November 2025 despite a mild start was the 4th month with close to average temperatures. Rainfall came in well above average in regards to rainfall becoming in the 2nd wettest on record. The month featured one named Storm Claudia which actually had an effect on the region albeit fairly minor.
The month began with temperatures above normal the mild weather lasting until 13th with a marked drop in temperatures from the 14th to the 27th. The papers didn't pick up on the mild weather possible due to the weather being quiet wet during the period as well. If it had been dry I guess an Indian summer would have been the headlines. Despite the rain the temperatures peaked at 16.4C on the the 5th followed by 15.7C the next day. After that temperatures stayed in the low teens before dropping sharply on the 14th. This mild period produced the warmest nights. The mildest night was 12.3C being the low on the 5th. A mention also for the 4th when 11.8C was the low. Normally such a mild spell cannot be undone by any cold spells. However the cold spell from the 14th to the 27th had some teeth and brought the temperatures down to the 1991 - 2020 average by the 24th. Temperatures after this were close to average bar one mild day on the 27th.The cold snap produce two very cold days on the 19th and the 20th when the coldest day was reached with 3.2C on the 19th. The next day saw 3.9C. After that temperatures recovered a little bit. The period brought three consecutive air frosts with the coldest nights being the 20th and 22nd with -0.9C being the low. The last few days of the month turned cooler again but weren't particular cool and basically what you'd expect of a cold day at the end of the November. The month ended the 10th warmest on record.
November was a very wet month the 2nd wettest on record. There were only two days where rain didn't fall. Most of this rain was produced by storm Claudia which brought a total of 86.2mm of rain over three days. The peak of the rain was on the 14th when 61.1mm fell prior to that 13.4mm fell on the 13th. After the 14th that double figures weren't reached until the end of the month when 14.4mm fell on the 28th and another 10.8mm on the 29th. This took the rainfall up to the 2nd wettest on record. Luckily there wasn't another sustained spell of wet weather after 14th otherwise another 2007 would have been the result. Conditions away from the rivers would have been self inflicted as the council has now forgotten the lessons and gullies are now left clogged again. As it was an 25mm of rain fell between the 18th and the 23rd. After that amounts were small.
November was quiet month once more as the decline in stormy weather continues. The winds only hitting 39mph which is really nothing.
There weren't any Thundery showers or storms during November but there were a few flakes of snow on the 20th and some sleet on the 19th and 29th.
December kicks off on a unsettled changeable theme which temperatures just slightly above average overall. Windy at times and this unsettled theme continuing up to the middle of the month. After that there are hints of a more northerly blocking with low pressure forced to track further south. So cold over N Britain with Snow at times perhaps down to lower levels while the S is slightly milder with only shorter cold snaps. Winds in the N from an Easterly direction while the S sees more of a SE or S airflow. Turning milder for all Xmas before the month looks to close out on a cold note for all so a possible cold new years eve to come. Temperatures around or just below average with rainfall above average.
| November's Averages, Highs and Lows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Average Temp 7.0C | Last Months Average 7.7C | Difference from average 0.7C |
| Average Max Temp 9.8C | Last Months Average 10.2C | Difference from average 0.4C |
| Average Min Temp 4.3C | Last Months Average 5.3C | Difference From Average 1.0C |
| High Max 16.4C on the 5th | Low Max 3.2C on the 19th | Highest Daily Range 8.3C on the 3rd |
| High Min 12.3C on the 5th | Low Min -0.9C on the 20th, 22nd | Lowest Daily Range 0.1C on the 14th |
| Number of Air Frosts 4 | Days of Thunder 0 | Days of Snow 1 |
| Days of Measurable Rain 25 Days | Days of Rain with trace 3 Days | Days with Gusts ≥ 50 mph 0 day |
| Average Rainfall 88.3mm | This Months Average 176.9mm | Percentage of Average Rainfall 200.3% |