..and an interesting and entertaining post it was, Snoozym. Thanks for that. Roger

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When we have warm, sunny weather in May, it's generally applauded. Similar conditions in September and a number of people complain.

 

 

I notice this. I never understand why dry and benign in September is such a no-no on weather forums. I get that some people may want more seasonal temperatures - fresher days and chilly nights - and that's fine, but what on earth is there to like about days on end of 50mph winds and driving rain? Sure, on or two deep storms are interesting, but they very quickly become tiresome.

We've got all the dark months ahead for all of that.

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That's interesting as it puts you warmer than London. My closest station with a long term Met Office average is Greenwich Park, which averages 20C max in Sept and 11.4C min (those are 1981-2010 averages). I'm surprised Portsmouth is that much warmer to be honest. 

Mean max of 22.2 and a mean min of 13.9 so far this month here - and an overall 1-minute mean of 17.7C. The mean dewpoint is 15.1C.

That's pretty darned warm for September, and exceptionally humid.

Over the weekend I had condensation on the outside of all the windows, such was the humidity! I've seen that in my car before (especially annoying on a misty morning, heading into a more humid pocket and whoof, all the windows instantly fog up) but never on the house before. At least there seems to be a bit of a change on the way now. 

 

 

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Mozzies are still biting  

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Been in Padstow since Saturday.
Sunday to Wednesday have been lovely summer days, 17-20c with plenty of sunshine, been on the beach and in the sea numerous times.

Today and tomorrow look a bit dodgy with fairly thick cloud but not too much rain.

All in all a very good week for this stage in September and much better than my week in the rain in Wales in May .

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Summer still refuses to end down here - cloudy, but an effortless 22C / 16C dew here.

The only positive is that the past couple of mornings have, at last, seen a dewpoint in single figures. It felt gorgeous!

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I notice this. I never understand why dry and benign in September is such a no-no on weather forums. I get that some people may want more seasonal temperatures - fresher days and chilly nights - and that's fine, but what on earth is there to like about days on end of 50mph winds and driving rain? Sure, on or two deep storms are interesting, but they very quickly become tiresome.

We've got all the dark months ahead for all of that.

My interest with storms is when I am abroad because it REAL storms while here is always lame and never matched like in the 80's or 90's storms here which I used to take interest.   Wind and rain the most boring weather while this week warm and sunny weather is a lot interesting, easily go outside and save heating bills.

Also for a term Average, you expect in a single summer month contain 2-3 heatwaves, 2-3 rain spells and rest is average days with temps and sunny spells.   All we get now is cloudy, cool and unsettled non-stop which is not normal.  This month so far is very average because it always come with 1 heatwave in early start of the month averaged around 27-28C and one very cold spell always at the end which we might see it next week. rest of this month was bang on average around 20C days, sunny spells to full sunshine, then cooler at nights 

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Mean min of 11.5C so far. One solitary night below the average of 8.7C and even that wasn't as cold as the 5.5C reached during August. After that only a further 3 single figure mins of 9.3C, 9.8C and 9.9C. Just unreal 

 

There have only been 11 nights throughout the entirety of July, August and September that have dropped into single figures. The previous lowest total I recorded was 24 in 2006 so that puts this stupefying horror into perspective. Like most of the relentless dross we have to endure nowadays there are no words to do it justice.

  

Was supposed to be getting cooler but recorded another vile min of 10.8C last night and it's been a very dull, gloomy and overcast evening. The sort of thick grotty cloud that is all too familiar these days, preventing the temperature dropping. Only need two more double digit horrors to ensure the month beats even 2006's total of 20 nights 

 

Absolutely nothing to look forward to now.

Colder nights?  

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Colder nights?  

 

Changing the record?

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Weather on my holiday to Wales/Liverpool was mixed. Good start and end but horrible middle. Four consecutive days of endless cloud and nuisance value rain/drizzle. Had these awful days been scattered evenly throughout then it wouldn't have mattered but day after day of it is just draining and depressing and a continuation of what's been endured here for months.

 

September has certainly not been dry, settled or sunny here. A truly rank, revolting month of humid, cloudy stupefying mild gunk like nothing on earth we ever used to get before this appalling century. A crap end to one of the worst ever extended summers inflicted on this region.

