-09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps-- Rain Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH Max Min Gmin 5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm 1m E SS Rain Sun SLHTGF Press hrs hrs Evap
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01 4 08 09 02 97 -3.5 65 -0.6 -4.0 -6.0 -1.2 -0.3 0.9 2.2 2.8 5.3 5 0 0.0 4.3 500000 1024.0 0.0 24.0 0.0
02 6 02 02 02 96 -5.0 86 0.4 -5.3 -9.1 -1.8 -1.3 0.5 1.9 2.5 5.1 3 0 0.0 5.9 000000 1023.5 0.0 20.6 0.0
03 8 06 09 02 97 -2.0 79 0.1 -5.0 -7.5 -1.2 -1.1 0.2 1.7 2.4 4.9 3 0 tr 0.0 000000 1016.0 0.0 24.0 0.0
04 8 05 02 20 97 0.1 88 1.7 -2.0 -2.5 -0.2 -0.5 0.4 1.6 2.2 4.8 4 0 tr 0.0 502000 1011.0 0.0 8.5 0.4
05 7 03 09 02 97 0.1 74 2.4 -0.4 -2.5 -0.5 -0.5 0.4 1.6 2.1 4.6 3 0 0.0 0.2 000000 1016.5 0.0 3.0 1.5
06 8 07 09 02 97 1.0 68 2.7 0.1 -2.2 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 1.6 2.1 4.4 3 0 tr 0.0 000000 1021.5 0.0 0.0 0.7
07 8 08 05 02 97 -0.5 72 -0.5 -1.3 -3.8 -0.1 -0.3 0.7 1.5 1.9 4.4 3 0 tr 0.0 000000 1023.5 0.0 19.2 0.0
08 8 08 05 02 97 -1.1 80 -0.1 -2.9 -3.2 -0.2 -0.4 0.6 1.5 1.8 4.2 3 0 0.2 0.0 003000 1014.5 1.2 24.0 0.0
09 8 09 09 02 96 -0.1 92 1.3 -1.9 -2.3 -0.3 -0.4 0.6 1.5 1.8 4.1 3 0 0.5 0.0 500000 1009.5 1.0 12.0 0.0
10 8 09 02 02 96 0.6 79 1.2 -0.2 -1.9 0.1 -0.4 0.7 1.5 1.8 4.1 3 0 0.0 0.0 000000 1020.0 0.0 4.6 0.0
11 8 12 02 10 94 1.2 93 7.6 -0.2 -1.8 0.2 -0.4 0.7 1.6 1.7 4.0 3 0 1.1 0.0 000000 1023.5 1.7 3.0 0.5
12 8 20 02 02 96 7.6 96 8.1 1.2 2.3 0.3 -0.1 0.8 1.8 1.9 3.9 1 0 tr 0.0 000000 1025.5 0.0 0.0 0.1
13 2 23 02 02 96 2.8 95 10.5 2.8 -0.8 2.3 2.2 2.8 2.7 2.4 3.9 1 0 0.0 5.3 000000 1025.0 0.0 0.7 1.0
14 3 00 00 02 95 -2.7 92 6.5 -2.9 -6.6 0.7 0.7 1.7 2.7 2.7 4.1 3 0 0.0 6.1 000000 1022.5 0.0 15.4 1.3
15 9 00 00 45 02 -1.8 97 1.8 -3.2 -6.2 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.2 2.5 4.1 4 0 tr 0.0 000001 1023.5 0.0 14.2 0.1
16 9 00 00 45 02 -0.1 96 6.9 -1.8 -1.5 0.6 0.4 1.2 2.3 2.4 4.1 4 0 tr 6.0 000001 1020.0 0.0 6.0 1.0
17 8 18 02 03 96 5.4 94 7.3 -0.1 -3.7 0.7 0.4 1.7 2.2 2.5 4.1 3 0 2.3 0.0 000000 1010.5 3.8 0.0 0.7
18 8 22 05 02 97 7.3 95 8.4 5.4 1.3 3.3 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.6 4.1 1 0 1.4 0.2 000000 1016.5 3.0 0.0 0.2
19 8 11 05 02 94 4.7 96 5.4 4.0 1.3 3.8 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.1 4.1 1 0 0.0 0.0 000001 1009.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
20 8 09 02 02 97 5.0 93 7.0 3.7 1.4 3.7 3.2 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.2 1 0 tr 1.3 000000 1024.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
21 7 09 05 02 97 3.1 87 5.8 2.2 -1.9 2.5 2.3 3.3 3.9 3.5 4.4 1 0 5.2 4.4 000000 1030.0 4.7 0.0 0.7
22 8 15 02 60 96 3.7 94 7.8 2.3 -0.3 3.2 2.7 3.2 3.6 3.6 4.5 1 0 2.1 0.0 000000 1014.0 4.4 0.0 0.1
23 8 21 02 02 97 6.1 94 7.2 3.7 5.2 5.1 4.4 4.4 4.1 3.6 4.6 1 0 0.0 0.0 000000 1021.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
24 9 00 00 45 05 3.7 97 7.1 0.8 -3.0 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.2 3.9 4.7 1 0 0.0 1.2 000001 1022.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
25 0 00 00 02 95 -0.9 93 10.9 -1.4 -5.1 1.1 1.4 2.9 3.9 3.9 4.9 3 0 0.0 7.7 000000 1033.5 0.0 8.3 0.8
26 0 00 00 02 96 -0.8 92 8.9 -1.8 -5.4 1.0 1.1 2.4 3.6 3.8 4.8 3 0 0.0 7.8 000000 1033.5 0.0 6.3 0.4
27 8 00 00 46 04 2.5 96 7.4 -0.8 -0.2 2.3 2.1 2.9 3.6 3.6 4.8 1 0 tr 0.0 000001 1034.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
28 8 07 02 03 97 3.0 93 8.0 2.3 -1.7 2.1 2.2 3.4 3.8 3.6 4.8 1 0 0.0 3.9 000000 1041.5 0.0 0.0 0.6
29 8 05 02 02 97 4.8 91 5.7 0.7 -3.7 3.3 2.8 3.4 3.9 3.7 4.8 1 0 0.0 0.0 000000 1042.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
30 8 09 05 02 97 4.0 81 5.0 3.9 2.6 3.3 3.1 3.8 4.0 3.8 4.8 1 0 0.0 0.0 000000 1039.5 0.0 0.0 1.3
31 8 10 05 02 97 4.5 81 5.4 4.2 2.7 3.4 3.2 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.9 1 0 0.0 0.0 000000 1037.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
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Mean
6.8 3.4 1.7 88 5.1 0.1 -2.1 1.3 1.1 2.0 2.7 2.8 4.5 1023.5
Total 12.8 54.3 19.8 193.8 15.0
1961-1990 Climatological
Mean5.5 6.7 89 7.1 1.1 -0.8 3.3 3.3 4.1 4.7 5.4 6.6 57.3 46.4 1015.1 57
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Snow days 4; mean 3.6; 50% snow cover at 09h days 0; mean 3.5;
Hail days 0; mean 0.0; Ice pellets days 0; mean 0.3;
Thunder days 0; mean 0.3; Fog at 09h days 5; mean 2.5;
Gale days 0; mean 0.7;
Air frost days 17; mean 11.5; Days with 0.2mm rain days 7; mean 17.2*
Grass minimum frost days 24; mean 17.8; Days with 1.0mm rain days 5; mean 11.9*
Soil frost days 21 Days with 5.0mm rain days 1; mean 4.8*
Concrete frost days 20 Days with no sun days 16; mean 14.0
Minimum relative humidity - 55%/1st; Air pressure: max - 1042.5mb/29th, min - 1007.5mb/8th
Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
N cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured); dd wind direction (degrees/10); ff wind speed (knots);
VV visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC);
ww present weather code (02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing, 10 mist, 20 recent drizzle,
44,45 fog, 46 thickening fog, 60 intermittent light rain)
09GMT observations...
Temp temperature (degC); RH relative humidity (%);
Press air pressure (mb); E state of ground (0 dry, 1 moist, 2 wet, 3 frozen, 4 ice, 5 <50% snow);
24 hour readings...
Max maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT, Min minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap Piche evapoartion (ml) beginning O9GMT;
Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm); Sun sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
Rain hrs hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT; Fr. hrs hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
S snow/sleet falling; L 50% snow cover at 09GMT; H>4 hail falling;
H<5 ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling; T thunder heard;
G gale; F fog at 09GMT;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)
Coldest and driest Jan since 1987. Driest Dec+Jan combined since 1991/2. 1042.5mb - highest Jan value since 1992.
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-09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps-- Rain Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH Max Min Gmin 5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm 1m E SS Rain Sun SLHTGF Press hrs hrs Evap
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01 8 17 05 02 96 4.8 89 6.5 4.6 3.0 3.3 3.4 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.9 1 0 tr 0.1 000000 1031.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
02 8 22 02 41 09 4.8 95 8.0 3.6 2.7 4.2 3.8 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.9 1 0 0.3 0.3 000000 1025.0 0.8 1.5 0.3
03 1 00 00 02 96 -2.8 92 9.0 -4.1 -7.2 1.1 1.5 2.9 4.1 4.1 4.9 3 0 0.0 5.8 000000 1030.0 0.0 9.5 1.3
04 8 25 09 03 97 9.0 91 9.4 -2.8 3.3 5.0 4.3 4.2 3.1 3.9 5.0 1 0 5.2 0.0 000000 1014.0 8.8 0.0 0.4
05 2 25 02 02 95 3.2 93 10.0 2.8 -1.4 3.9 4.2 5.1 4.8 4.2 5.0 1 0 0.0 5.7 000000 1020.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
06 8 22 05 02 97 8.4 92 10.2 3.2 0.3 5.3 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.5 5.0 1 0 0.0 0.0 000000 1026.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
07 8 22 09 02 97 10.2 94 10.7 8.4 6.4 6.9 6.1 6.0 5.5 4.7 5.1 1 0 2.0 0.4 000000 1024.0 2.9 0.0 0.3
08 7 25 02 02 97 -0.5 93 9.3 -2.0 -5.4 1.8 2.3 4.1 5.3 5.1 5.4 3 0 tr 3.6 000000 1033.0 0.0 8.5 0.4
09 6 20 05 25 97 9.3 93 11.5 -0.5 0.2 5.1 5.0 4.8 5.1 5.1 5.5 1 0 0.2 0.3 000000 1025.0 0.3 0.0 1.3
10 8 17 13 60 97 10.2 93 10.5 8.7 5.9 7.1 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.2 5.5 1 0 4.0 1.2 000000 1008.0 4.5 0.0 1.3
11 7 25 09 02 97 7.5 85 11.6 3.6 -0.2 3.6 3.6 4.6 5.6 5.4 5.6 1 0 5.1 0.0 000000 1018.0 9.4 0.0 0.7
12 8 18 13 60 96 11.3 98 11.8 7.5 9.2 8.1 7.3 6.9 6.0 5.4 5.8 1 0 8.7 0.0 000000 1006.5 4.3 0.0 0.9
13 8 26 13 02 97 5.3 81 9.0 4.4 1.7 5.6 5.9 6.8 6.6 5.8 5.9 1 0 0.0 6.0 000000 996.5 0.0 0.0 1.6
14 8 36 02 03 97 1.5 93 5.8 -0.8 -4.2 2.7 2.9 4.5 5.9 5.7 6.0 1 0 0.0 0.0 000000 1003.5 0.0 2.5 0.7
15 0 00 00 02 97 2.0 90 11.2 -0.2 -4.8 0.8 1.8 3.3 5.2 5.4 6.0 1 0 0.0 6.9 000000 1020.5 0.0 0.7 1.6
16 7 23 09 02 97 4.2 83 8.7 2.0 -3.0 3.3 3.3 4.1 5.1 5.2 6.0 1 0 2.3 0.0 000000 1017.0 2.5 0.0 0.4
17 8 18 05 02 97 8.0 89 10.4 4.2 3.2 4.6 4.4 5.0 5.2 5.2 6.0 1 0 10.6 0.0 000000 1013.0 14.3 0.0 1.1
18 3 25 05 01 97 7.5 79 9.1 6.4 3.1 6.4 6.2 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.9 1 0 1.2 6.6 000000 1004.0 0.9 0.0 1.2
19 8 19 09 03 97 6.9 89 10.4 2.1 -2.1 3.6 3.4 4.5 5.6 5.6 6.0 1 0 7.7 0.0 000000 1020.5 1.9 0.0 1.8
20 1 27 05 02 97 7.1 80 11.9 5.7 2.2 3.9 4.0 5.0 5.8 5.4 6.1 1 0 4.1 5.3 000000 1020.5 2.5 0.0 1.6
21 8 25 05 50 96 8.8 94 13.4 7.1 6.4 7.5 6.9 6.8 6.0 5.6 6.0 1 0 1.2 2.8 000000 1019.5 1.0 0.0 1.1
22 8 23 05 02 97 10.3 92 11.3 7.1 1.4 7.3 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.2 6.2 1 0 0.0 0.0 000000 1025.5 0.0 0.0 1.1
23 8 24 13 02 97 10.9 88 13.2 8.8 4.5 7.8 7.2 7.4 7.0 6.4 6.4 1 0 3.4 1.2 000000 1009.0 2.3 0.0 1.9
24 7 31 13 02 97 9.2 84 12.2 5.7 2.8 6.5 6.6 7.5 7.4 6.7 6.5 1 0 5.9 1.1 000000 995.0 6.7 0.0 2.2
