Davis Vantage Vue AWS at Gorwel Heights in Llanfairfechan.

Llansadwrn (Anglesey) Weather:
Monthly and Annual
Summary for 2013

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January 2013

Below average precipitation, temperature and sunshine

Cold with snow in the middle of the month

MODIS AQUA image (7.2.1) on 21 January  2013 courtesy of the Rapid Response Team at NASA/GFSC. MODIS AQUA image (7.2.1) on 24 Jan  2013 courtesy of the Rapid Response Team at NASA/GFSC. Although precipitation was below average some of it was of snow that resulted in the first snow lying at 0900 GMT since December 2010. Days with sleet and snow falling were 8 (+5.1) & {+5.0}, third highest on record in January since 1979. Days of lying snow were 4 (+3.0) & {+1.2} of average. On the morning of the 19th there were 11.5 cm of lying snow, this reducing to 6.5 cm on the 20th and 2.0 cm on the 22nd. The MODIS AQUA satellite image (left, channels 7.2.1 snow is blue, clouds mostly white), the first glimpse available through breaking cloud on the 21st shows the remaining cover on Anglesey and Gwynedd). Patches of remnant snow lasted another 3 days some fields nearby had 30% cover remaining on the 25th. Most snow fell W of the station in SW and NW Anglesey and NW Gwynedd, snow disappeared more quickly in SE Anglesey and the mainland E of Bangor. The MODIS AQUA image of the 24th shows the distribution of snow in Wales (right). As warmer weather moved into the west more snow fell further east; the MODIS TERRA satellite image of the 26th MODIS TERRA image courtesy of NASA/ GFSC. shows the distribution of snow remaining in NE Scotland and NE England and by then absence of snow on Anglesey.

Rainfall in Llansadwrn was 70.4 mm (67%) and [69%] of averages, lowest since 2010 and ranking 20th since 1928. Most 15.5 mm fell on the 25th after the snowfall, precipitation during the snow event was 6.0 mm, most 4.1 mm on the 18th giving rise to the 11.5 cm of lying snow on the 19th. There were 2 days (-5.0) without any precipitation; 12 dry days (+1.2); 18 rain days (-2.2); 16 wet days (0.3); and 6 (-1.4) had 5 mm, or more. Rainfall at Gorwel Heights in Llanfairfechan totalled 58.2 mm with the wettest day 15.2 mm on the 25th close to Llansadwrn.

Ice precipitation fell in Llansadwrn on 7 days (+1.6) and were either ice crystals (2 days) or snow pellets (3 days). There were 2 days at the end of the month with ice pellets.

The mean temperature in Llansadwrn was 4.8C (-0.5) and [-0.3] of averages, lowest since 2011 and ranking 12th since 1979. The mean maximum was 6.9C (-0.8) & [-0.7] of averages and in records ranked 9th highest. The highest maximum was 11.3C (-0.2) on the 29th while the lowest 0.9C (-1.9) was on the 19th. The mean minimum was 2.7C (-0.2) & [-0.3] of averages. The highest minimum was 9.3C (+0.6) on the 8th and the lowest -2.8C (-0.6) was on the 22nd. There were 10 air frosts (+4.8), most since 2010. There were 18 ground frosts (-0.2), the lowest grass minimum was -6.6C over snow on the 22nd. Lower over snow minima have been observed in the past under clear skies (-10.0C in 1987), this January nights were mostly cloudy.

The mean temperature at Gorwel Heights was 5.8C (+1.0 cf. Llansadwrn); the mean maximum 8.0C (+1.1 cf. Llansadwrn); and the mean minimum 3.6C (+0.9 cf. Llansadwrn). The positive differences due to topography - downslope airflows, and enhancements due to Föhn-like winds that were frequent this month.

Global solar radiation in Llansadwrn averaged 2.66 MJ m -2. Highest were 5.62 MJ m -2. on the 24th and 5.61 MJ m -2. The 29th was a particularly dull day with 0.70 MJ m -2 recorded. Other dull days were the 18th (when it snowed) and 9th with 0.74 and 0.76 MJ m -2 respectively. There were 12 sunless days the dullest January since 2008.

 

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February 2013

Sunny and cold, near average precipitation

The 13th was a very wet day, the latter half of the month dry, cold and sunny

Temperatures were below the averages and lowest since 2010. The mean 4.3C (-1.2) & [-0.8] was lowest since 2010 ranking 8th since 1979. On 19 days the mean was below 5.6C (42F). The mean maximum 7.2C (-1.2) & [-1.1] ranked 7th lowest while the mean minimum 1.4C (-1.2) & [-0.8] ranked 12th lowest. There were 6 days with air frost of 44.2 hours duration, lowest was -2.7C on the 21st, and 20 days (+5.0) had ground frost. Lowest grass minimum was -6.8C on the 22nd while -6.5C was recorded on the 21st. The temperature in the soil at 30 cm depth averaged 4.7C (-0.7) and at 100 cm deep 6.3C (-0.6). The ground was frozen on the 12th and during a spell 18 - 24th frost penetrating to a depth of 5 cm on the 22nd. The highest maximum was 12.1C on the 18th, one of the 4 days 16- 19th to reach double digits.

At Gorwel Heights, Llanfairfechan, the mean temperature was 4.8C. The mean maximum was 7.0C and the mean minimum 2.6C. The maximum temperature reached 10C, or more, on 6 days. There were 16 days with a mean below 5.6C (42F). The highest maximum was 11.3C on the 13th and the lowest 2.9C on the 22nd. There were 3 days with air frost having a total duration of 17.7 hours. Lowest was -1.0C on the 22nd.

Rainfall and ice precipitation, totalled 73.5 mm in Llansadwrn, largest since 2011 (96.5 mm) ranking 38 since 1928. The wettest day on the 13th had 32.1 mm and fell at up to 11.2 mm per hour. There were 16 (-1.0) wet days and 5 (+0.9) with 5 mm, or more. Rain days were 14 (-2.5). Days with no precipitation numbered 11 (+5.1) and dry days 14 (+2.2). At Gorwel Heights rainfall was 59.4 mm, wettest day was the 13th with 23.2 mm that falling at a rate up to 21 mm per hour. Wet days were 11; 4 had 5 mm, or more. Dry days numbered 15.

Sleet or snow fell in Llansadwrn on 4 days (+0.4) and hail on 7 days (+2.1). Ice crystals fell on the 12th, snow pellets on 5 days and ice pellets on 1 day. There was no lying snow. A partial solar halo with right hand parhelion (sun dog) was seen at 0900 GMT on the 28th.

Winter 2012/13

Seasonal averages Anomalies
10-y 30-y
Temperature (C)
Mean maximum 7.4 -0.4 -0.5
Mean minimum 2.5 -0.3 -0.1
Mean 5.0 -0.4 -0.3
Rainfall (mm) 336.8 111% 112%

Winter air frosts

Winter air frosts 1979/80 to 2012/13. The number of winter air frosts were 19 (-0.6) and records since winter 1979/80 suggest an average reduction (by regression) of 12 over the 35 winters' observations . The decline was most marked to winter 2007/08, but in a return to colder winters 2009/10 and 2010/11 numbers increased again. Winter 2012/13 had a closer to average number of frosts and appeared to continue the overall decline.

 

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March 2013

Equal coldest with 1962 since before 1942. Near average precipitation last 10-y, below 30-y. Record days with ice precipitation.

Began warm then cold, turning very cold and dry, as the month progressed with several station records broken.

March mean temperature annomaly back to 1942 compared with 1981-2010 climatological average. Following on from March 2012, mean 9.4C equal warmest with 1957, March 2013 was a bit of a shocker being equal coldest, with 1962, since before 1942. The mean temperature was 3.9C = Llansadwrn 1962 extended data, and 0.1C below that reported at Valley in 1962. The 3.9C was (-3.4) of the decadal average and [-3.1] of the 30-y 1981-2010 average. The mean maximum 6.7C (-4.0) & [-3.6] of averages, the highest 12.0C a large (-5.5) on the 8th, and the lowest maximum 1.2C (-4.7) unusually in reverse date order in the month on the 24th. The mean minimum 1.0C was (-2.8) & [-3.1] of averages. The highest minimum 6.7C (-1.9) was on the 8th and again in reverse date order the lowest minimum -2.3C (-0.7) on the 29th of the month.

There were 14 (+10.6) air frosts, highest on record in March since before 1979, soundly beating the previous 11 days of 1985. Ground frosts were 20 (+10.6), highest on record since before 1985 beating the 18 recorded in 2010.

There were 14 days on which sleet or snow were observed (+11.8) on the average over the past 10-y. Most on record in March since 1979, beating the previous 13 in March 1995. Amounts of water were often very small (trace) despite there being precipitation several times during the day on the 24 - 27th. Occasionally the ground was whitened by snow pellets and or snow especially at night, for example about 02 GMT on the 27th. There was no snow lying (at 0900 GMT) in the month (-0.8).

There were 15 (+9.7) days with hail most on record in March, exceeding the 12 days seen in March in 1995 and 2008. Snow pellets were frequent (12 days), often seen with snow flakes. Ice pellets were recorded on 1 day the 15th, snow grains were seen on the 24th and ice crystals on the 25th. There was no thunder.

Total precipitation was 60.1 mm (91%) & [71%] of averages, largest since 2010 and middle-of-the-road ranking 43 since 1928. The largest fall 11.0 mm of rain on the 7th. Days with no precipitation were 9 (-0.5) and dry days 19 (+3.5). Rain days were 12 (-3.5), wet days 10 (-1.2) and days with 5 mm, or more 6 (+1.6).

 

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April 2013

Coolest since 1986, only 75% of normal rainfall, 9th sunniest since before 1930.

Temperatures kept below average through the month, rainfall fairly evenly distributed.

April mean temperature annomaly back to 1942 compared with 1981-2010 climatological average.Temperatures since January for the 4th month in succession below average. The mean 7.3C (-2.2) & [-1.6] was lowest since 1986 and 5th lowest since 1942 (graphic left). The mean maximum 10.8C (-2.5) & [-2.1] equalling April 2012 and ranking 3rd at this station since 1979. Highest was 13.7C on the 23rd (-6.2), but there were 3 days sunny days on 15, 20 & 29th that had 13.4C. Lowest maximum was 5.4C (-2.9) not surprisingly on the 1st. The mean minimum was 3.9C (-1.8) and [-1.0] lowest since 1990 ranking 7th since 1979. Lowest minimum was -1.1C on the 8th. There were 4 days with air frost (+3.5), equal lowest 1979, 1984 & 1985 with a total of 17.3 h of frost. The mean grass minimum was 1.3C (-1.9), lowest since 1986 (rank 2) with the lowest minimum -5.3C on the 6th, lowest since 2003 (rank 2). Ground frosts 14 (+8.2) were highest on record since 1985.. At Gorwel Heights the mean maximum temperature was 11.2C (highest 15.7C on 23rd) ; the mean minimum 5.0C (lowest -0.2C on 2nd with just 1.8 h of frost in the month); and the mean 8.1C (highest 12.9C on 24th; lowest 2.5C on 1st).

Soil temperatures too have been on the low side, the mean at 30 cm 7.8C (-2.7) and 100 cm 7.7C (-2.3). All depths were <10C at 0900 GMT except at 5 cm which rose to 10C, or more on 7 mornings, and at 30 cm on the 24th. Soil moisture following flooding earlier in the year kept at or near water saturation percentage through the whole month despite evaporation that more or less balanced precipitation. Potential evapotranspiration was 42.6 mm by lysimeter (PWB was 4.7 mm); 54.9 mm by AWS calculation; and 52.6 mm by Piche evaporimeter.

Rainfall was 47.3 mm (73%) & [75%], lowest since 2011 (45.3 mm) and ranked 30th in records since 1928. Largest fall was 10.7 mm on the 13th. Days with no precipitation were 11 (+0.1) and dry days 12 (-2.9). Rain days were 18 (+2.9) and wet days 14 (+3.5). There was only 1 day 5 mm, or more, (-3.3). At Gorwel Heights a drier month too with 38.4 mm. Dry days 15; rain days 15; wet days 10; and 2 with 5 mm, or more. Largest fall was 7.2 mm on the 14th. Wet hours totalled 52, there were 74 in Llansadwrn.

Windy at times with a mean wind speed 17.4 mph recorded on the 16th and gusts of 53 mph on the 17th and 50 mph on the 18th. At Gorwel Heights 61 mph was recorded on the 15th with a mean wind speed of 16.8 mph; 57 mph on the 17th and 18th.

Sunniest since 1998 and 9th sunniest April on Anglesey record since 1930.

 

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May 2013

Temperatures in fifth consecutive month below average

'Summer' temperature for a day in the first part, warm day on the 31st prevents coldest spring record, sunny at times, sometimes wet

Mean temperature annomalies back to 1942 compared with 1981-2010 climatological average.Another cool month, the fifth consecutively below average this year. The mean 10.3C, (-1.5) & [-1.4] below the averages, lowest since 1996 ranking 11th since 1942 (graphic left, Llansadwrn extended records). The mean maximum 13.7C (-1.8) & [-2.2] showed the greatest anomaly, lowest since 1996 and 3rd lowest in the past 35-years at this station. The lowest maximum was 10.0C (-0.4) on the 30th while the highest, our one day of summer, 22.2C (-1.4) on the 7th . The mean minimum was 6.9C (-1.1) & [-0.6] showed the smallest anomaly, lowest since 2010 and rankled 9th in the past 35-years. The lowest minimum 2.8C (-0.6) was on the 2nd and the highest 11.8C (-1.4) was on the 8th and with the 30th (10.0C) were the only 2 days with double figures. There were 2 days with ground frost the 1st -0.7C and 2nd -0.6C, not unusual, there were 3 days in 2012.

Soil temperatures also continued on the low side with the mean 11.6C (-1.8). temperatures at all depths reached 10C, or more, for the first time this year on the 4th. The soil surface was dry on 13 mornings at 0900 GMT and samples taken on the 'bare soil plot' showed a moisture content of 21% DM on the 22nd just 6% above permanent wilting point. Moisture content under grass, however, was 52% DM. Evaporation ET measured by the AWS was 68.6 mm and mirrored the PE of the lysimeter 68.7 mm. This showed a potential water balance of -16.3 mm and a potential water deficit of 47.2 mm.

