Weather observation - Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
OS X (Eastings) 440951
OS Y (Northings) 554026
Lat (WGS84) N54:52:46 (54.879323)
Long (WGS84) W1:21:48 (-1.363282)
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Didn't manage to post yesterday (Sunday) on account of a trip out into upper Teesdale (AKA Ken Copley Country!). The trip was a bit of a last minute decision after the forcast of cloudy conditions ended up as wall to wall sunshine. Not as warm as a week agao, but still glorious and better suited to walking.
By way of a change, there was a bit of dampness this morning, not really enough to soak the dry ground, but enough to prove the rain gauge is still functioning. Not quite as cold as I was expecting it to be and I'm sure the 'end-of-the-world' Daily Express snow story will prove to be a little wide of the mark. I'll be surprised if the snow shovel comes out of retirement!
Regards... David Allan.
PS Overheard a chap at High Force Waterfall yesterday complaining about how it had changed so much from when he was a nipper. As he paid his £1.50 to visit the waterfall, he said it had become far too commercialised and it used to be free. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that there's always been a charge and the only sign of 'commercialisation' was a gift/sweet shop and a very small one at that. Apart from that, little else has changed and £1.50 isn't bad for a well maintained path with seats for those in need of a rest.
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Current data for Ryhope Grange, Sunderland
02 April 2012 16:15

Temperature (°C):
Current 9.5
Trend (per hour) -0.7
Average today 9.7
Wind chill 9.5
Heat Index 9.5
Dew Point 7.6
Rel Humidity 88%

Wind (mph):
Current Gust 2.2 N
Average Speed 1.9 E

Rainfall (mm):
Current rate 0.0
Last hour 0.0
Total today 1.5
Total yesterday 0.0
Total this month 1.5
Total this year 43

Pressure (mb):
Current 1007.7
Trend (per hour) -0.4