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Nationwide extremes for 22-10-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Jersey 84 metres 17.0°C

Shoeburyness 2 metres 17.0°C

London MET 5 metres 16.9°C

Gravesend 3 metres 16.7°C

Guernsey 102 metres 16.5°C

Weybourne 21 metres 16.5°C

Thorney Island 4 metres 16.4°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 16.2°C

Marham 23 metres 16.2°C

Coltishall 20 metres 16.1°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Ballycastle 68 metres 4.0°C

Lough Fea 225 metres 4.1°C

Leuchars 12 metres 4.3°C

Castlederg 51 metres 4.9°C

Redesdale 207 metres 4.9°C

Aviemore 220 metres 5.0°C

Drumalbin 245 metres 5.0°C

Ballypatrick Forest 156 metres 5.1°C

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 5.2°C

Glasgow/Bishopton 59 metres 5.2°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Capel Curig 216 metres 64.0mm

Lake Vyrnwy 360 metres 49.0mm

Sennybridge 309 metres 34.0mm

Trawscoed 63 metres 34.0mm

Aberdaron 95 metres 31.0mm

Valley 11 metres 31.0mm

Llanbedr 0 metres 29.0mm

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 29.0mm

Pembrey Sands 3 metres 27.0mm

Kirkwall 21 metres 25.0mm

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By Jo Farrow

A wet and windy end to the week, especially for Wales and northwest England.

Last night there were thunderstorms across the Midlands, rain in northern and western Scotland and even more rain for southwest England and south Wales.

By day break on the 22nd October, there were a few early showers for Cornwall, Devon and the Midlands.

However, for Friday morning it was a fine start for East Anglia, southeast England, the Channel Islands and southern Scotland. Guernsey had the top temperature of 18 Celsius which is 64 Fahrenheit.

By the middle of the day the best of the sunshine was over southern Scotland, with fine weather for northern parts of Northern Ireland and also Kent. Leuchars in Fife had the most sun with 8.5 hours. Showers had reached Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, with more wet weather spreading over the Peak District and southern Pennines.

Anglesey had over an inch of rain. Gwynedd also had very heavy rain and both areas have seen homes flooded. Capel Curig had the most recorded rain, 65mm which is 2.6 inches, very wet indeed. And there was even more rain to come through Friday night.

Not only was it wet but it was very windy. Capel Curig in Gwynedd and Aberdaron on the west coast of Wales had gusts of wind of 70mph, and Plymouth recorded nearly 60mph gusts.

The winds were coming in from the southwest, so it was a still mild in the south of Britain. Many towns in England did reach 16 Celsius (61F) but it was still cool for Northern Ireland. Lough Fea in Co. Tyrone had been down to 3 Celsius last night and only reached 9 Celsius (48F) during the day.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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I thought that Wales was doing to do a clean sweep on the rain there for a minute.

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Nationwide extremes for 23-10-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Jersey 84 metres 18.5°C

Guernsey 102 metres 17.5°C

Herstmonceux 17 metres 17.5°C

Coltishall 20 metres 17.3°C

Coningsby 7 metres 17.3°C

Gravesend 3 metres 17.1°C

Wainfleet 5 metres 17.1°C

Manston 55 metres 17.0°C

Shoeburyness 2 metres 17.0°C

Solent M.R.S.C. 9 metres 16.9°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Glasgow/Bishopton 59 metres 0.5°C

Ballykelly 2 metres 0.9°C

Castlederg 51 metres 1.0°C

Strathallan 35 metres 1.0°C

Lough Fea 225 metres 1.4°C

Machrihanish 13 metres 1.5°C

Ballycastle 68 metres 1.6°C

Ballypatrick Forest 156 metres 1.7°C

Preswick rn 6 metres 2.1°C

St.Angelo 47 metres 2.1°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Sennybridge 309 metres 40.0mm

Mumbles 35 metres 28.0mm

Capel Curig 216 metres 27.0mm

Shobdon 99 metres 27.0mm

Pembrey Sands 3 metres 26.0mm

Topcliffe 25 metres 24.0mm

Liscombe 348 metres 23.6mm

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 23.0mm

Chivenor 8 metres 23.0mm

Coleshill 96 metres 22.0mm

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By Carol Kirkwood

Review of the weather on 23 October 2004

It was a mild start to the day in many southern parts of the country, with the overnight temperature not dropping below 15C ( 59F) in London. In stark contrast, in Saughall in East Ayrshire, the temperature plummeted overnight to 0C (32F) with a touch of frost to greet early risers.

