Daily weather observations - December 31st to January 7th

[Summer Sun]

A calm night with some patchy rain returning after a dry spell during Saturday evening 

Temp 7.0c

[The PIT]

Some rain overnight now dry and cloudy

Temp 5.5C, low 5.2C, Barometer 981mb falling slowly, Wind F2 S, Rainfall 1.6mm since midnight

[johnholmes]

Dry and cloudy after late evening and overnight rain, 1.8 mm since midnight, most fell before midnight8-9 mm I estimate without doing a full check hour by hour; current low is on 5.4 C

[Terminal Moraine]

A short spell of very heavy rain and small hail around 1900 yesterday evening was followed by a period of light-moderate rain which eventually cleared to the east during the early hours. Hill fog developed at 0800 and became thick but has just lifted as a light shower begins.

At 0900

 Temp; 4.1c

24 hr max; 9.4c

24 hr min; 3.3c

Overnight min; 4.0c

Grass min; 3.6c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 14.2 mm

 Mean wind speed; 17 mph S

Sky obscured by fog

 Vis; 200 yds

[Polar Continental]

Sunday 31st December 2023

 

Rain cleared away after mid evening leaving variable cloud overnight. A few brief light showers this morning, sunny spells developing.

 

24-hour maximum 11.1c

24-hour minimum 4.7c

Minimum temperature on grass 3.5c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 25.7 mph S

Rainfall total = 9.5mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

7 Oktas Stratocumulus, Cumulus congestus.

Visibility >10 Miles

Temperature: 5.7c

Humidity 96.9%

Wind Direction SW force 3

Barometer 982.4mb falling.

 

Yesterday. 

 

Clear spells last evening allowed for a touch of ground frost. Clouding over towards midnight. Outbreaks of light to moderate rain through the early hours. Overcast this morning, odd spot of rain. Cloudy throughout, just a little light drizzle at times. Short Squally heavy Shower towards mid evening.

[The PIT]

Cloudy morning odd spot of at times rather cold

Temp 6.3C, Barometer 980mb falling slowly, Wind F2 SSW, Rainfall since midnight 1.6mm

[Terminal Moraine]

A cloudy day with a few light showers.

At 1800

 Temp; 5.4c

Max today; 5.9c

Min last night; 4.0c

Grass min; 3.6c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.7 mm

 Sunshine today; 0.0 hrs

Mean wind speed; 16 mph SW

Highest gust today; 33 mph SW at 1410

7 oktas Sc and Cu

 Vis; 40 miles

Light shower in past hour

[hillbilly]

An odd shower,mainly dry with rain arriving later,max 7 deg,min 5 deg

[matt111]

Sunny spells and windy during the day with showers this evening.

Current Temp: 8.8°C

Max Temp: 10.9°C

Min Temp: 6.4°C

Rainfall: 7.2mm
 

[The PIT]

Happy new year folks and we get of on mild showery welcome to the new day

Temp 5.6C, low 4.6C, Barometer 996mb rising, Wind F2 W|NW, Rainfall 5.4mm since midnight

[Summer8906]

12 hours ago, hillbilly said:

An odd shower,mainly dry with rain arriving later,max 7 deg,min 5 deg

It's quite staggering the difference in max temp between Northern England and Southern England (7C in Halifax vs almost 11 in Barton-on-Sea). You'd expect some difference but not that much; on a global scale, the difference in latitude is negligible.

Halifax is seasonable whereas Barton is very mild, yet both appear to have had the same airmass. Seems to happen an awful lot these days. It seems to be constantly mild in the south in an Atlantic setup, whether or not Tm is present - while the north has the mildness more restricted to Tm airmasses.

Edited January 1 by Summer8906

[Terminal Moraine]

Heavy showers yesterday evening eventually cleared to the east by 0200 to leave the rest of the night mainly dry with clearing cloud. Dry and sunny at the moment.

At 0900

 Temp; 3.6c

24 hr max; 5.9c

24 hr min; 3.4c

Grass min; 1.5c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 11.7 mm

 Mean wind speed; 19 mph W/SW

2 oktas Cu humilis

 Vis; 50 miles

[hillbilly]

2 hours ago, Summer8906 said:

It's quite staggering the difference in max temp between Northern England and Southern England (7C in Halifax vs almost 11 in Barton-on-Sea). You'd expect some difference but not that much; on a global scale, the difference in latitude is negligible.

Halifax is seasonable whereas Barton is very mild, yet both appear to have had the same airmass. Seems to happen an awful lot these days. It seems to be constantly mild in the south in an Atlantic setup, whether or not Tm is present - while the north has the mildness more restricted to Tm airmasses.

The difference is we are in the Pennine hills.Even more amazing is where i used to live at 340metres just a few miles from here it is between 2 and 3 degrees colder than here in the valley all year around.Yet if you get out of the hills say Leeds or Manchester it is also a degree or two warmer than here and just an hour down the road you have Doncaster which often gets temps like southern Britain,the warmest place in the North.

