Ascension : The Met Office Weather Report
Submitted by The Islander (Met Office) 05.05.2005 (Article Archived on 19.05.2005)

Statistics for the week ending Monday 02 May 2005

	Max (Celsius)		Min (Celsius)	Rainfall (mm)
AIRHEAD	30.9		25.0	0.4
TRAVELLERS	31.0		23.2	1.7
RESIDENCY	30.8		20.8	0.6
GEORGETOWN	32.9		25.0	0.3
ST. HELENA	23.8		17.7	2.8
FALKLANDS	16.5		3.3	1.9
UK (Brize Norton)	20.0		5.7	15.4
ASCENSION:		Weather conditions were benign for much of the week, with southeasterly winds generally lighter than of late and little in the way of cloud or precipitation. Saturday did bring some slight showers, but most of the 1.7 mm recorded at Travellers was from a heavy shower during the early hours of Monday, loud and prolonged enough to wake people up, your reporter included! Doubtless this shower also affected Green Mountain, but as readings are taken at the Residency on Sunday, it won’t be reflected in the rainfall total until next week. 2.6 metres of southerly swell rolled in over the weekend, but fortunately conditions were still suitable for diving.
ST. HELENA:		Although still relatively cloudy with only 25 hours of sunshine recorded, it was a much drier week than the last: 2.8 mm of rain compared with last week’s 31.6 mm. As was the case on Ascension, winds were generally lighter than of late.
UK:		It was a week of contrast, with the northern half of the country experiencing fine conditions at the start whilst the South endured cloud and rain: 16.1 mm fell at Dunkeswell in Devon on Tuesday whilst Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides was enjoying 13.4 hours of sunshine. It was all change by Thursday, however, with the North and West bearing the brunt of the unsettled conditions: the highest daily rainfall total in the UK (31.9 mm) belonged to South Uist in the Outer Hebrides on Thursday, and to Aberporth in West Wales on Saturday (15.7 mm). Meanwhile, the Southeast was being treated to a '’heatwave”, with temperatures rising to 25 degrees Celsius in central London on Sunday.
FALKLANDS:		In stark contrast to last week, west or northwesterly winds (albeit strong at times) brought mild air to the islands, the temperature reaching a balmy 16.5 Celsius on Wednesday! There was some patchy rain, but conditions were largely fine and dry.