May sunshine at Valley (provisional SYNOP data] 192.4 h (96%) & [99%] was lowest since 2011 ranking 41 on the Anglesey record since 1930.

Spring 2013

Spring was remarkable because of its below average temperatures, late development of spring plants and arrival of summer birds. The chiffchaff (a harbinger of spring) was heard in the garden on the 10th of April, later than usual, but 2 days earlier than the latest garden arrival date 12 April 2001Dates of arrival of the chiffchaff in the garden in Llansadwrn 1998-2013. . Blackthorn first flowered on the 15th April. The median flowering date in Llansadwrn is the 22 March, so it was 24 days late this year Dates of flowering of blackthorn in Llansadwrn 1996-2013.. The first bluebell opened on the 26 April just one day later than my latest chronological flowering date in 1996. The earliest flowering date in my records Dates of flowering of bluebell in the wood in Llansadwrn 1996-2013. is the 27 February 2007 and the latest 16th April 2010, just a day later than this year.

Spring seasonal averages Anomalies
10-y 30-y
Temperature (C)
Mean maximum 10.4 -2.8 -2.6
Mean minimum 3.9 -1.9 -1.4
Mean 7.2 -2.4 -2.0
Rainfall (mm) 159.8 78% 76%

Spring mean temperature annomaly back to 1942 compared with 1981-2010 climatological average.Spring seasonal averages (above) showed the mean temperature 7.2C was (-2.4) and [-2.0] of averages, the minimum 3.9C showed the least anomaly while the maximum 10.4C showed greatest. It was touch and go as to whether or not it would turn out to be the coldest spring here since 1942. On the 29th May the mean was 7.1C, but a warmer day right at the end of the month nudged the mean up to 7.2C thus equalling 1979 (rank 2) the coldest since before 1942 (graphic left; Llansadwrn extended records). Rainfall was below average the spring total 159.8 mm (78%) & [76%] was lowest since 2011 ranking 22 since 1928.

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June 2013

Another month with below average temperatures, drier and sunnier than average especially on western coasts

Fine and sunny at the beginning turning wet on the 12th, end of month mostly dull and sometimes windy

Mean temperature annomalies back to 1942 compared with 1981-2010 climatological average.Yet another month, the sixth in succession, with lower than average temperatures, but the anomaly was not as great as the spring months March to May. The mean 13.5C was higher than 2012 and ranked 33rd overall since 1942 (graphic left, Llansadwrn extended records). Based on the 30-y average the anomaly was [-0.4] and was larger on the 10-y average (-0.9). The mean maximum 17.1C (-1.0) & [0.7] marginally had the greatest anomalies. The highest maximum 21.3C on the 18th was (-3.2) while the lowest maximum 13.5C on the 23rd (+0.5). The highest minimum on the 30th was 12.6C (-2.4) while the lowest minimum on the 2nd was 5.8C (-0.5). This was also the date of the lowest grass minimum 2.1C (-1.3). There were 4 days with 20C, or more. Gorwel Heights had 6 days with 20C, or more, 4 days in a spell 6th to 9th. Highest was 21.2C on the 18th.

Soil temperatures continued below average, the mean at 30 cm deep 15.0C (-1.2) and 100 cm deep 13.4C (-1.2).

Rainfall in Llansadwrn was 58.3 mm (79%) & [86%] of averages, lowest since 2011 and ranking 38th back to 1928. The largest daily fall was 13.7 mm on the 12th while the following day 13th had 12.2 mm. The spell 11 - 13th totalled 28.1 mm 48% of the total for the month. Gorwel Heights was drier having 42.4 mm with the largest 11.2 mm falling on the 27th. There were 13 (+0.9) days with no precipitation in Llansadwrn while dry days numbered 16 (+0.7) with 14 at Gorwel Heights. Rain days were 14 (-0.7), 16 at Gorwel Heights; wet days 11 (-0.2), 11 at Gorwel Heights; and days with 5 mm, or more 4 (-1.0), 4 also at Gorwel Heights.

A sunny month at Valley the 225.2 h of sunshine was most since 2010 and the 10th highest on the Anglesey record (K&Z adjusted values) since 1930. While Valley recorded just 1 sunless day in Llansadwrn, influenced by the Snowdonia Mountains, 6 were logged. The brightest day was on the 5th with 26.72 MJ m -2 and the dullest 5.87 MJ m -2 recorded on the 28th while the 12th, almost as dull, had 6.19 MJ m -2..

 

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July 2013

Sunniest on Anglesey record, third warmest since 1941 and driest since 2006

Mostly sunny and warm throughout with drought between 4th and 22nd.

Anglesey sunshine annomalies back to 1931 compared with 1981-2010 climatological average.A remarkably sunny and warm month. Sunshine at Valley was the most on the Anglesey record any month (K&Z adjusted Holyhead and Valley data) since 1931. The 311.4 h, (188%) & [187%] of averages, beating by a large margin the previously highest 284.1 h recorded in 1955 and the 306.4 h recorded at St Athan this July likely to be the highest in Britain. The most sunshine in June was 256.4 h (K&Z adjusted) in 1940. The sunniest day this July was on the 9th having 14.9 h duration. There was just 1 sunless day on the 2nd.

Mean temperature anomalies back to 1941 compared with 1981-2010 climatological average.Reversing the first 6 months of the year's record of lower than average temperatures the mean temperature in Llansadwrn was 17.7C [(+1.9)], highest since 2006 and third highest since 1941 (graphic left, Llansadwrn extended records). The highest mean 21.8C was on the 19th and the lowest 12.7C on the 2nd. The mean maximum was 22.0C (+2.8) and [+2.5] highest since 2006. The highest maximum 26.9C on the 19th, highest since 2009, and the lowest 14.6C on the 2nd, highest since 2010. There were 24 days that reached 20C, or more; a continuous spell from the 5th to the 30th spoiled only by 19.0C on the 6th and 19.4C on the 15th. The lowest maximum 14.6C (-0.2) was on the 2nd. Minima were also higher, the mean 13.3C (+1.0) & [+1.3] again was highest since 2006. Highest was 16.6C (+0.4) on the 19th while the lowest was 9.8C (+1.3) being the only sub 10C value on the 5th that also saw the lowest grass minimum 5.6C.

Maximum temperatures in July. UK maxima first indications courtesy of MetO & SYNOP reports.Temperatures at Gorwel Heights in Llanfairfechan were a little higher. The mean was 18.5C, mean maximum 22.5C highest 27.6C on the 19th, and mean minimum 14.5C, lowest 11.2 on the 2nd. The highest UK temperature in July reported by the Met Office was 33.5C at Heathrow & Northolt on the 22nd.

The mean soil temperatures at 30 cm 18.1C rose above average (+0.7) for the first time this year, but at 100 cm the mean 15.8C remained stubbornly just below (-0.2).

