On Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:11:46 +0100, Will Hand wrote:

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Frequent hail and rain showers this morning, cold enough for a bit of
sleet above 550m asl with temperatures at my altitude of 5C-6C during
the precipitation.
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Will, would you expect to get sleet at 550m so early in October, or is it
notably early?

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Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.