The 09-09h screen minimum this morning was 11.8°C. This is a long way
above the previous highest, on almost 50 years local (and reasonably
homegenous) records, which was 11.1°C on 6 Jan 1983.

The figure is 0.1 degC below yesterday's new January record night
minimum (21-09h), 11.9°C. I only have 20 years' of 21-09h minimum
records, but prior to yesterday and today there have been only three
previous occasions in 20 years with a January 21-09h min of 11.0°C or
more (in 1988, 2002 and 2007), the previous highest being 11.3°C in
2007.

--
Stephen Burt
Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire

On Jan 20, 10:17�am, wrote:
The 09-09h screen minimum this morning was 11.8�C. This is a long way
above the previous highest, on almost 50 years local (and reasonably
homegenous) records, which was 11.1�C on 6 Jan 1983.

The figure is 0.1 degC below yesterday's new January record night
minimum (21-09h), 11.9�C. I only have 20 years' of 21-09h minimum
records, but prior to yesterday and today there have been only three
previous occasions in 20 years with a January 21-09h min of 11.0�C or
more (in 1988, 2002 and 2007), the previous highest being 11.3�C in
2007.

--
Stephen Burt
Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire

A highest 09-09h January mimima here as well. My record began in 1991,
but the minimum of 11.7C in the last 24 hours was well above the
previous highest of 9.8C in both 2002 and 2004.

Dick Lovett
Charlbury (Oxfordshire Cotswolds) 121m

wrote in message
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The 09-09h screen minimum this morning was 11.8°C. This is a long way
above the previous highest, on almost 50 years local (and reasonably
homegenous) records, which was 11.1°C on 6 Jan 1983.

The figure is 0.1 degC below yesterday's new January record night
minimum (21-09h), 11.9°C. I only have 20 years' of 21-09h minimum
records, but prior to yesterday and today there have been only three
previous occasions in 20 years with a January 21-09h min of 11.0°C or
more (in 1988, 2002 and 2007), the previous highest being 11.3°C in
2007.

--
Stephen Burt
Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire


Likewise here, Stephen. 12.0 C 09-09 this morning, previous highest in my
series was 11.3 C in 1957, (11.2 C in 1983)

--
Bernard Burton
Wokingham, Berkshire, UK.

Satellite images at:
www.woksat.info/wwp.html
or
www.btinternet.com/~wokingham.weather/wwp.html

wrote in message
...
The 09-09h screen minimum this morning was 11.8°C. This is a long way
above the previous highest, on almost 50 years local (and reasonably
homegenous) records, which was 11.1°C on 6 Jan 1983.

The figure is 0.1 degC below yesterday's new January record night
minimum (21-09h), 11.9°C. I only have 20 years' of 21-09h minimum
records, but prior to yesterday and today there have been only three
previous occasions in 20 years with a January 21-09h min of 11.0°C or
more (in 1988, 2002 and 2007), the previous highest being 11.3°C in
2007.

--
Stephen Burt
Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire

Here in mid-Cheshire the 21-09 minimum (VP2) was 11.6 (at 21h) and the
temperature carried on rising (from yesterday's day min of 7.8 at 19h) to a
max of 12.7 at 0415, maintained +/- 0.1 until 0930 today, since when it has,
of course, been falling now the sun's up ;-(

Yesterday's max (09-21) was 9.5 at 21h after a significantly cooler day.
How common is it for January nights to be warmer than days? Surely it makes
a bit of a mockery of the established method of quoting daily "average"
temperature as the median of the 09-09 high and low? In these days of AWSs,
is there a more of a case for calculating averages of, say, 10-minute
periods (as for wind) - and what numerical difference would it generally
make?

Steve P
Acton Bridge 38m

"Steve Pardoe" wrote in message
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Here in mid-Cheshire the 21-09 minimum (VP2) was 11.6 (at 21h)

D'Oh! That was 00 onwards min. The 21-09 min was of course as below...

Yesterday's max (09-21) was 9.5 at 21h

Sorry.

Steve P
Acton Bridge 38m

Yes - 120.0 C here in Bracknell, as well. In fact yesterdy's (00-24) min was 12.2 C!
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Bracknell Weather/Webcam updated every minute plus Historical Data link at:
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"Bernard Burton" wrote in message
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wrote in message
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The 09-09h screen minimum this morning was 11.8°C. This is a long way
above the previous highest, on almost 50 years local (and reasonably
homegenous) records, which was 11.1°C on 6 Jan 1983.

The figure is 0.1 degC below yesterday's new January record night
minimum (21-09h), 11.9°C. I only have 20 years' of 21-09h minimum
records, but prior to yesterday and today there have been only three
previous occasions in 20 years with a January 21-09h min of 11.0°C or
more (in 1988, 2002 and 2007), the previous highest being 11.3°C in
2007.

--
Stephen Burt
Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire


Likewise here, Stephen. 12.0 C 09-09 this morning, previous highest in my
series was 11.3 C in 1957, (11.2 C in 1983)

--
Bernard Burton
Wokingham, Berkshire, UK.

Satellite images at:
www.woksat.info/wwp.html
or
www.btinternet.com/~wokingham.weather/wwp.html

"Roy Avis" wrote in message
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Yes - 120.0 C here in Bracknell, as well.

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Phew! I know there's been talk of blowtorch heat elsewhere but that's
ridiculous ;-)

On 20 Jan, 11:56, "Steve Pardoe" wrote:

Yesterday's max (09-21) was 9.5 at 21h after a significantly cooler day.
How common is it for January nights to be warmer than days? *Surely it makes
a bit of a mockery of the established method of quoting daily "average"
temperature as the median of the 09-09 high and low? *In these days of AWSs,
is there a more of a case for calculating averages of, say, 10-minute
periods (as for wind) - and what numerical difference would it generally
make?

See the current thread on 'Measuring max/min temperatures in winter...
' for details on this subject

--
Stephen Burt
Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire

Yes, well - my 3rd grand-child is due today! Mind on other matters!! Lets call it a pleasant
12.0!
Roy

"Dave Cornwell" wrote in message
.uk...

"Roy Avis" wrote in message
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Yes - 120.0 C here in Bracknell, as well.

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Phew! I know there's been talk of blowtorch heat elsewhere but that's ridiculous ;-)

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On 20 Jan, 11:56, "Steve Pardoe" wrote:

Yesterday's max (09-21) was 9.5 at 21h after a significantly cooler day.
How common is it for January nights to be warmer than days? Surely it
makes
a bit of a mockery of the established method of quoting daily "average"
temperature as the median of the 09-09 high and low? In these days of
AWSs,
is there a more of a case for calculating averages of, say, 10-minute
periods (as for wind) - and what numerical difference would it generally
make?

See the current thread on 'Measuring max/min temperatures in winter...
' for details on this subject

--
Stephen Burt
Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire

Thanks, Stephen, I should have looked more closely before posting. Not all
that uncommon, then (and your point about dwarfing other genuine
climatological variations is well made).

SP

PS enjoyed your article in Jan's 'Weather' and cover photo.