Rainfall was 59.8 mm, lowest since 2006, ranking 28 lowest since 1928. An 18-d spell without measurable rain occurred between 4th and 26th, a drought. Rainfall on the 28th 13.5 mm and the 31st 16.8 mm went a long way to build the month's total. Rainfall for the year to July totalled 421.6 mm and remains below the total 459.2 mm reached in July 1945 the driest year on record in Llansadwrn, and well below the long-term average 527.1 mm. The soil became very dry and parched and soil moisture under grass dropped to 25.6% dry mass on the 24th. Soil moisture on the bare plot fell to 11.9% below the permanent wilting point of 15.2% for the local soil. Plants on bare soil were wilting, and fine leaved shallow rooting grasses were becoming desiccated. Deeper rooted meadow grasses kept green and no wilting was seen on mature trees that were affected in the drought of 1976. Evaporation levels were high; calculated ET from the AWS was 93.3 mm, PE measured by lysimeter was 88.7 mm with a PWB potential water balance of -29.1 mm. Days without any precipitation were 19 (+9.6) and dry days 21 (+7.7). Rain days were 10 (-7.7), wet days 6 (-8.0) and days with 5 mm, or more, 4 (-2.3). Wet hours were 53.

Rainfall at Gorwel Heights was similar totalling 58.8 mm with 45 wet hours recorded. Dry days were 21; raindays 10; wet days 7, and 4 days with 5 mm, or more.

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August 2013

Near average temperatures, rainfall and sunshine

Record daily rainfall at this station on the 4th; dry from the 16th

Rainfall accumulated 24-h up to 09 GMT on 5 Aug 2013. SYNOP & courtesy of local PWS sources.Rainfall on the 4th was 89.2 mm (16 wet hours) and was the largest recorded since the station began in 1979, beating August's previous largest fall of 41.0 mm on 14 August 2007. Also exceeding the previous record 86.0 mm on 22 October 2004. Llansadwrn records go back to 1928 and a fall of 137 mm was recorded in 3-h during a thunderstorm on 10 August 1957. The month's total was 136.6 mm (152%) & [157%] largest since 2004 ranking 11th on the Llansadwrn record. There were 68 wet hours duration.

There were 14 days with no precipitation (+6.5) and 16 (+3.3) of them were dry. Rain days numbered 15 (-3.3) and wet days 10 (-2.6). Days with 5 mm, or more, were 4 (-1.6).

At Gorwel Heights 57.0 mm fell on the 4th (14 wet hours) and the month's total was 102.2 mm. There were 20 dry days and 11 rain days. Wet days were 9 and those with 5 mm, or more, were 3. There were 56 wet hours duration.

Rainfall January to August 558.2 mm Accumulated rainfall from January to August 2013 compared with averages., while still below the LTA 617.7 mm, rose above the 1945 driest year total for the first time this year!

After July's record amount of sunshine August seemed rather dull, but there were 162.9 h recorded at RAF Valley this lowest since 2010 (106%) & [101%] of averages (K&Z adjusted) and ranking 33 on the Anglesey record since 1930. Four days saw 10h, or more, the sunniest day was on the 7th with 14.2h. The 2nd and 3rd had 13.3h and 12.4h respectively and the 25th 12.6h. There was 1 sunless day.

Solar radiation is falling off this month after the June-July peaks. The brightest day was on the 3rd with 24.51 MJ m -2 and the dullest on the 17th having just 4.21 MJ m -2, but even then,it brightened up after 1800 GMT with a few glimpses of evening sunshine, so there were no sunless days in Llansadwrn.

August was an average month for temperatures here in the north-west. The mean 15.8C [(+0.2)] of averages, was lowest since 2011, but nevertheless ranked 11th highest since 1979. The mean maximum 19.2C (+0.2) & [0.0] was highest since 2005 and ranked 12th. Highest was 22.3C (-2.0) on the 1st and lowest 16.8C (+1.9) on the 5th. The mean minimum was 12.4C (+0.1) & [+0.4]. Lowest minimum was 7.8C (-0.6) on the 31st that also had the lowest grass minimum of 3.0C. The mean soil temperature at 30 cm was 17.3C (0.0) and at 100 cm 16.6C (+0.2).

Soil moisture under grass recovered from the July low of 25.6%, after the heavy rain on the 4th, and was 48% dry mass on the 16th. Soil on the bare plot that had gone down to 11.9%, below the permanent wilting point, reached 29%. The rain restored the water balance (PWB) to 82 mm, but with continued moderately high evaporation (PE 54.6 mm) and (ET 59.5 mm) surface soil was dry on 10 mornings especially at the end of the month. Vegetables, particularly lettuce and spinach, needed irrigation again from the middle of the month, but grass continued to look green and lush without irrigation and there was no wilting seen on mature plants and trees.

Summer 2013

Summer temperatures were above average both on the 10-y and 30-y averages. Rainfall was 99% of the decadal average, but 113% of the 30-y average.

Summer seasonal averages Anomalies
10-y 30-y
Temperature (C)
Mean maximum 19.4 +0.6 +0.6
Mean minimum 11.9 +0.1 +0.6
Mean 15.7 +0.4 +0.6
Rainfall (mm) 255 99% 113%

 

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September 2013

A rather dry and dull month, temperatures a little below average

Warm with a wet day at the beginning with two cool spells in the middle. Warmer at the end.

Sunshine was at a premium with 100.2h recorded at Valley [(79%)] of K&Z adjusted average, lowest since 1977 ranking 14th on the Anglesey record since 1930. Sunniest day was the 14th with 9.3h and there were 4 sunless days. Bala had only 75.9 h [69%] while across the Irish Sea Dublin clocked up 138.4h [106%].

The 80.7 mm rainfall (66%) & [84%] of averages was lowest since 2009. Gorwel Heights in Llanfairfechan was drier with 59.0 mm. The wettest day in Llansadwrn was on the 6th having 26.5 mm and at Gorwel Heights on the 17th with 13.0 mm. Wet hours were 97 and 78 respectively. Maximum rainfall rates were 61 mm/h in Llansadwrn on the 7th and 47 mm/h on the 6th; and 36 mm/h at Gorwel Heights on the 6th and 35 mm/h on the 7th.

In Llansadwrn there were 7 (-1.0) days with no precipitation, but 13 (+5.0) dry days. Rain days totalled 17 (-0.6) and wet days 13 (+0.1). Days with 5 mm, or more, were 6 (-1.3). At Gorwel Heights there were 15 dry days, 15 rain days and 10 wet days with 5 having 5 mm, or more.

The mean temperature was 13.6C (-0.5) & [-0.2] of averages, lowest since 2011 and ranking 15th since 1979. The mean maximum was 16.6C [(-0.7)], highest were 22.6C on the 4th and 22.0C on the 27th and were the only 2 to reach 20C, or more. The lowest maximum was 11.6C on the 17th. The mean minimum was 10.6C (-0.4) & [+0.3], lowest was 7.4C (+0.7) on the 6th and 14th in 2 spells of 4-days and 5-days of sub-10C temperatures. In all there were 10 days with minima below 10C. The lowest grass minimum was 3.4C (+0.6) on the 15th one of 8 days at, or below 5C.