Fog too, proved to be a problem for travellers in parts of Scotland this morning. Visibility fell to 200m at Strathallan in Perthshire, and it took the best part of the morning for that to clear. When it did, and indeed where there were clear skies overnight, the day dawned bright with some sunshine for many parts of Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland. Aberdeen had a lovely day for the most part, with a bit more cloud developing during the afternoon. Northern Ireland faired well too, with Belfast having just over 7 hours of sunshine – making it the sunniest part of the country today.

Southern areas of the country, having seen the gales ease overnight, once again saw the wind start to pick up again through the day. Mid afternoon Culdrose in Cornwall, recorded a gust of 55mph! Heavy rain also poured in from the southwest , quickly spreading northeast through the day. Some of the rain was extremely heavy, with Sennybridge in Powys catching 40.4mm (1.59inches) in 24 hours. 28mm of that fell in just 12 hours. Once again the Met Office issued a severe weather warning for SW England and south Wales, referring to the combination of wind and rain. That warning stood through much of the day.

Under all the cloud and rain though, it was not cold. Guernsey in the Channel Islands recorded the highest daytime temperature at 19C (66F), and temperatures reached 17C (63F) across East Anglia and southern England.

The Environment Agency have also been kept rather busy today. With all the recent rain, plus the rain we had today, at the time of writing there are currently 56 Flood Warnings and 113 Flood Watches in Force.

Autumn is here with avengance!

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 24-10-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Gravesend 3 metres 19.0°C

London MET 5 metres 18.3°C

Shoeburyness 2 metres 18.3°C

Northolt 40 metres 18.1°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 17.9°C

Jersey 84 metres 17.6°C

Charlwood 80 metres 17.5°C

Andrewsfield 87 metres 17.4°C

Wattisham 87 metres 17.4°C

Farnborough 65 metres 17.3°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Edinburgh/Gogarbank 57 metres 1.3°C

Drumalbin 245 metres 1.9°C

Altnaharra 81 metres 2.0°C

Baltasound 15 metres 2.5°C

Wick 39 metres 2.6°C

Glasgow/Bishopton 59 metres 3.1°C

Lerwick 82 metres 3.2°C

Machrihanish 13 metres 3.4°C

Preswick rn 6 metres 3.7°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres 4.0°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 30.0mm

Dundrennan 114 metres 22.0mm

Glasgow/Bishopton 59 metres 22.0mm

Drumalbin 245 metres 19.0mm

Spadeadam 285 metres 18.0mm

Preswick rn 6 metres 17.0mm

Herstmonceux 17 metres 16.0mm

Leuchars 12 metres 16.0mm

Capel Curig 216 metres 15.0mm

Larkhill 132 metres 15.0mm

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By Carol Kirkwood

Review of the weather on Sunday 24 October 2004

It was a chilly start to the day in the Highlands this morning, with temperatures in some places hovering around freezing. Kinbrace fell to -1C (30F) making it the coldest part of the country overnight. Other parts of the country faired better. In Gravesend, Kent at 6am, the temperature was already 15C. More reminiscent of a daytime maximum temperature at this time of the year! Although here it was cloudy and damp start to the day, it did brighten up with some sunshine. Through the day that temperature rose to 19C (66F) making it the warmest part of the country.

It was also a windy start to the day. Capel Curig this morning recorded a gust of 48mph.

Some heavy rain continued to journey northwards, clearing Northern Ireland during the morning and pushing steadily through Scotland. Eskdalemuir in Dumfries and Galloway collected a colossal total of 29.9mm (1.18inches) of rain. And under the rain band, Aviemore in the Highlands only achieved a chilly 8C (46F).

Following the rain, the skies brightened and for some parts of Southern Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales, the sun came out. Southern and eastern England faired especially well, with Bognor Regis in West Sussex enjoying just over 6 hours of sunshine.

However, showers were not very far away, and some very heavy showers moved across southwest England, Wales and into Northern England and Southern Scotland during the afternoon. Another narrow band of heavy , and in places thundery, showers also pushed across the Pennines extending down to the south coast, moving in an easterly direction. That produced 10.2mm of rain in just one hour in Thorney Island on the south coast.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 25-10-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Manston 55 metres 15.3°C

Charlwood 80 metres 15.2°C

Bridlington Mrsc 15 metres 15.0°C

Gravesend 3 metres 14.9°C

Shoeburyness 2 metres 14.9°C

Andrewsfield 87 metres 14.7°C

London MET 5 metres 14.7°C

Northolt 40 metres 14.7°C

Jersey 84 metres 14.6°C

Shoreham 2 metres 14.6°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Belfast/Aldergrove 81 metres 5.0°C

Spadeadam 285 metres 5.0°C

Lough Fea 225 metres 5.6°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 5.9°C

Leuchars 12 metres 6.1°C

Edinburgh/Gogarbank 57 metres 6.3°C

Baltasound 15 metres 6.5°C

Drumalbin 245 metres 6.5°C

Lerwick 82 metres 6.5°C

Redesdale 207 metres 6.7°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Capel Curig 216 metres 26.0mm

Trawscoed 63 metres 25.0mm

Sennybridge 309 metres 24.0mm

Lake Vyrnwy 360 metres 20.0mm

Drumalbin 245 metres 17.0mm

Strathallan 35 metres 16.2mm

Fair Isle 59 metres 16.0mm

Glasgow/Bishopton 59 metres 15.4mm

Edinburgh/Gogarbank 57 metres 14.0mm

Tain Range 4 metres 14.0mm

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By Carol Kirkwood

Review of the day's weather on Monday 25 October 2004

It was a very windy start to the day, today. The Mumbles on the south coast of Wales recorded a gust of wind of 70mph. Plymouth had a gust of 50mph. By daylight hours, the wind speed was starting to decrease. Having said that, it was still a blustery day!

For many parts of the UK, it was a dry and bright start to the day. Albeit a chilly one in Belfast with the overnight minimum temperature down to 5C (41F). Still there were no problems with frost.

A lot of the country enjoyed a fair amount of sunshine. Weymouth in Dorset was the sunniest part of the UK, with just over 8 hours of sun. It wasn’t the warmest place though. That accolade was shared by Herne Bay in Kent and Guernsey in the Channel Islands, both peaking at 16C (61F).

Northeast Scotland and Northwest England had a wet day – that rain slowly breaking up during the afternoon. Lerwick in Shetland only got up to 7C (45F). By then there were a lot of showers in the west of Scotland, and they too spread into the Southern Uplands. Inbetween, it remained dry.

During the very early hours of today, a narrow band of heavy rain spilled northwards through Wales and Northern England, pulling away into the North Sea. It was replaced by showers during the day in Wales. Capel Curig in Gwynedd accumulated 26.2mm (1.03inches) of rainfall in a 24 hour period – but most of that came in the band pushing north during the night.

Southern areas of the UK enjoyed good sunny spells with just a scattering of showers.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 26-10-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Northolt 40 metres 15.0°C

Guernsey 102 metres 14.5°C

London MET 5 metres 14.5°C

Chivenor 8 metres 14.4°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 14.4°C

Yeovilton 23 metres 14.4°C

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 14.2°C

Charlwood 80 metres 14.2°C

Jersey 84 metres 14.2°C

Solent M.R.S.C. 9 metres 14.2°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Altnaharra 81 metres -2.8°C

Aviemore 220 metres -2.7°C

Aboyne 140 metres -1.8°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres -1.3°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres -1.1°C

