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by Graham Easterling
Sat May 14, 2016 11:07 am
Forum: Long Term Weather Patterns
Topic: Early May 2016 - Missing the rains
Replies: 11
Views: 68780

Re: Early May 2016 - Missing the rains

Last rain here 4.9mm, which fell in a brief thunderstorm during the evening of 9th. Nothing measurable 11th onwards.

Total rain this month 17.1mm
by Graham Easterling
Wed Apr 27, 2016 7:35 pm
Forum: Long Term Weather Patterns
Topic: April chill
Replies: 4
Views: 17460

Re: April chill

So far to 23rd, my April mean temperature is 9.3°C. Although below average (10°C), this is only the 5th coldest in the April record from 2001. Here are the colder ones: 2001 8.9°C 2008 8.9°C 2012 8.5°C 2013 7.9°C In Penzance 9.3C (-0.8C) so far Coldest since 1991:- 2013 8.6 2012 8.9 1998 9.1 1994 9...
by Graham Easterling
Wed Apr 27, 2016 7:26 pm
Forum: Anything Else
Topic: Philip Eden
Replies: 3
Views: 35753

Re: Philip Eden

Yes it is sad. I have been in contact by email since my early days on USW (some time ago now!) and regarded him as a friend. The minimum thermometer in my screen was a gift from Philip. I had a good idea of the cause of his problems, but only realised how serious it was when he went quiet. He will c...
by Graham Easterling
Fri Feb 12, 2016 10:28 am
Forum: Short Term Weather Events
Topic: Storm Imogen, extreme sea conditions West Cornwall
Replies: 0
Views: 12340

Storm Imogen, extreme sea conditions West Cornwall

West Cornwall caught the brunt of Storm Imogen on Monday 8th. The swell peaked at 38’at Sevenstone’s, off Land's End, a height which has a 10 year return period. This is almost identical to the heights reached in March 2008 & in 2014, so the 10 year return period may need reviewing! It is important ...
by Graham Easterling
Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:47 pm
Forum: Short Term Weather Events
Topic: Penzance Ball Lightning?
Replies: 4
Views: 15402

Re: Penzance Ball Lightning?

i) Jan 1995 when I stayed in Reading: There was a powerful hail and thunderstorm during the night (it is mentioned in Roger's and Stephen's book '100 years of Reading weather'), with lightning striking Christchurch near the University, and there was also supposed incidence of ball lightning some di...
by Graham Easterling
Fri Jan 15, 2016 9:08 am
Forum: Short Term Weather Events
Topic: Penzance Ball Lightning?
Replies: 4
Views: 15402

Re: Penzance Ball Lightning?

Thanks Martin. Unfortunately, due to the time (04:30), virtually no-one was up an about to describe what preceded the bang. It was the only flash of lightning during the event. Apart the damage done it was the unusual nature of the sound, typical of an explosion rather than thunder, that was notable...
by Graham Easterling
Thu Jan 14, 2016 4:31 pm
Forum: Short Term Weather Events
Topic: Penzance Ball Lightning?
Replies: 4
Views: 15402

Penzance Ball Lightning?

With the higher than normal SSTs, and unstable air, hail has fallen every day in Penzance since 8th. The 9th & 10th also saw thunder. There was a lightning strike at 04:30 on 10th that was rather unusual. It struck a pole a few hundred yards from me and did a fair bit of damage locally. Routers expl...
by Graham Easterling
Sat Jan 09, 2016 8:14 pm
Forum: Climate
Topic: Increasing annual rainfall
Replies: 3
Views: 37667

Re: Increasing annual rainfall

In Penzance, mean rainfall:- 1961-1990 1140.0mm 1971-2000 1189.3mm 1981-2010 1219.6mm 2010-2015 1245.1mm So there seems to have been an gradual upward trend for the last 50 years! I also noticed your post on USW about lack of warming in reccent years. In Penzance, whilst the temperature has been fla...
by Graham Easterling
Sun Dec 27, 2015 9:35 pm
Forum: Short Term Weather Events
Topic: A mild December
Replies: 23
Views: 71136

Re: A mild December

In Penzance (1st-26th) Mean Max 13.5C Mean Min 10.7C Mean 12.1C The previous warmest Decembers in my record, which starts in 1991 were 1994 & 2007 at 9.3C. So it is currently my warmest ever December by 2.8C! Attached photo of St. Ives on Xmas Eve. In the sunshine it felt more like September than De...
by Graham Easterling
Wed Dec 23, 2015 7:27 pm
Forum: Suggestions
Topic: "View Active Topics"
Replies: 6
Views: 31753

Re: "View Active Topics"

Thanks!