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johncs2016
01 November 2024 10:21:48
Given below are the final statistics for October 2024 for Edinburgh Gogarbank from all of the data which I have available which are:

Temperature (°C)

Lowest Minimum:                                                                                            -1.40 (on 13/10/24)
Highest Minimum:                                                                                           11.90 (on 4/10/24)
Mean Minimum:                                                                                               7.39
Minimum Anomaly:                                                                                          +0.90

Lowest Maximum:                                                                                          8.50 (on 13/10/24)
Highest Maximum:                                                                                         17.10 (on 17/10/24)
Mean Maximum:                                                                                             13.68
Maximum Anomaly:                                                                                        +0.51

Lowest Average:                                                                                            3.55 (on 13/10/24)
Highest Average:                                                                                           13.65 (on 16/10/24)
Average Temperature:                                                                                  10.54
Average Anomaly:                                                                                         +0.71

Lowest Diurnal Temperature Range:                                                           1.80 (on 4/10/24)
Highest Diurnal Temperature Range:                                                          14.20 (on 14/10/24)
Average Diurnal Temperature Range:                                                          6.29

Other Temperature Statistics

Single Figures Maximum Temperatures:                                                    2
Single Figures Minimum Temperatures:                                                     19
Double Figures Maximum Temperatures:                                                  29
Double Figures Minimum Temperatures:                                                   10
Maximum Temperatures Above 20°C:                                                        0

Number of Frosts

Ground Frosts:                                                                                               5
Air Frosts:                                                                                                       2 (108.1% of 1991-2020 October average)

Rainfall (mm)

Total for October:                                                                                         86.8 (105.0% of 1991-2020 October average)
Wettest Day:                                                                                                 19.6 (on 6/10/24)
Highest Hourly Total:                                                                                   9.0 (on 6/10/24 at 21:00)
Rain Days:                                                                                                     15 (115.4% of 1991-2020 October average)
Dry Days:                                                                                                       14

Longest Dry Spell                                                                                         4 days (28/10 to 31/10)
Longest Non-Dry Spell                                                                                7 days (15/10 to 21/10)
Most Consecutive Rain Days                                                                      7 days (15/10 to 21/10)
Longest Period Without a Rain Day:                                                          5 days (1/10 to 5/10)

Wind Speed (mph)

Average Mean Wind Speed:                                                                       6.3 (69.6% of 1991-2020 October average)
Highest Mean Wind Speed:                                                                        28.8 (on 20/10/24)
Highest Wind Gust:                                                                                      54.1 (on 20/10/24)
Most Common Wind Direction                                                                   SW

Pressure (mb)

Lowest Pressure:                                                                                         986.0 (on 20/10/24)
Average Pressure:                                                                                        1010.8
Highest Pressure:                                                                                        1027.9 (on 30/10/24)

Sunshine Total (hrs)

Total for October:                                                                                         79.5 (84.5% of 1991-2020 October average)
Sunniest Day:                                                                                                9.1 (on 14/10/24)
Sunless Days:                                                                                                5
Most Consecutive Sunless Days:                                                                2 days (8/10 to 9/10)

Conclusion

October 2024 was slightly warmer than average overall, mainly due to constant mild weather towards the latter part of the month which is still ongoing into this month as well.

The number of air frosts was slightly above average though, although these occurred only on back to back days in the earlier part of the month.

It was a slightly wetter than average month overall but October is our wettest month of the year on average anyway according to the 1991-2020 averages which means that it wasn't excessively wet.

However, October 2024 was yet another duller than average month within what has now turned out to be a very dull year.

The north of Edinburgh, usually always missing out on snow events which occur not just within the rest of Scotland or the UK, but also within the rest of Edinburgh.
Retron
01 November 2024 10:33:27
A wet first half of the month gave way to a drier, more settled spell by the end. The middle of the month saw notable warmth, reaching 23C, and for all the world it felt like a toned-down version of July; the dewpoint reached 19C, very unusual for October. (And, indeed, up to 10 or maybe 15 years ago, 19 would have been almost unheard of at any time of year, let alone mid-autumn). Overall it was a warmer than average month and a fair bit drier than average.
No frosts, but that's no surprise - at least there were a couple of nice light shows instead!
Summary for October 2024 (ref 61-90 averages in brackets)

Temperature (°C):
Mean (1 minute)  12.6
Mean (min+max)  12.7 (+0.8)
Mean Minimum    9.0 (+0.8)
Mean Maximum    16.3 (+0.8)
Minimum          3.4 day 11
Maximum          23.0 day 16
Highest Minimum  13.2 day 29
Lowest Maximum  11.7 day 13
Air frosts      0
Ground frosts   0

Rainfall (mm):
Total for month  65.8 (82%)
Wettest day      14.4 day 14
High rain rate  56.2 day 08
Rain days        18
Dry days        13

Wind (mph):
Highest Gust    13.0 day 01
Average Speed    0.4
Wind Run        286.2 miles
Gale days        0

Pressure (mb):
Maximum          1034.51 day 23
Minimum          986.29 day 09
Leysdown, north Kent

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