Two blank log templates for recording your own weather observations by hand —
useful for a school project, a gardening diary, or just keeping your own record alongside our station's
readings. Both print cleanly (the menu and site header are automatically hidden when you print), and you can
also download either one as a blank spreadsheet.
Why Keep Your Own Log
A weather station only ever tells you the reading at its own exact spot, and Southampton's weather can vary
noticeably even within a few miles — a sheltered garden, an exposed hilltop, and a spot right on the
water can all report meaningfully different conditions on the same afternoon. Keeping your own simple daily
log, even just a maximum and minimum temperature and a note on rain and cloud, builds a genuinely useful local
record over time, and is exactly how amateur meteorology got started long before automated stations existed.
If you're placing your own thermometer, keep it out of direct sun, away from walls that radiate heat, and at
around 1.2-1.8m above the ground for the most comparable readings — the same siting principles behind
the standard Stevenson screen used at official stations.
Southampton Weather Observation Log
Date
Time
Temp (°C)
Humidity (%)
Pressure (mb)
Wind Speed
Wind Dir.
Cloud (0-8)
Cloud Type
Rain (mm)
Notes
Cloud amount is measured in eighths of sky
covered (0 = clear, 8 = fully overcast) — see our Cloud Spotting Guide
for identifying cloud types.
Date
Max Temp (°C)
Min Temp (°C)
Rainfall (mm)
Max Wind (mph)
Dominant Wind Dir.
Sunshine (hrs, est.)
Notes
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Cross-Checking Your Log
Once you've got a few weeks of your own readings, our Weather History and
Highs, Lows and Averages pages give you this station's own figures for the same
dates to compare against — a handy sanity check, and a good way to spot how much your own spot differs
from ours. Our Weather Calculator is useful too if you want to work out dew point, heat
index or wind chill from your own raw readings.
