Exceptionally Wet and Very Mild
Temperatures
The average maximum temperature during November 2022 in Shoreham was 13.7 Celsius (57F), and that was around 2.5 Celsius (<5F) above normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 8.6 Celsius (48F), and that was 2 Celsius (3.5F) above average for November. Overall, it was the mildest November in the area for 11 years.
The highest temperature recorded during the month was 16.9 Celsius (63F) on the 13th, but there were 4 other days with maxima above 16 Celsius (61F). All of these exceptionally mild days occurred between the 10th and 14th and included highs of 16.7 Celsius (62F) on the 12th, and 16.6 Celsius (62F) on both the 11th and 14th. A further 5 days had maxima above 15 Celsius (59F), with the last of these very mild days occurring on the 8th. Although it became somewhat less mild after the 14th, only 2 days had maxima outside the range 11 to 14 Celsius (52-57F). Those days were 28th, with a high of 10.4 Celsius (50F), and the 29th, when the temperature only rose to 7.3 Celsius (45F).
There were many mild nights during November, and on the 11th a minimum of 14.2 Celsius (58F) occurred. Lows of 13.9 Celsius (57F) occurred on both the 6th and 8th, and a further 7 nights had minima above 10 Celsius (50F). Only 1 of the milder nights occurred after mid-month, that was on the 27th when 11.0 Celsius (52F) was recorded. On most other nights the temperature fell to between 5 and 10 Celsius (41-50F) , but there were 5 exceptions. On the 20th and 29th lows of 4.8 Celsius (41F) occurred, but the 3 lowest values occurred on consecutive nights beginning on the 21st. A low of 3.2 Celsius (37F) was followed by 2.6 Celsius (37F) and 3.5 Celsius (38F) on the 22nd and 23rd respectively.
The sea temperature decreased erratically from 16 Celsius (61F) at the beginning of November to 12 or 13 Celsius (54-55F) at the end of the month.
Frost
There was no frost in Shoreham during November. The lowest grass temperature was 0.0 Celsius (32F), recorded on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd.
Rain
Rainfall in November amounted to 276.0 millimetres (10.9 ins.), which was over 4.5 times the monthly average. It was the wettest November in the area since records began in 1880. Historical records from Worthing also suggest no month has been wetter than November 2022. Measurable rain fell on 23 days, which was 8 days above the average, and wet days (when 1 millimetre (0.04 ins.), or more, of rain falls) numbered 18, which was also 8 days above the average. The month began extremely wet. On 5 out of the first 6 days of November, daily readings exceeded 20 millimetres (0.79 ins.). Totals were 22.8 millimetres (0.90 ins.). 30.4 millimetres (1.20 ins.), 31.2 millimetres (1.23 ins.), 21.0 millimetres (0.83 ins.) and 31.8 millimetres (1.25 ins.), on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th respectively. A mere 11 millimetres (0.43 ins.) of rain fell on the 8th, but from the 9th until the 13th no measurable rain fell. However, during this period there were 2 days with dew adding to the monthly total. The 0.8 millimetres (0.03 ins.) of dew was unusual, but this remarkable month continued with further heavy rainfall. On the 15th, 25.4 millimetres (1.00 ins.) fell, and the following day was the wettest of the month with 37.8 millimetres (1.49 ins.) recorded. After 2 dry days, the remainder of the month was fairly unsettled, but daily readings were somewhat lower, although dew produced another 0.4 millimetres (0.02 ins.) of precipitation. Between the 17th and the end of the month 52.4 millimetres (2.06 ins.) were recorded, with daily totals of 11.8 millimetres (0.46 ins.) on the 21st and 17.0 millimetres (0.67 ins.) on the 26th. The last day of the month was dry.
Hail
No hail was observed in this part of Shoreham.
Thunder
Lightning and 3 rumbles of thunder occurred mid-evening on the 1st.
Snow
No sleet or snow occurred in Shoreham.
Wind
In this very changeable month, strong winds were frequent, especially during the first 3 weeks of November. The early hours of the 1st were particularly windy with several mature trees in the area toppled over by the squally wind. On the 1st, at Shoreham Airport, many southwesterly gusts exceeded 40 knots (46 mph) with a peak gust of 59 knots (67 mph) occurring in the early hours. The 2nd was also windy with 40 knots (46 mph) from the southwest recorded in the early evening. A gust of 38 knots (43 mph) occurred early on the 3rd before the wind finally decreased later in the morning. Southwesterly winds increased again on the 5th, with gusts of 33, 34, 35 and 40 knots (38-46 mph) on the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th respectively. There was no let-up as southwesterlies gusted to 37 knots (42 mph) on the morning of the 9th, but then pressure began to rise and wind speeds gradually decreased. On the 15th, another deep depression to the west was responsible for some strong south to southwesterly winds which peaked at 41 knots (47 mph) during the early evening. It was particularly blustery at times and a gust of 44 knots (50 mph) occurred early on the 16th. Overnight on the 17th, a gust of 38 knots (43 mph) occurred before a quieter spell of weather began. This lasted until the 21st when a deepening depression crossed southern England and produced squally winds, initially from the southeast, these veering to the west. Gusts of 37 and 38 knots (42-43 mph) occurred. Southwesterly gusts of 36 knots (41 mph) occurred on the evening of the 23rd, with 39 knots (45 mph) recorded on the following evening. The last bout of southwesterlies during the month gave 32 knots (37 mph) in the early hours of the 27th.
Fog
Although several mornings were misty between and during spells of rain, the only fog observed in this part of Shoreham occurred on the evening of the 30th.
Statistics for November 2022
| Reporting Site | Highest Temp | Lowest Temp | Rain Total (mm) | Wettest | Rain days |
| Shoreham A/P | 19.9 | 3.6 | * | 20 | 17 |
| Thorney Island | 19.7 | 4.4 | * | 63 | 22 |
| Gatwick A/P | 21.8 | 1.3 | * | 29 | 19 |
| Herstmonceux | 20.5 | 4.7 | 114 | 24 | 19 |
| Bournemouth (Hurn) | 20.1 | 0.3 | 91 | 19 | 22 |
| Middle Wallop | 20.2 | 1.6 | 138 | 33 | 22 |
| Dieppe | 22.2 | 3.7 | 38 | 19 | 17 |
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. alues of first 11 days of the month were changeable, but 4 days were completely dry, and the total for the period was only 8.8 millimetres (0.35 ins.) The highest daily total during this period was 3.0 millimetres (0.1 ins.) on the 1st. On the night of the 12th/13th there was heavy rain and this amounted to 14.6 millimetres (0.57 ins.), making the 12th the wettest day of the month. A further 13.2 millimetres (0.52 ins.) was recorded on the 16th, and during the second half of October there was only 1 completely dry day, that was the 18th. However, on most days, amounts were quite small. The exceptions were the 20th with 6 millimetres (0.24 ins.), the 22nd with 5.4 millimetres (0.21 ins.) and the 23rd with 12.4 millimetres (0.49 ins.). Both the 29th and 31st each had 4 millimetres (0.16 ins.)
Hail
No hail was observed in this part of Shoreham.
Thunder
Thunderstorms occurred on 2 days during October. On the 20th a storm lasted for about half hour around mid-morning. On the 20th there was thunder and lightning for 20 minutes before dawn.
Snow
No sleet or snow occurred in Shoreham.
Wind
Pressure was close to average for October with the main centres of the anticyclones to the south and east of the British Isles. As a result, southwesterly winds prevailed and accounted for over half the daily readings. Winds were often quite brisk, except during the second week of the month when they were lighter and more variable in direction. At Shoreham Airport, southwesterly gusts reached 39 knots (45 mph) on the afternoon of the 5th, and 31 knots (34 mph), also from the southwest, was recorded in the evening of the 7th. After the spell with lighter winds, southwesterly gusts of 34 knots (39 mph) were recorded on the evening of the 15th, and 36 knots (41 mph) on the evening of the 21st. The late evening of the 23rd and the early hours of the 24th were particularly windy with southwesterly gusts rising from 39 knots (45 mph) at 2200 UTC , to 47 knots (55 mph) at 0200 UTC. A southwesterly gust of 31 knots (34 mph) was recorded late in the morning on the 26th, and on the last day of the month the final 2 hours of the evening became windy with southwesterly gusts reaching 42 knots (48 mph).
Fog
No fog was observed in this part of Shoreham.
Statistics for November 2022
| Reporting Site | Highest Temp | Lowest Temp | Rain Total (mm) | Wettest | Rain days |
| Shoreham A/P | 17.1 | 1.4 | * | 22 | |
| Thorney Island | 16.9 | 1.5 | * | 23 | |
| Gatwick A/P | 17.8 | 0.5 | * | 22 | |
| Herstmonceux | 18.0 | 2.7 | * | 21 | |
| Bournemouth (Hurn) | 17.7 | -1.3 | * | 23 | |
| Middle Wallop | 17.1 | 1.0 | * | 21 | |
| Dieppe | 17.6 | 4.3 | * | 20 |
*Rainfall totals unreliable