Ascension : Statistics for the week ending last Monday
Submitted by The Islander (Nathan Prince) 25.09.2003 (Article Archived on 23.10.2003)

ASCENSION ISLAND:Rather cloudy at times but with some good sunny periods most afternoon. There was very little rainfall only a few light showers with no measurable rain at the airhead.

Statistics for the week ending Monday

	Max (deg C)	Min (deg C)	Rainfall (mm)
AIRHEAD	27.9	23.8	Trace
TRAVELLERS	27.3	17.4	1.5
RESIDENCY	25.0	15.9	4.2
GEORGETOWN	29.0	21.0	Nil
ST.HELENA	20.4	13.0	12.2
FALKLANDS	12.6	-1.9	2.2
UK / Brize	26.8	7.6	Trace

UK: High pressure over the Continent has continued to dominate the weather in the British Isles. It has been settled, warm and sunny by day in many areas, any overnight mistiness soon clearing. The winds have been light. Weak weather fronts have threatened the north and west of the country but have tended to produce little or no significant weather.

FALKLANDS: Sunday saw a change in the weather from the strong stormy northerly winds of the previous week as an area of High pressure became established from the west. This brought much lighter winds and rather quiet settled weather, although that in turn meant periods of low cloud and drizzly rain by the middle of the week. Weather fronts on Thursday brought southerly breezes, milder weather and some rain but by the weekend high pressure and settled conditions had returned.

ST. HELENA: After a drier week two weeks ago with only 6.8 mm the rain amounts were up to 12.2mm. The readings have been see-sawing though with only 1mm in the first week of the month. The temperatures have bee very steady with just a gradual rise to just over 20 as we head into the last week of the month.

“METCHAT”

The Staff of the Met Office would like to take this opportunity to thank Brian, Mr B J Davey, the Senior Met Officer for the last six months who left on retirement on the 19th, for his help and friendship during his term in office. Brian set very high standards in his professional and private life. At work he was a very keen observer and a dedicated forecaster. In his private life he played hard, at walking and squash very hard, there can be few who would question his boundless enthusiasm in both those pursuits. As a walker he led by example but was always ready to help and encourage others to enjoy the delights the island has for those willing the explore it. His Christian ethic of fairness and friendship was appreciated not only by his fellow worshipers but also by his many other friends. However, only temporary Ascension Islander, like so many of us, his tour is over, but we will miss him. We wish him the very best in a very active retirement, in the mountains in Scotland and in his new adopted mountain home in southern Spain.

This week also saw the celebrations for the Battle of Britain anniversary. It was attended by the S. Met O who reports that it was a very enjoyable and informative evening. The C.O.'s address reminded us all just how much the whole world owes to some very brave people and was delivered with respect, punctuated with some timely humour.

There were several misdemeanours as was evidenced by the number of fines lined up in front of the PROM towards the end of the evening. This was in contrast to the speech from Admin Andy, (my apologies, The Administrator Mr Andrew Kettlewell), which elicited only roars of applause. Having given fair warning that he might slip in a couple of naughty references, he then proceeded to entertain us in excellent fashion, oh yes! and there were a couple of naughty words, tut, tut.

Ps we had two wounded soldier at the function, Howie with a patch on his eye, very Long John Silver, and Steve 'alo, 'alo 'alo with a FOOTBALLING injury, it looked pretty sore though. Well done both for being there.