More heavy rain overnight bringing the total for the 72 hours ending
09:00 today to 62.3mm

Sunny spells, scattered sharp showers & good visibility now.

I still haven't recorded a gale this year (or even a gust to 50mph!)
which is quite remarkable.

Number of Gales
'93 12
94 17
95 15
96 11
97 20
98 25
99 17
Average for 1993-1999 17
This is much the same as H H Lamb shows for Penzance for 1931-60
(The far SW is the windiest part of England, 30 gales per year near the
Lizard point)

00 17
01 5
02 15
03 9
04 12
05 7
06 0!

What has happenned, possibly down to a lack of wave depressions taking
the required route?

There have been gales right on the sea front, especially near
headlands. There has also been a consistently large swell this Autumn,
so plenty of wind over the Atlantic.

In case anyone thinks I've been inconsistent in the grey area of it
being 'almost a gale but not quite' the number of days with gusts
50mph show a very similar pattern. Strongest gust this year just 49mph on 1st January, strongest this Autumn 46mph. I suspect that both these days would have been incorrectly considered gales many living in the sheltered SE.

Graham

Penzance Weather www.easterling.freeserve.co.uk/weather.html