A glorious day with unbroken, dazzling sunshine from dawn until dusk,
shining through a very deep, blue sky.

Down on the beach the visibility was excellent and with no wind and a
double-hit sunshine out over the bay, I sat getting some sun on me cold
ol' bones in short-sleeves. Mind you, the temperature was a bit on the
cold side with a maximum of 8.3C but there was much shelter with the
sun-warmed cliffs behind you.

Today's sunshine has pushed the monthly total up to 124 hours making
this November sunnier than October (118 hours). I bet that doesn't
happen that often.

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

Nick Gardner wrote:

A glorious day with unbroken, dazzling sunshine from dawn until dusk,
shining through a very deep, blue sky.

Down on the beach the visibility was excellent and with no wind and a
double-hit sunshine out over the bay, I sat getting some sun on me
cold ol' bones in short-sleeves. Mind you, the temperature was a bit
on the cold side with a maximum of 8.3C but there was much shelter
with the sun-warmed cliffs behind you.

Today's sunshine has pushed the monthly total up to 124 hours making
this November sunnier than October (118 hours). I bet that doesn't
happen that often.

It's similar in Tideswell, Nick. October this year had 50.3 hours of
sun while, with one day to go, November has already had 53.4 hours.

It has happened once before in Tideswell since I have been here. In
2013, October had 45.3 hours while November had 63.0 hours.

What is significant here is that the 'home-grown' convective cloud
stops around the end of October, so there is more chance of getting a
sunny day in November than in October. Not today, mind you. We clocked
up only 2.3 hours thanks to the crud coming in from the North Sea.


--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
https://peakdistrictweather.org
Twitter: @TideswellWeathr

On Wed, 29 Nov 2017 19:48:56 +0000
Nick Gardner wrote:

A glorious day with unbroken, dazzling sunshine from dawn until dusk,
shining through a very deep, blue sky.

Down on the beach the visibility was excellent and with no wind and a
double-hit sunshine out over the bay, I sat getting some sun on me cold
ol' bones in short-sleeves. Mind you, the temperature was a bit on the
cold side with a maximum of 8.3C but there was much shelter with the
sun-warmed cliffs behind you.

Today's sunshine has pushed the monthly total up to 124 hours making
this November sunnier than October (118 hours). I bet that doesn't
happen that often.


Completely sunny days in October in Haytor since 2003 = 15 (average = 1 per
year)
In November = 25 (average = 1-2 per year)
More chance of getting a sunny day in November than October on Dartmoor.

Will
--

On Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 9:12:44 AM UTC, wrote:
On Wed, 29 Nov 2017 19:48:56 +0000
Nick Gardner wrote:

A glorious day with unbroken, dazzling sunshine from dawn until dusk,
shining through a very deep, blue sky.

Down on the beach the visibility was excellent and with no wind and a
double-hit sunshine out over the bay, I sat getting some sun on me cold
ol' bones in short-sleeves. Mind you, the temperature was a bit on the
cold side with a maximum of 8.3C but there was much shelter with the
sun-warmed cliffs behind you.

Today's sunshine has pushed the monthly total up to 124 hours making
this November sunnier than October (118 hours). I bet that doesn't
happen that often.


Completely sunny days in October in Haytor since 2003 = 15 (average = 1 per
year)
In November = 25 (average = 1-2 per year)
More chance of getting a sunny day in November than October on Dartmoor.

Will
--

Under a dangler the last 2 days here, so limited sunshine. In fact November is notoriously dull here, with the daytime convection being largely sea based (and at it's strongest with the still 'warm' sea) unlike much of the year.

16.1mm from the dangler in the 48 hours to 09:00 today. It's now moved east of Truro, and is generally more fragmented. Describing yesterday afternoon as 'showers' was pushing it - the rain rarely stopped from 15:00 - 17:00.

Graham
Penzance

In message , Nick Gardner
writes
Today's sunshine has pushed the monthly total up to 124 hours making
this November sunnier than October (118 hours). I bet that doesn't
happen that often.

124 hours for November - averaging 4 hours per day - is remarkably good
going for what is normally a pretty dull month. If every month managed
124 hours you'd have around 1,500 hours for the year. Though that would
probably be a poor return for Devon, by the time you got to inland
northern England it might well be a reasonable total.
--
John Hall "George the Third
Ought never to have occurred.
One can only wonder
At so grotesque a blunder." E.C.Bentley (1875-1956)

On 30/11/2017 18:40, John Hall wrote:
124 hours for November - averaging 4 hours per day - is remarkably good
going for what is normally a pretty dull month. If every month managed
124 hours you'd have around 1,500 hours for the year. Though that would
probably be a poor return for Devon, by the time you got to inland
northern England it might well be a reasonable total.

Today's 4 hours of sunshine has brought the monthly total to a healthy
128.1 hours. That is 48% of the total sunshine possible but in context,
it is not a high figure and would not be out of place in a spring or
summer month. But it is unusual for November.

This 'sunny' November has helped the annual sunshine total a little. The
yearly total is now at 1666 hours but even with a record-breakingly
sunny December, the total is still likely to end up below my eLTA.

November's 128 hours of sunshine is nearly spot on my average for
October with December, January and February all below (as you would
expect). All other months' averages are much higher than this figure.

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

John Hall wrote:

In message , Nick Gardner
writes
Today's sunshine has pushed the monthly total up to 124 hours
making this November sunnier than October (118 hours). I bet that
doesn't happen that often.

124 hours for November - averaging 4 hours per day - is remarkably
good going for what is normally a pretty dull month. If every month
managed 124 hours you'd have around 1,500 hours for the year. Though
that would probably be a poor return for Devon, by the time you got
to inland northern England it might well be a reasonable total.


1500 hours is fantasy land for Tideswell, John. Our annual average is
just below 1000 hours.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
https://peakdistrictweather.org
Twitter: @TideswellWeathr

On Wednesday, 29 November 2017 19:48:58 UTC, Nick Gardner wrote:

Today's sunshine has pushed the monthly total up to 124 hours making
this November sunnier than October (118 hours). I bet that doesn't
happen that often.

Hi, Nick,
Thanks for the reports, November sunnier than October here also (112hr, October just 86hr)
However, it is not unusual here and has happened 5 times in the past 12years.
When NE Pennine regions are in polar maritime air in winter, especially with west or north west flows, it can be sunny and there is little convection to spoil it.
Best wishes
Ken
Copley
Teesdale

On 01/12/2017 12:31, Ken Cook wrote:
Hi, Nick,
Thanks for the reports, November sunnier than October here also (112hr, October just 86hr)
However, it is not unusual here and has happened 5 times in the past 12years.
When NE Pennine regions are in polar maritime air in winter, especially with west or north west flows, it can be sunny and there is little convection to spoil it.

Ken, I've just checked and in the last 12 years of recording sunshine,
apart from this year, November has never been sunnier than October. In
fact, it has not really ever come close as October is just far too sunny
(normally) and it would take a hell of a sunny November to beat it.

So this November was rather unusual but also helped by a cloudier than
normal October.

December has got off to a good start with 7.6 hours of unbroken sunshine
all day.

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