It has been a very poor start to September and rather than it seeming like summer is continuing it certainly feels like autumn has arrived. We've had some amount of precipitation on the first 6 days of the month. That's not to say it has been a wet start as so far the total amount of rainfall is only 5.0mm (0.2in), but it's a continuation of the weather we had in the last few weeks of August. It seems much wetter than it really is and in truth the allotment is rather dry and it wouldn't hurt from a decent spell of rain. The strong to gale force winds have been the real cause of it feeling like autumn and it's certainly been the windiest start to September I've recorded in the last 10 years.
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| High Wind Speed Records 01-06 September 2010-2019 |
I highlight in red once wind speeds reach 20mph. These are wind speeds recorded at plant level not high above the ground and they're in a sheltered suburban garden not an exposed cliff top. A gust of 27mph in August was enough to bring down an apple tree in the garden. Obviously, it's by far the windiest start I've recorded to September.
It didn't stop us having an afternoon walk around the lake at Clumber Park on Friday. It was a bit drizzly as we set off but luckily the sky cleared after a while and it wasn't too bad an afternoon.
Of course the squirrels as usual were only too happy to pose for a photograph.
The forecast for the next few days hints at some cooler than average temperatures but at least it's forecast for the strong winds to abate.
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Windy and cold nights. It has turned into a brief summer. I am glad I didn't try my luck with French climbing beans this year.
ReplyDeleteI see there is a hint of something a little bit warmer towards the end of September. I'm betting somebody had a frost early Sunday morning!
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