Thread: A Cold Night here in Alresford Hants
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Old September 2nd 03, 06:04 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
Dave Ludlow Dave Ludlow is offline
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Default A Cold Night here in Alresford Hants
On Tue, 02 Sep 2003 11:27:22 +0100, wrote:

I recorded a low of 4.4c last night between 02.00 - 03.00
yet Volmet S was giving for locations within 100 miles
temps between 9 to 13c at same time .Anybody confirm/
explain this diff' (sky was clear)

Southampton Airport reported 6 degrees in their first METARS of the
day 0450 and 0520 GMT (around 6 am BST, with scattered or no cloud and
calm). At that time, Solent MRSC on the coast reported "10, cloudy"
but the minimum was 8.2, with "8" reported at 5 am with a light
Northerly and partly coudy, clear before that (MetO site doesn't say
if BST or GMT).

With a minimum almost certainly below 6 degrees at Southampton A/P,
your 4.2 further inland, in clear calm-ish conditions, sounds quite
feasible.

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Dave
Fareham (West)
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