Tain Range 4 metres -1.0°C

Redhill 63 metres -0.2°C

Kinloss 7 metres 0.4°C

Aberdeen/Dyce 65 metres 0.5°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres 1.0°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Mumbles 35 metres 12.0mm

St. Athan 49 metres 7.8mm

Spadeadam 285 metres 7.2mm

Islay/Port Ellen 17 metres 6.0mm

Llanbedr 0 metres 6.0mm

Preswick rn 6 metres 6.0mm

Valentia 9 metres 5.4mm

Albemarle 141 metres 5.2mm

Milford-Haven 37 metres 5.0mm

Tiree 12 metres 4.4mm

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By Susan Powell

Back to work, back to reality....

After a fortnight's holiday in Portugal it was back to the grindstone for me today - complete with the obligatory post holiday lurgy!

However at least the weather for me has been very favourable when faced with the curse of the holiday laundry! Amazingly for once it has been, as my mother would say, 'good drying weather'.

To welcome me back to London it has been dry and sunny with just the tickle of a breeze. Indeed for many parts of the country it was a similar story on Tuesday.

For the best of the bright and fine weather the south was the place to be. The sunniest spot was Jersey (Channel Islands) with 8.5 hours in total, whilst the best of the warmth was in Saunton Sands (Devon) with at top temperature of 16C (61F).

There are always though a few exceptions to every rule...

Scattered showers did blight some parts of England and Wales during the day - but they were few and far between. If anything Bristol Channel was one of the prime targets, especially during the first half of the day when a line of showers became persistent for a couple of hours. This led to Mumbles (Swansea) claiming the prize for the days wettest place with a total of 11.6mm (0.46 inches) of rain.

The day's biggest exception though has to have been Scotland. Through the early hours of the day there were some long clear spells here - allowing frost pockets to develop in sheltered areas. The lowest temperature was recorded at Altnaharra (Highland), a minimum of -4C (25F).

Even by day there were some clear spells here, allowing glimmers of brightness. However, as the day went on, increasing amounts of cloud blocked the rays as the remnants of an old weather front swung through and squeezed out patchy rain on its way. Thanks to the grey skies (and the legacy of a chilly night) Aviemore in Highland saw temperatures only managing to creep to a high of 7C (45F) during the day.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 27-10-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Scilly, St.Marys 31 metres 14.7°C

Culdrose 82 metres 13.8°C

Guernsey 102 metres 13.6°C

Camborne 87 metres 13.4°C

Bournemouth 11 metres 13.2°C

Valentia 9 metres 13.2°C

Isle of Portland 53 metres 13.1°C

Plymouth Wc 50 metres 13.0°C

Solent M.R.S.C. 9 metres 12.9°C

St.Catherine's Point 16 metres 12.9°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Redesdale 207 metres -1.3°C

Aboyne 140 metres -1.1°C

Tain Range 4 metres -0.7°C

Altnaharra 81 metres 0.0°C

Aviemore 220 metres 0.1°C

Baltasound 15 metres 0.1°C

Aberdeen/Dyce 65 metres 0.2°C

Leuchars 12 metres 0.2°C

Spadeadam 285 metres 0.4°C

Cranwell 67 metres 0.7°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Cork 153 metres 28.0mm

St.Mawgan 119 metres 25.0mm

Dunkeswell 255 metres 22.2mm

South Uist Range 10 metres 16.6mm

Cardinham 200 metres 16.2mm

Camborne 87 metres 14.6mm

Liscombe 348 metres 14.2mm

Valentia 9 metres 14.0mm

Barra 3 metres 13.0mm

Culdrose 82 metres 10.4mm

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By Dan Corbett

A wet and windy day in southwestern parts of the British Isles

The weather for day was dominated by an intense area of low pressure that brought rain and severe gales to parts of the UK. The effect of the low was most felt across southwest parts of England where winds gusted over 60 mph during the afternoon. St. Marys on the Isles of Scilly recorded a 64mph gust during the afternoon. The strongest winds from the storm happened to coincide with high spring tides across the southwest of England. In many places across South Cornwall the sea defences were breached with the crashing waves. Bands of rain spread in from the southwest UK during the day. These were heavy at times across Cornwall. St. Marys on the Isles of Scilly was the wettest place for the receiving 25.2mm (0.99inches)

