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Stats for September 2025 (compared to 1991-2020 mean) September 2025 was very close to the long term mean temperature wise. It was the first month since January 2025 to be so. It reached 20 degC on 8 days, the last being the 19th. There were no air frosts recorded, but grass frost was locally reported. It was the wettest month …
After the heavy rain of 14th August 2023, I set about looking back on days with similar totals in Durham since I started recording here. The total for 14th August was exactly 30.0 mm, which seems a suitable total to use as a threshold. Here’s what I found: 20th September 2025 32.5mm 26th September 2024 51.1mm 14th August …
Early in the month there was a strong storm on 4th (named Storm Floris). Trees in full leaf were down, mainly in Scotland. This was a very early unseasonable storm for August. Temperatures held up well, and breached 30 degrees again on the 13th, with a peak of 31.5 degC. A cool spell then manifested itself between 18th-23rd. Overall, 24 …
This is one of those questions that seems simple on the surface, but when you scratch the surface a bit, it opens up a world of understanding about how we think about weather and climate. It’s something I often find myself explaining to visitors on the Durham Weather website, especially when we’ve just had a spell of odd or extreme …
Here is the data for the year so far, from the official Durham University Observatory at Potters Bank. This is compiled by Professor Tim Burt here January 2025 January was a cool month. January 5th was the wettest January day on record (33.4 mm), beating the previous record which had stood since 12th January 1921 (32.8 mm). Mean daily maximum: …
On most winter mornings you can stroll down from Durham city centre, past the Botanic Garden, through the woods, and by the time you reach the meadows at Houghall your breath hangs heavier and your toes feel that extra bite. It’s not your imagination. Houghall is a frost hollow – and one of the most efficient in the North East. …
If governments choose to deny or abandon mitigation of climate change, things will almost certainly get worse—and quicker too. The planet isn’t waiting around while politicians argue. It responds to the laws of physics, not opinion polls or election cycles. Let’s cut to it. If mitigation, meaning cutting greenhouse gas emissions, is abandoned, then emissions will just keep rising. That …
The Grace Darling storm – it’s the storm that immortalised a young woman and her father as national heroes, and it’s forever tied to the wild seas off the Northumberland coast. The actual storm doesn’t always get as much attention as the act of heroism itself, but it was a ferocious one – typical of the savage gales that can …
Durham Weather Extremes since 1843 Means here are based on the 1991-2020 averages AUGUST Mean Temp : 15.6 degC Warmest : 17.6 degC in August 1975. Coldest : 11.7 degC in August 1912. Abs Max Temp : 32.5 degC on 3rd Aug, 1990. Abs Min Temp : 0.5 degC on 22nd Aug, 1864. Mean Rainfall : 66.2 mm Wettest : …
July 2025 started very reasonably in Durham, although there was a break in the drought at last and there was some rain in the first week. There was a very active gust front passed over on 7th July in late afternoon. Winds got pretty wild for 30 mins and the temperature dropped 5.4 degC in 40 minutes. Not much rain …
There’s been a lot of fuss online on the Accur8 DWS7100 weather station and here’s why I reckon it’s a great pick for amateur weather observers: Unboxing the Accur8 DWS7100 feels like opening a neat little self-contained weather lab. Inside you’ve got a bold, clear colour display console (about 215 × 158 × 22 mm) plus that sleek 7‑in‑1 outdoor sensor rig – the thing …
I have been increasingly discussing new UK daily records on Facebook. This year, as summer has progressed and the weather has become hotter, people are noticing. Here’s a list of new daily maximum records that have been broken this year. I’ll update it as the year progresses and write a similar post each year. January 2025 14th January 15.7C Cassley …