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Updated: 0332 on Wed 8 Oct 2008
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Latest observations - 0300 on 8 Oct 08: Wales

Location
Weather
Temp
Wind
Vis
Pressure / trend
Dir
Speed
Gust
Aberdaron Clear Sky 10.8 °C WNW  17 mph   27 km 1011 hPa, Rising
Aberporth Medium-level Cloud 11.3 °C WNW  14 mph   20 km 1012 hPa, Rising
Capel Curig Partly cloudy 9.9 °C SW  16 mph   40 km 1011 hPa, Rising
Hawarden Clear Sky 10.3 °C 7 mph   30 km 1010 hPa, Rising
Lake Vyrnwy Clear Sky 8.6 °C 13 mph   28 km 1011 hPa, Rising
Milford Haven Medium-level Cloud 9.7 °C WNW  7 mph   24 km 1013 hPa, Rising
Mumbles Head No data 10.8 °C 8 mph    N/A 1013 hPa, Rising
Pembrey Sands Clear Sky 10.5 °C NW  9 mph   29 km 1012 hPa, Rising
Rhyl Clear Sky 10.1 °C 10 mph   25 km 1010 hPa, Rising
Sennybridge Low-level Cloud 8.5 °C 0 mph   16 km 1012 hPa, Rising
St Athan Clear Sky 10.5 °C NW  8 mph   30 km 1013 hPa, Rising
Trawsgoed Medium-level Cloud 11.0 °C 2 mph   16 km 1012 hPa, Rising
Valley Clear Sky 11.0 °C WNW  13 mph   30 km 1011 hPa, Rising
Observations are subject to final quality control after publication on this web site.

24 hours ending 2200 on 7 Oct 08: Wales

Highest max 18.8  °C Hawarden
Lowest max 13.3  °C Aberdaron
Lowest min 11.0  °C Lake Vyrnwy
Highest rainfall 34.2  mm Capel Curig
Sunniest 2.3  hours St Athan

Last updated: 0344 on Wed 8 Oct 2008


UK last month

September 2008

Mean temperatures generally close to average across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, but slightly above average across Scotland. Provisionally, Wales and Northern Ireland had their coolest September since 1994. A very wet month across the Midlands and NE England, with some stations in Northumberland recording around 300% of their average rainfall. In contrast, northern areas of Scotland had well below average rainfall. A generally dull month across the UK, with exceptionally below average sunshine across south-west Scotland.

Norwich Airport recorded a maximum temperature of 23.4 °C on the 11th. Tulloch Bridge recorded a minimum temperature of -2.1 °C on the 22nd. High 48-hour rainfall totals in Northumberland on the 5th/6th, with Chillingham Barns recording 158.3 mm and Morpeth Cockle Park recording 151.5 mm, both having return periods over 200 years.

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