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How strong is the sun in November?

Looking at the above question, “How strong is the sun in November?”, “How exactly would we, or even can we answer that question?”

It’s an interesting topic for sure and folk in the weather forums have commented, even in recent weeks, that it’s been t-shirt weather. Also, some made comments  such as, it’s warm enough to sit outside and eat your dinner. Unfortunately, since these comments, for my neck of the woods at least, it’s been the more accustomed November, gloom and drizzle.

However, the reason for this rant is that today, the sun has finally returned to the skies above Newbury. This is shown to good effect by the temperature data from my weather station, as below.

Air Temperature profile - 5th November 2011 through to 9th November 2011

Air Temperature profile - 5th November 2011 through to 9th November 2011

Ok, there are other factors at play besides the emerging sun, but the Davis plot illustrates the sun’s effect well. Besides, warming the immediate atmosphere, it can and does provide a feel good factor, which is invaluable in our hectic and sometimes, mundane little lives. After all, whether you live in the Arctic, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, wherever, nearly every individual in this globes 7 billion population and the impending winter to come; I would certainly welcome more of it.

Cheers

Tony Powell

Well, it never happened.

Locally, the Air Frosts never came, however, the temperature still bottomed out at 1.1c early on Thursday morning. So, with the coldest morning of the Autumn period arriving, although there were no sub-freezing temperatures here, many people would still have been scraping their car windscreens. Why is this? How can ice form on car windows, frosted grass etc. but the thermometer never dipped below 0c (32f).?

A quick search of the internet, informs us of the following, courtesy of the wonderful uk.sci.weather resources website. Here’s hoping this helps?

My evidence from Thursday is clearly shown by my Davis Weather Station plot and how we narrowly avoided an Air Frost.

Thursday's lack of Air Frost

The Davis Air Temperature plot for Thursday 20th October 2011

Happy Times

Tony Powell