 

It's like 2006, 2011 and 2014 combined into one super horror show. Night after night after night of ridiculous double digit dross. 2006 was preposterous with a mean min of 10.9C and only 10 single figure digit mins. That pales into insignificance with the breathaking garbage 2021 has produced.

 

Mean min of 11.5C so far. One solitary night below the average of 8.7C and even that wasn't as cold as the 5.5C reached during August. After that only a further 3 single figure mins of 9.3C, 9.8C and 9.9C. Just unreal 

 

There have only been 11 nights throughout the entirety of July, August and September that have dropped into single figures. The previous lowest total I recorded was 24 in 2006 so that puts this stupefying horror into perspective. Like most of the relentless dross we have to endure nowadays there are no words to do it justice.

 

How the hell can this endless mild nothingness be classed as weather? It's not. It's a weather vacuum.

 

There is absolutely zero autumn colour to be seen. Nothing at all and it's almost the final week of September. At the time of year we used to expect the first ground frost or, on the very rare occasion air frost, it's becoming an ordeal to get out of double digits.

 

Was supposed to be getting cooler but recorded another vile min of 10.8C last night and it's been a very dull, gloomy and overcast evening. The sort of thick grotty cloud that is all too familiar these days, preventing the temperature dropping. Only need two more double digit horrors to ensure the month beats even 2006's total of 20 nights 

 

Last year was probably the best for autumn colour since 2003 courtesy of a very dry and sunny September with relatively cool nights that we have certainly not had this year. I say relatively as the mean min was barely below average, just significantly cooler than most of the putrid crap of the past 20 years. It helped ameliorate the effects of a disgustingly wet October. 

 

Absolutely nothing to look forward to now. Likely another stinker of an October with no temperature variation or tree colour. Then several months of dead landscapes, wind and darkness with little to no snow or frost 

That's all well and good, but now tell us the bad news.

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Changing the record?

Richard's only got one record, and it's broken.

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Well the fact it's October next week and we (Exeter area) still hasn't seen seasonal temperatures is a little concerning! So many cobwebs are now around us and everywhere - we really could do with a bit of rain now. Obviously it's usually the case everyone goes back to school the weather improves but seriously we need rain - the rivers are receding horribly and the ground is very dry.

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Stupidly warm here again today.  Will summer never end?  And will it ever rain again?  

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Stupidly warm here again today.  Will summer never end?  And will it ever rain again?  

Yes, up into the low 20s here yet again - and it was still 20c an hour ago.

All change overnight Sunday into Monday, for the south-east at least, then more rain later on Tuesday and temperatures taking a nosedive to somewhere close to normal.

I discovered a wasp’s nest in the thatch this week; rang the pest control people we use and she said they’d die out when the first frost hits. I said I didn’t want to wait until December…..

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Well the fact it's October next week and we (Exeter area) still hasn't seen seasonal temperatures is a little concerning! So many cobwebs are now around us and everywhere - we really could do with a bit of rain now. Obviously it's usually the case everyone goes back to school the weather improves but seriously we need rain - the rivers are receding horribly and the ground is very dry.

Don't forget we had a very wet cold summer so having some dryness and warmth is much welcome. the shorter Autumn the better is.

 

Don't forget we had a very wet cold summer so having some dryness and warmth is much welcome. the shorter Autumn the better is.

Are you excited for Winter Jiries? I think it will be a good one this year. 

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Are you excited for Winter Jiries? I think it will be a good one this year. 

A bit but hope a shorter winter with more snow around in a right time and end quicker next year Spring to see much warmer than this year.  Plus with bills going up very high so hope any cold weather really come with snow not just cold for nothing type.

 

Don't forget we had a very wet cold summer so having some dryness and warmth is much welcome. the shorter Autumn the better is.

Yes although not very wet but ironic how NW was driest. Otherwise I feel nature is just really confused right now. Prime example at 12am it was 18c here in Exeter - that would be a pleasant daytime temperature for end of September let alone nighttime min. Least we have all saved on heating but we need some rain here in the south and soon. - The sooner the cobwebs get washed away the better haha! Could be our warmest September in a while me thinks. 

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Don't forget we had a very wet cold summer so having some dryness and warmth is much welcome. the shorter Autumn the better is.

LOL, would have been nice. We've not had a cold summer for many a long year!

Meanwhile July continues unabated here. Overnight low of 13C, into the mid 20s yesterday and it'll be the same again today no doubt.

Autumn can't come soon enough!

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