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OCTOBER 2005
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| Note | A total hosepipe and sprinkler ban remains in effect in the Mid Kent Water supply area as at 31st October |
| 1st - 7th | Sunshine and showers on the 1st. Sunny spells on the 2nd with high pressure building which drifts across the UK on the 3rd bringing some fine weather at first, but followed by a period of increasing anticyclonic gloom. The 6th was a sunless day, the 7th a little brighter. |
| 8th - 14th | The 8th was a very mild and bright day. A cold front passed through in late evening, heavy rain in Scotland but negligible rainfall in the extreme SE. Clear skies and a warm surge on the 10th brought the highest October temperature here since 2001. The overnight low of 16.4ºC on the 12th was the warmest October night since recording began here in 1983. A low pressure moving N across the English Channel brought two bands of rain, the 13th and 14th were very dull. |
| 15th - 17th | A fine, and mostly sunny spell with some morning mist. The high of 21.2ºC on the 15th marks the latest date in any year that 21ºC has been reached here since recording began in 1984. |
| 18th - 25th | Increasingly unsettled but mild with heavy showers, sunny spells and blustery conditions. Thunder heard on the 19th. A deep depression on the 21st takes the barometer down to its lowest reading since April. On the 24th a vigourous low with complex frontal systems brings mild, stormy and wet weather across the UK. Squally downpours early morning on the 25th. |
| 26th - 31st | Remaining very mild night and day, and more settled than of late. The high of 20.2ºC on the 27th was the latest date in any year that 20ºC had been reached here since recording began in 1984.....but that record was broken only 3 days later. |
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| * = deviation from 20 year average. The monthly mean is calculated from all logged temperatures and is not the simple mean of the average minimum and maximum. THW = Shaded Heat Index calculated with cooling/warming effect of wind and humidity to give an apparent temperature. THSW = Unshaded Heat Index calculated with cooling/warming effect of wind, humidity and full direct sunshine to give an apparent temperature. EVAPO-TRANSPIRATION is drying effect due to sun and wind, and is equivalent to "negative rainfall" |
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OCTOBER
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TEMPERATURE ºc
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HUMIDITY
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SOLAR RAD
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PRESSURE
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RAINFALL
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WIND SPEED
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DIRECTION
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DATE
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Minimum
(21-09h) |
Maximum
(09-21h) |
RH %
at 14.00 |
Dewpoint ºc
at 14.00 |
% of max
(Noon GMT) |
hPa †
at 14.00 |
Day Total
(mm) |
Average
(mph) |
High Gust
(mph) |
Dominant
(Compass) |
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1st
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10.2 | 16.4 | 57 | 6.5 | 90 | 1013.2 fs | 1.3 | 2.0 | 17 | SSW |
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2nd
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8.4 | 14.8 | 54 | 4.7 | 37 | 1024.7 rs | 0.0 | 1.9 | 18 | N |
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3rd
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3.5 | 15.4 | 66 | 8.3 | 14 | 1030.7 st | 0.0 | 0.1 | 7 | N |
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4th
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8.8 | 17.4 | 65 | 9.8 | 24 | 1029.3 fs | 0.0 | 0.4 | 10 | N |
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5th
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10.3 | 16.6 | 78 | 11.9 | 9 | 1025.7 fs | 0.0 | 0.5 | 10 | N |
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6th
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13.2 | 15.2 | 85 | 12.3 | 12 | 1023.1 fs | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | N |
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7th
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13.6 | 18.5 | 70 | 12.6 | 25 | 1018.0 f | 0.0 | 0.1 | 7 | SE |
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8th
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10.9 | 19.1 | 66 | 12.4 | 46 | 1013.7 fs | 0.0 | 1.9 | 18 | SSW |
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9th
