Environment
A Bright but Average November
The mean 24 hour temperature over November came to 8.9°c, which is bang average over the last 30 years.
November saw 20 more hours of bright sunshine than average, but was otherwise a largely unremarkable month weather wise.
The mean 24 hour temperature over November came to 8.9°c, which is bang average over the last 30 years.
Much of the month was on the mild side, but a change to more settled and cooler conditions in the last few days brought the mean down to normal.
The day maximum of just 4.5°C on the 29th was the coldest November day since 2010. The warmest day of the month was the 18th with a peak of 14.0°C.
Rainfall totalled 90.9mm in the gauge, which is just a little below average. The wettest day was the 18th with 15.0mm.
The mean wind speed across the month was slightly below average at 13.0 knots, but there were severe gales during named storm “ Debi” on the 13th, when gusts of 61 knots / 70mph were recorded at Ronaldsway.
The days are short, but we still recorded 88.1 hours of bright sunshine over the month – around 20 hours more than average. The best day was the 7th with 7.2 hours.
