Weather Round-Up for.......December 2013.

December started off on a quiet note during the first few days, but this was not to last! But during the 5th a major storm system affected North-East Britain with a vigourous depression moving south east down across the North sea. This gave picticularly eastern Britain and parts of North Wales seeing a significant storm surge, some of the worst since the infamous coastal floods of 1953! Then the month was blighted by stormy weather more picticularly the south and west of the Uk with Wales and the south west of England bearing the brunt of the rain, the stormy winds and unusually high tides causing some serious damage to coastal towns. But it was not just this area to have some stormy weather as all areas saw excessive rain and wind damage and river flooding. The Highest pressure was at the start of the month on the 1st with a 1031mbs being recorded, but the month was dominated by some unusually deep lows such as on the 23rd ,the second lowest barometric pressure to be recorded near the Uk on record, with even here a pressure recording on Christmas Eve of   961.7 mbs making it the lowest reading Ive ever recorded in nearly thirty years! Christmas day saw extensive flooding from Rivers etc and the Somerset levels began to flood and still are as I type ,with if anything the flooding getting worse as on the 06/02/14 with many weeks of continuous flooding.The rainfall came way about well above average at 110.4mms  [4.5 inches] compared to the average of  74mms.There were 20 wet days and 11 dry days. Highest wind gust was 42mph Southerly on the  23rd.Temperatures were well above average, with the day time temperature recorded was 9.1c/48f compared to the average of 7.7c/45f. The night temperature came out at 3.7c/37f compared to the average of 2.2c/36f. The lack of frost was also notable, but not surprising given the turbulent conditions. Highest temperature was 12.7c/54f on the 13th and the lowest was minus1c/30f. One of the most stormiest Decembers for decades!
                                                        The Uk,s Rainfall Stats                                                                  
Bloxwich, Herefordshire:-87.4mms
Dundee,Scotland:-104mms
Royston  Hertfordshire:-59.1mms
Middleton Moor,Derbyshire:-94.6mms
Ft William Scotland;-422mm
Newbury Berkshire:-146mms
Scarborough North Yorkshire:-48mms
Hyde Cheshire:-42mms
Voews, Evesham Worcestershire:- 110.4mms
[ 25mms= one inch]  Many thanks to all contributors!