On 14 Apr 2007 10:08:30 -0700, "Dick Lovett" wrote:

Something looks odd to me with these hourly temperatures at Solent
MRSC via the Met Office site.

1100 BST 17.0 C Wind NNE 2 mph.
1200 BST 17.7 C Wind CALM.
1300 BST 23.6 C Wind NNE 8 mph.

That hourly rise of almost 6 C takes some explaining. A possible cause
could have been a temporary drift from the sea around about midday
when the sea breeze tried to develop, but was thwarted by a sudden
burst of air from inland.

Further to my earlier post it's just struck me that the anemometer and
wind vane are on top of a 30 metre tower overlooking the beach at
Lee-on-the Solent and it wouldn't surprise me if at 1100 and 1200 BST
there was a sea breeze lower down, close to the beach. Clearly this
didn't show up at 30 metres but it may have been there (temporarily)
at 2 metres in such light winds, before getting pushed back out to sea
for a few hours, by a strengthening NE (and warm) wind.

--
Dave