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Entering the colder time of year on Haytor now when day maxes start to get
lower.
(Despite forecasts of 8-10 deg C in the SW, which only apply to sea-level)

23/1/05 Max 8.9 Min -0.7
24th 4.0 0.2
25th 4.4 -1.1
26th1 3.7 -1.2
27th 5.7 -0.7
28th 7.2 2.5
29th 5.7 3.7
30th 6.8 -0.3

Soil temperatures are also depressed as is normal too
30 cm 4.5 deg C
60 cm 5.0 deg C

Not surprisingly grass has completely stopped growing again and daffodils are 2"
above ground and have also stopped too.

Things will get mighty interesting here in the next cold spell !

Present weather at 1715 30th Jan
Temp 5.3 deg C
Dewpoint 4 deg C
Wind NW 22 knots gusting 34 knots (wind has picked a lot up in the last 2 hours)
Continuous light drizzle
Bar 1035 hPa steady
Inside temperature 15.3 deg C rising !

Monthly rainfall (AWS) 155.7 mm (measured totals from raingauge will be higher)

Will.
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Things will get mighty interesting here in the next cold spell !

That next winter or the one after? :-)

Tom
Chelmsford, Essex (106m)