"Eskimo Will" Wrote in message:
Agreed, but there is still a lot of "softness" in the air. We also have
September to come which is our driest month and still pretty warm. (Just 79
mm on average and up to 17.4C average max. ). Things change in October (200
mm average rainfall and 13.7C average max.).

Still feels very much like high summer here after a lovely weekend
and today's hot sunshine and cloudless sky.

You're right about September Will. It is more of a continuation of
summer down 'ere with days frequently above 20C even through to
the end of the month and you even get a few days above 20C well
into October in most years.

The switch from the September dryness to the October rains is very
noticeable.

It is the best time to go down the beach for a swim with the sea
warm and the sun softened, and the beaches quiet.

Talking of going for a swim.... Sun's out!

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Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk