I have been collecting weather readings in my garden in Lower Street since 2007 and village residents might be interested to see the results.
The graphs below show the average temperatures for each month over the years. The temperature was recorded every hour so each point is the average of about 24 × 31 readings.
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Most of the graphs show that average temperatures have increased and there is a temptation to see this as 'global warming' but it should more sensibly be labelled 'mid-southern-england warming'.
There are lots of other possible explanations: The sensors are not well placed for a proper scientific measurement and they have not been calibrated. Trees will have grown or been cut down and this will have changed wind flow. There are nearby ponds fed by groundwater which, because it comes from deeper down, tends to be warmer in winter and cooler in summer.
There are reliable ways to measure average global temperatures and one thermometer in a Braisfield garden is not one of them.
I have a lot of data and will present other weather statistics in the future. Watch this space.