Retrospectives
November 2009 Day by Day
November 8th-10th A very cold period in parts of Scotland; Braemar (Aberdeenshire) fell to -7.6C on the 8th/9th & Braemar & Cromdale fell as low as -8.6C on the 9th/10th.
November 18th-19th saw a very heavy rainfall event with Seathwaite reporting 314mm in a 24 hour period, one of the highest 24 hour totals ever recorded in the UK. This caused severe flooding downstream in the catchment areas around Kendal and Cockermouth with loss of life and several bridges washed away, along with severe damaging flooding, especially in and around Cockermouth. Parts of southern Scotland were also badly affected.
November 21st Another very mild day in places, Gravesend (Kent) reached 17.3C, close to the all time record for this day.
November 28th/29th A deep low of 970mb, developed to the SW and then ran east into North Devon overnight before sinking slowly ESE on the 29th. Wind gusts of 86mph were reported at Polruan CG station near Fowey and 80mph at Land Ends overnight. There was localised flooding in Devon especially around Plymouth & Exeter.
November 30th: The last day of autumn saw the coldest reported temperatures too. Braemar (Aberdeenshire) fell to -9C overnight.









