Very dry, with temperatures a little above normal. Warmest Sept since
2006, driest since 1996. The long dry spell was the most notable
feature of the month with no measurable rain from the 3rd
Until the months end

ELTA averages refer to period 1971-2000. (Raunds Met office 71-91 &
station records 92-00)

Screen air temperatures 0900z-0900z
Highest maximum: 25.1C on the 8th
Lowest maximum: 17.5C on the 3rd
Highest minimum: 16.5C on the 8th
Lowest minimum: 5.7C on the 27th
Mean maximum: 19.1C (+0.3C deviation from average)
Mean minimum: 10.3C (+0.9C deviation from average)
Overall mean: 14.7C (+0.6C deviation from average) (min+max/2)
Average temperature at 0900z: 14.7C

Grass temperatures 0900-0900z
Lowest grass minimum: 1.8C on the 27th
Highest grass minimum: 14.5C on the 8th
Mean grass minimum: 7.3C

Rainfall 0900z-0900z (STD 5” gauge)
Total rainfall: 8.3mm (16.1%of average)
Highest fall 24 hour fall 0900z to 0900z: 5.4mm on the 2nd
Rain days: 3 (/=0.2mm)
Wet days: 2 (/=1.0mm)

Air pressure (reduced to sea level)
Highest air pressure at 0900z: 1038mb on the 11th
Lowest air pressure at 0900z: 995mb on the 3rd
Mean air pressure at 0900z: 1022mb

Wind direction and frequency at 0900z
N:5, NNE:4, NE:2, E:1, SSW:2, SW:3, WSW:4, W:8, WNW:1


Days with misc
Zero.

Regards,

Ian,

Raunds, East Northants, 63m amsl. NGRSP9972

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"Ian" wrote in message
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Very dry, with temperatures a little above normal. Warmest Sept since
2006, driest since 1996. The long dry spell was the most notable
feature of the month with no measurable rain from the 3rd
Until the months end

Rainfall 0900z-0900z (STD 5” gauge)
Total rainfall: 8.3mm (16.1%of average)
Highest fall 24 hour fall 0900z to 0900z: 5.4mm on the 2nd
Rain days: 3 (/=0.2mm)
Wet days: 2 (/=1.0mm)

Regards,

Ian,

Raunds, East Northants, 63m amsl. NGRSP9972


BBC's Look East did a summary of September's weather last night, and
Northampton had 17mm for the month. Bedford had 8mm, given as 15% of the
normal. Chelmsford had 36mm with 25mm of that falling on one day (15th).
Just shows that what rain any of us had last month was definitely local in
nature.

jim, Northampton