Terminal Moraine

A cloudy day with light drizzle during the morning and a dry afternoon. At 1800 Temp; 4.3c Max today; 6.0c Min last night; 4.0c Grass min; 4.1c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.1 mm Sunshine today; 0.0 hrs Mean wind speed; 5 mph NW Highest gust today; 32 mph NE at 0600 7 oktas Sc Vis; 25 miles

Yesterday's rain cleared to the west by late evening and the rest of the night, and so far this morning, was overcast with intermittent drizzle. At 0900 Temp; 4.3c 24 hr max; 5.9c 24 hr min; 4.0c Grass min; 4.1c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 14.8 mm Mean wind speed; 14 mph NE 8 oktas St Vis; 1.5 miles Intermittent light drizzle

After the second dullest February on record here ( since 2000) March has continued the very dull weather with just 12.9 hrs of sunshine in the first 10 days; the average is 32.2 hrs for the first 10 days. 2005 was the dullest March on record with 46.6 hrs during the whole month and the first 10 days managed 25.4 hrs. 2023 was the second dullest with 48.3 hrs and the first 10 days were comparable with this year with 12.2 hrs recorded.

An overcast day with continuous light-moderate rain. Thick fog until 1130, then misty. At 1800 Temp; 5.0c Max today; 5.9c Min last night; 4.8c Grass min; 4.6c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 9.7 mm Mean wind speed; 21 mph NE Highest gust today; 35 mph E at 0656 8 oktas Ns Vis; 1.5 miles Continuous moderate rain

In the 47 years I've been recording at this site the average date for the last frost in spring is April 13th. The earliest last frost was February 12th in 2014 but that was in a league of its own as there have been only 7 other years with a last frost in March. 1980 on March 23rd, 1987 on March 29th, 1993 on March 27th, 2004 on March 13th, 2009 on March 29th, 2011 on March 8th and 2015 on March 26th. It should be borne in mind that living high on the east facing slopes of a moor this area is not prone to early or late frosts as in those situations where the valleys experience frosts due to nocturnal radiation all the cold air drains away to lower ground leaving it several degrees warmer here.

A cloudy night with light-moderate rain. Foggy with light rain at the moment. At 0900 Temp; 5.9c 24 hr max; 9.5c 24 hr min; 4.0c Overnight min; 4.8c Grass min; 4.6c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 8.2 mm Mean wind speed; 15 mph E 8 oktas Ns and St Vis; 250 yds Continuous light rain

Sunny intervals during early to mid afternoon but the rest of the day was dry and cloudy. At 1800 Temp; 6.3c Max today; 9.5c Min last night; 3.0c Grass min; 0.7c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm Sunshine today; 0.9 hrs Mean wind speed; 19 mph E Highest gust today; 32 mph E at 1624 8 oktas St Vis; 8 miles

Following on from the discussion about the 0900-0900 meteorological day, and how a few cold early mornings can influence the monthly mean, I checked my own data for February. The mean 0900-0900 minimum here was 3.5c, the highest on record for February, but the mean overnight minimum ( 1800-0900 ) was 4.0c. When we're talking in terms of the possibility of monthly records being broken by a few hundredths of a degree, or even a tenth of a degree, this is a significant difference. Not that it makes any difference to the CET as long as it continues to be based on the 0900-0900 day but it does illustrate what a large can of worms it would open up, particularly between November and March, if it were ever to be changed to midnight to midnight to fit in with automatic weather stations. It's much less of an issue between April and October although I can think of a few occasions where a particularly cold day in summer is negated by a clear and sunny start to the following day with the result that the temperature at 0900 is higher than the maximum on the previous day.

A dry and cloudy night with intermittent light rain or drizzle arriving from the south around dawn. Dry, dull and misty at the moment. At 0900 Temp; 4.0c 24 hr max' 5.7c 24 hr min; 3.0c Grass min; 0.7c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; Trace Mean wind speed; 15 mph E 8 oktas St Vis; 1500 yds

A dry and mainly cloudy day with a chilly E wind. Most of the cloud dispersed around sunset. At 0900 Temp; 3.7c Max today; 5.7c Min last night; 2.6c Grass min; 2.0c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm Sunshine today; 0.1 hrs Mean wind speed; 20 mph E Highest gust today; 38 mph E at 1003 1 okta St fractus Vis; 10 miles

A dry and cloudy night with no morning fog for the first time this month. At 0900 Temp; 3.5c 24 hr max; 5.4c 24 hr min; 2.4c Overnight min; 2.6c Grass min; 2.0c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; Trace Mean wind speed; 18 mph E 8 oktas St Vis; 5 miles

Thick fog until 1330, then dry and overcast. At 1800 Temp; 4.3c Max today; 5.4c Min last night; 2.5c Grass min; -2.2c Rainfall from 0900-1800; Trace Sunshine today; 0.0 hrs Mean wind speed; 18 mph E Highest gust today; 32 mph E at 1353 8 oktas St Vis; 7 miles

Dense or thick fog all day so far. It's a bit chilly too, current temp is 3.4c with a moderate E wind.