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6.1 | 16.9 | 43 | 3.4 | 72 | 1021.0 fs | 0.0 | 0.6 | 10 | SSW |
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10th
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7.4 | 22.3 | 58 | 13.1 | 62 | 1014.6 fs | 0.0 | 0.6 | 13 | SE |
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11th
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13.4 | 21.8 | 65 | 14.2 | 61 | 1010.5 fs | 0.0 | 0.8 | 16 | SE |
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12th
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16.4 | 18.2 | 89 | 14.8 | 13 | 1010.1 st | 6.3 | 1.1 | 16 | SE |
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13th
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15.0 | 15.7 | 88 | 11.1 | 17 | 1018.4 rs | 1.8 | 0.9 | 16 | N |
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14th
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11.8 | 15.2 | 86 | 12.6 | 13 | 1026.4 st | 0.0 | 0.2 | 7 | WSW |
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15th
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12.9 | 21.2 | 54 | 11.3 | 66 | 1024.9 fs | 0.0 | 0.3 | 12 | ESE |
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16th
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6.7 | 19.5 | 57 | 10.5 | 68 | 1019.5 f | 0.5 | 0.4 | 12 | SE |
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17th
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10.3 | 19.5 | 77 | 14.5 | 52 | 1020.4 fs | 0.3 | 0.0 | 7 | SE |
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18th
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7.7 | 13.0 | 72 | 7.5 | 29 | 1013.5 fs | 1.8 | 0.4 | 12 | SE |
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19th
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10.7 | 15.8 | 72 | 10.0 | 22 | 1007.3 fs | 5.6 | 1.2 | 16 | SSW |
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20th
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9.3 | 16.1 | 59 | 7.8 | 63 | 1008.5 st | 8.9 | 2.3 | 16 | SSW |
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21st
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10.3 | 15.8 | 63 | 8.4 | 72 | 994.5 st | 2.5 | 4.0 | 24 | SSW |
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22nd
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10.9 | 15.8 | 70 | 9.9 | 91 | 999.9 rs | 0.0 | 1.8 | 18 | SSW |
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23rd
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6.5 | 15.2 | 70 | 9.0 | 38 | 1013.3 rs | 0.0 | 0.8 | 13 | SSW |
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24th
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9.6 | 16.2 | 89 | 14.0 | 11 | 1008.2 fs | 14.0 | 5.5 | 27 | SSW |
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25th
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14.1 | 16.4 | 70 | 10.3 | 47 | 1002.6 rs | 5.3 | 7.0 | 28 | SSW |
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26th
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12.8 | 17.9 | 84 | 14.3 | 21 | 1014.2 st | 0.3 | 2.2 | 14 | SSW |
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27th
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11.6 | 20.2 | 65 | 12.7 | 65 | 1009.1 fs | 0.0 | 1.5 | 18 | SE |
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28th
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13.1 | 17.5 | 71 | 12.0 | 20 | 1010.0 rs | 1.5 | 2.2 | 18 | SSW |
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29th
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9.3 | 17.1 | 92 | 14.0 | 9 | 1008.6 fs | 0.8 | 0.8 | 13 | SE |
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30th
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15.4 | 20.3 | 69 | 13.7 | 38 | 1004.8 st | 0.5 | 2.7 | 20 | SSW |
31st |
12.1 | 13.9 | 92 | 11.7 | 5 | 1004.1 st | 6.6 | 0.7 | 14 | SE |
| Solar Rad(iation) reading indicates
the state of the sky (approximately) at just after 12h00 GMT as below: 1 - 10 = Dull overcast; 11 - 20 = overcast; 21 - 49 = cloudy; 50 - 74 = hazy or interrupted sunshine; 75 - 100 = bright uninterrupted sunshine |
| † Barometer trend: f = falling, st = steady, r = rising; q = quickly, s = slowly |
'WIND ROSE' PLOT FOR THE MONTH |
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The 'petals' represent wind direction and the length represents frequency, i.e. in this case winds from the SSW were the most common, followed by the N. The colours represent the strength of the wind, with black being weakest through blue then lighter colours (cyan, light green, yellow, magenta, red) being stronger. This data excludes 'calm' readings. |