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April ends with showers

March adds to the drought

A taste of winter finally blows in

Month after month, it’s mild

Mildest autumn for 20 years

Rejoice and be merry!

Very warm and very dry

Here’s to a very British summer

Year still waiting for a soaking

Unexceptional – with exceptions

Run of 24 rain-free days

Now the rain’s stopped, too

Where did all the snow go?

New year back to normal

So, how cold was it?

A chilling record

November chill beats the records

Sun shines on an autumnal chill

Summer average takes a soaking

August downpours end dry spell

Hot and sunny summer start

Chill turns to heat

Showers stay away

Dry spell ending?

Dry spell coming to an end?

It’s been the coldest winter in 30 years

Let it snow, let it snow . . .

Wild and windy, wet and mild

SEVENTEEN days without rain

Another wet one for the records

Wild and windy, wet and mild

Posted on November 27 2009 at 8:01:42 0 comments

Alvechurch amateur weatherman Phil Thomas records the changes.

A windspeed of 55mph was recorded at 11pm Tuesday November 24 – the highest local gust since January 2007.

And the average wind speed for November to the time of writing (26th) was 8.3mph, which is 25 per cent higher than the local average.

The recorded rainfall of 101.7mm was already 44% above the average for the entire month while 52.3 hours of sunshine was 82% of the average.

Temperatures were above “normal”, with the maximum average of 11.9C being 2.3C higher and the minimum of 6.3C being 2.8C above average.

Early December may be changeable with frequent rain showers but a little on the cold side after recent mild conditions. The outlook towards Christmas is difficult to predict, probably changeable and below or near normal temperatures.

See Phil’s daily local forecast at www.alvechurchweather.metsite.com