Wrington Meteorological Report 2004 |
Former parish councillor, and meteorological enthusiast, Dawn Judd kindly provides us with a weekly met. report based on readings she takes daily at her home - 8.30am for the rainfall. |
Overall
figures for 2003 |
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November |
26th December, 2004 - 1st January, 2005 | |
15mm of rain for the last week of the year. Giving us a total for December of 102mm, just slightly below average for the month. 2004 Total rain for the year 1153.5mm, slightly above average for the last 10 years. |
20th - 25th December, 2004 | |
This week started dry with a hard frost on the 19th : -5.4ºC. Only 16mm of rain all week, but with a biting wind at times and more frosty mornings. At least there was chance for a dry walk on Christmas afternoon. |
12th - 19th December, 2004 | |
Well, the week started very much as previous weeks, no rain just dark and cold. Then on Wednesday things started to change, and we had rain on the next four days. Culminating on Saturday night with 38mm, some of which fell as snow for an hour or so, especially on higher ground. Giving a total for the week of 69mm. |
5th - 11th December, 2004 | |
No measurable rain this week, a bit of dampness in the air at times that's all. Still gloomy and cold though. Apart from Saturday, when the sun managed to shine for a while, we've had pretty much the same weather now for weeks. The outlook for the 25th isn't good either, in the last 10 years we've had rain on 9 of them. Sorry!! |
21st - 27th November, 2004 | |
20.5mm of rain with 3 dry days but not much sunshine. A quiet week weatherwise with very little wind which meant cloud tended to linger even when it was dry. Saturday was the worst day yet again. |
14th - 20th November, 2004 | |
Well the dry spell didn't last long. 28mm of rain this week, 16mm on Saturday. What a miserable day that was, rain or drizzle all day and very cold as well - typical November weather. I'm already looking forward to the shortest day, all this darkness and gloom doesn't suit me at all. |
7th - 13th November, 2004 | |
A real change in the weather towards the end of the week, enough frost to cut down the dahlias which have kept flowering until now. Only 5mm of rain, hopefully allowing the ground to dry out a bit. |
24th - 30th October, 2004 | |
Last week of the month and some rain every day, 34mm in all, so no dry week this month - sorry. It's not the wettest October in the last 10 years though. We had 190mm in 2000, but it only rained on 18 days, this month it has rained on 24 days. No frost yet, the temperature has been slightly higher than usual because of the almost continuous cloud cover, especially at night. November is also usually a wet month, the average over 10 years is 121.5mm with a high of 217.5 in 2002 and a low of 65. So unless we have a change in the pattern it won't be very different from October just a bit colder, and if we do have a dry spell we'll probably have a frost! Also we often have a windy spell in the middle of the month accompanied by heavy rain, so very much like October. (I feel like one of those dreadful women from a Greek tragedy!!) |
17th - 23rd October, 2004 | |
Again a wet week, with rain on 5 days out of 7 - totalling 45mm. Only one week left of October and no sign of any dry spell before November. |
10th - 16th October, 2004 | |
Again, rain on 5 days out of 7 - but a lower a total than last week - 34.5mm in total. So, we've already had over 100mm this month - and we're only half way through October. Perhaps we'll have a drier second half, as we did in '93 and '97 [Here's hoping - Ed] |
3rd - 9th October, 2004 | |
A wet week. Rain on 5 days out of 7 - a total of 65mm (more than the whole month in 1995). The 28mm which fell last Sunday was the most rain in one day since July. We've also had our lowest night temperature this autumn at3.2ºC, so frosts cannot be far away. Perhaps it will be better next week. |
19th - 25th September, 2004 | |
Again this week rain on 6 days out of 7, but only 18.5mm, so not the quantity. It's been damp and overcast most of the time - not as many sunny intervals as last week. Having said all the swallows had gone, I went across Claverham Moor the other day and saw 3. I hope they haven't left it too late ! |
12th - 18th September, 2004 | |
Well what a difference, 44mm of rain on 6 days out of 7. Also much colder especially at night, with temperatures falling to 5º or 6ºC. still rising to the low 20's when we have sunny intervals during the day - typical of early Autumn weather and the swallows have gone. Every year I watch them gather on the wires and I tell myself I will see them leave, but I never do. Just suddenly you realise they're not there any more. |
5th - 11th September, 2004 | |
A lovely week for September until Friday, when we had 12mm of rain, followed by 6mm on Saturday making the week's total 18mm in all. Much colder and more like Autumn especially on Saturday evening. I will be surprised if we get up into the high 20's this week or again this year. |
22nd - 28th August, 2004 | |
