With the help of neighbours in Epping I managed to maintain temperature
and rainfall readings throughout the month despite moving to Edinburgh
on the 16th.

December
Mean max 9.0 (+2.1)
Mean min 2.7 (+0.3)
Overall mean 5.9 (+1.2)

Rain 88.0mm (155.8%), wettest day 23rd with 24.1mm - the wettest
December day since 1995

Thunder on 19th evening

Annual 2013
Mean max 13.6 (-0.4)
Mean min 6.5 (-0.4)
Overall Mean 10.0 (-0.4)
Rainfall 674.3mm (100%)
Snowfall on 35days, 22 days with snow lying, max depth 16cm on 21st Jan
Thunder on 15 days



--
George formerly of Epping, west Essex, 350'asl
www.eppingweather.co.uk
www.winter1947.co.uk

George Booth wrote:
With the help of neighbours in Epping I managed to maintain temperature
and rainfall readings throughout the month despite moving to Edinburgh
on the 16th.

December
Mean max 9.0 (+2.1)
Mean min 2.7 (+0.3)
Overall mean 5.9 (+1.2)

Rain 88.0mm (155.8%), wettest day 23rd with 24.1mm - the wettest
December day since 1995

Thunder on 19th evening

Annual 2013
Mean max 13.6 (-0.4)
Mean min 6.5 (-0.4)
Overall Mean 10.0 (-0.4)
Rainfall 674.3mm (100%)
Snowfall on 35days, 22 days with snow lying, max depth 16cm on 21st Jan
Thunder on 15 days



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Hi George, I did hear a rumour. Hope the move went well because it can
be a bit traumatic at the best of times. I hope you will get something
set up in Edinburgh - it would be a useful contrast.
I don't know how Ron and Scott will manage without you as a reference
point for all things weather.
Best wishes,
Dave

On 08/01/2014 20:03, Scott W wrote:
Yes, I'm still looking for a reference for sun hours. Perhaps a crowd funding appeal. I'm afraid that there's many things further up the queue than an R&D instromet sunshine recorder to add to my station :/


Yes, sunshine recording per se seems to be a minority activity at
amateur weather stations. When I was at Epping one of the nearest
locally was Richard Barker's site at Royston but he he has now moved to
Little Paxton - and still records sunshine.

--
George in Edinburgh but formerly of Eppingl
www.eppingweather.co.uk
www.winter1947.co.uk

On 07/01/2014 23:58, Dave Cornwell wrote:
George Booth wrote:
With the help of neighbours in Epping I managed to maintain
temperature and rainfall readings throughout the month despite moving
to Edinburgh on the 16th.

December
Mean max 9.0 (+2.1)
Mean min 2.7 (+0.3)
Overall mean 5.9 (+1.2)

Rain 88.0mm (155.8%), wettest day 23rd with 24.1mm - the wettest
December day since 1995

Thunder on 19th evening

Annual 2013
Mean max 13.6 (-0.4)
Mean min 6.5 (-0.4)
Overall Mean 10.0 (-0.4)
Rainfall 674.3mm (100%)
Snowfall on 35days, 22 days with snow lying, max depth 16cm on 21st Jan
Thunder on 15 days



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Hi George, I did hear a rumour. Hope the move went well because it can
be a bit traumatic at the best of times. I hope you will get something
set up in Edinburgh - it would be a useful contrast.
I don't know how Ron and Scott will manage without you as a reference
point for all things weather.
Best wishes,
Dave


After 38 years in the same house it was indeed quite a move but we all
coped, including the cat. At the moment I have a setup using real
thermometers in the screen and a standard rain gauge all read at 0900.
Apart from snow in the first couple of days it's been mild here and very
windy. The Pentland Hills (northern edge of Southern Uplands), a mile to
the south, produce wave with southerlies and I suspect, at just short of
600' asl we are close to one of the first downwind 'bounces' or rotors.
Recent days have shown impressive orographic wave bars on the sat pics
and for real when the skies are clearer. I'm also impressed with local
knowledge of matters meteorological with two people talking about
'microclimate' and 'katabatic winds'.

I have observed many roofers vans in this area. I also acquired an
impressive array of snow clearing equipment with the house.

--
George in south Edinburgh 575'asl
www.eppingweather.co.uk
www.winter1947.co.uk

On 08/01/2014 20:53, George Booth wrote:
On 08/01/2014 20:03, Scott W wrote:
Yes, I'm still looking for a reference for sun hours. Perhaps a crowd
funding appeal. I'm afraid that there's many things further up the
queue than an R&D instromet sunshine recorder to add to my station :/


Yes, sunshine recording per se seems to be a minority activity at
amateur weather stations.

Unsurprising - how many of them would even have the necessary clear skyline?


--

Paul Hyett, Cheltenham