University weather watch - October 2012
Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:32:00 GMT
It was a cool and damp October with temperatures over 1.5˚C cooler than average and whilst the amount of rainfall recorded was around average for the time of year only four days of the month escaped rainfall. The average figures are those recorded since 1990 from the school of Applied Sciences weather station.
The monthly mean temperature was 9.2˚C nearly 1.8˚C lower than the average figure for October of 10.97˚C making it second coolest October since our records began (coolest 1992 with an average temperature of 8.07˚C). The warmest day of the month was Monday 1st with an average temperature of 12.3˚C. The highest maximum temperature of 16.1˚C was recorded on Wednesday 17th. The coldest day of the month was Friday 26th with an average temperature of 3.9˚C. The lowest minimum temperature of 1.4˚C was recorded on Saturday 13th.
A total of 77mm of rainfall was recorded during the month almost equal to the average figure for October of 77.6mm. The wettest day of the month was Thursday 11th with 26.8mm of rainfall (34.8% of the month’s total). Only four days of the month escaped rainfall compared to the average of 11 days for October!
The mean wind speed for the month was 8.78km/hr. The highest mean wind speed was 18.72km/hr recorded on Tuesday 2nd. The highest gust of wind for whole month was 80.64km/hr again recorded on Tuesday 16th.
The prevailing wind direction for the month was southwest.
The monthly University of Huddersfield Weather Watch is compiled and written from data gathered at the University’s weather station by Julie Walker, Resource Centre and Environmental Technician, in the School of Applied Sciences.
