Steve,

I am also a saddo, and a Victor Meldrew, apparently.

Copley figure stands at 14.6C max for the month (av.17.1C), also on
24th. This is the lowest ab. max for October here as well. Mean max is
11.0C (-0.3C)

October 1974 absolute high at my Low Etherley site (155m) was 12.8C on
26th. Mean max for October 74 was 9.1C(-2.5C)

ATB,

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Ken Cook, Copley (5miles north of Barnard Castle), County Durham.
830ft
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/copley
(MO climat. site updated before 10Z and 19Z daily)
kencookATcopleydurham.freeserve.co.uk
(All times GMT)


Here in Wishaw, central Lowlands, this months maximum will be 15.1ºC (on the
7th). Last year only had one day that eclipsed that value (16.8ºC).
1999 had a lower absoloute maximum of 15.0ºC. As did 1993, with 14.3ºC being
the highest October maximum that year.

Precipitation total at 162.6mm here, the wettest October since 1998. But
August this year was considerably wetter.

Ken, anyone who likes 1970's rock music automatically fails the Saddo
college entry exam.

Alex.