Changeable and Wet 

Temperatures

The average maximum temperature during October 2019 in Shoreham was 14.9 Celsius (59F), and that was very close to normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 9.6 Celsius (50F), and that was also very close to the October normal.    

The highest temperature recorded during the month was 18.4 Celsius (65F) on the 1st, but there were highs of 17.3 Celsius (63F) and 17.4 Celsius (63F) on the 6th and 13th respectively.  There were a further 9 days when the temperature exceeded 16 Celsius (61F), but only 2 of these milder days occurred after mid month.  There were 9 days when the temperature failed to reach 13 Celsius (55F), but only 1 day, the 12th with a high of 12.7 Celsius (55F), occurred before mid month. A chilly end to the month led to 4 out of the last 5 days having minima below 12 Celsius (54F).  The lowest temperature was 12.3 Celsius (54F) on the 28th, the coolest day of the month.   

There were 3 notably mild nights during October. The 1st, with a low of 15.8 Celsius (60F), the 11th, with minimum of 15.3 Celsius (60F), and the 26th, when the temperature failed to fall below 15.4 Celsius (60F). There were no further minima above 13 Celsius (55F) and only 3 lows between 12 and 13 Celsius (54-55F). Of the 17 days with minima below 10 Celsius (50F), not surprisingly,  only 6 of these cooler nights  occurred before mid month.  On 5 of these colder nights the temperature dipped below 6 Celsius (43F), but only 2 had minima below 5 Celsius (41F). On the 3rd a minimum of 4.0 Celsius (39F) occurred, with 2.6 Celsius (37F) recorded on the 28th. 

The sea temperature steadily fell from 17 Celsius (63F) at the beginning of October to 13 or 14  Celsius (55-57F) by the end of the month.

Frost

There was no air frost during October and just 1 grass frost. On the 28th a grass minimum temperature of minus 1.1 Celsius (30F) occurred.    

Rain

There were  89.4  millimetres (3.5 ins.) of rain during October and that was about 70% above the monthly average. There were 23 days of measurable rain, and that was around 6 days above normal for October. Apart from on the 2nd, rain fell on each of the first 18 days of the month.  Much of the rain was fairly light during the first week, but it then became heavier, and on the 11th 7.6 millimetres (0.3 ins.)  were recorded, with 8.8 millimetres (0.35 ins.) falling on the following day. Heavy showers produced 16 millimetres (0.65 ins.) on the 17th with further showers giving 8.2 millimetres on 18th. From the 19th, the weather quietened down somewhat with only 6 further rain days during the remainder of the month. In this period, a total of 21.6 millimetres (0.8 ins.) fell, but it was largely because of 2 bouts of heavy rain. On the 24th 9 millimetres (0.35 ins.) fell, and on the 26th 8.2 millmetres (0.3 ins.) were measured. 

Hail

No hail was observed in Shoreham during October.

Thunder

Showers were accompanied by thunder on 3 days during October. On the 14th there was 1 rumble of thunder during the late afternoon.  Several rumbles of thunder were heard early in the evening of the 17th, and on the following day there was thunder early in the morning and late in the afternoon.

Snow

There was no sleet or snow observed in Shoreham during October.   

Wind

On a majority of days, the wind blew from between southwest and northwest and with the unsettled nature of the month it was often quite strong. At Shoreham Airport,  southwesterly winds gusted to 32 knots (37 mph) overnight on the 4th, followed  by a similar gust from a similar direction late on the afternoon of the 8th.  Southwesterly winds became strong on the afternoon of the 10th and stayed brisk until the evening of the 11th. The highest gusts were 32 knots (37 mph) on the 10th and 39 knots (45 mph) late on the morning of the 11th. Southwesterly winds gusted to 37 knots (42 mph) early on the afternoon of the 13th, with 35 knots (40 mph) and 39 knots (45 mph) measured during the evening and afternoon of the 17th and 18th respectively.  The strong winds continued into the early hours of the 19th when 34 knots (39 mph) were recorded.  The next bout of strong southwest winds commenced on the afternoon of the 25th and abated during the evening of the 26th. Gusts of 33 knots (38 mph) were measured late on the 25th, with 35 knots (40 mph) occurring  on the afternoon of the 26th. These were the last strong winds of the month.    

Fog

There was no fog observed in this part of Shoreham during October. 

Statistics for October 2019