Sunshine amounts this month were struggling right up until the 18th then
it was a dramatic 'all-change'. Including the 7.5 hours we've enjoyed
today (Friday), there have been 70 hours of the glorious stuff since.
That equates to 75% of the total possible sunshine for those given dates.

The monthly total is now just two hours short of my very estimated LTA
of 130 hours' sunshine for October. Given the forecast, this month could
well end up in the rather sunny category, though it will have some way
to go to beat October 2010 or 2016 which had 164 and 165 hours respectively.

That cold wind came as a shock today despite the sunshine. A maximum of
12.6C belied the chill in the air. Dramatic skyscapes with towering
thunderclouds that all skirted around the Otter Valley and it stayed dry
here.

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Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalleyweather.me.uk