Weather

[David Nicholson]

I saw in the paper this morning that Austria and Switzerland have had early and heavy snowfalls.

[mark smyth]

Slovak Republic according to the staff here has 40cm of snow and much more in Austria

[Maggi Young]

Thomas said this morning that Austria had lots of snow, we were wondering how things were for our Austrian forumists.... and a lady ( married to a Czech, who was enquiring about gift membership for another Czech,) told me that there was nearly two feet (60cms) of snow where this chap lives.
Here we are getting several kinds of weather every hour!

[mark smyth]

October stats for N Ireland
The provisional mean value for the month is 11.0 °C, which is 1.5 °C above the 1961-1990 average.

The provisional total for the month is 65.0 mm, which is 57% of the 1961-1990 average.

The provisional total for the month is 103.8 hours, which is 126% of the 1961-1990 average. Sunniest October since 1987, when 110.5 hours was recorded.

[mark smyth]

for England
The provisional mean value for the month is 10.3 °C, which is 0.8 °C above the 1961-1990 average.

The provisional total for the month is 63.0 mm, which is 56% of the 1961-1990 average. Driest October since 1985, when 58.2 mm was recorded.

The provisional total for the month is 106.0 hours, which is 120% of the 1961-1990 average.

[mark smyth]

for Scotland
The provisional mean value for the month is 9.4 °C, which is 1.3 °C above the 1961-1990 average.

The provisional total for the month is 92.0 mm, which is 58% of the 1961-1990 average.

The provisional total for the month is 95.2 hours, which is 129% of the 1961-1990 average.

[mark smyth]

we know it was good because of how good the Colchicums were - in my garden anyway. It's very interesting how we were all above average for roughly the same amount

[Andrew]

October stats for N Ireland

for England

for Scotland

And what is wrong with Wales  .

[Paul T]

Andrew,

Do you REALLY want an answer to that!!?? 

Great stats Mark.  Interesting to see them together like that.  Must check in each month with you and see how the comparisons go over the year.  I'm guessing this is from a site somewhere?

[Casalima]

It's been very cold here the last few days. A couple of degrees below freezing at night (i.e. around dawn) in my little town and down to as low as -10ºC in the big hills up the valley. It only gets that cold here when skies are very clear at night. But it is now clouding over and due to start raining this afternoon and the rain is due to stay for at least a week!! YESSS!! But I wonder whether it will snow - the official local forecast for the second half of today is "Periods of rain, max 16ºC - min -1ºC for the coast, min -6ºC inland", which is a bit odd. The last time it snowed (and didn't melt on touching the ground) down in the valleys was about 20 years ago.

[Andrew]

Andrew,

Do you REALLY want an answer to that!!?? 

As long as you do not offend any of our Welsh forumists  .

(Do we have any Welsh forumists ?)

[mark smyth]

If I thought there were Welsh members I would have shown the details

[mark smyth]

The Welsh stats are
The provisional mean value for the month is 10.4 °C, which is 0.6 °C above the 1961-1990 average.

The provisional total for the month is 60.7 mm, which is 42% of the 1961-1990 average. Driest October since 1978, when 34.9 mm was recorded.

The provisional total for the month is 107.4 hours, which is 121% of the 1961-1990 average.

[mark smyth]

The information is from here http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/2007/october.html For other months or years change the wording on the address link

[David Nicholson]

There must be at least one member from Wales surely? If not they are missing something 'cause we talk about sheep sometimes and there is at least one picture of a sheep lately

edit; Of course we have Welsh members, they're just very shy! Maggi