Across much of the rest of the the UK it was not nearly as bad for the day. It was a cool start in the north of England and Scotland. The morning low at Redesdale Camp (Northumberland) was -1C (30F). The day was also mostly dry and bright from eastern Scotland down to East Anglia until late afternoon. The best of the sunshine was found at Aberdeen with 4.3 hours.

Even though mild southerly winds blew quite swiftly across much of the UK Spadeadam (Cumbria) only reached 9C (48F) by afternoon.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 28-10-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Gravesend 3 metres 17.1°C

London MET 5 metres 16.9°C

Northolt 40 metres 16.7°C

Donna Nook 8 metres 16.6°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 16.6°C

Marham 23 metres 16.6°C

Weybourne 21 metres 16.6°C

Charlwood 80 metres 16.5°C

Herstmonceux 17 metres 16.3°C

Holbeach 3 metres 16.3°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 6.2°C

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 6.9°C

Altnaharra 81 metres 7.1°C

Aviemore 220 metres 7.1°C

Lake Vyrnwy 360 metres 7.3°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 7.3°C

Leek Thorncliffe 299 metres 7.5°C

Lough Fea 225 metres 7.8°C

Spadeadam 285 metres 7.8°C

Aultbea 11 metres 7.9°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Valentia 9 metres 25.0mm

Dunkeswell 255 metres 24.0mm

Belfast/Aldergrove 81 metres 22.0mm

Bournemouth 11 metres 20.0mm

Larkhill 132 metres 20.0mm

Liscombe 348 metres 20.0mm

Glenanne 161 metres 19.0mm

Middle Wallop 91 metres 19.0mm

Aboyne 140 metres 18.0mm

Aberdeen/Dyce 65 metres 16.0mm

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By Dan Corbett

Another wet and windy day for a good part of the UK.

It was another wet and windy day across a good part of the UK. Low pressure spent the day spinning off the southwest coast of the British Isles. The low was not as intense as Wednesday but still brought gales to the Welsh and Cornish coasts. Wind gusts were up to 50 mph across parts of Cornwall during the afternoon. Rain combined with spring high tides brought flooding again to the South Cornish coast.

Bands of rain spread up from the southwest during the day and affected much of Central southern England and the Midlands for the evening rush hour. It was a wet and messy rush hour from London up to Birmingham. Strong thunderstorms erupted and brought almost ½ inch in an hour to parts across the southeast. Later in the evening heavy downpours moved in across eastern parts of Northern Ireland making the driving a bit tricky there. The wettest place for the day was Katesbridge (County Down) with 32.8 mm (1.29 inches) in the rain gauge.

Much of northern and eastern England was mostly dry with sunny spells. There were also some good sunny spells across parts of southeast England for a time. In Essex, Clacton took the lion share of the sunshine with 8.0 hours. Across the Thames estuary in Kent, Gravesend was the warmest place for the day at 17C (63F) In contrast Aviemore had the chilliest start to the day at 1.5C (34F) It was a cool day in Loch Glascarnoch (Highland) where the high only reached 7C (45F).

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 29-10-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Weybourne 21 metres 16.6°C

Gravesend 3 metres 16.1°C

Marham 23 metres 15.9°C

Coltishall 20 metres 15.8°C

Llanbedr 0 metres 15.7°C

London MET 5 metres 15.7°C

Holbeach 3 metres 15.6°C

Manston 55 metres 15.6°C

Shoeburyness 2 metres 15.5°C

Andrewsfield 87 metres 15.4°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 3.2°C

Aviemore 220 metres 4.2°C

Aultbea 11 metres 4.8°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 5.5°C

