Weather in Evershot
A small village in Dorset
Monthly commentary
2011
January 2011
Rainfall was 80% of the expected: 110.8mm against 138.6mm average for
January. There were 11 days with no rain at all. But 5 days brought us
double-figure rainfalls: the highest was the 18.8mm on the 10th, with
17.4mm, 16.3mm, 14.1mm and 10.3mm, mostly in the first half of the month.
Temperatures too varied widely. The highest was the 12.8°C on the 15th,
but there were also 14 days with an air frost. The lowest daytime
temperature was -0.4°C on the 29th, the lowest nighttime figure being
the -5.4°C on the 30th. The overall average for the month was 3.7°C
against a figure for the last few years of 5.6°C.
February has started mild and dry, but dreadfully dark and gloomy.
Similar conditions are forecast for the rest of the month, with a few
colder days in between.
February 2011
The Met Office treats February as the last month of winter, but it does
not always behave as if it is. This year, for instance, there were only
two days with a frost, the 7th (-1.7°C) and 8th (-0.5°C), and the highest
temperature was a mild 13.1°C on the 24th. The monthly average was 6.5°C,
where the usual for February is 5.4°C.
Rainfall was close to the average: 95.5mm against 100.5mm. There were
only 7 days with no rain, and there seemed no end to the dull grey skies
day after day. The highest rainfall was the 15.8mm on the 13th.
March has started cold, with a frost every night except the 1st. But at
least it is dry and sunny most days. The middle of the month is forecast
to be mild and damp, but with the cold returning later. So winter may
not quite have finished yet.
March 2011
March was just amazingly dry. The whole month's rain amounted to only
19.5mm, and this fell on 10 days, leaving 21 days without any at all.
The usual amount is 92.8mm.
Temperatures were much as one would expect, with slight frosts early in
the month, but temperatures well up towards the end. The highest was
18.2°C on the 25th, the lowest -2.6°C on the 7th. The overall figure for
the whole month was 10.9°C, where the usual for March is 7.3°C.
April has started like it was summer, with a high in the first week of
19.6°C and little rain at all. They are forecasting a change in the
second week, with rain, gusty winds and cool temperatures. We must wait
a while for our real summer, I guess.
April 2011
April followed March in being extremely dry. We had only 10.3mm of rain
in the whole month, the usual being about 70mm. On 23 days there was no
rain at all, and the most, such as it was, fell on the 13th (3.5mm).
Temperatures were slightly up on the average. The mean was 11.5°C
(average 10.2°C). The highest was the 24.6°C on the 23rd, the
lowest the 2.0°C on the 3rd.
May started with more of the same, but the end of the first week has
brought some welcome rain for gardeners and farmers. Forecasts for the
rest of the month vary from 'wet and windy' to 'getting dry again'. As
usual we must wait and see.
May 2011
The months go by, but nothing much changes, it seems. May was another
dry month, with rainfall only 44.7mm against an average of 81.2mm.
There were 18 days with no rain at all.
Temperatures were slightly down on the expected figures: 11.6°C was the
average for the month, where the usual figure is 13.1°C. The maximum
was 20.4°C on the 1st, the lowest 2.2°C on the 24th.
June has started changeable, with showers mostly of drizzle. The
thermometer is slightly down on expected summer temperatures. And the
drought is forecast to continue.
June 2011
I ended my report on May's weather with: "And the drought is forecast to continue."
How wrong can one (the forecaster) be! June 2011 turned out to be the wettest
Evershot June in my experience. The total rainfall was 123.8mm, with a 34.6mm
on the 12th. The monthly average is only 55.4mm. There were just 9 days without rain.
Temperatures were down on previous years. The monthly mean was 13.3°C,
3.4°C below the usual 16.7°C. The lowest temperature was the 3.9°C
on the 10th. But there were some hot days too: the highest was the 25.4°C on the 26th,
followed by a sultry night temperature of 15.8°C.
July has started cool and changeable, with some strong gusty winds. The rain has
reached a total of 32.1mm in the first week. So the gardens and fields are
looking green and fresh. But it looks as if the changeable weather will continue.
July 2011
Rainfall was only just more than half what we expect: 54.9mm against an average 94.3mm.
The last 10 days were especially dry. The highest was the 18.5mm on the 6th.
Temperatures were slightly down on the average. The highest was 24.1°C on the 25th, the
lowest 6.9°C on the 2nd. The overall average for the month was 14.9°C where the usual is 17.3°C.
August is promising to be changeable. When was it ever anything else!
Don't forget you can keep up with the weather in the village by going to the weather website:
www.evershot-weather.org. It has a Met Office 5-day forecast plus a 'Current' page updated
every 15 minutes with what's happening.
August 2011
So was that all the Summer we're going to get? Rainfall was well up on the average: 94.8mm against a normal 86.0mm. The most on one day was the 25.8mm on the 3rd.
Temperatures were also not as good as we might expect. The start of the month was quite seasonal, with 25.6°C on the 2nd, but then it all went downhill, and the last week only managed highs in the mid teens °C. So the month ended with an average of 14.5°C, down by 2.3°C on the expected figure.
But it was the dark, grey, gloomy skies that were so depressing, and this feature has extended into the start of September. So Autumn with its gales has arrived, and no sign of an Indian summer. Never mind: we had a wonderful Spring this year. But, goodness, it seems a long time ago.
September 2011
Our Indian Summer came late in the month. Meanwhile it was wettish at 76.6mm, the normal being 60.9mm. The most was the 15.6mm on the 5th.
Temperatures were above average too. The overall figure was 18.5°C, but the maximum was a 24.9°C on the 29th, unusually high for the time of year. But we also nearly had a frost, with a 3.6°C on the 14th.
The 'heatwave' continued into October: 24.8°C on the 1st, a record for my October figures.The first week has been quite dry too: only 6.9mm. And the mild weather is set to continue for a while.
October 2011
Temperatures started with a record high: 24.8°C, the highest I have ever recorded for October. That was on the 1st and was followed by 23.8°C and 20.7°C on the next two days. But thereafter it was quite autumnal, with even a near frost, 0.4°C, on the 19th. The overall average for the month was 12.0°C, close to the expected 11.5°C.
Rainfall too was unusual. We expect an average of 177.2mm, but this October gave us only 93.8mm, little over half. The highest was 19.4mm on the 24th. There were 17 days with no rain at all.
November has started damp, grey and miserable, but not too cold -- yet. If we get snow it may not be till near the end of the month. But there's always December to come!
November 2011
November was quite mild, but with some lower temperatures later in the month. The highest was 14.9°C on the 3rd, the lowest -0.7°C on the 27th. The average for the whole month was 10.0°C against the usual 13.3°C.
Rainfall was low: only 80.3mm where the expected is 162.4mm, so under half. The most in a day was 21.0 on the 9th. There were 13 days with no rain at all.
December has started quite mild. But some of the month looks quite dramatic, with wild storms, snow, frosts and all the winter stuff well to the fore. The rest will no doubt just be 'changeable'. So Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to come!
December 2011
December was slightly cooler than November, but nowhere near what we had last year. There was only one frost: -1.5°C on the 9th. The maximum was a very mild 12.0°C on the 31st. Overall the average temperature for the whole month was 6.4°C, 1.0°C up on the expected.
Rainfall was nearly up to the usual for the month: 104.9mm against an expected 119.9mm. But nearly one-third of that fell on one day: 32.9mm on the 12th. There only six days without rain.
Overall the month was mild, grey and boring, except for the violent gales towards the end of the month. And January has started where December left off. But the forecasters are saying that from the middle of the month we shall have our winter.
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