The mean temperature at Gorwel Heights was 14.3C, highest 19.3C on the 3rd and lowest 10.1C on the 16th. The mean maximum was 17.0C, highest were 23.0C on the 21st and 22.9C on the 3rd. There were 7 days on which the temperature reached 20C, or more, 5 more than Llansadwrn. The lowest maximum was 11.4C on the 17th when, during the day (00-00z) the highest was 10.7C at 1530 GMT, following the temperature falling to 7.8C at 1030 GMT during a heavy shower of rain.

 

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October 2013

Above average temperatures, near average rainfall but below average sunshine

Temperatures especially minima were mostly above average. The mean 12.6C (+1.3) & [+1.7] was highest since 2006 ranking 5th since 1979. The mean maximum highest since 2011 was 14.7C (+0.4) & [+0.7] and ranked 10th. The highest maximum 19.2C on the 2nd was (-0.6) while the lowest 10.7C on the 10th was (+1.2). The mean minimum 10.4C highest since 2001 was (+2.1) & [+2.7] while the lowest 5.3C on the 30th was (+1.9). The grass minimum mean was 7.6C and (+2.0) with the lowest 0.8C on the 24th (+1.2) there were no grass frosts (-1.3).

Total rainfall 137.9 mm (97%) & [107%] was highest since 2008 and ranked 31st since 1928. The wettest day was on the 3rd when 18.0 mm fell. There were 4 days (-3.6) with no precipitation including the 3-day spell 10 - 12th. Dry days numbering 6 (-4.9) were at a premium this month. Rain days were 25 (+4.9) and wet days 17 (+1.3). There were 10 days on which 5 mm, or more, fell these (+2.4).

Sunshine duration at Valley was 72.5h (75%) & [74%] of the K&Z adjusted values, lowest since 2011 and the 13th dullest October on the Anglesey record since 1031. The sunniest day was late in the month on the 23rd with 6.9h; there were 5 sunless days. Solar radiation declines rapidly this month and the brightest day was on the 5th with 9.05 MJ m -2 while the dullest with 1.82 MJ m -2 was on the 16th.

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November 2013

Very dull, but dry; temperatures a little below average

Stormy and wet at the beginning, then cooler with days of ice precipitation.

A dry month with total rain fall 71.8 mm, lowest since 2011 and ranking 14 since 1928, (55%) & [57%] of averages. The wettest day was on the stormy 2nd with 12.5 mm and there were 93 wet hours. There were 3 days (-1.9) with no precipitation and 7 dry days (-1.9). Rain days were 23 (+1.3) and wet days 17 (-0.6). There were 7 days (-1.4) having 5 mm, or more. Rainfall at Gorwel Heights, Llanfairfechan was 80.8 mm with 94 wet hours. Wettest day was on the 6th with 12.2 mm. There were 22 rain days and 15 wet days. Highest rates of rainfall on the 2nd were 61 mm/h in Llansadwrn and 63 mm/h at Gorwel Heights.

All mean temperatures ended the month a little below average. The mean air temperature 7.2C, lowest since 2010 rank 13, was (-1.5) & [-0.8] of averages. The mean maximum 9.6C, lowest since 2010, was (-1.5) and [-0.2] of averages; the highest maximum was 13.7C on the 11th and the lowest 6.6C on the 22nd. The mean minimum 4.8C, highest since 2011, was (-0.8) & [-0.5] of averages. The lowest minimum was 1.2C (+0.9) on the 19th. The lowest grass minimum was -3.5C (+0.2) on the 23rd and there were 12 days (+5.2) of ground frost. At Gorwel Heights the mean temperature was 8.0C, mean maximum 10.0C and mean minimum 6.1C. Highest maximum temperatures in a Föhn wind were 15.7C on the 10th between 0830 and 0900 GMT one of the highest UK temperatures on the day (Shap Fell 15.8C) and 15.6C on the 11th until 0920 GMT.

There was a thunder storm on the 2nd that widely affected the telephone system in SE Anglesey. Several homes were affected by blown terminal boxes and other faults, including damaged TV sets, and were off for several days until repairs effected.

Ice precipitation fell on 7 days (+0.7) with snow on the 19th and large hail H5 (7 mm) on the 8th.

It was a very dull month with 13 sunless days in Llansadwrn and 12 reported at Valley. Sunshine duration at Valley was 48.5 h lowest since 2004 ranking 24th lowest on the Anglesey record since 1931. The sunniest day was on the 12th with 7.1h. Solar radiation values at Llansadwrn continued their decline with the mean for the month 3.28 MJ m -2 . Highest was 6.21 MJ m -2 on the 3rd, but the 9th and 10th were almost as bright with 6.20 and 6.18 MJ m -2 respectively. There were some very dull, dark days, the 27th was dullest having 0.98 MJ m -2.

Autumn 2013

It was a dry autumn the 290.4 mm rainfall lowest since 2007 ranking 23 in Llansadwrn since 1928. The mean temperature 11.1C was lower than the last decade (-0.2), but [+0.3] based on the 30-year average. The mean maximum was below both averages (-0.7) & [-0.3] while mean minimum was above (+0.3) & [+0.9] reflecting cloudiness and warming trend. Unless December is wet year 2013 could be a dry one; the rainfall to November 848.6 mm (83%) & [88%] of averages and ranking 20th since 1928. December needs have 113 mm to bring the year up to the long-term average; the December's LTA is 115 mm.

Autumn seasonal averages Anomalies
10-y 30-y
Temperature (C)
Mean maximum 13.6 -0.7 -0.3
Mean minimum 8.6 +0.3 +0.9
Mean 11.1 -0.2 +0.3
Rainfall (mm) 290.4 74% 84%
Year Jan - Nov 848.6 83% 88%

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December 2013

Mild, wet and stormy

The second half of the month was particularly stormy with gales and few colder days

Rainfall of 170.3 mm (130%) & [141%] lowest since 2011 ranked 14th largest since 1928. Wettest days were on the 23rd with 19.8 mm, 29th 17.2 mm and 20th 15.0 mm. In all 9 days had 10 mm, or more. There were just 5 days (-1.3) with no precipitation and 8 (-2.8) dry days - those with <0.2 mm. Rain days >=0.2 mm were 23 (+2.8) and wet days >=1.0 mm 18 (+1.7). There were 13 days (+3.9) that had 5 mm, or more. There were 150 wet hours. Rainfall at Gorwel Heights in Llanfairfechan totalled 103.0 mm and had 110 wet hours.

December mean temperature annomaly back to 1941 compared with 1981-2010 climatological average.Temperatures were all above average. The mean maximum 9.6C [(+1.8)] was highest at the weather station since before 1979 while the mean minimum 5.0C highest since 1988 ranked 2. The mean 7.3C equal highest (with 1974) since 1988 and 1953, each 7.4C by a whisker (0.1C), ranking 4 since 1941 (extended records, graphic left). The highest maximum was 12.8C (+1.4) on the 11th, just after midnight on the 12th in a Föhn wind with relative humidity of 43% that was more pronounced in Llanfairfechan (see below and Diary). The lowest maximum 6.0C (+3.0) was on Christmas Day the 25th. The lowest minimum 2.0C (+4.7) was also on the 25th; there were no air frosts. The lowest grass minimum was -3.5C (+3.5) and there were 13 (-3.0) days of ground frost. The mean soil temperature at 30 cm was 7.3C (+1.3) and at 100 cm 9.0C (+0.7).

