After a warm start temperatures fell back nearer to normal but it has
remained mild throughout with means well above average. It was a wet,
quite dull and windy month. Up till October it seemed a very dry year
(largely because 40% of the rainfall to date had come in just two
separate events)but this was a truly wet month with 20 days with rain.
October 28th gale was close to my strongest wind gust in at least 5
years, so a noteable although brief event.




Summary for October 2013

Temperature (°C):

Mean (min+max) 13.2 (+1.6)
Mean Minimum 9.4 (+1.1)
Mean Maximum 17.0 (+2.1)
Minimum 2.3 day 13
Maximum 22.6 day 08
Highest Minimum 14.8 day 22
Lowest Maximum 11.6 day 14
Air frosts 0

Rainfall (mm):
Total for month 108.5 (+80%)
Wettest day 15.6 day 11
High rain rate 46.8 day 22
Rain days 20
Dry days 11

Wind (mph):
Highest Gust 53.2 day 28
Average Speed 5.4
Gale days 1

Pressure (mb):
Maximum 1025.9 day 06
Minimum 979.1 day 28

Dave