"Mike Tullett" wrote in message
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On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:37:52 +0100, Martin Rowley wrote in


... Stephen will no doubt come in when he can, but it looks as if
the
September record was broken last night at Ballykelly (03908) at
11/0050Z ... however, it'll need to be 'buddy checked' and also
internally checked [i.e. to see if earlier readings were 'sensible'
within the overall pattern & within the station's own record:
Stephen's the expert on all this so I say no more :-) ]

Looking at recent obs it may well be the AWS at Ballykelly is
slightly over
reading. Eglinton at 13.50z was 1038mb rounded, whilst Ballykelly
was
still 1040mb at 13z. At 14z Ballykelly was 1039 and at 14.20
Eglinton was
1038. They are less than 10 miles apart.


.... thanks Mike. As you point out, looks a bit high. Perhaps the
'honour' will go across the border then (to Malin Head/1041.3 mbar at
00Z), but as I said, Stephen will even now be delving away with charts
and tables (or something fancier) and will no doubt come up with the
definitive answer :-)

Martin.


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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023