Weather Report for Cornwall
Michael L. Roach
Michael L. Roach
For the first three weeks of August 2021 the County received mixed weather with some good days and some not so good, but with little rain and little sunshine. The Cornish weather took a turn for the better on Saturday 21 August. The day started with mist and drizzle in West Cornwall but ended with sunny periods. These have continued ever since with no rain since 21st. On Tuesday 24th August the Met Office announced that a “blocking high pressure area” had arrived over Great Britain with fine weather assured for the next 7 – 10 days, but not necessarily continuous sunshine for all parts.
This is an ideal time of the year to photograph trains in the wonderful British countryside. It is more than two months since the longest day, and the sun is not so high in the sky at mid-day. The sun is still strong and bright but the shadows are not so harsh as they were around the time of the Summer Solstice, 21 June, and dry weather is assured for a few more days. The CRS website is lucky to have a number of highly competent photographers contributing their latest photos for publication; thank you one and all gentlemen.
The Government and the Met Office both think that the West Country stretches from Lands End to the farthest corner of Gloucestershire at Chipping Campden which is more than 250 miles. In that huge area there are a large number of weather stations recording the highs and lows, including some in less well-known places like Liscombe, North Wyke and Lower Rissington. Some places like Exeter Airport and Almondsbury appear regularly in the daily list of highs, lows, rainfall and sunshine figures. The town of Camborne also has a weather station on its western outskirts and this week has recorded the highest sunshine figures in the West Country on no less than six consecutive days, as follows: Monday 6.9 hours, Tuesday 11.7, Wednesday 12.0, Thursday 11.9, Friday 10.0 and Saturday 10.7 hours.
On Sunday evening, 29th August, the blocking high pressure is still in position, and the sun shone all day at Camborne from dawn at 06.31 to sunset at 20.11. Can Camborne make it seven days in a row ? Watch this space.
MLR / 29 August 2021
This is an ideal time of the year to photograph trains in the wonderful British countryside. It is more than two months since the longest day, and the sun is not so high in the sky at mid-day. The sun is still strong and bright but the shadows are not so harsh as they were around the time of the Summer Solstice, 21 June, and dry weather is assured for a few more days. The CRS website is lucky to have a number of highly competent photographers contributing their latest photos for publication; thank you one and all gentlemen.
The Government and the Met Office both think that the West Country stretches from Lands End to the farthest corner of Gloucestershire at Chipping Campden which is more than 250 miles. In that huge area there are a large number of weather stations recording the highs and lows, including some in less well-known places like Liscombe, North Wyke and Lower Rissington. Some places like Exeter Airport and Almondsbury appear regularly in the daily list of highs, lows, rainfall and sunshine figures. The town of Camborne also has a weather station on its western outskirts and this week has recorded the highest sunshine figures in the West Country on no less than six consecutive days, as follows: Monday 6.9 hours, Tuesday 11.7, Wednesday 12.0, Thursday 11.9, Friday 10.0 and Saturday 10.7 hours.
On Sunday evening, 29th August, the blocking high pressure is still in position, and the sun shone all day at Camborne from dawn at 06.31 to sunset at 20.11. Can Camborne make it seven days in a row ? Watch this space.
MLR / 29 August 2021
A P.S. from Mike. Camborne was the sunniest place in the West Country yesterday (Sunday) with 12.6 hours of sunshine making it 7 days in a row.
Many thanks Mike - keep up your observations.
The last loco hauled
Cornish Riviera Express
Paul Barlow
Cornish Riviera Express
Paul Barlow
50039 'Implacable' on the last loco hauled Cornish Riviera Express the 11.30 Padddington to Penzance . It's 4th August 1979. Copyright Paul Barlow.
A very significant event caught by Paul, many thanks. A pity that the loco wasn't a little smarter!
Vintage
Liskeard
Roger Winnen
The down parcels leaving Liskeard with a Class 25. Ballast can be seen loaded into small wagons in the former goods yard. 1st February 1975. Copyright Roger Winnen.
Many thanks Roger - he tells me that later that day he went walking on Caradon.