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Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) October 17th 09, 09:06 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 230
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
Otter Valley, Devon - 17th Oct

A sunny, calm start after a chilly night.

First grass frost of the season with a min of -2.2°C. Overnight air minimum
was 1.4°C.

Cloudless sky makes a pleasant change after the often cloudy, damp...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) June 3rd 09, 08:03 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 482
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
Penzance 3rd June Warmest Day?

Today could be hotter here as it is now 1C warmer than this time yesterday,
but that is all reliant on the sea breeze staying away.

Another cloudless start to the day with the sunshine recorder...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) March 27th 09, 07:46 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 176
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
La Nina Update

El Nino Nick.

Yes I know Will, what an embarrassing mistake! I wasn't watching what I was
typing. And after all those language classes as well.

Glad the missus didn't see me get that one...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) March 10th 09, 07:32 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 313
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
Jurassic coast - was Squally day...

The oldest rocks in the coastal sections are of Upper Permian age,
about 210my old, the youngest rocks are the Upper Cretaceous chalk of
the 'Old Harry Rocks' east of Swanage, dated at 65my...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) October 30th 08, 01:05 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 272
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
[WR] Devon Storm

Very heavy rain with hail stones for the last 2 hours with frequent
lightning.

Lightning has been overhead and the thunder very loud. The lightning
revealing a world outside covered in...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) September 14th 08, 11:56 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 585
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
Where's the forecasts?

Doesn't seem to be anyone giving a forecast or even a discussion of
what we might get from the current synoptic situations. I miss Will's
weekly predictions and Paul's were getting good too. Is...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) September 5th 08, 11:44 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 190
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
{WR} Haytor 5/9/08 (not too bad in the end)

STOP PRESS 1041 a chink of sunshine.

You're being spoilt! I dream of chinks of sunlight and all we get here is
rain, wind, gloom, more gloom and a packet of cold gravel.

24 mm of the wet stuff...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) September 5th 08, 08:10 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 262
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
Modest amounts in Dorset so far

It's been wild 'n' windy here for most of the night.

Wind has been gusting to 40 mph for the last few hours and 17.0 mm of rain
has fallen since midnight.

The garden is now a disaster area and the...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) September 4th 08, 07:18 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 294
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
2008 Penzance Exceptional Weather Statistics

Graham

My records only stretch back 3 years for this location but comparing this
summer with last year's is still interesting.

Days lesser or greater than in Summer 2007 & 08.
20C 20C...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) September 1st 08, 07:08 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 308
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
Otter Valley, Devon - Summer 2008

Summary for Summer 2008

June = Dry, warm & fairly sunny.
July = 1st half very wet, dull & cool; 2nd half dry, warm and sunny.
Aug = Generally wet and cool (especially mid-month) but drier and warmer...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) September 1st 08, 06:02 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 357
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
[WR] Dullest August in SW

According to David Braine this August has probably been the dullest on
record in the South West. He quoted Tavistock as recording only 70 hours of
sunshine.

Blimey, that is low, especially as I...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) September 1st 08, 05:46 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 288
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
Otter Valley, Devon - August 2008

Summary for August 2008

A dull, very wet month but with mean temperatures slightly above average due
to the high number of warm nights. The mean minimum at 13.6°C was the
highest recorded since...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) August 31st 08, 09:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 232
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
August & Summer '08 - Record breaking in Penzance

Well Graham

I am just cutting 'n' pasting some of my weather readings into my database
at the moment but one thing that I really can say (and being aware that
memory changes over time) is that I...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) August 31st 08, 05:48 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 226
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
No sunshine in Leeds

August's total sunshine amounts to a mere 89 hours which is 48% of
normal -abysmal- this is 29 hours down on February this year!

Yes it has been dismal. And it seems you've had it worse than...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) August 31st 08, 12:31 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,244
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
Arctic sea-ice 2nd lowest level ever

coulds, which, of course, could occur. The sutting down of the NAD is
another very low possiblity outcome which may affect us, but high
odds, low possibility outcomes do occur!

I've never really...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) August 31st 08, 11:41 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 145
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
[WR] S. Essex - bright, no rain

Pleasant morning after misty start. Now 20C with bright periods. No rain
or T/S so far despite forecasts, which have been pretty poor for here,
really, over the last week.

Brightening up...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) August 31st 08, 10:13 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 154
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
Sunny afternoon in Penzance

Very, very hazy. Unlike the rest of the week when, out of the patches
of sea fog, the visibility has been good.

After a misty morning yesterday, the sky cleared and it was a sunny
afternoon &...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) August 31st 08, 10:06 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,244
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
Arctic sea-ice 2nd lowest level ever

There is very little evidence, however, that Greenland ice melt would
speed up with no Arctic end of summer ice (that's all we are talking
about Alistair, there will always be winter ice, GW, or...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) August 31st 08, 09:21 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 204
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
{WR} Ewell, Epsom

Distant thunder and lightning started at around 5am this morning but never
got close, brief bursts of heavy rain from 5:30am onwards.

Quite atmospheric watching the lightning flicker through the...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) February 22nd 08, 12:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 245
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
[WR] Record Warmth in the East?

I see that Leconfield & Donna Nook are reporting temperatures of 20C.

This must be a record for February?
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Nick G
Otter Valley, Devon
83 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) January 1st 08, 02:48 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 221
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
{WR} Haytor 1/1/08 (light easterly)

Light easterly set in this morning and temperature has responded by
falling
slowly. From 7.3C at 1030 to 5.7C now at 1315.

And continuing to drop. A max of 9.5C at 11:00 here today, now has...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) January 1st 08, 02:30 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 204
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
Otter Valley, Devon - Year 2007

Summary for 2007

An exceptionally mild (and wet) winter preceded a warm and dry spring and
then a lousy, cool, wet and dull summer though August 'sort' of saved the
day. Then followed a very dry...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) January 1st 08, 01:42 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 240
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
Otter Valley, Devon - December 2007

Summary for December 2007

Cold, dreary, damp, dull.........though the grass did stop growing for a
time.

A mild start and end with the middle of the month dominated by a cold, dry
spell with some...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) January 1st 08, 12:08 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 870
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
Discussion on our upcoming cold spell

You not even had any sleet Jon?

Will

I will check later (outlaws need entertaining) but I think no snow or sleet
has fallen here in the Otter Valley since Feb 2006 with the last time snow...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) December 31st 07, 03:01 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,879
Posted By Nick Gardner[_2_]
Siberian blast (More Piers Corbyn)

Until now I was blissfully ignorant of exactly who Piers Corbyn is. After a
few minutes googling I unfortunately have found out and wish now I had not
wasted my time.

He seems an irritant to some...
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