Monday, 14 November 2016
Mild and Cloudy Super Moon Day
Monday was mild and cloudy although we didn't get any rain apart from a sprinkling in the early hours of the morning.
Temperatures Records for 08-14 November 2016
Monday turned out to easily be our mildest day of the month reaching 14.1°C (57.4°F). Our temperatures have been steadily increasing since our cold and snowy day last Wednesday.
We were on the lookout for Monday's super moon when the moon is "only" 221,524 (356,509km) miles away from earth. It won't be so close again until 25 November 2034. However, each time we looked out of the window the stuff we could see in the sky was cloud. Then around midnight we spotted the moon almost by accident as we had a final look of the night out of the window.
It really needed a tripod but that wasn't going to happen at midnight.
Tuesday-Thursday, 15-17 November 2016
Computer Updating Update
The weather has gradually deteriorated as we've progressed through the week. The week began on a milder than expected note but has steadily fallen to a little colder than we might expect.
Temperature and Rainfall 15-17 November 2016
After a rather calm spell of weather it became windy on Wednesday and that continued into Thursday when we had some rain thrown in for good measure.
I've continued moving over all my "stuff" from my old to new computer. It's certainly a frustrating job and I've now moved over all I can think of but there is bound to be lots of things I've forgotten. A list of unknowns if you like. I know this because they crop up by accident as I start to use my new PC more and more. A piece of software wants a username, a password or a product key before it will do anything even though it's now installed on my new machine. Do I really want to know if my email uses POP or Imap? The answer is yes if I want it to work as it's done for the last seven years. Software sometimes asks for a password but it isn't always immediately obvious which password it refers to unless you are some sort of computer expert.
To keep me from going insane I've helped Sue with a few jobs in the garden. We though it was about time the outdoor pots of more tender plants were moved into the greenhouse for some winter protection.
First job was to clear the spent tomato haulms from the summer crop to make some space for the pots. I even managed to find one or two usable tomatoes.
All our tubs have now been moved inside. I'll probably throw some fleece over them if any very cold nights are forecast but other than that they'll have to take their chance with the weather. If anything is killed off over winter I think it's cheaper to buy replacements next spring than any attempt to add extra heating into the greenhouse. I'll keep them as dry as possible and hope that we don't get any prolonged spells of cold weather.
I think our banana is showing just how tough it is as it is still green even after standing outside in last weeks snow.
Friday, 18 November 2016
Cold and Wet
Friday turned out to be cold and wet. For an hour or so in the morning it was nice and sunny but the clouds soon rolled in and that was the last of the sunshine for the day.
Temperature & Rainfall for 18 November 2016
Around lunchtime the rain fell with some wet, sleety snow mixed in but it never showed any signs of settling. By the end of the day the day's rainfall came to 11.2mm (0.44ins), nothing exceptional. Through the daylight hours the temperature hovered around the 3.5°C (38.3°F), on the cold side even for late November. Without having any remarkably cold nights this November is so far turning out to be the coldest of the last few years.
November Average Temperatures 2010-2016
It is going to have to remain cold to match that 2010 temperature by the end of the month, though and the forecast at the moment is for milder weather to return by the middle of next week.
The cold and at times windy weather of the last few days has cleared most of the leaves off our acer.
It looked good at its best over the last few weeks.
Saturday & Sunday, 19-20 November 2016
A Cold, Wet Weekend
There's not much gardening going on at the moment. The weekend turned out to be cold and wet although we missed the worst of storm Angus.
Temperature & Rainfall 19-21 November 2016 (to 10:30 am on 21st)
Although November has been colder than I'd expect we have had some decent days with spells of sunshine and not much rain. More recently that dry weather has disappeared but that hasn't really introduced any milder weather normally associated with rainier conditions. As you can see even though it was wet over the weekend the temperature has struggled up to a maximum of about 6°C or 43°F. Our average temperature for November stands at 6.2°C (43.2°F) which wouldn't be out of place in the winter months of December, January or February.
We've still got plenty of potatoes stored in sacks in our garage. I retrieved a couple of buckets full this week.
Potatoes - Casablanca lifted on 08 August 2016
These Casablanca potatoes are a first early variety which produced a bumper crop this year. They were lifted a little over three months ago now. They've kept well and are still very tasty when cooked. The only slight drawback is that they can break down slightly if not cooked with a little bit of care.
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This weather site is operated as an amateur weather station site and should not be used as official data. I make every effort to ensure my data is as accurate as possible but I cannot guarantee that the data meets the requirements of the Meteorological Office or other professional weather monitoring organisations.
©M Garrett 2016