Hi Nick,

No snow lying here, but a min. of -2.1C was jolly cold for October with a
max. today of just 5.8C (circa 6 degrees below normal). Rain and sleet this
evening, but now dry and turning milder with a temp. of 3.9C at 2045.

Will (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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"Nick Gardner" wrote in message
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A rather chilly night for here. Awoke to the first grass and air frost of
the autumn and the first air frost since the 15th of April, which was in
fact the frostiest month of this topsy-turvy weather year so far with 5 air
frosts and bucking the trend of frostless Aprils.

Today's air frost of -1.2°C now pushes the total up to 15 for this year.
The coldest night of 2008 so far has been -3.2°C on the 2nd of February
which was rather sharp for here as frosts are usually in the range
of -0.1°C to -2.0°C. There was not an air or ground frost in 2005, 2006 or
2007 (i.e., since moving here).

Beautifully clear air making for excellent visibility on a drive over to
Laaarrnceston this morning, with a dusting of snow on the higher ground of
Dartmoor but sadly none of the dramatic cumulonimbus clouds with well
defined anvils, which have greeted me at dawn on the previous two
mornings, being lit up orange by the rising sun.

A max of only 7.1°C, easily the coldest October day recorded and the
coldest day since the 15th of February (6.3°C). The fact that it had
clouded over by midday didn't help. Has been raining now since late
afternoon.
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Nick.
Otter Valley, Devon
83 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk