September has started off warmer than August. However,
the heatwave to start the month was short-lived like most of the hot weather
this year. It gave us our hottest weather since the middle of July.
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| Temperature Records January - September 2021 |
On the 7th September, the temperature reached 29.4°C (84.9°F)
equalling our 12 year September record high temperature. The previous occasion
was on 13 September 2016. The spell of warm weather means that by the 13th of the month the average temperature of 17.2°C (63.0°F) is the highest I've recorded in the last 12 years. The previous highest was 17.1°C (62.8°F) in 2016
On Thursday we took Ruby for her regular walk around Nostell Priory.
There are now the first few signs that autumn is here. The summer flower meadows have been cut and baled ready for use through winter.
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| Nostell Priory wildflower meadow - 15 July 2021 |
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| Nostell Priory wildflower meadow - 09 September 2021 |
As we walked around the lake some of the trees are just beginning to show their autumn colours.
The forecast was for the hot weather to break down with heavy rain and thunderstorms. As usual for us, the rain and thunderstorms didn't materialise. Our last decent rainfall was at the end of July. The allotment is now very dry and any autumn digging is on hold until we get some rain. The forecast is for some rain on Tuesday afternoon but will it be correct.
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Good to read you are up and about.
ReplyDeleteYou wrote: "The summer flower meadows have been cut and baled ready for use through winter." I'm curious, how are these used during the winter?
It's used as animal feed through the winter Jane. The bales will be removed from the meadow and stored under cover to protect them from the winter weather. I'm expecting the meadow to be full of cattle soon to keep the grass down.
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