After a very chilly start with ice on the cars and grass and a minimum of
0.5C, it warmed up nicely (max 17.1C at 16:55 pm) and the day has ended with
a sunny, calm and pleasant evening.

Currently @ 7:30 pm, 14.6C, RH 45%, DP 2.7C, 1024.7 mb (falling slowly),
Wind 1.7 mph ESE.
_______________
Nick G
Worcester 45 amsl
http://www.worcesterweather.co.uk

In message , Nick G
writes
After a very chilly start with ice on the cars and grass and a minimum of
0.5C, it warmed up nicely (max 17.1C at 16:55 pm) and the day has ended with
a sunny, calm and pleasant evening.

Currently @ 7:30 pm, 14.6C, RH 45%, DP 2.7C, 1024.7 mb (falling slowly),
Wind 1.7 mph ESE.

Nick, I know this has been raised before but 17.1C seems way too high!

In Coventry, the daily max was 13.0C with the warmest place in the UK at
just 16C at Leuchers.

Don't want to dampen your enthusiasm, but there must be something about
hot spots in Worcester!
--
Steve Jackson
Bablake Weather Station
Coventry
UK
http://www.netlink.co.uk/users/bws

In message , Nick G
writes
After a very chilly start with ice on the cars and grass and a minimum of
0.5C, it warmed up nicely (max 17.1C at 16:55 pm) and the day has ended with
a sunny, calm and pleasant evening.

Currently @ 7:30 pm, 14.6C, RH 45%, DP 2.7C, 1024.7 mb (falling slowly),
Wind 1.7 mph ESE.

Nick, I know this has been raised before but 17.1C seems way too high!

In Coventry, the daily max was 13.0C with the warmest place in the UK at
just 16C at Leuchers.

Don't want to dampen your enthusiasm, but there must be something about
hot spots in Worcester!
--
Steve Jackson
Bablake Weather Station
Coventry
UK
http://www.netlink.co.uk/users/bws

In message , Nick G
writes
After a very chilly start with ice on the cars and grass and a minimum of
0.5C, it warmed up nicely (max 17.1C at 16:55 pm) and the day has ended with
a sunny, calm and pleasant evening.

Currently @ 7:30 pm, 14.6C, RH 45%, DP 2.7C, 1024.7 mb (falling slowly),
Wind 1.7 mph ESE.

Nick, I know this has been raised before but 17.1C seems way too high!

In Coventry, the daily max was 13.0C with the warmest place in the UK at
just 16C at Leuchers.

Don't want to dampen your enthusiasm, but there must be something about
hot spots in Worcester!
--
Steve Jackson
Bablake Weather Station
Coventry
UK
http://www.netlink.co.uk/users/bws

17.1C yesterday doesn't seem too excessive considering the conditions, and I
do believe it to be accurate but I acknowledge what you say. I have done an
awful lot to prevent previous 'over-readings' on days such as yesterday but
due to my garden being on a south-facing slope and extremely sheltered from
all directions except the south, it is liable to 'cooking' when there is
very little air movement and strong continual sunshine. If there had been a
breeze then possibly the reading would have been lower.

What else can I do, I use met office sheathed min & max thermometers housed
in a stephenson screen, also there are electronic thermometers (which agree
with the sheathed thermometers), and the screen is placed away from any
buildings or structures. I was thinking of redesigning the screen to
incorporate a solar-powered fan but this would make the screen non-standard
to the approved design.

I suppose my occasionally high temperatures are symptomatic of my unusually
sheltered location.
_______________________
Nick G
Worcester
45m amsl

"Steve Jackson" wrote in message
...
In message , Nick G
writes
After a very chilly start with ice on the cars and grass and a minimum of
0.5C, it warmed up nicely (max 17.1C at 16:55 pm) and the day has ended
with
a sunny, calm and pleasant evening.

Currently @ 7:30 pm, 14.6C, RH 45%, DP 2.7C, 1024.7 mb (falling slowly),
Wind 1.7 mph ESE.

Nick, I know this has been raised before but 17.1C seems way too high!

In Coventry, the daily max was 13.0C with the warmest place in the UK at
just 16C at Leuchers.

Don't want to dampen your enthusiasm, but there must be something about
hot spots in Worcester!
--
Steve Jackson
Bablake Weather Station
Coventry
UK
http://www.netlink.co.uk/users/bws

17.1C yesterday doesn't seem too excessive considering the conditions, and I
do believe it to be accurate but I acknowledge what you say. I have done an
awful lot to prevent previous 'over-readings' on days such as yesterday but
due to my garden being on a south-facing slope and extremely sheltered from
all directions except the south, it is liable to 'cooking' when there is
very little air movement and strong continual sunshine. If there had been a
breeze then possibly the reading would have been lower.

What else can I do, I use met office sheathed min & max thermometers housed
in a stephenson screen, also there are electronic thermometers (which agree
with the sheathed thermometers), and the screen is placed away from any
buildings or structures. I was thinking of redesigning the screen to
incorporate a solar-powered fan but this would make the screen non-standard
to the approved design.

I suppose my occasionally high temperatures are symptomatic of my unusually
sheltered location.
_______________________
Nick G
Worcester
45m amsl

"Steve Jackson" wrote in message
...
In message , Nick G
writes
After a very chilly start with ice on the cars and grass and a minimum of
0.5C, it warmed up nicely (max 17.1C at 16:55 pm) and the day has ended
with
a sunny, calm and pleasant evening.

Currently @ 7:30 pm, 14.6C, RH 45%, DP 2.7C, 1024.7 mb (falling slowly),
Wind 1.7 mph ESE.

Nick, I know this has been raised before but 17.1C seems way too high!

In Coventry, the daily max was 13.0C with the warmest place in the UK at
just 16C at Leuchers.

Don't want to dampen your enthusiasm, but there must be something about
hot spots in Worcester!
--
Steve Jackson
Bablake Weather Station
Coventry
UK
http://www.netlink.co.uk/users/bws

17.1C yesterday doesn't seem too excessive considering the conditions, and I
do believe it to be accurate but I acknowledge what you say. I have done an
awful lot to prevent previous 'over-readings' on days such as yesterday but
due to my garden being on a south-facing slope and extremely sheltered from
all directions except the south, it is liable to 'cooking' when there is
very little air movement and strong continual sunshine. If there had been a
breeze then possibly the reading would have been lower.

What else can I do, I use met office sheathed min & max thermometers housed
in a stephenson screen, also there are electronic thermometers (which agree
with the sheathed thermometers), and the screen is placed away from any
buildings or structures. I was thinking of redesigning the screen to
incorporate a solar-powered fan but this would make the screen non-standard
to the approved design.

I suppose my occasionally high temperatures are symptomatic of my unusually
sheltered location.
_______________________
Nick G
Worcester
45m amsl

"Steve Jackson" wrote in message
...
In message , Nick G
writes
After a very chilly start with ice on the cars and grass and a minimum of
0.5C, it warmed up nicely (max 17.1C at 16:55 pm) and the day has ended
with
a sunny, calm and pleasant evening.

Currently @ 7:30 pm, 14.6C, RH 45%, DP 2.7C, 1024.7 mb (falling slowly),
Wind 1.7 mph ESE.

Nick, I know this has been raised before but 17.1C seems way too high!

In Coventry, the daily max was 13.0C with the warmest place in the UK at
just 16C at Leuchers.

Don't want to dampen your enthusiasm, but there must be something about
hot spots in Worcester!
--
Steve Jackson
Bablake Weather Station
Coventry
UK
http://www.netlink.co.uk/users/bws

In message , Nick G
writes
What else can I do, I use met office sheathed min & max thermometers housed
in a stephenson screen, also there are electronic thermometers (which agree
with the sheathed thermometers), and the screen is placed away from any
buildings or structures. I was thinking of redesigning the screen to
incorporate a solar-powered fan but this would make the screen non-standard
to the approved design.


Just out of interest, how big is your Stevenson screen?

I once used small screens for micro-climatic studies on the school site,
and found that they over read maximum temperatures.

The problem may well have been the lack of wind in your garden - if it
is so sheltered that you get no wind on a day like Wednesday, then this
may have an effect - in Coventry we had an 18mph gust at 1536hr, for
example and a steady force 3 on a 10m mast in the afternoon. It
certainly felt cool in the shade in Bromsgrove by 1630hr when I visited
my parents' home - my father's thermometer read 10C by then!

Any more Midland readings?
--
Steve Jackson
Bablake Weather Station
Coventry
UK
http://www.netlink.co.uk/users/bws

In message , Nick G
writes
What else can I do, I use met office sheathed min & max thermometers housed
in a stephenson screen, also there are electronic thermometers (which agree
with the sheathed thermometers), and the screen is placed away from any
buildings or structures. I was thinking of redesigning the screen to
incorporate a solar-powered fan but this would make the screen non-standard
to the approved design.


Just out of interest, how big is your Stevenson screen?

I once used small screens for micro-climatic studies on the school site,
and found that they over read maximum temperatures.

The problem may well have been the lack of wind in your garden - if it
is so sheltered that you get no wind on a day like Wednesday, then this
may have an effect - in Coventry we had an 18mph gust at 1536hr, for
example and a steady force 3 on a 10m mast in the afternoon. It
certainly felt cool in the shade in Bromsgrove by 1630hr when I visited
my parents' home - my father's thermometer read 10C by then!

Any more Midland readings?
--
Steve Jackson
Bablake Weather Station
Coventry
UK
http://www.netlink.co.uk/users/bws

In message , Nick G
writes
What else can I do, I use met office sheathed min & max thermometers housed
in a stephenson screen, also there are electronic thermometers (which agree
with the sheathed thermometers), and the screen is placed away from any
buildings or structures. I was thinking of redesigning the screen to
incorporate a solar-powered fan but this would make the screen non-standard
to the approved design.


Just out of interest, how big is your Stevenson screen?

I once used small screens for micro-climatic studies on the school site,
and found that they over read maximum temperatures.

The problem may well have been the lack of wind in your garden - if it
is so sheltered that you get no wind on a day like Wednesday, then this
may have an effect - in Coventry we had an 18mph gust at 1536hr, for
example and a steady force 3 on a 10m mast in the afternoon. It
certainly felt cool in the shade in Bromsgrove by 1630hr when I visited
my parents' home - my father's thermometer read 10C by then!

Any more Midland readings?
--
Steve Jackson
Bablake Weather Station
Coventry
UK
http://www.netlink.co.uk/users/bws