Total monthly rainfall: 134.5 millimetres. Maximum daily rainfall:  16 millimetres (18^th and 19^th). This high rainfall total went some way towards restoring water-levels in the lake, but had little effect on pond levels. There were 16 days when cloud-cover was 100% during the day. Maximum temperature was 17°C on October 1^st, but only 10°C on the 31^st, and on the 18^th, 19^th, and from the 22^nd to 26^th winds were strong enough to bring down many small woodland trees – especially those suffering grey squirrel damage to their bark.

Total monthly rainfall: 52.5 millimetres. Maximum daily rainfall: 12.5 millimetres (29^th September). The first three weeks of the month were very dry, but 48 millimetres fell between the 23^rd and 30^th and there were 13 days with 100% cloud-cover for at least part of the day. Maximum temperature on the warmest days was 26°C on September 14^th and 15^th, while on the coldest days it was 16°C on the 9^th, 29^th and 30^th. Winds between the 23^rd and 29^th were fresh-to-strong – bringing down green leaves, twigs and branches.

Total monthly rainfall: 44.5 millimetres. Maximum daily rainfall: 10.5 millimetres (9^th August). There were 14 days with measurable rainfall, and only 6 days with 100% cloud-cover for at least part of the day. Maximum temperature on the warmest days was 31°C on August 25^th, 26^th, and 27^th. On the coldest days it was 17°C on the 10^th and 14^th of August. Temperatures were below 20°C between the 10^th and 20^th, except on the 17^th and 18^th, when the temperature reached 20 degrees. This gave an autumnal edge to the month, accentuated by the strong winds on the 10^th. We calculate these to be force 6, gusting force 8, and resulted in bringing down a large goat willow by the lake, and a wild hop and trellis by the front corner of the house – together with many leaves and small branches in the wood.

Total monthly rainfall: 36.5 millimetres. Maximum daily rainfall: 26 millimetres (20^th July). Measurable rain fell on only six days of the month, resulting in a drop in pond-water levels to 40 centimetres below maximum. There were only 8 days when cloud-cover reached 100% during part of the day. Maximum temperature on the warmest day was 35°C on the 25^th, and on the coldest day was 18°C on the 27^th. Strong winds on the 30^th-31^st removed many small branches, twigs and green leaves from the trees.

Total monthly rainfall: 102 millimetres. Maximum daily rainfall: 28.5 millimetres (10^th June).

June was a month of much-needed rainfall, with measurable rain falling on 10 days of the year sufficient to top-up pond-water levels by some ten centimetres. There were 16 days with complete cloud cover for at least part of the day.

Maximum temperature on the warmest day was 30°C on 29^th June, while maximum temperature on the coldest day was 12°C on June 19^th, and there were fresh-to-strong winds on June 6^th-8^th, 13^th-15^th, and 26^th-28^th – often leading to the downing of twigs and green leaves from some trees.