A dry night with clear intervals before midnight and thick fog from 0230 onward. At 0900 Temp; 2.8c 24 hr max; 8.2c 24 hr min; 2.5c Grass min; -2.2c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; Trace Mean wind speed; 11 mph E Sky obscured by fog Vis; 35 yds

Fog or thick fog until 1030 then a dry day with sunny intervals. At 1800 Temp; 5.7c Max today; 8.2c Min last night; 0.9c Grass min; -2.9c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm Sunshine today; 2.0 hrs Mean wind speed; 3 mph SE Highest gust today; 16 mph SE at 1321 6 oktas Cu congestus Vis; 8 miles

A dry night with clear spells until after midnight, then thick fog from 0500 onward. Thick fog at the moment but above 320 mts there are patches of blue sky with hazy sunny intervals. At 0900 Temp; 3.0c 24 hr max; 10.9c 24 hr min; 0.9c Grass min; -2.9c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.0 mm Mean wind speed; 3 mph N Sky obscured by fog Vis; 80 yds

A dry and mild day with sunny intervals from mid morning onward. At 1800 Temp; 6.5c Max today; 10.9c Min last night; 4.2c Grass min; 3.4c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm Sunshine today; 3.2 hrs Mean wind speed; 6 mph NE Highest gust today; 23 mph S/SE at 0019 6 oktas Sc Vis; 40 miles

A cloudy night with light rain during the evening. The rain cleared shortly after midnight but it stayed overcast and there was thick fog between 0430 and 0830. Dry and cloudy at the moment. At 0900 Temp; 5.0c 24 hr max; 8.3c 24 hr min; 3.2c Overnight min; 4.2c Grass min; 3.4c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 1.7 mm Mean wind speed; 3 mph S 7 oktas St and Ac Vis; 4 miles

A clear and sunny start to the day followed by increasing cloud from late morning with sunny intervals. Thickening cloud during the second half of the afternoon brought light rain by 1830. At 1800 Temp; 7.2c Max today; 8.3c Min last night; 0.2c Grass min; -4.5c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm Sunshine today; 4.6 hrs Mean wind speed; 24 mph SE Highest gust today; 44 mph SE at 1818 7 oktas As and Cs Vis; 40 miles

A dry night with long clear periods but also a couple of hours of thick fog during the early hours ( between about 0200 and 0400 ). Dry and sunny since sunrise but with valley fog. At 0900 Temp; 3.2c 24 hr max; 6.7c 24 hr min; 0.2c Grass min; -4.5c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.1 mm Mean wind speed; 10 mph SE 1 okta Ci and Ac Vis; 20 miles Valley fog

Thick fog until 1030 then dry with a few sunny intervals. At 1800 Temp; 4.6c Max today; 6.7c Min last night; -0.5c Grass min; -0.8c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm Sunshine today; 1.30 hrs Mean wind speed; 4 mph S/SE Highest gust today; 13 mph W at 1012 7 oktas Sc Vis; 40 miles

Yesterday evening's snow showers soon died out to leave a cloudy, and later foggy, night with a slight frost. At 0900 Temp; 0.1c 24 hr max; 5.4c 24 hr min; -0.5c Grass min; -0.8c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 3.1 mm Mean wind speed; 3 mph W Sky obscured by fog Vis; 200 yds

Showers of wet snow, sleet and small hail early and late in the day with a spell of mainly dry weather with a few sunny intervals in between. At 1800 Temp; 1.3c Max today; 5.4c Min last night; 0.7c. Grass min; -2.3c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 2.4 mm Sunshine today; 0.2 hrs Mean wind speed; 15 mph SE Highest gust today; 28 mph E at 1137 8 oktas Ns Vis; 3 miles Moderate shower of wet snow

A dry start to the night with a few cloud breaks but showers of sleet, wet snow and ice pellets moved up from the south east before dawn, accompanied by thick hill fog. At 0900 Temp; 1.5c 24 hr max; 4.9c 24 hr min; 0.6c Overnight min; 0.7c Grass min; -2.3c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 9.0 mm Mean wind speed; 10 mph NE Sky obscured by fog Vis; 120 ydsd Light showers of sleet and ice pellets

28.5 hrs of sun here in February ( 42% of average ) making it the second dullest February on record ( since 2000 ). Only Feb' 2011 with 27.9 hrs was duller.