A remarkably windy second half of the month in Llanfairfechan: at Gorwel Heights and Gorddinog 8 days registered >50 mph (see below) and another 4 days >40 mph. The 18th had a mean wind speed of 17.9 mph at Gorwel Heights.

High gusts recorded in Llanfairfechan
December 2013
Gorwel Heights Gorddinog
Date mph GMT mph GMT
14th 61 1440 60 1440
15th 52 1030 (46) 1110
18th 68 1640 62 1710
20th 52 1950 54 1840
21st (41) 0930 50 1630
23rd 63 0930 57 0910
26th 69 2350 75 2120
27th 59 0320 54 0550
30th 54 0840 50 0810

 

December provisional mws at RAF Valley, courtesy Met Office Valley and METAR 1955-2013.
December was a very windy month, the mws in Llansadwrn 10.0 mph with highest daily mws of 24.8 on the 27th were highest of the year. At RAF Valley the mean wind speed was 23.7 mph (provisional), highest of the year, second highest on record beaten by the 25.5 mph (22.1 kt) of 1974. Highest daily mws was 42 mph (provisional) on the 27th. Highest gusts were 81 mph at Valley, 75 mph at Gorddinog and 69 mph at Gorwel Heights on the 26th and 60 mph (27th) in Llansadwrn.

 

At Gorwel Heights the mean temperature was 8.3C; the mean maximum 10.7C and mean minimum 5.9C. The highest maximum was 16.9C in a Föhn wind on the 11th, that occurred after midnight on the 12th, when the relative humidity fell to a low 23% (see Diary).

Ice precipitation fell on 11 days (+2.2) including large hail 7 mm on the 19th and 4 of snow pellets. Sleet or snow fell on 3 days and thunder was heard on 2 days, the 19th and 21st. Large 10 mm hail also fell at Gorwel Heights on the 24th, with a flash of lightning, covering the ground (see Diary).

December followed the run of 4 consecutive dull months at Valley. The 34.7h of sunshine (74%) & [73%] K&Z adjusted, was lowest since 2011 and ranked 17th lowest on the Anglesey record since 1931. The sunniest day was on the 4th with 5.3h; there were 7 sunless days.

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Annual 2013

Dry and sunny at the beginning, a cold spring and a warmer summer, record day's rainfall in August, dull autumn and a wet and warm beginning to winter

Graph of annual mean temperature and anomalies 1979-2013. Year 2012 saw an overall return to higher temperatures, after a 'cool' 2010, but 2013 too was another 'cooler' year. The statistically significant warming trend over 35-years, currently +0.9 C since 1979 by regression analysis, was 0.2C less than in 2012. The mean finished the year on 9.9C, the same as 2012, lowest since 2010 and ranking 17th lowest since 1979. It was (-0.5) based on the decadal average, and [-0.2] on the 30-y climatological average (1981 - 2010).

The annual mean maximum was 12.8C [-0.6] , equal 2012 lowest since 2010 (rank 8 lowest). The highest daily maximum was 26.9C on 19 July and the lowest 1.7C on 31 January. The annual mean minimum was 6.9C, lowest since 2010 (rank 17th highest). The lowest minimum was -2.8C on the 22 January.



No. days in the year exceeding 14.9C, 19.9C & 24.9C at Llansadwrn 1979-2013.


There were 47 days that reached, or exceeded 20C in the Stevenson screen, in the year, highest since 2006, ranking 10th since 1979. Just 8 days reached 25C, or more, highest since 2006 rank 8. The number of days to reach 15C, or more, were 131 highest since 2011 ranking 4th lowest. The number reaching 10C, or more, 245 were least since 2010 rank 8th lowest.

 

Annual rainfall statistics at Llansadwrn 1929-2013. Rainfall for the year totalled 1018.9 mm (88%) and [94%] of average, least since 2010 and ranking 29th since before 1929. The total was well below the 1484 mm recorded in 2000, the wettest year on record, and the 1286 mm of 1999. December with 170.3 mm (130%) & [141%], October with 137.9 mm (97%) & [107%] and August with 136.6 mm (152%) & [157%] were the wettest month. We missed out on repeating the remarkably wet autumn of 2000 that remains the 'hard to beat' wettest year on record in Llansadwrn. The beginning of this year to July was dry and indeed like last year was chasing the record of the driest year 1945 Histogram of accumulated monthly rainfall with comparisons.. August was wetter and rainfall in the latter part of the year brought totals near to the long-term average of 1083.3 mm. The wettest day was on the 4 August with 89.2 mm (over 16 hours) the largest rainfall recorded at this station (established 1979), beating the 41.0 mm on 14 August 2007, and exceeding the previous record 86.0 mm on 22 October 2004. (The largest 24-h rainfall event in Llansadwrn was the 137 mm recorded in a 3-h fall during a thunderstorm on 10 August 1957).

Rainfall duration (wet hours) was 1070h; 0.95 mm/h. Days without any precipitation were 107, and 158 days had <0.2 mm (these days include trace amounts of rain, as well as frost and dew deposition in the raingauge). There were 206 rain days and 150 wet days. There were 70 days with 5 mm, or more. After a somewhat wetter 1950/60's and drier 1970's rainfall totals tended to increase in recent years, apart from 2010, 2011 and now 2013 that were below average. Also, there is evidence in the data that the number of days of larger rainfalls have increased since records began at this station in 1979. Regression analysis reveals, for example, that number of days each year with 5 mm, or more, have increased by 10 over 34-years of observations.

Rainfall at Gorwel Heights in Llanfairfechan was 959 4 mm, much less than the 1510.4 mm in 2012 that exceeded the Llansadwrn total of 1484 mm in year 2000. The largest fall this year was 64.8 mm of mixed precipitation on 21 March, largest any day since before March 2011, and 103.8 mm 48-h to 09 GMT on the 23rd (see Diary). Rainfall duration (wet hours) was lower at 952 (1.0 mm/h) compared with 1421 (1.1 mm/h) in 2012. Dry days were up at 174, rain days 191 were down, but wet days 234 were up, and there were 59 days with 5 mm, or more, that were less than the 92 in 2012.

Annual Anglesey sunshine duration anomaly 1931-2013.
The record breaking sunshine of 2010 of 1757.6h recorded at RAF Valley is hard to beat and the 1619.0h (108%) & [113%] of average, like 2011 and 2012, did not quite make it ranking 5th since on the Anglesey record since 1931. The sunniest month was July with 311.4h duration (188%) & [187%] of average while the dullest was again December with 34.7h (74%) & [73%], dull than last year 2011. The sunniest day of the year was on the 6 June with 15.6h duration. There were 61 sunless days at Valley and 78 in Llansadwrn.

