The best word to sum up this month so far is changeable — a seesaw of wind and rain alternating with glorious warm sunshine. There have been some hefty downpours, and for England and Wales the rainfall so far this month has been above average. On the other hand temperatures reached 27C on Thursday in Manston, Kent, more like summer than early autumn.The first week of September in central England was warmer than the monthly averages for June, July or August. At this rate it could be the warmest September on record, although it is still early in the month and…

Source: The Times September 09, 2016 23:03 UTC