Altnaharra 81 metres 5.8°C

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 6.1°C

South Uist Range 10 metres 6.4°C

Lerwick 82 metres 6.6°C

Tiree 12 metres 6.6°C

Kinloss 7 metres 6.7°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Cork 153 metres 28.0mm

Dunkeswell 255 metres 26.0mm

Liscombe 348 metres 25.0mm

Plymouth Wc 50 metres 25.0mm

Pembrey Sands 3 metres 21.0mm

Herstmonceux 17 metres 16.2mm

Sennybridge 309 metres 16.0mm

Edinburgh/Gogarbank 57 metres 15.0mm

Glenanne 161 metres 15.0mm

Leuchars 12 metres 15.0mm

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Nationwide extremes for 30-10-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Northolt 40 metres 18.2°C

Gravesend 3 metres 17.5°C

London MET 5 metres 17.5°C

Charlwood 80 metres 17.3°C

Llanbedr 0 metres 17.1°C

Herstmonceux 17 metres 17.0°C

St.Catherine's Point 16 metres 16.8°C

Farnborough 65 metres 16.7°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 16.7°C

Solent M.R.S.C. 9 metres 16.5°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Ballycastle 68 metres 0.0°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 1.2°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 1.6°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres 3.6°C

Kinloss 7 metres 4.1°C

Islay/Port Ellen 17 metres 4.5°C

Altnaharra 81 metres 4.9°C

St.Angelo 47 metres 5.2°C

Castlederg 51 metres 5.3°C

Aviemore 220 metres 5.4°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Drumalbin 245 metres 10.0mm

Leuchars 12 metres 10.0mm

Great Malvern 46 metres 6.0mm

Odiham 123 metres 6.0mm

Aboyne 140 metres 4.0mm

Baltasound 15 metres 4.0mm

Charterhall 112 metres 4.0mm

Lyneham 145 metres 4.0mm

Strathallan 35 metres 4.0mm

Farnborough 65 metres 3.4mm

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Nationwide extremes for 31-10-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Jersey 84 metres 15.9°C

Solent M.R.S.C. 9 metres 15.9°C

Bridlington Mrsc 15 metres 15.3°C

Thorney Island 4 metres 15.2°C

Milford-Haven 37 metres 15.0°C

Guernsey 102 metres 14.9°C

Isle of Man/Ronaldsway 17 metres 14.7°C

St.Catherine's Point 16 metres 14.7°C

Langdon Bay 117 metres 14.5°C

Trawscoed 63 metres 14.5°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Ballycastle 68 metres 0.0°C

Aboyne 140 metres 1.2°C

Capel Curig 216 metres 1.9°C

Redhill 63 metres 2.7°C

Shap 249 metres 2.8°C

Crosby 8 metres 3.4°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 3.6°C

Trawscoed 63 metres 3.8°C

Aberdeen/Dyce 65 metres 3.9°C

Kinloss 7 metres 4.2°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Lerwick 82 metres 2.6mm

Kirkwall 21 metres 2.2mm

Baltasound 15 metres 1.8mm

Aultbea 11 metres 1.2mm

Fair Isle 59 metres 1.2mm

Strathallan 35 metres 0.8mm

Aberdaron 95 metres 0.4mm

Coltishall 20 metres 0.4mm

Cork 153 metres 0.4mm

Milford-Haven 37 metres 0.4mm

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By Louise Lear

Trick or treat for Sunday October 31st

Would October 31st 2004 be a ‘trick or a treat’ of a day? Well for many it was a nothingness kind of day. Dry, light winds but rather dull.

There was a little light, drizzly rain for the far north of Scotland which was more of a nuisance than anything else and a chilly start in Aberdeenshire where temperatures dipped to an overnight low of 1C in Aboyne. Highest rainfall today was Lerwick, Shetland with 2.6mm. (That really was just a nuisance).

For Northern Ireland, England and Wales the problem this morning was one of fog, and fairly widespread too. Patchy fog, dense in places with visibility down to 100m affected parts of Northern England, Lincolnshire, East Anglia and North Wales. For most the fog lifted during the middle of the morning into low cloud but stubbornly sat around until lunchtime in parts of west Wales and Northeast England.

