Weather and season

OCTOBER: October was regarded as a second “Indian summer” month. Daytime temperatures in this area were typically in the range 12 to 17ºC, with a high of 19ºC on the 6^th. Nationally the mean temperature was 1-2ºC above the 1971-2000 average. The first half of the month was dominated by high pressure and the second half by low pressure. There was very little rain about in the local area and in the midlands & northwest England as a whole, just 50-70% of the October average was recorded. Quite surprisingly for such a mild month there was frost overnight on the 11^th and 12^th.  British Summer Time ended on the 24^th October.

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Weather and season

APRIL: In England the month equalled the third warmest April in a series dating back to 1914. In the Londonarea temperatures reached 21ºC at times but locally 19ºC was the highest – on the 24^th.  The range of daytime figures for the month was 10 to 19 ºC for this area. Little rain fell during the month and winds were generally weak.

MAY: Rainfall was above normal in thenorth westofEngland. Sunshine was around the norm for the month. Overall daytime temperatures locally were no better than April, although 20ºC was reached on three occasions.

JUNE: There was a hot and sunny start to the month, 25 and 26ºC recorded in the first few days. Taken overall the month was barely warmer than April and May locally. In this area there was heavy rain on the 10^th causing flash floods in Sheffield. However, rainfall was below average for the month. Mid-summer’s day was on the 24^th June.

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