With rain on 5 days out of seven, a wet week totalling 48mm in all. Still reasonably warm, although noticeably cooler at night now. The last Bank Holiday before Christmas coming up and it doesn't look too promising, but I expect we'll make the best of it - we usually do! |
15th - 21st August, 2004 | |
Only20mm of rain this week, which proves the variation in our rainfall over quite a small area. On Monday the 16th during a heavy storm in the late afternoon, we had 9mm in our garden, but Roper's Lane and Wrington Hill had considerably more, looking at the way the water rushed down Bullhouse Lane and across the road like a river. The Butts Batch end of the village caught only the edge of the downpour. Otherwise a fairly poor week for August, but at least not as bad as some other parts of the [west] country. |
8th - 14th August, 2004 | |
29.5mm of rain this week - some falling on the last five days out of seven. This has meant quite a change, although it's still warm with the rain, making it feel very muggy at times. The weather seems very unsettled now, and there are big differences from one part of the country to another. Wrington has been lucky to miss the very heavy downpours which have resulted in severe flooding for some. |
25th - 31st July, 2004 | |
A lovely, almost dry week produced a mere 3mm of rain, and the weather improved as the week progressed, to hot and sunny by the weekend. July as a whole wasn't a dry month, giving a total of 108.5mm of rain on 15 days. It was also rather cool at times considering it's midsummer, but it was getting warmer as it neared its end. The prospect for August - although it's our main holiday month it's rarely our best month for weather. Eight times in the last 12 years we've had more than 100mm of rain - with a high of 179mm in 1997 - and remembering the last few years' camping holidays, it's the odd dry ones which stand out; wet and rather cold seems more usual ! However, we have had some warm, dry Augusts - in 1995 there was no more than 9mm of rain, and it was hot most of the time. Then again, last year we had a 15-day dry spell and some lovely, warm weather, so we'll keep our fingers crossed this time ! |
18th - 24th July, 2004 | |
16.5mm of rain mixed in with some nice and not-so-nice days this week - we're alternating good and bad days. This means we are not building up heat from day to day, and the evenings are quite cool, so night temperatures were in single figures three times this week. The warmest day was Thursday, especially the afternoon, following rain in the morning. |
11th - 17th July, 2004 | |
Only 14.5mm of rain, spread over 4 days, Wednesday to Saturday this week. However, it doesn't look very promising for the start of the school holidays, and the temperature is a little low for July. |
4th - 10th July, 2004 | |
54mm of rain this week - 32mm on 7th July accompanied by strong winds, which ripped leaves and branches off the trees (again) and did a lot of damage in more exposed gardens. Also a lower temperature than normal for July meant not a very good week for us. Did anyone else experience the cloudburst crossing the M5 between Clevedon and Bristol on Saturday morning just before 9a.m ? Very heavy rain flooded the road and made it almost impossible to see. I cannot remember experiencing so much rain in so short a time. |
20th - 26th June, 2004 | |
Well we had a useful amount of rain at last - 56mm this week, but we could have done without the very high winds which flattened corn and gardens, stripped leaves off trees and even brought some down [and pretty well ruined my one week's holiday - 'useful' eh ? Not the epithet I'd have chosen ! - Ed]. Temperatures dropped noticeably, particularly during the showers. A pity it was such a miserable day on Saturday with 2 gardens open and a wedding, a sunny day would have been appreciated. |
13th - 19th June, 2004 | |
Another dry week, 3.5mm of rain but quite a lot cooler, especially as the week progressed. The weather is changing and I expect more rain in the coming week, but hopefully it won't get too cold. Strong winds in the latter part of the week will be helping to lower the temperature and bring the showers. |
6th - 12th June, 2004 | |
2.5mm only of rain this week, so no respite for gardeners yet. Very enjoyable to have such lovely sunshine every day. I hope there will still be some nice weather left for the school holidays! |
23rd - 29th May, 2004 | |
A sunny week. Again the surrounding areas had more rain than us, only 2mm here. We could do with a good 24hrs of steady rain now, everything is getting very dry. Perhaps next week as we go into June we'll get a change. |
14th - 22nd May, 2004 | |
Only 1mm of rain this week, with 2 small showers on Thursday evening. Otherwise warm sunshine every day. Still a chilly wind, though, on a couple of days, and cool in the evenings. I am sure the gardeners among us would be glad of a couple of days of rain. |
9th - 13th May, 2004 | |
With no more than 4.5mm of rain, a dry week. The only rain fell during a couple of heavy, though brief showers. I cannot remember hearing thunder on 5 afternoons in a row, as there was this week. During the late afternoon Monday to Friday, cloud bubbled up and there was rain and thunder. Luckily we only seemed to catch the edge of them, the Mendips and other areas seemed to take the brunt of it. Otherwise a nice warm week with lovely sunny spells. |
