Royston (Iceni) Weather Station
Daily Weather Observations - October 2011
(All Times GMT)
| Date | Max. Temp. (°C) 09/09h | Min. Temp. (°C) 09/09h | Grass Min. Temp. (°C) 21/09h | Earth (30cms) Temp. (°C) 09h | Sun (Hours) 00/00h | R'fall (MM) 09/09h | Wind Dir'n 09h | Mean Wind Speed (MPH) 00/00h | Max. Gust Speed (MPH) 00/00h | Cloud Cover (Oktas) 09h | Mean MSL Air Pressure (mB) 00/00h | Mean Rel. Humd. (%) 00/00h | Mean Temp. (°C) 00/00h | Fog (vis. <1000m @ 09h) | Fog (vis. <200m @ 09h) | Snow or Rain and Snow 00/00h | Snow Lying @ 09h (>50% cover) | Hail 00/00h | Thunder 00/00h | Date |
| 1 | 29.0 | 15.4 | 11.0 | 16.5 | 10.6 | 0.0 | SE | 4.0 | 15 | 1 | 1024.0 | 61.7 | 21.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 28.7 | 17.5 | 12.7 | 16.5 | 10.4 | TR | S | 8.0 | 24 | 0 | 1022.7 | 55.1 | 21.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 26.5 | 16.5 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 7.3 | 0.0 | S | 10.2 | 30 | 7 | 1017.3 | 63.5 | 20.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 20.8 | 14.1 | 12.4 | 16.5 | 7.9 | 0.0 | W | 9.9 | 26 | 4 | 1018.7 | 76.3 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 21.4 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 16.4 | 3.9 | 2.5 | SW | 13.2 | 35 | 3 | 1014.2 | 80.4 | 17.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 15.7 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 16.3 | 8.9 | 2.0 | W | 13.8 | 35 | 2 | 1008.0 | 70.0 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | 15.0 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 14.5 | 3.7 | 2.2 | NW | 9.2 | 27 | 8 | 1016.7 | 84.9 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | 15.5 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 14.0 | 0.2 | 6.3 | NW | 7.0 | 25 | 8 | 1020.5 | 89.2 | 11.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | 18.5 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 14.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | SW | 10.9 | 31 | 8 | 1016.4 | 90.2 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | 19.3 | 14.5 | 12.9 | 14.8 | 5.0 | 0.0 | SW | 16.2 | 39 | 1 | 1015.1 | 81.6 | 16.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | 19.2 | 15.0 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 2.8 | 0.1 | W | 13.0 | 34 | 2 | 1016.9 | 80.5 | 16.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | 20.8 | 13.9 | 12.2 | 15.0 | 4.7 | 0.8 | W | 5.3 | 24 | 5 | 1019.9 | 85.7 | 15.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | 15.1 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 15.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | E | 2.2 | 11 | 8 | 1028.8 | 89.8 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | 15.9 | 8.8 | 5.2 | 14.4 | 8.4 | 0.0 | SE | 1.8 | 19 | 7 | 1030.4 | 78.3 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 15 | 17.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 13.0 | 9.6 | 0.0 | SE | 3.6 | 15 | 0 | 1025.0 | 78.5 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 17.6 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 12.1 | 7.2 | 0.0 | SW | 4.8 | 15 | 0 | 1022.0 | 83.6 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 17 | 15.7 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 12.1 | 1.5 | 2.9 | SW | 11.6 | 37 | 7 | 1014.8 | 80.6 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 18 | 13.1 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 12.4 | 8.8 | 0.0 | SW | 11.0 | 37 | 0 | 1008.8 | 74.6 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 19 | 13.1 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 11.2 | 7.3 | 0.1 | W | 7.7 | 24 | 0 | 1017.4 | 80.5 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 20 | 13.0 | 1.9 | -1.2 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 0.0 | W | 5.5 | 17 | 1 | 1026.3 | 77.9 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 21 | 15.5 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 0.0 | SW | 7.4 | 25 | 6 | 1022.9 | 76.0 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 22 | 13.8 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 0.0 | S | 5.4 | 24 | 0 | 1014.2 | 76.4 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 23 | 19.0 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 0.0 | S | 7.2 | 27 | 6 | 1005.9 | 80.4 | 12.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 24 | 15.6 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 5.7 | 0.3 | SE | 7.5 | 27 | 7 | 996.2 | 82.1 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 25 | 17.3 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 0.7 | SE | 4.7 | 25 | 5 | 996.1 | 85.2 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 26 | 14.1 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 10.8 | 7.8 | 2.3 | S | 6.7 | 30 | 2 | 1004.0 | 83.9 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 27 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | E | 3.4 | 16 | 8 | 1007.8 | 91.7 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 28 | 15.2 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 0.0 | W | 2.1 | 12 | 0 | 1021.4 | 89.2 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 29 | 15.5 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 5.0 | 0.0 | SW | 9.0 | 35 | 8 | 1018.7 | 82.4 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 30 | 17.0 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | SW | 8.8 | 33 | 8 | 1016.6 | 87.4 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 31 | 16.6 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | S | 6.5 | 23 | 8 | 1012.1 | 87.1 | 14.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Total/Mean | 17.5 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 13.0 | 175.4 | 21.8 | X | 7.7 | X | 4.2 | 1016.1 | 80.2 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Total/Mean |
| *Diff./% | +2.8 | +2.0 | 152% | 35% | *Diff./% | |||||||||||||||
| Date | Max. Temp. (°C) 09/09h | Min. Temp. (°C) 09/09h | Grass Min. Temp. (°C) 21/09h | Earth (30cms) Temp. (°C) 09h | Sun (Hours) 00/00h | R'fall (MM) 09/09h | Wind Dir'n 09h | Mean Wind Speed (MPH) 00/00h | Max. Gust Speed (MPH) 00/00h | Cloud Cover (Oktas) 09h | Mean MSL Air Pressure (mB) 00/00h | Mean Rel. Humd. (%) 00/00h | Mean Temp. (°C) 00/00h | Fog (vis. <1000m @ 09h) | Fog (vis. <200m @ 09h) | Snow or Rain and Snow 00/00h | Snow Lying @ 09h (>50% cover) | Hail 00/00h | Thunder 00/00h | Date |
Differences from average:
Differences from average shown in red. Reference periods used are as follows: Temperature 30 Years 1976/2005; rainfall 30 Years 1971/2000; sunshine 30 Years 1971/2000.
