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Graham’s Weather Pages

Averages and Extremes
Penzance, Cornwall

‘TURNSTONE’
Luxury, Self-Catering Cottage with sea-front garden Mousehole - West Cornwall

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January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Year

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Year

Wettest
1996 : 199.9
2007 : 235.6
2001 : 173.5
1998 : 206.6
2002 : 144.4
1997 : 133.2
2003 : 154.5
1997 : 236.9
2000 : 242.4
2004 : 221.1
2002 : 296.0
1999 : 276.5
2000 : 1544.3

Highest Average
2007 : 9.1
2002 : 9.3
2003 : 10.2
2007 : 12.7
1998 : 14.1
2006: 16.4
2006 : 19.1
1995 : 19.4
2006 : 17.2
2001 : 14.5
1994 : 11.8
2006 : 9.3
2007 : 12.6

Average
132.6
110.7
74.8
85.7
84.5
69.7
70.5
89.7
92.7
130.9
157.8
153.6
1253.2

Wettest Day
16/01 : 38.2
16/06 : 29.0
02/98 : 36.3
21/01 : 33.4
19/96 : 45.0
26/06 : 78.9
07/04 : 39.6
03/97 : 52.0
14/00 : 62.8
03/04 : 49.5
13/02 : 84.5
31/02 : 62.5

Driest
1997 : 35.7
1998 : 16.2
2000 : 18.1
1997 : 21.2
1992 : 22.2
1996 : 9.6
1999 : 11.5
1993 : 29.1
2001 : 27.6
1999 : 44.4
2004 : 58.8
1996 : 49.3
1995 : 994.8

Absolute Min
01/97 : -5.1
15/94 : -3.5
05/01 : -1.3
02/96 : -1.0
07/97 : 2.0
21/04 : 5.2
16/01 : 7.9
29/98 : 7.2
27/07 : 3.9
24/03 : 1.2
18/95 : -1.5
31/96 : -3.5

Absolute Max
18/07 : 14.3
12/98 : 15.6
17/99 : 18.1
18/03 : 22.0
20/98 : 24.4
30/95 : 28.0
17/06 : 29.7
18/95 : 28.5
06/04 : 27.0
13/01 : 22.1
02/05 : 17.3
05/07 : 14.7

Lowest Average
1997 : 4.7
1996 : 6.0
1996 : 7.5
1998 : 9.1
1996 : 10.6
2002 : 14.0
1993 : 15.7
1992 : 15.9
1992 : 14.0
1992 : 10.3
1993 : 8.5
1996 : 5.5
1996 : 11.0

Average
7.6
7.8
8.8
10.3
12.8
15.2
17.0
17.2
15.5
12.8
10.1
8.1
11.9

The averages and extremes shown are my data for the period 1992 - 2007

Due to it’s location at the tip of the peninsula, Penzance has a very small annual and diurnal temperature range. Taking the year as a whole Mount’s Bay is the warmest area of mainland Britain.

1971/2000 Av.
141.3
109.7
94.1
66.8
64.5
67.9
55.4
82.9
95.6
122.1
139.8
149.2
1189.3

The Extremes and Average columns are based on my data for the period 1992 - 2007 inclusive

The 1971/2000 Av. column is provided for comparison. It is based on my figures for 1992/2000, and those for Drift Water works for 1971-1991.
Drift is 2 miles west of my station, and only 16 metres higher.
During the period 1992 - 1999 the total rainfall at Drift was 99.5% of the rainfall I recorded.

RAINFALL (mm)

TEMPERATURE (degrees centigrade)

Data for 1998 - 2003

Data for 1992 - 1997

Data for 2004 - 2008

Mousehole Harbour

Major Local Weather Events

December Surf at Sennen Cove - near Land’s End

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Year

1861-1880
6.6
7.2
7.4
9.8
11.9
14.8
16.6
16.5
14.6
11.9
8.4
7.1
11.1

1991-2000
7.2
7.6
8.8
9.8
12.6
14.7
16.8
17.0
15.1
12.3
9.7
7.8
11.6

1971-2000
6.9
6.7
8.0
9.4
11.6
14.6
16.6
16.4
14.9
12.3
9.8
8.3
11.3

1961-1990
6.8
6.7
7.7
9.2
11.5
14.3
16.3
16.4
14.6
12.3
9.3
8.0
11.1

2001-2007
8.0
7.7
9.0
10.9
12.9
15.7
17.2
17.6
16.1
13.4
10.5
8.5
12.3

Average Temperature over different periods

WIND - Strongest Gusts (mph) recorded for each month + other Gusts > 60 mph

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

04/98 : 80
18/97 : 67
10/08 : 73
01/94 : 58
02/03 : 55
23/04 : 51
08/04 : 49
27/97 : 44
07/95 : 55
29/96 : 68
26/00 : 65
25/99 : 69

13/93 : 69
13/97 : 65
17/95 :58






28/96 : 67

03/06 : 65

03/98 : 67
12/96 : 63







30/00 : 64

17/04 : 64

24/93 : 65








27/02 : 63

07/06 : 61

28/02 : 62








13/02 : 61

09/93 : 61

05/98, 03/99, 30/03 : 61

25/02 : 61

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Data for 2004 - 2008

Data for 1992 - 1997

Data for 1998 - 2003

Source of Data

1861-1880 W H Richards - South Terrace Penzance
1961-1990 Penzance Weather Station - Penlee Gardens Penzance
Subsequent Data from Heamoor, Penzance apart from 1991 - from Penlee Gardens

Rainfall

11.3

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Data for 2004 - 2008

Data for 1992 - 1997

Data for 1998 - 2003