The best of the sunshine today, particularly first thing was East Anglia, the southeast and the Channel Isles. West Wales and northeast of England finally saw some breaks in the cloud once the fog had dispersed. The highest temperatures and sunshine today were in the Channel Isles, 16C in Guernsey and 7.4 hours of sunshine in Jersey.

Darkness fell far too quickly for many with today the start of GMT but the evening saw little change in the weather. The patchy rain across Scotland slowly faded. With cloud breaking across Northern Ireland, England and Wales further mist and fog patches formed. Looks like the only gremlin for October 31st were the trick or treaters at your door!

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Weather Review, November 1st

By Jay Wynne

Another grey day for most

Overnight into the 1st of November 2004 it remained quite cloudy but dry for most of the UK. There was a little drizzly rain in the north of Scotland but this was the exception to the cloudy, dry story. With all the cloud cover it wasn’t a particularly cold night, however we did see temperatures dip as low as 1C (34F) in Strathallan (Perth & Kinross).

During the day, most parts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland continued on the dry but rather cloudy and dull theme. The lowest daytime temperature of 8C (46F) was recorded under the gloomy skies of Lough Fea (County Tyrone).

The cloud in the southeast of England was thick enough to produce some light rain and drizzle around the middle of the day but it didn’t amount to much. Indeed, the wettest place turned out to be the South Uist Range (Outer Hebrides) where just 2mm of rain was collected.

It wasn’t a dull, grey day everywhere. There were some spells of sunshine around, the southwest of England saw some, but the best of it was in northern Scotland. The lion’s share of the sunshine and the highest temperatures were both to be found in Kinloss (Moray). Nearly 7 hours of sunshine was recorded here along with a very respectable 15C (59F).

During the evening the dry but cloudy theme continued for most with a little bit of rain creeping into the southeast of England. Further north, with the clear skies by day we saw temperatures fall rapidly with a few patches of fog forming.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 02-11-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Guernsey 102 metres 13.4°C

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 13.1°C

St.Angelo 47 metres 13.0°C

Valentia 9 metres 13.0°C

Altnaharra 81 metres 12.9°C

Jersey 84 metres 12.6°C

London MET 5 metres 12.6°C

St.Catherine's Point 16 metres 12.6°C

Isle of Man/Ronaldsway 17 metres 12.5°C

Isle of Portland 53 metres 12.5°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Aboyne 140 metres -2.1°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres -1.5°C

Kinloss 7 metres -0.6°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres -0.2°C

Edinburgh/Gogarbank 57 metres 0.2°C

Altnaharra 81 metres 0.4°C

Charterhall 112 metres 1.3°C

Keswick 81 metres 2.0°C

Leuchars 12 metres 2.0°C

Strathallan 35 metres 2.0°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Herstmonceux 17 metres 9.4mm

Charlwood 80 metres 9.0mm

Redhill 63 metres 7.0mm

Thorney Island 4 metres 6.4mm

Kenley 170 metres 5.2mm

Manston 55 metres 5.2mm

Farnborough 65 metres 5.0mm

Shoreham 2 metres 5.0mm

Church Fenton 9 metres 4.0mm

Odiham 123 metres 4.0mm

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Weather Review, November 2nd

By Jay Wynne

Yet another grey day

The early hours of the 2nd November 2004 were cloudy for many parts of the UK and there was some overnight rain for most southern counties of England, parts of the Midlands and East Anglia. Both Hastings and Herstmonceux (East Sussex) saw 10mm (0.39 inches) of rain but most of that fell early in the day.

Further north it was essentially dry and there were some clearer periods in Scotland. The clearer skies allowed temperatures to fall as low as -2C (28F) in Aboyne (Aberdeenshire) and patches of fog formed quite readily elsewhere in Scotland.

Clear skies overnight meant plenty of daytime sunshine for northern Scotland. For the second day running Kinloss (Moray) was the sunniest place with just over 5 hours recorded.

