November 2021 was warmer than average (7.32°C versus an average of 6.91), drier than average (19.20 mm versus an average total of 62.93) and calmer than average (a wind run of 2173 miles versus an average of 2779).
The average temperature in November was 0.4°C above the mean at 7.3°C,. The highest temperature was 13.6°C recorded at 15:17 on the 18th, with the lowest temperature being -4.1°C, at 07:42 on the 29th. This was the lowest temperature since -4.4°C was recorded on April 7th 2021.
The warmest day was the 9th with an average temperature of 12.2°C, with the coolest day being the 28th with an average temperature of -0.8°C. There were 5 frost days in the month. The sunniest day was the 2nd with 3.37 hours. There were 26.1 hours of sunshine in the month.
Rainfall in the month was 18.8 millimetres recorded on 16 days, 40.6 millimetres below the monthly mean and the driest November ever recorded here. The yearly total was 529.6 millimetres, 102% of the average for the end of November. The wettest day was the 27th with 6.4 millimetres. The highest rain rate of 5.6 millimetres per hour was recorded at 21:11 on the 25th.. There was 50 millimetres of snow recorded on two days, the first snow being on the 27th.
The highest barometric pressure of 1032.9 millibars was at 22:10 on the 22nd. The lowest pressure was 978.2 millibars at 23:03 on the 26th. The average pressure in the month was 1015.2 millibars. The highest humidity was 100% and the monthly average humidity was 98%. The lowest humidity was 64% at 11:25 on the 28th.
Wind speeds were lower than average, with the highest wind gust speed of 30 mph being recorded at 20:57 on the 26th. The maximum wind speed was 15 mph at 00:02 on the 1st. The wind run was 2172.3 miles, 762.1 miles below the average for the month. The average gust speed in the month was 4.7 mph, and the average wind speed was 3.1 mph. The predominant direction was south-westerly (230°).
The maximum high solar radiation recorded at 12:30 on the 4th was 531 w/m². The average solar radiation for the month was 35 w/m². The highest U.V. Index was 0.8 recorded at 12:03 on the 6th.