It may have been the start of the working week for me, but for many it was the start of the downhill slide to the weekend. Unfortunately, this was also the direction the weather took for many of us, and will continue to take through the weekend.

The cloud had already begun to increase in the west during the night, but for much of England, eastern Wales and the east of Scotland the skies remained clear. The combination of the clear skies and the gentle breeze also meant it was to be a rather chilly night for some in these areas. At Redesdale Camp (Northumberland) the temperature dipped to just 2 Celsius (36F), which is low enough for a touch of grass frost.

Despite the chill, it was these areas where there was some glorious sunshine to start the day. The sunshine also held on for 6.7 hours at Cromer (Norfolk), but elsewhere the cloud quickly gathered.

By breakfast some heavy bursts of rain began to edge into Northern Ireland. This was all courtesy of an active weather front that would spend the rest of the day nudging across all but the far northeast of Scotland. The rain band was a coherent one that stretched the length of the UK. It brought most of us at least a couple of hours of persistent rain as it moved through, reaching East Anglia and the southeast of England during the evening. On it were some fairly sharp downpours. Milford Haven (Pembrokeshire) was the wettest spot with 9mm (0.39 inches), 7mm (0.28 inches) of that being in just one hour.

Behind the rain band, some brighter skies followed into the west, but even then some further showers followed.

As for temperatures; without long spells of glorious sunshine they were far from astounding. They ranged from a distinctly below average 11 C (52F) in Eskdalemuir (Dumfries and Galloway) and Lerwick (Shetland)to a slightly above average 19 Celsius (66F) at Hayling Island (Hampshire).

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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By Matt Taylor

Sunshine, rain, sunshine, rain, sunshine...

For many, it was one of those days where if you weren’t entirely happy with the weather, you could sit tight and wait for it to change. Yes…showers were the order of the day.

Before the showers set in, we first had to lose the frontal system that brought Fridays’ rain. This left eastern areas during the early hours as the weather front moved into the North Sea. Behind the front the skies cleared for many and, despite a bit of a breeze, for one or two it was a bit of a chilly end to the night. At Redhill Airport (Surrey) the temperature dived away to just 3 Celsius (37F).

Towards the end of the night the showers, that had continued to affect the west of Scotland, began to spread a little further a field into Northern Ireland and northwest England. Some of these showers were heavy, prolonged, and thundery – especially in western Scotland. At Tulloch Bridge (Highland) the rain kept accumulating, with 40.6 mm (1.6 inches) of rain falling in 24 hours. Tulloch Bridge was also the coolest spot, with a maximum of just 10 Celsius (50F).

It was a different story further south. In some pleasant sunshine, the temperature at Heathrow Airport (Greater London) reached 18 Celsius (64F). At Falmouth (Cornwall) the sunshine also held out for 8.6 hours.

Gradually through the day the showers began to filter their way south-eastwards across the rest of the country. They blotted out the sunshine that had previously existed, gave a sharp burst of rain and perhaps a crack of thunder, then moved on with the sunshine often returning.

While the showers eventually eased from eastern areas, some in the west lingered into the night.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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By Matt Taylor

It doesn't just rain - it pours!

While writing the days review, the rainfall radar picture beside me reveals a splattering of bright colours across the UK that even Rolf Harris would probably be pleased with. It’s raining…just about everywhere!

However, this one scene actually hides the fact that for many the day began on a note that was far from miserable, and for some it remained fine for much of the day.

Despite some showers in the west, many had enjoyed a dry and partly clear night. Under the initial clear skies, Redhill Aerodrome (Surrey) was again the chilliest spot as the temperature temporarily dipped down to 4 Celsius (39F).

By early breakfast, the clear skies and only real sunshine that remained was across eastern England, and some parts of Scotland. At Lerwick (Shetland) the sunshine remained for a good chunk of the day, with 6.7 hours notched up in all. They were largely alone in achieving such a feat though.

Elsewhere, the cloud continued to thicken. A few showers continued in the north, but to the southwest we saw a huge mass of rain start to move in. During the morning it began to swamp much of Wales and southern England. It then pushed across the rest of England, Northern Ireland and much of Scotland.

In some places the rain was fairly light. For instance, in wasn’t too bad in Southampton as our very own Philip Avery departed port on the ten month long Global Challenge. Others weren’t quite as lucky; Wales especially. Here the rain became heavy and prolonged, and the number of flood warnings started to edge up. At Capel Curig (Gwynedd) 27.0mm (1.06 inches) of rain fell up to 1800 GMT, but this figure was further eclipsed as the evening wore on. To add to the misery, winds also strengthened to reach gale force around some of the coasts of Wales, Devon and Cornwall.

With all this going on, temperatures were perhaps academic. Tulloch Bridge (Highland) was again the coolest at 11 Celsius (52F). The warmest though, was at the other end of the country where Jersey (Channel Islands) saw 18 Celsius (64F).

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 04-10-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Langdon Bay 117 metres 17.5°C

London MET 5 metres 17.5°C

Northolt 40 metres 17.1°C

Herstmonceux 17 metres 17.0°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 17.0°C

Manston 55 metres 17.0°C

Shoeburyness 2 metres 17.0°C

Shoreham 2 metres 17.0°C

Charlwood 80 metres 16.9°C

St.Catherine's Point 16 metres 16.9°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Stornoway 9 metres 4.6°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 5.4°C

Castlederg 51 metres 5.7°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 6.0°C

Lough Fea 225 metres 6.1°C

Cork 153 metres 6.2°C

Altnaharra 81 metres 6.6°C

Aviemore 220 metres 6.7°C

Ballypatrick Forest 156 metres 6.8°C

Glenanne 161 metres 6.8°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Capel Curig 216 metres 49.0mm

St.Bees Head 124 metres 47.0mm

Keswick 81 metres 45.0mm

Sennybridge 309 metres 43.0mm

Cardinham 200 metres 39.0mm

Shap 249 metres 31.0mm

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 31.0mm

Isle of Man/Ronaldsway 17 metres 29.0mm

Trawscoed 63 metres 29.0mm

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By Jay Wynne

Nasty morning, nice afternoon

Most of the UK had a truly miserable start to Monday 4th October 2004. A complex weather system came rattling in from the Atlantic bringing strong and gusty winds and a lot of rain with it. In spite of the cloud, wind and rain we still saw overnight temperatures drop as low as 3C (37F) in Stornoway (Outer Hebrides).

The morning rain was heavy in many places, Capel Curig in the Snowdonia National Park (Gwynedd, North Wales) turned out to be the wettest place with 50.2mm (1.98 inches) of rain in the 24 hours up until 7pm. Most places saw a spell of wet and windy weather through the morning but the rain was moving at a steady pace and sunny skies followed. The rain may have cleared the far southeast of England during the afternoon but a lot of cloud lingered here.

The whole system was moving from west to east so the rain cleared away from Northern Ireland fairly readily, the skies brightened here during the morning but that only gave way to quite a few blustery showers.

The brighter skies spread to Wales, most of England and eastern Scotland so that most places had a fine afternoon with plenty of sunshine. Colwyn Bay (Conwyn, North Wales) saw 8.3 hours worth of sunshine while the highest temperature was recorded along the south coast of England with Torquay (Devon) seeing 18C (64F).

Sunshine was rather more limited in Northern Ireland, western Scotland and Cumbria because here we saw more cloud, some fairly frequent showers and the strongest of the winds. Temperatures struggled under these conditions, Spadeadam (Cumbria) saw the lowest daytime temperature of just 10C (50F).

During the evening, the showers in the northwest of the UK became more and more frequent and began to spread into Northwestern England and parts of Wales. At the same time there was a little further rain in Kent and Sussex.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 05-10-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Gravesend 3 metres 18.1°C

Northolt 40 metres 18.0°C

London MET 5 metres 17.8°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 17.8°C

Shoeburyness 2 metres 17.7°C

Benson 63 metres 17.6°C

Coltishall 20 metres 17.2°C

Jersey 84 metres 17.2°C

Bournemouth 11 metres 17.1°C

Charlwood 80 metres 17.0°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Redhill 63 metres 1.6°C

Northolt 40 metres 3.9°C

Coltishall 20 metres 4.0°C

Bournemouth 11 metres 4.1°C

Charlwood 80 metres 4.1°C

Benson 63 metres 4.6°C

Boscombe Down 124 metres 5.3°C

Topcliffe 25 metres 5.3°C

Andrewsfield 87 metres 5.4°C

Shoreham 2 metres 5.4°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Capel Curig 216 metres 47.0mm

