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Latest News & Notes From The Field
Dr Phil Smith – Wildlife Notes January 2025
According to the Met Office, January was one of the sunniest on record for the UK but was a little colder and drier than normal. The month’s rainfall in Formby, measured by Rachael Parks, totalled 75.5 mm, a little below average. On 24th, named storm Éowyn was the UK’s most powerful wind storm for over…
Dr Phil Smith – Wildlife Notes December 2024
According to the Met. Office, it was the fifth warmest December since records began in 1884. I don’t remember seeing any frost in Formby. The month was dull overall with rainfall a little above average in the UK. This fits with Rachael Park’s rainfall data from her garden in Formby. She recorded 121 mm in…
Dr Phil Smith – Wildlife Notes November 2024
The Met. Office described November as: “A month of two halves.” The first fortnight was dominated by ‘anticyclonic gloom’; grey skies, mild and calm conditions caused by high pressure trapping a low-level layer of cloud. From mid-month, temperatures fell and unsettled weather prevailed, including a named storm and spells of rain. There was even an…
Dr Phil Smith – Wildlife Notes October 2024
The Met Office ‘blog’ tells us that the UK weather in October was pretty average. Temperatures, sunshine hours and rainfall were all roughly normal. Rachael Parks measured 95.5 mm of precipitation in her Formby garden; also about average for the month. There was one particularly wet day on 16th and a named storm ‘Ashley’ on…
Dr Phil Smith -Wildlife Notes September 2024
Although we didn’t get the deluges that affected the Midlands and Southern England, 20 ‘rain-days’ and 112mm of precipitation meant that September in Formby was distinctly wetter than normal. We also had below average sunshine and it was slightly cooler than expected, though there were a couple of warm spells early on and towards the…
Dr Phil Smith Wildlife Notes August 2024
Wildlife notes August 2024 Dr Phil Smith Despite the opinion of many, August was a dry month, England having 62% of average rainfall. That is comparable to the 48.5mm measured by Rachael Parks, which was about 64% of normal August rainfall for Formby. It was a windy month, including a named storm on 22nd-23rd, but…