After a week of fairly average temperatures the warmth returned today and
the temperature climbed back into the 20s with a max of 22.5°C in the
prolonged sunshine this afternoon.

It was a reasonably mild night too with a min of 13.2°C.

Only 24.0 mm of rain this month so far though with the weakening September
sun, the grass is staying resolutely green and growing fast at the moment
even though the soils are again, quite dry.

And the sunshine levels have recovered after a few cloudier days last week
(13th - 15th), nearly 10 hours today brings the total to date to 142 hours.

So far, this has generally been a quiet, settled and soft September. Maybe
it will lead into a warm, settled and sunny October, with a glorious
autumnal leaf-change. All trees still green and summer-like here at the
moment.

Best autumn colour last year didn't occur until the end of October and into
early November. The latest I've known was in 2005 when some trees were still
in full green leaf at the end of November.

A calm, warm and clear evening.

(19:10), 18.1°C, RH 65%, DP 10.9°C, 1015 hPa (R), Wind calm.
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Nick
Otter Valley, Devon
83 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk