Am I imagining this, but I'm sure the trees here in the SE have turned
to autumn colours about 2 to 3 weeks earlier than in past years. Even
some of the bigger oes are showing signs of autumn that normally wait
until November.

Keith (Southend)

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In message , "Keith
(Southend)" writes
Am I imagining this, but I'm sure the trees here in the SE have turned
to autumn colours about 2 to 3 weeks earlier than in past years. Even
some of the bigger oes are showing signs of autumn that normally wait
until November.

I don't know about it being early, but rather more like normal and not
late. I wonder whether someone keeps a record for this kind of thing
like those who wait for the first cuckoo.
--
Tim

Keith (Southend) wrote in message
...
Am I imagining this, but I'm sure the trees here in the SE have turned
to autumn colours about 2 to 3 weeks earlier than in past years. Even
some of the bigger oes are showing signs of autumn that normally wait
until November.


Hi Keith, my sycamore started turning brown at the end of August.
Been a slow change since then though. Leaves just starting to come off now.
Generally nothing unusual up here though.

Will.
--

I think the dryness may be a factor for some of the colour change and early
leaf fall.

Dave
"Keith (Southend)" wrote in message
...
Am I imagining this, but I'm sure the trees here in the SE have turned
to autumn colours about 2 to 3 weeks earlier than in past years. Even
some of the bigger oes are showing signs of autumn that normally wait
until November.

Keith (Southend)

***********************
Weather Home & Abroad
http://www.southendweather.net

"Keith (Southend)" wrote in message
...
Am I imagining this, but I'm sure the trees here in the SE have turned
to autumn colours about 2 to 3 weeks earlier than in past years. Even
some of the bigger oes are showing signs of autumn that normally wait
until November.


We were in the Dordogne area of SW France in early Sep, and there was more
Autumn colour and falling leaves there then than there is here now.

Trevor
East Yorkshire

"Keith (Southend)" wrote in message
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Am I imagining this, but I'm sure the trees here in the SE have turned
to autumn colours about 2 to 3 weeks earlier than in past years. Even
some of the bigger oes are showing signs of autumn that normally wait
until November.



It's an 'ology U know!

http://www.phenology.org.uk/

We had a dryish September, but surely the copious amounts of rain in
August would have covered that?

I seem to remember last year we had some wonderful autumn colours due
to a dry summer and early autumn, but I'm sure it wasn't this early
here.

I guess my "seaweeds" looking for that sign of a hard winter that we
are well overdue now, GW or no GW :-)

Keith (Southend)

On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 16:44:59 GMT, "Dave.C"
wrote:

I think the dryness may be a factor for some of the colour change and early
leaf fall.

Dave
"Keith (Southend)" wrote in message
.. .
Am I imagining this, but I'm sure the trees here in the SE have turned
to autumn colours about 2 to 3 weeks earlier than in past years. Even
some of the bigger oes are showing signs of autumn that normally wait
until November.

Keith (Southend)

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Weather Home & Abroad
http://www.southendweather.net



Keith (Southend)

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A lot of that rain was a downpour on the 10th which at that time of year
tends to run off and or evaporate quickly. I must say my garden has been
bone dry to a considerable depth with lower levels being dryer than the
surface even now.

Dave
"Keith (Southend)" wrote in message
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We had a dryish September, but surely the copious amounts of rain in
August would have covered that?

In uk.sci.weather on Sun, 3 Oct 2004 at 16:44:59, Dave.C wrote :

I think the dryness may be a factor for some of the colour change and early
leaf fall.

What dryness?

August was very wet, and September's rainfall was just about normal
(here at least).
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

Keith (Southend) wrote:
Am I imagining this, but I'm sure the trees here in the SE have turned
to autumn colours about 2 to 3 weeks earlier than in past years. Even
some of the bigger oes are showing signs of autumn that normally wait
until November.

Well, I practically had the same thought a few days ago Keith. Over here
in Holland I do seem to remember that last year trees were "green" a lot
longer than this year. Last year, I remember we had some really low
temps in October (around 10C which is low for the beginning of Oct) and
this lasted for quite some days. However, despite this trees stayed green.

This year however I noticed trees beginning to brown as of mid Sept. and
I can't say we've had a really dry Summer this year.

Richard