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Monthly data 2013

Llansadwrn (Anglesey): Monthly weather data summary for 2013
Anomaly ~ is based on the 2003-12 average.
Anomaly 30-y is based on the 1981-2010 average.
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Air temperatures (C) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
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Mean max 6.9 7.2 6.7 10.8 13.7 17.1 22.0 19.2 16.6 14.7 9.6 9.6 12.8
Mean min 2.7 1.4 1.0 3.9 6.9 9.9 13.3 12.4 10.6 10.4 4.8 5.0 6.9
Mean 4.8 4.3 3.9 7.3 10.3 13.5 17.7 15.8 13.6 12.6 7.2 7.3 9.9
Anomaly~ -0.5 -1.2 -3.4 -2.2 -1.5 -0.9 1.9 0.2 -0.5 1.3 -1.1 1.9 -1.1
Anomaly 30-y -0.3 -0.9 -3.1 -1.6 -1.4 -0.4 1.9 0.2 -0.2 1.7 -0.5 1.9 -0.7
High max 11.3 12.1 12.0 13.7 22.2 21.3 26.9 22.3 22.6 19.2 13.7 12.8 26.9
Date 29 18 8 23 7 20 19 1 4 2 11 11 Jul 19
Low max 0.9 2.9 1.2 5.4 10.0 13.5 14.6 16.8 11.6 10.7 6.6 6 0.9
Date 19 22 24 1 14 23 2 5 17 10 22 25 Jan 19
High min 9.3 5.8 6.7 10.1 11.8 12.6 16.6 15.9 14.4 16.1 8.9 11.3 16.6
Date 8 4 8 14 8 30 19 2 3 3 1 13 Jul 19
Low min -2.8 -2.7 -2.3 -1.1 2.8 5.8 9.8 7.8 7.4 5.3 1.2 2.0 -2.8
Date 22 21 29 3, 6 2 2 5 31 6,14 30 19 25 Jan 22
Grass min -6.6 -6.8 -6.6 -5.3 -0.7 2.1 5.6 3.0 3.4 0.8 -3.5 -3.5 -6.8
Date 22 22 31 6 1 2 5 31 15 24 23 29 Feb 22
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MSL Pressure at 09 GMT (mb) 1012 1019 1010 1014 1012 1018 1020 1017 1016 1009 1018 1009 1015
Highest 1036 1038 1033 1033 1027 1033 1035 1031 1031 1028 1042 1036 1042
Date 4 27 1 20 1 3 7,8 31 1 11 25 2 Nov 25
Lowest 984 989 987 992 991 998 999 1000 995 982 983 964 964
Date 27 10 17 12 15 22 2 17 17 28 2 23 Dec 23
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Means at 0900 GMT .
Air temperature (C) 4.2 3.5 3.3 4.6 10.4 14.2 18.4 15.9 13.3 10.9 6.8 7.1 9.4
RH% 92 87 84 83 83 82 82 88 90 91 92 90 87
Dew point (C) 2.9 1.5 0.8 4.8 7.4 11.1 15.1 13.9 11.7 10.9 5.6 5.4 7.6
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Soil temperatures (C) .
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5 cm 3.5 2.5 2.9 7.6 11.5 15.9 18.7 17.1 14.0 12.1 6.4 5.8 9.8
10 cm 3.9 3.1 3.3 6.9 10.8 14.6 17.7 16.3 13.9 12.2 6.9 6.2 9.7
20 cm 4.2 3.7 4.0 7.2 11.1 14.8 17.9 17.1 14.9 12.9 7.7 6.5 10.2
30 cm 5.2 4.7 4.9 7.8 11.6 15.0 18.0 17.4 15.2 13.3 8.6 7.3 10.8
Anomaly~ -0.2 -0.7 -2.3 -2.7 -1.8 -1.2 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.9 -0.5 1.3 -0.5
50 cm 5.9 5.3 5.6 7.9 11.4 14.6 17.4 17.3 15.5 13.8 9.6 8.0 11.0
100 cm 7.0 6.3 6.4 7.7 10.7 13.4 15.8 16.6 15.4 14.0 10.8 9.0 11.1
Anomaly~ -0.1 -0.6 -1.4 -2.3 -1.6 -1.2 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.5 -0.2 0.7 -0.5
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Rainfall (mm) .
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Rain tot 70.4 73.5 60.1 47.3 52.4 58.3 59.6 136.6 80.7 137.9 71.8 170.3 1018.9
Rain % ave~ 67 109 91 73 71 79 64 152 66 97 55 130 88
Rain % 30-y 69 94 71 75 84 86 85 157 84 107 57 141 93
Days 0.0 2 11 9 11 9 13 19 14 7 4 3 5 107
Days <0.2 12 14 19 12 14 16 21 16 13 6 7 8 158
Days >=0.2 18 14 12 18 17 14 10 15 17 25 23 23 206
Days >=1.0 16 10 10 14 8 11 6 10 13 17 17 18 150
Days >=5.0 6 5 6 1 4 4 4 4 6 10 7 13 70
Max fall 15.5 32.1 11.0 10.7 14.0 13.7 16.8 89.2 26.5 18.0 12.5 19.8 89.2
Date 25 13 7 13 9 12 31 4 6 3 2 23 Aug 4
Highest rate (mm/h) 47 11 17 17 31 30 142 121 61 131 61 90 142
Date 31 13 16 26 11 6 28 4 7 26 2 18 Jul 28
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Evaporation .
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Piche (mls/ mm) 22.3 30.0 34.7 52.6 56.9 53.3 66.4 45.0 34.8 43.9 24.8 43.4 508.1
Lysimeter PE (mm) 5.1 12.5 31.8 42.6 68.7 66.5 88.7 54.6 27.2 48.2 11.1 31.6 488.6
AWS ET calculated 12.2 20.6 32.1 54.9 68.6 74.0 93.3 59.5 35.4 32.7 12.8 19.2 515.3
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Weather (days) .
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Air frost 10 6 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
Ground fr 18 20 20 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 13 99
Sl/snow 8 4 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 30
Sn lying 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Thunder 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4
Hail <5 mm 7 7 15 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 10 53
Hail >=5 mm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Fog at 09h 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Gales in SE Anglesey 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 17
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Wind direction at 09h (days) .
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N 0 5 1 1 8 1 2 1 8 3 3 1 34
NE 2 3 6 3 4 8 7 4 1 6 3 0 47
E 5 5 14 7 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 35
SE 2 4 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 22
S 5 1 1 2 5 3 10 8 6 9 3 9 62
SW 12 5 4 11 12 10 8 15 11 4 6 14 112
W 1 4 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 4 4 3 26
NW 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 7
Calm 4 1 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 2 3 1 20
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Wind speed mph .
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Daily mean 6.3 4.0 3.5 6.8 5.8 4.1 3.4 4.7 3.4 5.7 3.6 10.0 5.1
Highest daily mean 17.6 11.4 8.9 17.4 13.1 12.3 9.0 11.0 10.7 14.3 10.0 24.8 24.8
Date 28 4 11 16 13 22 28 17 15 27 21 27 Dec 27
Mean gust 21.6 15.4 14.9 23.0 19.8 15.8 14.7 16.3 14.4 19.7 16.8 31.3 18.6
Highest gust 57 32 26 53 35 36 29 31 38 37 50 60 60
Date 31 13 21, 22 17 3 14 4, 29 17 15 27 2 27 Dec 27
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AWS records of rainfall and frost .
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Wet hours (with 0.2 mm,or more) 88 73 86 74 72 74 53 68 97 142 93 150 1070
Frost duration (h) 63.7 44.2 99.5 17.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 224.7
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Cloud cover at 09h. Mean % 73 83 67 67 74 69 61 79 79 82 78 82 75
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Global solar radiation (MJ m-2) .
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Llansadwrn
Sol rad mean 2.66 6.05 8.40 13.13 15.31 16.98 19.37 12.20 7.52 4.80 3.28 1.94 9.30
Maximum 5.62 11.84 16.26 23.78 26.86 26.72 26.12 24.51 13.40 9.05 6.21 3.71 26.86
Date 24 27 31 30 26 5 6 3 4 5 3 17 May 26
Minimum 0.70 1.60 0.70 3.56 6.01 5.87 5.97 4.21 2.69 1.82 0.98 0.44 0.44
Date 29 13 22 24 12 28 31 17 30 16 27 12 Dec 12
Brightest hour W/sq m 298 454 693 847 891 898 853 814 637 501 332 216 898
during hour beginning GMT 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 11 11 12
on day 31 21 31 30 31 15 6 2 6 15 9 4 Jun 15
Sunless days 12 7 6 6 5 6 1 0 5 7 13 10 78
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Sunshine (h) .
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Valley 45.7 108.3 118.8 198.4 192.4 225.2 311.4 162.9 100.2 72.5 48.5 34.7 1619.0
Average %~ 75 135 86 114 96 117 188 106 79 75 79 74 108
Average 30-y 79 135 105 126 99 131 187 101 79 74 84 73 113
Sunniest 6.6 9.5 11.2 12.8 14.6 15.6 14.9 14.2 9.3 6.9 7.1 5.3 15.6
Date 21 18,20,21 29 20 25 6 9 7 14 23 12 4 Jun 6
Sunless days 16 5 6 2 1 1 1 1 4 5 12 7 61
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

