Weather Statistics - September 2000

A very unsettled month with frequent outbreaks of rain, heavy and thundery at times. There was a short hot and sunny spell in the second week. Local flooding in places.

Rainfall	128mm	166% of 1961-90 average
Temperature	14.9C	1.3C above normal of 13.6C
Sunshine	115 hrs (4.11 hrs per day)	90% of 1961-90 average

September 2000 was the dullest September since 1994 and the wettest since 1995

(please note, the average figures are taken from the period 1961-1990)