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 47.0mm

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 33.0mm

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 33.0mm

Shap 249 metres 24.0mm

Tiree 12 metres 24.0mm

Spadeadam 285 metres 23.0mm

Glasgow/Bishopton 59 metres 18.0mm

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 16.0mm

Aultbea 11 metres 15.0mm

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By Everton Fox

Review of the weather for 5 October 2004

Tuesday the 5th October was a day of heavy and prolonged showers for much of western Scotland in particular. Right from the word go the blustery showers rattled their way in across the Western Isles with Lusa on the Isle of Skye catching the most rainfall, 47.9mm (1.89 inches) was measured here.

Elsewhere, there were some showers around and although they were initially confined to western areas, as we went through the afternoon, bands of showers joined together to give some lively outbreaks across other areas too.

The dull and damp weather in the north restricted temperatures at Eskdalemuir in Dumfries and Galloway to just 10 Celsius (50F). It was certainly not a gloomy day everywhere and in between the showers there were some good sunny spells to be enjoyed. However the clearer skies did make for a chilly start to the day at the notorious frost hollow that is Redhill in Surrey. The day began here with a temperature of just 2 Celsius (36F).

In the afternoon, the warmest weather was recorded at Gravesend in Kent and Broadness in Guernsey (Channel Islands) where the temperature reached 18 Celsius (64F). The sunniest place was however elsewhere. Falmouth in Cornwall topped the table with a rather impressive 9.6 hours.

Cornwall did get a few sharp showers during the evening but the wettest and windiest weather continued across a good part of Northern Ireland and Western Scotland.

The wind was also a feature of the day, especially in the north and west. During daylight hours the strongest wind was recorded at Aberdaron in Gwynedd with a gust of 61mph at around midday.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 06-10-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Manston 55 metres 17.0°C

Gravesend 3 metres 16.9°C

Shoeburyness 2 metres 16.7°C

Thorney Island 4 metres 16.4°C

Charlwood 80 metres 16.3°C

Langdon Bay 117 metres 16.1°C

Shoreham 2 metres 16.1°C

Herstmonceux 17 metres 16.0°C

Jersey 84 metres 16.0°C

Solent M.R.S.C. 9 metres 16.0°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Redhill 63 metres 2.2°C

Wick 39 metres 4.4°C

Kirkwall 21 metres 5.0°C

Lough Fea 225 metres 5.7°C

Castlederg 51 metres 5.8°C

Shobdon 99 metres 5.8°C

Liscombe 348 metres 5.9°C

Sennybridge 309 metres 6.0°C

Glenanne 161 metres 6.4°C

Altnaharra 81 metres 6.5°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

St.Angelo 47 metres 206.0mm

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 42.0mm

Keswick 81 metres 29.0mm

Ballypatrick Forest 156 metres 26.0mm

Aultbea 11 metres 23.0mm

Islay/Port Ellen 17 metres 23.0mm

Altnaharra 81 metres 22.0mm

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 21.0mm

Machrihanish 13 metres 20.0mm

Preswick rn 6 metres 19.0mm

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By Everton Fox

Review of the weather for 6 October 2004

There was no let up in the heavy and blustery showers across the northwest of the United Kingdom on Wednesday the 6th October. Once again a wall of wet weather slammed into northwest Scotland for a good part of the day. The wettest place was Loch Glascarnoch with a 24 hour total rainfall of 42.8mm (1.69 inches).

It seemed fitting that on Michael Fish’s last day at the BBC, there was also no real let up in the winds. One or two exposed parts of northern Scotland had gusts of wind around 70mph. In fact it was a breezy day for all of us and although most places did get showers at some time there was some fine weather in between.

Clear skies in Surrey made for a cold start to the day. As is often the case there was a ground frost at Redhill after the overnight temperature, like the previous night slipped back to just 2 Celsius (36F).

For the second day running, Falmouth in Cornwall topped the sunshine table. This time they had 10.1 hours of sunshine beating the previous day’s total by half an hour. The warmest weather was further south. On the other side of the Channel, Guernsey recorded a top temperature of 18 Celsius (64F).

The latter part of the afternoon along with the evening saw the showers continuing to drift in from the west. For a time, one cluster also funnelled through the Bristol Channel and through the M4 corridor.