2nd - 8th May, 2004 | |
23.5mm of rain this week and quite changeable. A really lovely day on the 2nd, cold and damp on the 8th, and in between a lot of cloud - and on one or two days a really chilly wind. There was even a slight frost one morning. I'm still waiting a bit longer before I put out any half-hardy plants, as even a slight frost could spoil them and they don't like cold winds either. |
18th - 24th April, 2004 | |
This week got better and better, starting quite chilly with rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, amounting to 26mm in all, 22mm of which was on Wednesday. We then had increasing amounts of sunshine until Saturday, which was like a summer's day. |
11th - 17th April, 2004 | |
An almost dry week until Friday with some lovely sunshine. Then Friday and Saturday were wet with 32mm of rain and a very cold wind , which made it quite unpleasant. In fact typical April weather. More rain threatened for Sunday and early next week, but at least no frosts. |
4th - 10th April, 2004 | |
Only 11mm of rain this week, but it was spread over five days. So, there's been a lot of cloud around, especially earlier in the week. Friday, on the other hand, was lovely, a real spring day and hopefully the first of many. |
21st - 27th March, 2004 | |
Only 8mm of rain this week and again a cold wind. So in spite of it being nearly the end of March it didn't feel very spring-like. As we go into April next week, hopefully it will become warmer with the wind coming from the SouthWest again. |
14th - 20th March, 2004 | |
Just over 1" rain this week - 27mm - with some rain every day. Although only small amounts, except on Thursday when we had 10mm. Very high winds on Friday and over the weekend, feeling cold in the showers. |
7th - 13th March, 2004 | |
29.5mm of rain all in the last 3 days, and with the rain came a change in wind direction and temperature. Much warmer by the end of the week, more like spring. Hopefully it will continue for a while longer. |
22nd - 28th February, 2004 | |
7.5 mm of rain on Tuesday, snow on Thursday and frost every night, so plenty of variety. The snow came at the worst time of the day just as everyone was coming home and caused chaos as usual. We get snow so rarely in this part of the country, that it always seems to cause major problems when it does come.(it was only an inch or so.) Very cold wind again from the North, I don’t think it will get much warmer until it swings round to the South West again. |
15th - 21st February, 2004 | |
Another dry week with frost at night, not very warm days and a very cold wind. This weather looks set to continue for a while longer, with winds from the North or North-East bringing cold air from the Arctic. |
8th - 14th February, 2004 | |
Only 2mm of rain this week in spite of all the cloud. Fairly mild for February with no frost, daytime temperatures reaching double figures on most days, and very little wind. |
25th - 31st January, 2004 | |
Our threatened cold and snowy week turned out to be less than expected by the national forecasters on both counts. Here are the Max and Min temperatures for the past week; (6a.m)(dropping to) Max daytime Mon 1.6 0.5 5.1 As you can see the temperature continues to drop after 6am at this time of the year, giving On Wednesday evening we had an unusual freak storm when cold air driven by high winds hit warmer air. At about 5.50pm it started raining, the temperature was then 5.1ºC. A couple of minutes later we heard thunder and our lights flickered and dipped, then it began to snow. January rainfall was 123.5mm, 28mm in the last week. Also very high winds at the end of the week, but I haven’t heard of any damage. The average for February over 10 years is 91mm with a high of 155mm in 2002 and a low of 11mm in 1998. With days getting a bit longer, February should be a better month weather-wise but it isn’t always! Last year we had a very cold spell with 11 consecutive nights below freezing and a bitter cold wind, but hopefully this year will be mild. |
18th - 24th January, 2004 | |
A reasonable week for January, a couple of frosty mornings and only 14mm of rain. Still quite cold though, with daytime temperatures in single figures, and feeling even colder in the wind. Next week we are threatened with very cold weather and snow. I will note temperatures daily and let you know next week. [We await with some trepidation - Ed !] |
11th - 17th January, 2004 | |
A week that started with high winds and ended with frost. 35.5mm of rain on 5 days, so not very much. The strong winds at the beginning of the week were less fierce here than had been forecast thankfully, so a lot of twigs and dead wood were brought out of the trees, but at least the trees are still standing. Nature's pruning! |
4th - 10th January, 2004 | |
51mm of rain this week, on 5 days, and it was very mild for January - so far I've already seen snowdrops and crocuses in flower. The forecast for the coming week promises very high winds on Monday and Tuesday, so I hope that doesn't mean we'll have a lot of trees damaged.
2004 |