(*The differences from average quoted during the course of the month relate to the cumulative daily averages up to the date of the last observation, not the averages for the month as a whole)
Additional Data:
Rainfall Duration N/A
Air Frost Duration NIL hours
Graphs and Charts:
Click on the following links to view this month's graphs and charts.....
1. Daily Maximum, Minimum & Grass Minimum Temperatures
2. Daily Maximum & Minimum Temperatures (with 30 Year Comparative Means)
3. Daily Earth (30 cms Depth) Temperature @ 0900 GMT 4. Daily Rainfall 5. Daily Sunshine
6. Daily Maximum Gust & Mean Wind Speed 7. Daily Wind Direction @ 0900 GMT
8. Daily Mean MSL Air Pressure 9. Daily Mean Relative Humidity 10. Thermograph
11. Barograph 12. Hygrograph 13. Anemograph 14. Wind Direction
15. Rainfall Intensity & Duration
October 2011 Weather Review:
......and click on the link below for a text report of the October 2011 weather in Royston
October (since 1972) at Royston (Iceni) Weather Station:
Mean day maximum temperature (30 years 1981/2010) 14.7°C
Mean night minimum temperature (30 years 1981/2010) 8.1°C
Highest temperature 27.5°C (1st October 1985); lowest temperature -3.6°C (29th October 1997)
Lowest grass minimum temperature -8.3°C (29th October 1997)
Warmest October 2001 (Mean temperature 14.3°C); coldest October 1974 (Mean temperature 7.3°C)
Highest no. of days with air frost 5 (1997); highest no. of days with ground frost 13 (2003)
Average October rainfall (30 years 1981/2010) 62.6 mm
Wettest October 2001 (Rainfall 137.8 mm); driest October 1972 (Rainfall 4.1 mm)
Wettest Day 20th October 2001 (Rainfall 51.8 mm);
Highest number of "rain days" (0.2 mm or more) 23 (2000); lowest number of "rain days" 3 (1972)
Highest number of days with thunder 3 (1984)
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| This is just a small section of the long chrysanthemum border in the two acre walled garden at Wimpole Hall (10 km N of Royston) as viewed on 3rd October 2011 at 1056 GMT. The walled garden is currently being restored to its former glory from grassland, this process having been started at the end of the 1990's, and the establishment of this border provides an extravagance of Autumn colour. As well as being used for the cultivation of vegetables (some of which are used in the nearby Old Rectory Restaurant) and flowers (which freshly cut provide floral displays in the Hall) the garden abounds with cordon fruit trees. Increasing productivity in the garden over the last 10 years has been much in evidence, as has the enhancement of the overall appearance of the garden to the wonderful spectacle it is today. The day this photograph was taken was the last of the early October hot spell, the temperature reaching 26.5°C at Royston, after 29.0°C had been recorded on 1st, this being the highest temperature recorded in Royston in October since at least 1972. | A few hundred metres SW of Ickworth House (50 km ENE of Royston) lies the estate's walled garden which today contains the vineyard seen in this photograph (taken on 15th October 2011 at 1316 GMT). The south facing slope of the walled garden provides a favourable location for the vineyard, which is the only commercial vineyard on National Trust land. The present cultivation of grapes commenced in the mid-1990's with the emphasis being on the production of fine English wine. In the background can be seen St. Mary's Church which is currently the subject of restoration work by The Ickworth Church Conservation Trust, which will be the 4th such restoration since the 18th Century. The Church has been out of use since 1986 when it was declared redundant by the Church Commissioners, and was subsequently bought by John, seventh Marquess of Bristol. As can be seen the sky was cloudless on this day and 9.6 hours sunshine was registered at Royston, and a maximum temperature of 17.3°C was achieved, after an overnight minimum temperature of 4.4°C. | This picture depicts the south elevation of the 1855 built Royston Town Hall, as viewed from the Priory Memorial Gardens at 1232 GMT on 22nd October 2011. This was another sunny day (sunshine 9.2 hours) in a very sunny October in Royston. The temperature at this time was 12.8°C, in a SSE wind of mean speed 9 knots gusting to 15 knots. Immediately above the blue car can just be discerned the yellow post box which was presented to the Royston and District Twinning Association by its counterparts in La Loupe, France. This twinning was started in 1986, following a similar arrangement set up with Grossalmerode in Germany in the 1970's, and just recently a further twinning has been commenced with Villaneuva de La Canada in Spain. Above the French post box is one of the blue plaques to be found around the town marking historical sites. Passing the Town Hall and approaching the A10 roundabout is one of the small single decker buses which provide a valuable around town transport service. Off the picture to the left of the Town Hall is the Royston Health Centre. |
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(This page last updated 10th November 2011 2122 GMT)