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Monday, 28 November 2011
What a difference a year makes
Monday was a cloudy cool day, but even so it became milder late in the evening as more windy weather came in from the west. This rather bizarrely meant our mildest part of the day was as we approached midnight.
It’s a far cry from last year as November 28th went down in the record books as the coldest November night in Yorkshire as the temperature plummeted to minus 7.6°C at home but falling to minus 14°C at Topcliffe. This year thankfully we look like having one of the warmest Novembers on record. Like I said at the beginning what a difference a year makes.
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
A little of everything - well almost
Tuesday gave us a bit of everything, a little bit of sunshine although it was cloudy for most of the day, a few rain showers and in the evening the wind really strengthened. We didn’t get any snow though which did arrive on this day last year.
Many of our garden birds have disappeared, apparently they have decided that there are more appetising treats in the countryside than our garden. These fat balls have been out for a couple of weeks and remain almost untouched.
Our flock of sparrows have remained faithful and still manage to enjoy our half a fat filled coconut along with a good quantity of seed. This one will soon need replacing.
In the last couple of days though a couple of goldfinches have returned to help the sparrows eat the sunflower hearts. Perhaps this is a sign that the autumn hedgerows are beginning to run short of food.
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Rhubarb’s up
Wednesday’s weather was typical of the month, some sunny spells, dry but mostly cloudy. It was another mild day but it felt chilly in the strong breeze.
My new rhubarb Stockbridge Arrow planted on the 4th November has already pushed a new shoot through the top of the compost. At least I know that one of the two pieces of root I received is growing. Once the cold weather arrives this shoot might wish it had stayed underground.
I’ve being tracking the mild November temperatures against the Central England Temperature Record. For us it’s finished in 4th place in this record stretching back 350 years.
Ranking
Year
Nov
1
1994
10.08
2
1818
9.50
3
1938
9.39
4
2011
9.31
5
1817
9.11
6
1881
8.89
7
1939
8.68
8
2009
8.64
9
1821
8.61
10
2002
8.51
I’ve now incorporated all the data for November so this is our final figure for the month.
The month has continued our spell of dry weather with our total rainfall for the month just 25.8mm set against an average of 63.7mm.
I’ve updated our annual temperature and rainfall data here.
Our sowing and harvesting records for November have also been updated.