Extraordinarily grey day in Southampton today, more like mid December
than mid September in the middle part of the day (though obviously a
good deal warmer). Also was dark enough to put on indoor lights at
19:15, about 20 minutes earlier than normal.

However I've heard reports from various places not a huge distance
from here, Heathrow on the MetO site and Bicester (someone ringing in
on the radio) of sunshine in the early evening. Still not reached
here, no sign of Jupiter out of the window. So how extensive was the
grey today?

Nick

Nick wrote:
Extraordinarily grey day in Southampton today, more like mid December
than mid September in the middle part of the day (though obviously a
good deal warmer). Also was dark enough to put on indoor lights at
19:15, about 20 minutes earlier than normal.

However I've heard reports from various places not a huge distance
from here, Heathrow on the MetO site and Bicester (someone ringing in
on the radio) of sunshine in the early evening. Still not reached
here, no sign of Jupiter out of the window. So how extensive was the
grey today?

Nick

Just got back from dropping my son back at Brighton and the afternoon
was lovely with warm sunshine, in fact I was just checking some of
todays highs as here in Southend-on-Sea I only recorded 17.8°C. (7.34
hours of sun)

Apart from Jersey with 21.8°C, Herstmonceux was 21.1°C the Shoreham was
20.8°. Quite a difference.

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/weather/extremes/

--
Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
e-mail: kreh at southendweather dot net

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Nick writes:
Extraordinarily grey day in Southampton today, more like mid December
than mid September in the middle part of the day (though obviously a
good deal warmer). Also was dark enough to put on indoor lights at
19:15, about 20 minutes earlier than normal.

However I've heard reports from various places not a huge distance
from here, Heathrow on the MetO site and Bicester (someone ringing in
on the radio) of sunshine in the early evening. Still not reached
here, no sign of Jupiter out of the window. So how extensive was the
grey today?

Here in Cranleigh, Surrey - I suppose some 50 miles NE of you - it was a
grey start, but it gradually brightened through the late morning and
early afternoon, and there was some sunshine by late afternoon.

For a Decemberish day here, I'd nominate Tuesday, which was not only
exceptionally gloomy but had some rain too (though nowhere near as much
as some places had).
--
John Hall "Do you have cornflakes in America?"
"Well, actually, they're American."
"So what brings you to Britain then if you have cornflakes already?"
Bill Bryson: "Notes from a Small Island"

On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:15:58 +0100, John Hall wrote:

For a Decemberish day here, I'd nominate Tuesday, which was not only
exceptionally gloomy but had some rain too (though nowhere near as much
as some places had).

Tuesday was grim here too (Maidstone then Ramsgate) -- wet and very
gloomy. I really dislike Decemberish weather -- I loathe mid-winter.