A dry and mild October with just over half the average rainfall.

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

Screen air temperatures 0900z-0900z
Highest maximum: 19.6C on the 6th
Lowest maximum: 11.8C on the 17th and 20th
Highest minimum: 12.3C on the 3rd
Lowest minimum: 2.5C on the 9th
Mean maximum: 15.1C (+0.8C deviation from average)
Mean minimum: 7.9C (+1.4C deviation from average)
Overall mean: 11.5C (+1.1C deviation from average) (min+max/2)
Average temperature at 0900z: 11.0C

Grass temperatures 0900-0900z
Lowest grass minimum: -1.4C on the 8th
Highest grass minimum: 10.2C on the 6th
Mean grass minimum: 4.7C

Rainfall 0900z-0900z (STD 5” gauge)
Total rainfall: 30.9mm (55.4%of average)
Highest fall 24 hour fall 0900z to 0900z: 7.8mm on the 30th
Rain days: 12 (/=0.2mm)
Wet days: 7 (/=1.0mm)

Air pressure (reduced to sea level)
Highest air pressure at 0900z: 1033mb on the 16th
Lowest air pressure at 0900z: 996mb on the 21st
Mean air pressure at 0900z: 1015.7mb

Wind direction and frequency at 0900z
N:1,E:1, ESE:2, SE:3, SSE:2, S:5, SW:3, WSW:5, W:3, WNW:1, NNW:4, CALM:
1.


Days with -
Fog at 09z 0
Air frost: 0
Grass frost: 4, on the 8th, 9th, 13th, 18th.

Regards,

Ian, Raunds, East Northants, 63m amsl. NGRSP9972