On 7 Oct, 19:19, "Dave Cornwell"
wrote:
Not certain how it would be categorised but last night's (a.m to be precise)
temperature was 17.9C at 01.50 a.m and it is currently 10.6C at 19.15. I
suppose if you took daylight maximum of 13.5C and dark hours maximum of
18.5C in a 24 hour period it would be some sort of record, especially for
October.
Dave, S.Essex
P.S At last a spell of over 10mm of rain. ;-)www.laindonweather.co.uk* * (see *trends, outside temperature

During the 'Great Storm' of 15/16 October 1987, the temperature here
rose to 15.9°C around 0100 (on 16th) following a maximum the previous
afternoon of just 10.2°C: the passage of the warm front at 2220z
lifting the air temperature from 7°C to 15°C within 20 minutes
(probably less, allowing for response time of the thermograph in use
then: at South Farnborough the rise was 9.1 degC in 20 minutes). At
2100z Heathrow was at 9°C while Gatwick was 17°C. At 0200z on 16th the
temperature was 17.8°C at Herstmonceux (East Sussex) and 17.7°C at
Manston - despite winds of 190° 43 kn and 170° 35 kn respectively. The
rapid rises of temperature on the warm front and the slighly less
rapid falls on the cold front(s) would, in any other situation, have
been remarkable in themselves, but were somewhat overshadowed by both
the wind speeds and the rapid pressure changes during the event. Yes,
contrasts can be very marked at this time of year!

--
Stephen Burt
Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire