The Almondsbury Interchange

Eastbound at night.

Westbound.

Tiny beetle

This little beetle, 1mm long, was found indoors.

This and the next few photos were taken at around 400x magnification. Here you can see the hairs on the carapace.

The rear of the beetle - you can see the end of the wing covers with hairs, and the rear legs.

Here is a front leg, and you can see the tiny hairs on the end of it.

The eyes and mouth area.

Long range weather forecasts - final review

For January, the average maximum temperature was 9.19C, compared to an average of 7.67 C between 2005 and 2013. For February it was 9.59 C, compared to an average of 8.04 C between 2005 and 2013. So the long range temperature forecast was very inaccurate, although it was somewhat stormy. This was probably a result of the jet stream location mentioned in the original article.

Flooding on the Somerset Levels

Taken from Ashcott, west of Street, looking south-westish towards Langport.

Bald robin

Seen in the Three Brooks Nature Reserve today:

Seen near the Bradley Stoke Way bridge over the reserve - a robin completely missing all feathers on its head.

Dunnock (Prunella modularis), seen in the same area.

Long range weather forecasts in The Daily Express - Review 3

So, December - the average maximum temperature for December was 10.02 C, compared to an average of 7.76 C between 2005-2013 (and incidentally warmer than the average maximum of 10.01 C for November!). The average minimum was 4.54 C, compared to an average of 2.91 C between 2005-2013. The highest maximum was 13.30 C (compared to an average extreme of 12.36 C), and the lowest minimum was 1.20 C (compared to an average extreme of -2.94 C). So the month was much warmer than average. So no big freeze at all, although the succession of storms means it's been a bit windier than normal.

2013 Rainfall

Rainfall during 2013.

Average of the rainfall over the last six years. For the year, the total was 901.5 mm, which compares to 1383.5 mm for 2012.