[Summer8906]

22 minutes ago, hillbilly said:

The difference is we are in the Pennine hills.Even more amazing is where i used to live at 340metres just a few miles from here it is between 2 and 3 degrees colder than here in the valley all year around.Yet if you get out of the hills say Leeds or Manchester it is also a degree or two warmer than here and just an hour down the road you have Doncaster which often gets temps like southern Britain,the warmest place in the North.

Interesting info, thanks. Amazing that an altitude of just 340m, which isn't as high as all that by northern England standards, makes such a difference. Even down in Surrey there is a summit which manages 295m, not so much lower than that, and the highest point of the Cotswolds is around 330m.

Edited January 1 by Summer8906

[Polar Continental]

Monday 01st January 2024

 

A little showery rain last evening. Variable cloud overnight. Mainly sunny so far this morning.

 

24-hour maximum 7.5c

24-hour minimum 4.5c

Minimum temperature on grass 2.0c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 29.7 mph W

Rainfall total = 2.2mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

1 Oktas Cumulus humilis

Visibility >10 Miles

Temperature: 5.2c

Humidity 96.8%

Wind Direction WNW force 3

Barometer 1000.7mb rising.

 

Yesterday. 

 

Rain cleared away after mid evening leaving variable cloud overnight. A few brief light showers this morning, sunny spells developing. A few showers through the morning and into the afternoon, sunny spells between.

 

December 2023:

Mean temperature 6.6c (2.5c) of the local average. (1992-2014)
Highest maximum on the 21st 12.9c
Lowest minimum on the 1st = -5.5c
Minimum Grass Temperature on the 1st = -8.1c
Ground Frosts = 8
Air frost = 5
Wettest Day 3rd = 17.9mm
Rainfall total = 144.8mm 
Days of sleet / snow falling = 1
Days of lying snow at 09:00 GMT = 1
Maximum snow depth = 1cm
Highest wind gust = 57.6mph WNW on the 21st

Fog at observation 2 days

 

2023:

 

Highest maximum on the 11th June 30.5c

Lowest minimum on the 17th Jan -6.0c

Minimum Grass Temperature on the 21st Jan -9.8c

Wettest day 35.1mm on the 13th October

Rainfall total = 1011.4mm

Highest wind gust = 57.6mph WNW on the 21st December..

[The PIT]

Soon turning dry with sunny spells

Temp 7.9C, Barometer 999mb rising slowly, Wind F2 SSW, Rainfall 5.4mm

[The PIT]

A dry afternoon with increasing cloud

Max temp 8.1C, now 5.3C, Barometer 997mb faloing slowly, wind F2 SSE, Rainfall 5.4mm

[hillbilly]

A  mainly dry and sunny day with a few light showers,max 6 deg,min 4 deg

[Terminal Moraine]

A sunny morning followed by increasing cloud in the afternoon which eventually brought rain by 1630.

At 1800

 Temp; 4.4c

Max today; 5.2c

Min last night; 3.4c

Grass min; 1.5c

Rainfall from 0900-1800; 2.4 mm

 Sunshine today; 3.2 hrs

Mean wind speed; 20 mph SE

Highest gust today; 44 mph W at 0222

8 oktas Ns

 Vis; 6 miles

Continuous moderate rain

[matt111]

Sunny start to the day but soon clouded over and rain arrived early this afternoon. 

Current Temp: 11.2°C

Max Temp: 11.3°C

Min Temp: 7.8°C

Rainfall: 10.8mm

[The PIT]

A dry cloudy very mild start

Temp 8.8C, low 7.3C, Barometer 983mb steady, wind F2 SSE, Rainfall since midnight 0.4mm

[Terminal Moraine]

Heavy rain during the first half of the night followed by a few hours of persistent drizzle before it eventually dried up during the early hours. A cloudy and mild start to the day with the next lot of rain just beginning to fall.

At 0900

 Temp; 7.4c

24 hr max; 8.7c

24 hr min; 3.5c

Overnight min; 4.1c

Grass min; 4.0c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 27.5 mm

 Mean wind speed; 15 mph S

8 oktas As and St

 Vis; 10 miles

[johnholmes]

Dry, overcast, a low of 6.9 C, rainfall from midnight=0.2 mm; last evening 14.0 mm from 1800-2330

[Polar Continental]

Tuesday 02nd January 2024

 

Further moderate to heavy rain overnight and this morning.

 

24-hour maximum 9.9c

24-hour minimum 4.8c

Minimum temperature on grass 2.0c 

Maximum wind gust: Midnight to Midnight) 22.0 mph W

Rainfall total = 15.1mm 

 

Conditions at 09:00 GMT

8 Oktas Nimbostratus

Visibility 2 Miles

Temperature: 9.5c

Humidity 96.7%

Wind Direction SE force 2-3

Barometer 983.0mb Falling

 

Yesterday. 

 

A little showery rain last evening. Variable cloud overnight. Sunshine for a good part of the morning gave way to cloudy towards midday. The afternoon overcast, light to moderate rain by early evening.

[The PIT]

A morning which quickly turned wet with moderate to heavy rain

Temp 8.3C, Barometer 978mb falling, Wind F2 SE, Rainfall 3.6mm