The early rain over southern England spread north and west during the day, leaving fairly cloudy skies behind it. Wales saw some afternoon rain as did Northern England and Northern Ireland. The rain eventually spread up across the Borders into southern Scotland during the late afternoon.

With the cloud, the patchy rain and a cool easterly breeze, temperatures struggled a bit. Sennybridge (Powys) recorded the lowest daytime temperature of 9C (48F) while in the Channel Islands, with a little help from the sunshine we saw temperatures up to 14C (57F).

Through the evening it remained quite cloudy for most with some patchy rain and hill fog in the north and west of the UK and fog patches were beginning to develop elsewhere.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 03-11-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Chivenor 8 metres 15.6°C

Northolt 40 metres 15.5°C

Gravesend 3 metres 15.3°C

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 15.1°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 15.0°C

Yeovilton 23 metres 14.9°C

Farnborough 65 metres 14.7°C

Mumbles 35 metres 14.7°C

London MET 5 metres 14.6°C

Thorney Island 4 metres 14.4°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 1.3°C

Tain Range 4 metres 2.9°C

Altnaharra 81 metres 3.7°C

Aviemore 220 metres 3.7°C

Valentia 9 metres 5.3°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres 5.7°C

Leconfield 0 metres 5.8°C

Aultbea 11 metres 5.9°C

Cork 153 metres 6.1°C

Kinloss 7 metres 6.1°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Barra 3 metres

South Uist Range 10 metres 6.0mm

Milford-Haven 37 metres 5.2mm

Islay/Port Ellen 17 metres 5.0mm

Machrihanish 13 metres 5.0mm

Aberdaron 95 metres 4.4mm

Pembrey Sands 3 metres 4.2mm

Ballycastle 68 metres 4.0mm

Tiree 12 metres 4.0mm

Sennybridge 309 metres 3.6mm

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Weather Review, November 3rd

By Jo Farrow

The gloom has gone, so a brighter midweek

After the gloom on Tuesday, at least there were brighter skies for Wednesday 3rd November. East Anglia and the southeast started off fine and sunny. In fact, Cromer in Norfolk had the most sunshine with 5 hours – a fine autumn day.

It was also bright in Cornwall and eastern Scotland but both areas had some early morning fog. There was thick fog for eastern England to start the day, especially for the Vale of York and mist and murk over Northern Ireland.

Most places had a dry and bright morning but there were just a few patches of rain about. Southwest Scotland had a little rain, which moved across central Scotland by lunchtime.

It was rather blustery at times for northern and western Scotland.

By the late afternoon there was rain into the western Isles and the northwest corner of Northern Ireland, with the rain pushing eastwards through the evening. Barra in the Outer Hebrides had the most rain with 7mm which is a quarter of an inch.

There was also a damp end to the day for Cornwall but the southwest had been particularly mild. Saunton Sands in Devon had the top temperature of 17 Celsius 63 Fahrenheit.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 04-11-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Lough Fea 225 metres 20.4°C

Shoreham 2 metres 15.1°C

Solent M.R.S.C. 9 metres 15.0°C

Herstmonceux 17 metres 14.9°C

Thorney Island 4 metres 14.5°C

Gravesend 3 metres 14.1°C

Guernsey 102 metres 14.1°C

St.Catherine's Point 16 metres 14.1°C

Manston 55 metres 14.0°C

London MET 5 metres 13.9°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Aboyne 140 metres

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 2.7°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 3.0°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres 3.1°C

Shap 249 metres 4.1°C

Tain Range 4 metres 4.3°C

Cork 153 metres 4.4°C

Aviemore 220 metres 4.5°C

Redesdale 207 metres 4.8°C

Ballycastle 68 metres 5.0°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 17.0mm

Aultbea 11 metres 13.0mm

Machrihanish 13 metres 11.0mm

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 11.0mm

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 10.0mm

Stornoway 9 metres 9.0mm

Capel Curig 216 metres 8.0mm

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 8.0mm

Trawscoed 63 metres 8.0mm

Altnaharra 81 metres 7.0mm