Llanfairfechan observations

Gorwel Heights (73 m), Llanfairfechan (Conwy): Monthly weather data summary 2013
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Air temperatures (C)
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Mean max 8.0 7.0 6.3 11.2 13.9 18.1 22.5 20.2 17.0 15.2 10.0 10.7 13.3
Mean min 3.6 2.6 1.5 5.0 7.6 11.2 14.5 13.6 11.5 11.1 6.1 5.9 7.8
Mean 5.8 4.8 3.9 8.1 10.8 14.7 18.5 16.9 14.3 13.1 8.1 8.3 10.6
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High max 14.5 11.3 11.0 15.7 21.6 21.2 27.6 23.2 23.0 19.6 15.7 16.9 27.6
Date 2 13 4 23 7 18 19 2 21 6 10 11 Jul 19
Low max 0.5 2.9 1.0 4.8 9.9 13.4 18.2 16.7 11.4 11.0 7.1 6.4 0.5
Date 18 21 24 1 23 23 2 24 17 10 25 25 Jan 18
High min 10.4 6.9 6.9 10.6 12.1 14.2 18.3 17.4 16.2 15.6 9.3 13.2 18.3
Date 3 4 7 24 8 30 19 2 22 7 1 13 Jul 19
Low min -1.9 -1.0 -1.8 -0.2 4.7 7.6 11.2 10.1 7.8 7.3 1.8 2.2 -1.9
Date 19 22 29 2 1, 2 1 2 25 18 29, 30 19 25 Jan 19
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MSL Pressure at 09 GMT (mb) 1012 1019 1010 1014 1012 1018 1019 1016 1015 1009 1019 1010 1014
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Highest 1036 1039 1033 1033 1026 1034 1035 1027 1031 1028 1042 1037 1042
Date 4 27 1 20 1 3 7,8 31 1 11 25 2 Nov 25
Lowest 989 989 987 992 992 998 998 999 995 982 983 964 964
Date 27 10 17 12 15 22 2 17 17 28 2 23 Dec 23
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Means at 0900 GMT
Air temperature (C) 4.8 4.3 3.6 7.9 11.0 15.0 19.3 17.0 14.2 13.0 7.9 8.2 10.5
RH% 80 81 80 78 77 74 74 80 83 84 86 80 80
Dew point (C) 2.2 1.2 0.4 4.1 7.1 10.3 14.4 13.5 11.2 10.3 5.6 4.9 7.1
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Rainfall (mm)
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Total 58.2 59.4 159.2 38.4 65.0 42.4 58.6 102.2 59.0 133.2 80.8 103.0 959.4
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Max fall 15.2 23.2 64.8 7.2 17.6 11.2 18.8 57.0 13.0 21.4 12.2 13.2 64.8
Date 25 13 21 14 28 27 27 4 17 16 6 15, 26 .
Highest rate (mm/h) 46 21 295 26 24 71 52 72 36 217 63 295
Date 31 13 22 12 11 13 27 4 6 16 2 .
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Wet hours (with 0.2 mm, or more) 80 76 97 52 74 66 45 56 78 124 94 110 952
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Days <0.2 13 15 17 15 15 19 21 20 15 8 8 8 174
Rain >=0.2 18 13 14 15 16 11 10 11 15 23 22 23 191
Wet >=1.0 14 11 10 10 12 9 7 9 101 18 15 18 234
Days >=5.0 5 4 8 2 4 2 4 3 5 10 5 7 59
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Weather (days) .
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Air frost 3 3 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
Frost duration (h) 27.8 17.7 74.3 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121.6
Wind direction at 09h (days) .
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N 1 2 2 2 2 1 6 3 1 3 2 0 25
NE 2 2 10 5 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 31
E 4 3 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 3 1 0 24
SE 8 6 9 1 1 4 2 1 7 5 5 2 51
S 5 3 2 5 2 4 5 6 4 8 4 14 62
SW 6 6 1 5 8 5 0 3 4 7 5 10 60
W 2 1 0 5 6 3 1 5 4 1 4 2 34
NW 0 3 1 3 6 5 8 5 2 1 0 0 34
Calm 3 2 2 2 3 4 8 3 6 2 7 2 44
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Mean mph 6.1 5.0 7.1 5.8 3.5 2.6 2.2 1.7 2.7 5.4 2.3 8.0 4.4
Highest daily mean mph 20.6 12.0 30.3 18.5 11.5 6.6 8.1 5.9 10.4 18.7 7.1 17.9 30.3
Date 18 21 22 14 9 14 21 17 29 1 2 18 Mar 22
Mean gust 28.4 21.3 23.1 25.0 19.3 17.0 13.9 13.5 17.2 25.3 17.1 35.3 21.4
Highest gust 56 41 54 61 51 44 28 29 38 48 41 69 69
Date 28 20 22 15 9 14 21 17 29 16 2 26 Dec 26
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

Acknowledgements

The Met Office at RAF Valley kindly supplied observational data from 1942 to 2011. Current data (provisional) are gathered from SYNOP reports and METAR. I am grateful to David Lee for use of data from Gorddinog and deputy observers Fran and Evan Hennessey for help making observations through the year.



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