Autumn 2025 with average temperatures which was a large reversal considering the run from May to August was well above average. The autumn also saw a sudden switch from below average rainfall to well above average rainfall. The season saw three named storms and one that should have been but wasn't. The only one that had any effect was Storm Claudia. Overall Autumn 2025 overall didn't produce any records but was the 5th wettest on record.
September overall came in with temperatures just slightly below normal but within the 1C margin so basically counts as average. This was a complete change from summer which was above normal. The month didn't feature any named storms despite a wet day on the 20th.
Temperatures by day were fairly uniform with only 8.2C difference between the coldest day 14.5C on the 14th and the warmest day 22.7C on the 7th. Temperatures passed the 20C mark only on 8 days. The warm spells were from the 6th to 9th and from the 17th to the 19th. The second warm spell saw 22.6C as the peak. The warmest night fell just outside the last warm spell when 14.4C was the overnight low. The main driver of the slightly below average figure were the nights with signal digit numbers form the 9th to 15th and again from the 21st to the end of the month. The coldest night was on the 23rd with 3.6C which just failed to produce a ground frost. The night before reached 3.9C so notable cold nights for September.
The dry weather came to an abrupt halt with 30.6mm falling in the first four days. Rainfall returned to small amounts until another wet spell from the 14th to the 17th added another 32.1mm. This basically brought us to average rainfall by the middle of the month. However a lot more was needed and the 20th produced 42.2mm of rain. The taps were then turned off again after that with only 6.9mm on the 27th and 0.6mm on the 30th being added. However this did mean the month cracked the 100mm plus only the 2nd month to do it this year and also became the 8th wettest September on record. Not bad for a month which saw the 10mm broken only twice.
The month was a quiet month again in regards to the wind with a peak gust of 45mph on the 15th and the only day to reach a moderate breeze at the time of recording.
Thunderstorms the rare beasts actually turned up on the 3rd. The only storms of the autumn.
The were two named storms for October Amy on the 1st and Benjamin on the 22nd. Amy was a total none event here hardly tipped disturbed the rain gauge and the cobwebs stayed on the anemometer. Benjamin again really zero impact just 11.6mm of rain and max gust a pathetic 20mph.
October came in with average temperatures following Septembers example. Temperatures were slightly above by 0.6C but again this is within the 1C region so again considered average. The driver this time was the night time temperature mainly due to cloud cover especially round the middle of the month. The coldest night was the 26th with 3.9C followed by 4.7C on the 27th. The warmest night was on the 7th with 11.7C being the low. There were 9 days in double figures for the month. The day time temperatures again showed very little variation. The warmest day was 18.4C on the 11th and the coldest 10.3C on the 25th.
October looked to be a dry month once the first four days had gone which brought a total of 25.2mm. From the 5th to the 18th only a further 1.4mm. Just when it looked like being a very dry month heavy rain arrived on the 19th with 15.3mm 11.6mm on the 22nd and 15.8mm on the 31st. Amounts outside this were fairly small but the final total of 81.9mm was close to average. However we needed more rain than average to get the hose pipe ban lifted.
The month didn't see any Thunderstorm’s but that is to be expected for this time of year.
The month produced the windiest weather outside of any named storms with the first and only 50mph gust of the autumn on 4th as stormy weather continues it's decline in the region.
Question on some weather watcher minds was would November provide much needed rain and the answer was yes.
November was a very wet month the 2nd wettest on record while temperatures came in at 7.7C +0.7C so falls within the average category.
The was a month of two halves with a very mild first half followed by a cold 2nd half which just failed to cancel out the mild first half although it had a good go at it. The first half was Indian summer like in regards to temperatures however the rainfall made it feel and look cooler than it was. The warmest day was on the 5th when 16.4C was the high however the 3rd with 15.2C and the 6th with 15.7C deserve a mention as well. They were four double digit nights in the first thirteen days with the warmest night being the 5th with 12.3C being the low pipping the 11.8C the day before. By the thirteenth it was looking like we were going to heading off towards a record warm November however things changed from the 14th as temperatures fell away with the coldest day on the 19th with 3.2C being the high. The 20th also recorded 3.9C. The coldest nights and the first air air frosts were recorded in this period. The coldest night being the 20th and 22nd when lows of -0.9C were recorded. Temperatures headed by to normal or above normal from the 26th to 28th and if wasn’t for these three days we might have got down to average. Overall there were four air frosts this month.
Rainfall wise November went hunting for new records but failed in it's attempt but made 2nd place. Considering at one time we were going for the driest year ever the reversal in the last three months was quiet remarkable. Storm Claudia was responsible for a good part of the final total of 176.9mm when it brought 61.1mm on the 14th. At one time the record of 90+mm was possible but on the day the rainfall couldn't maintain itself ending up being the 7th wettest 24hour period on record. Rainfall reached double figures on the 13th with 13.4mm and again on the 28th and 29th with 14.4mm and 10.8mm. More rain was added on the night 30th.
.There were a few days of wintry weather in November when a little sleet fell on the 19th and a few flakes of snow on the 20th. There was more sleet during the evening of the 29th.
The month was a quiet one in regards to winds. The winds hitting 39mph on the 28th during a rare squall.
| This Autumn's Averages Including the Highs and Lows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Average Temp 9.9C | This Summer's Average 10.7C | Difference from average 0.8C |
| Average Max Temp 12.9C | This Summer's Max Average 14.0C | Difference from average 1.1C |
| Average Min Temp 6.8C | This Summer's Min Average 7.5C | Difference From Average 0.7C |
| High Max 22.7C on the 7th of Sep | Low Max 3.2C on the 19th of Nov | Highest Daily Range 13.3C on the 9th of Sep |
| High Min 14.4C on the 20th of Sep | Low Min -0.9C on the 20th and 22nd of Sep | Lowest Daily Range 0.1C on the 14th of Nov |
| Number of Air Frosts 4 | Days of Thunder 0 | Days of Snow 1 |
| Days of Rain > 0 38 Days | Days of Rain with Trace 19 Days | Days with Gusts ≥ 50 mph 0 days |
| Average Rainfall 236.9 mm | This Summer's Average 384.0mm | Percentage of Average Rainfall 162.1% |