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The last week (Weds 31st May - Tuesday 6th of June) has been remarkble
for the amount of sunshine in west Cornwall. Apart from a little thin high cloud on Sunday it's been close to the maximum possible. - Almost ceratinly around 105 hours for the week. If anyone can provide me with the figures for Falmouth for w/c last Tuesday 31st May I would appreciate it (Philip / Roger?) - I realise there's a few hours to go. I know Falmouth recorded 46 hours Weds - Friday, approx 15 hours on Saturday, 15.3 hours yesterday, making around 76 hours for those 5 days alone. If the figure is around 105 hours - which it must be, is that a new record for a weeks sunshine in Cornwall? A bit cooler here today after the exceptional warmth of the last 3 days, which all just topped 24C. Today a sea breeze, meant my max was 20.9 (24.2 yesterday), the lowest since 19.1 on Thursday. Right on the seafront (PZ heliport) 23C yesterday, just 18C today. Still warm in the strong sunshine. Graham Penzance |
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![]() "Graham Easterling" wrote in message ups.com... The last week (Weds 31st May - Tuesday 6th of June) has been remarkble for the amount of sunshine in west Cornwall. Apart from a little thin high cloud on Sunday it's been close to the maximum possible. - Almost ceratinly around 105 hours for the week. Hi, I agree Graham as I've once again been down Newquay way at the weekend and arrived back this very pm, glorious weather indeed. However I have a gripe, I do hope that people never take heed of the hourly ceefax (page 404) reports as you would think the weekend had been quite a different story. On numerous occasions over the past few days, St. Mawgan (Newquay) was reporting various observations of partly cloudy/sunny intervals/cloudy/fog/clear (at 7pm?) Well the chap/chapess doing these observations needs to find another occupation. My caravan location, approx. 21/2 miles north of St. Mawgan, indicated the only possible description that may have been correct at the time was the Sea Mist report (reported as Fog) for a couple of hours on Sunday morning. A photograph of a beetroot coloured torso can be sent to the observer if required Why are these reports so misleading and is she/he an anti-tourist if there is such a thing. If I had counted any sun interrupting clouds over the past four days that may have been around, it would have numbered no more than a dozen and they were inland. Whinge over. Sunburnt Tony Newbury, Berkshire |
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The last week (Weds 31st May - Tuesday 6th of June) has been remarkble
for the amount of sunshine in west Cornwall. Apart from a little thin high cloud on Sunday it's been close to the maximum possible. - Almost ceratinly around 105 hours for the week. I would say that apart from the occasional high cloud, and a small bit of cumulus build up this afternoon - it has been the same here in south-east Devon, virtually unbroken sunshine for the last week. Today was noticeably cooler than the last week with a maximum of only 20.4C today at 14:04. The temperature was tempered by a steady breeze from the ESE bringing cool air in off the sea. _______________ Nick G Otter Valley, Devon 70 m amsl |
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![]() "Graham Easterling" wrote in message ups.com... The last week (Weds 31st May - Tuesday 6th of June) has been remarkble for the amount of sunshine in west Cornwall. Apart from a little thin high cloud on Sunday it's been close to the maximum possible. - Almost ceratinly around 105 hours for the week. If anyone can provide me with the figures for Falmouth for w/c last Tuesday 31st May I would appreciate it (Philip / Roger?) - I realise there's a few hours to go. Graham, Camborne recorded 99.2h on the KZ sensor and 98.5h on the CS recorder (confirming my contention that the KZ actually records more than the CS during spells of continuous sun) for the seven days May 29 to June 4, plus another 14h Monday and almost 15h yesterday. Culdrose (CS) had 99.2h for the week, Pendennis (CS) 90.5h (but I wouldn't trust their figure), and St Mawgan 100.9h (CS). I doubt it's a record even for the county ... unfortunately most of my books and papers are currently boxed up so I can't really research it. If the sunny spell should continue for 14 days, though, it could well be up there with the very best. Could we persuade you to add a basic sunshine sensor at your site? Is your horizon sufficiently clear? Philip |
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![]() Philip Eden wrote: "Graham Easterling" wrote in message ups.com... The last week (Weds 31st May - Tuesday 6th of June) has been remarkble for the amount of sunshine in west Cornwall. Apart from a little thin high cloud on Sunday it's been close to the maximum possible. - Almost ceratinly around 105 hours for the week. If anyone can provide me with the figures for Falmouth for w/c last Tuesday 31st May I would appreciate it (Philip / Roger?) - I realise there's a few hours to go. Graham, Camborne recorded 99.2h on the KZ sensor and 98.5h on the CS recorder (confirming my contention that the KZ actually records more than the CS during spells of continuous sun) for the seven days May 29 to June 4, plus another 14h Monday and almost 15h yesterday. Culdrose (CS) had 99.2h for the week, Pendennis (CS) 90.5h (but I wouldn't trust their figure), and St Mawgan 100.9h (CS). I doubt it's a record even for the county ... unfortunately most of my books and papers are currently boxed up so I can't really research it. If the sunny spell should continue for 14 days, though, it could well be up there with the very best. Could we persuade you to add a basic sunshine sensor at your site? Is your horizon sufficiently clear? Philip Philip, Thanks for information. Looks like another day of virtually unbroken sunshine for the coast today, so another 14 hours or so of sunshine likely. Some limited cumulus inland, slightly towards the north coast, which will probably affect Camborne. I had been considering a sunshine sensor. I would need to mount it on top of the house roof, so as to clear the shade from some trees. I would then only miss the first 20 minutes or so immediately after sunrise. Any recommendations as to which model & where from? Graham |
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![]() "Graham Easterling" wrote in message Any recommendations as to which model & where from? Graham Not from Newquay, I must stop this bitching. Thanks for those links, I will use when comparing live reports from my parents when they are down that way. Incidentally if you look quickly before it disappears, the 1250BST reading actually compared favourably with the FOG description given on ceefax page 404 at that time. Although, not being a meteorologist myself, does 3200ft with visibility of 4500m constitute FOG. It still also claims to be this way at 1400BST according to ceefax. Thanks again. Tony |
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