By the end of the night the showers gradually became fewer and farther between but it was again another night blustery showers in western Scotland.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 07-10-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Bridlington Mrsc 15 metres 17.1°C

Omicron Persei 8 28 metres 16.4°C

Great Malvern 46 metres 16.4°C

Coningsby 7 metres 16.1°C

Gravesend 3 metres 16.1°C

Leconfield 0 metres 16.1°C

Guernsey 102 metres 15.9°C

Shoeburyness 2 metres 15.9°C

Church Fenton 9 metres 15.8°C

Redesdale 207 metres 15.8°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Redhill 63 metres 0.0°C

Shap 249 metres 2.7°C

Shawbury 76 metres 2.9°C

Sennybridge 309 metres 3.0°C

Liscombe 348 metres 3.2°C

Leeming 40 metres 3.5°C

Leek Thorncliffe 299 metres 3.7°C

Yeovilton 23 metres 3.8°C

Coningsby 7 metres 4.2°C

Redesdale 207 metres 4.4°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

St.Angelo 47 metres 274.0mm

Altnaharra 81 metres 28.0mm

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 17.0mm

Kinloss 7 metres 15.0mm

Ballypatrick Forest 156 metres 11.0mm

Wick 39 metres 10.0mm

Aberdeen/Dyce 65 metres 9.4mm

Aultbea 11 metres 9.0mm

Aviemore 220 metres 9.0mm

Lossiemouth 13 metres 8.0mm

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By Everton Fox

A fine October day for most

The recent spell of blustery showers finally began to ease down on Thursday the 7th October. Most places had a beautiful day with long sunny spells. There were some showers around but these remained mainly in the west for much of the day.

As has been the case for the last few days, Highland Scotland was the wettest place. Altnaharra had 28.2mm (1.11 inches of rain). Not only was it wet, perhaps not surprisingly, underneath the nagging cloud, it was also rather cool. As a result Altnaharra along with Aviemore managed to claim the dubious honour of the lowest daytime maximum temperature with a high of 11 Celsius (52 F).

The coldest start to the day was for the third day running Redhill in Surrey. This time the temperature dropped low enough for an air frost with an overnight low of zero Celsius (32 F) beneath clear skies.

The clear skies made for a lovely crisp, sunny start to the day for many albeit with a few early mist and fog patches. There was plenty of very pleasant sunshine about. The sunniest place was Hunstanton in Norfolk with a very impressive 10.3 hours.

The highest temperature was again along the Channel coast and it must have been a pleasant end to the Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth where the highest temperature of 18 Celsius (64 F) was recorded.

On the most part, the showers did die out during the day. That was not the case at either end of the UK. In the north the showers gradually slipped across northeast Scotland before becoming well scattered after dark. In the south showers ran in across the southwest peninsula and south Wales before creeping into the Midlands late on.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 08-10-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Solent M.R.S.C. 9 metres 17.1°C

St.Catherine's Point 16 metres 16.9°C

Herstmonceux 17 metres 16.4°C

Gravesend 3 metres 16.2°C

Jersey 84 metres 15.7°C

Shoreham 2 metres 15.7°C

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 15.6°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 15.6°C

Thorney Island 4 metres 15.6°C

Langdon Bay 117 metres 15.4°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Redhill 63 metres -0.5°C

Strathallan 35 metres 0.4°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 0.8°C

Capel Curig 216 metres 0.9°C

Bournemouth 11 metres 1.3°C

Charlwood 80 metres 1.3°C

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 1.8°C

Castlederg 51 metres 2.0°C

Trawscoed 63 metres 2.3°C

Farnborough 65 metres 2.4°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

St.Angelo 47 metres 1178.0mm

Pershore 32 metres 8.0mm

Great Malvern 46 metres 7.0mm

Valley 11 metres 6.0mm

Fair Isle 59 metres 4.0mm

Hereford/Credenhill 76 metres 4.0mm

Bridlington Mrsc 15 metres 3.2mm

Charterhall 112 metres 3.0mm

Newcastle Weather Centre 30 metres 3.0mm

Lerwick 82 metres 2.6mm

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By Susan Powell

Have I just wasted my money?

I'm off on my hols this weekend - to Portugal in search of some last minute sunshine before the winter coat is here to stay. But is it all bit of a waste of money I ask myself?

The UK ends this week with blue skies and sunshine and the prospect for most of more to come this weekend. Meanwhile, sitting in the Bay of Biscay is a massive area of low pressure that promises to save me from worrying about tan lines for the first few days of my great escape.

Never mind - can't complain too much as the bright weather at home in the last few days has certainly helped get me in the holiday mood at least!

Think I would have been struggling with the bikini first thing today though. After a dry night with clear spells for much of the UK temperatures had fallen away significantly - meaning a touch of ground frost in many sheltered spots. Redhill in Surrey, one of our most notorious frost pockets, was the coldest spot overnight with a minimum temperature of minus 1C (30F).

Despite the fresh feel, the start of the day was looking glorious for most with lots of sunshine. Many spots managed to cling to the blue skies for much of the day too. Anglesey saw the best of the sunshine with a total of 10.1 hours recorded.

There were a few isolated showers during the morning over eastern Wales and the west Midlands. These were short lived and cleared for the afternoon. Eastern extremes of England and Scotland were rather more reluctant to clear their stray showers and some lingered here until the evening. The soggiest spot of the day was Fylingdales (North Yorkshire) with 9.9mm (0.39 inches) of rain.

The day's temperatures ranged from 9C (48F) at Aviemore in Highland, to 17C (63F) at Lee-on-Solent in Hampshire.

Overall a very respectable day's weather for early October - lets just hope Portugal will catch on!

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 09-10-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Great Malvern 46 metres 15.2°C

Gravesend 3 metres 15.1°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 14.9°C

Herstmonceux 17 metres 14.8°C

London MET 5 metres 14.8°C

Pembrey Sands 3 metres 14.8°C

St.Catherine's Point 16 metres 14.8°C

Andrewsfield 87 metres 14.7°C

Shoreham 2 metres 14.7°C

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 14.4°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Castlederg 51 metres -2.1°C

Shap 249 metres -2.0°C

Strathallan 35 metres -1.3°C

Belfast/Aldergrove 81 metres 0.2°C

Ballykelly 2 metres 0.3°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 0.8°C

St.Angelo 47 metres 1.1°C

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 1.2°C

West Freugh 12 metres 1.4°C

Keswick 81 metres 1.6°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Scilly, St.Marys 31 metres 22.0mm

Guernsey 102 metres 9.0mm

Culdrose 82 metres 8.0mm

Camborne 87 metres 5.0mm

Albemarle 141 metres 2.0mm

St.Mawgan 119 metres 2.0mm

Newcastle Weather Centre 30 metres 1.4mm

Charterhall 112 metres 1.2mm

Aviemore 220 metres 1.0mm

Cardinham 200 metres 1.0mm

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By Alex Deakin

Review of the weather for 9 October 2004

With clear skies going into the morning of 9th October 2004 it came as no surprise to start the day with a few fog patches. Along with the fog there was a widespread ground frost, at least in the north. It made a nice change to see that somewhere other than Redhill had the lowest overnight temperature. That honour went to Castlederg in West Tyrone. Here the temperature fell to minus 2 Celsius (28 F).

If nothing else this meant that the day began with plenty of clear, crisp sunshine and It really was a crisp day in the Scottish Highlands. Despite the sunshine, Aviemore could only manage a high of 8 Celsius (46 F), once again making it the coldest place.

As the day went on cloud did develop across many parts of the UK, but not really enough to spoil the sunshine and for the second day running Anglesey was the sunniest place. A total of 8.6 hours of sunshine was recorded here.

It was not dry and fine for everyone. There was the odd light shower around the coastal fringes of the North Sea and during the morning rain moved in across the southern counties of England. This main rain band linked all the way back to a deep area of low pressure in the Bay of Biscay.

Indeed as the rain edged northwards it did bring some thundery showers across northern France. It also made for a bleak day in the Channel Islands but it was the Isles of Scilly that received the most rain with 19.4mm (0.76 inches).Southern parts also had to deal with an easterly gale blowing through the Channel wind gusts around 50mph at times.

It must have been some consolation for Bognor Regis to be the warmest place with a top temperature of 16 Celsius (61 F). It did stay dry here for much of the day but during the evening the rain edged right along the south coastal for a time before becoming restricted to an area west of the Isle of Wight across to Cornwall by midnight.

Information thanks to the BBC Wather Website