25 6 23 13 03 97 9.5 80 13.6 8.9 6.2 6.9 6.8 7.4 7.4 6.8 6.7 1 0 3.7 4.6 000000 991.0 1.7 0.0 2.0
26 7 26 13 02 97 9.3 78 11.4 6.3 3.6 6.1 6.2 6.9 7.4 7.0 6.8 1 0 0.0 4.4 000000 1003.0 0.0 0.0 2.3
27 8 23 05 03 97 5.0 89 10.2 2.9 -2.0 4.3 4.4 5.9 7.0 6.9 6.9 1 0 0.0 0.1 000000 1031.5 0.0 0.0 1.5
28 7 20 09 02 97 9.8 87 11.9 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.8 6.5 6.9 6.7 6.9 1 0 0.1 0.2 000000 1022.5 0.2 0.0 1.0
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Mean
6.5 7.1 6.8 88 10.4 3.9 1.4 5.0 4.8 5.5 5.7 5.4 5.8 1016.2
Total 65.7 56.6 65.0 22.7 32.3
1961-1990 Climatological
Mean5.7 6.5 88 7.8 1.3 -1.3 2.9 3.3 4.1 4.6 5.1 6.0 39.3 65.2 1015.5 43
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Snow days 0; mean 3.4; 50% snow cover at 09h days 0; mean 2.1;
Hail days 0; mean 0.2; Ice pellets days 0; mean 0.4;
Thunder days 0; mean 0.2; Fog at 09h days 0; mean 2.0;
Gale days 0; mean 0.4;
Air frost days 6; mean 10.0; Days with 0.2mm rain days 16; mean 12.6*
Grass minimum frost days 9; mean 17.7; Days with 1.0mm rain days 14; mean 8.4*
Soil frost days 6 Days with 5.0mm rain days 6; mean 3.0*
Concrete frost days 5 Days with no sun days 9; mean 9.5
Minimum relative humidity - 57%/13th, 26th; Air pressure: max - 1033.5mb/8th, min - 979.0mb/24th
Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
N cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured); dd wind direction (degrees/10); ff wind speed (knots);
VV visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC); SS snow depth (cm)
ww present weather code (01 cloud decreasing, 02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing, 25 recent
rain shower, 41 fog patches, 50 intermittent light drizzle, 60 intermittent light rain)
09GMT observations...
Temp temperature (degC); RH relative humidity (%);
Press air pressure (mb); E state of ground (1 moist, 3 frozen, 5 <50% snow, 6 >50% snow, 70 100% snow);
24 hour readings...
Max maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT, Min minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm); Sun sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
Rain hrs hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT; Fr. hrs hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
S snow/sleet falling; L 50% snow cover at 09GMT; H>4 hail falling;
H<5 ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling; T thunder heard;
G gale; F fog at 09GMT;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)
Notes: First snowfree February since 1984. February 1995 was wetter and milder.
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-09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps-- Rain Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH Max Min Gmin 5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm 1m E SS Rain Sun SLHTGF Press hrs hrs Evap
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01 4 23 05 02 97 9.0 96 11.9 1.5 -2.7 5.3 5.1 6.1 6.9 6.8 6.9 1 0 0.3 1.7 000000 1024.0 0.3 0.0 1.8
02 8 26 09 21 96 11.4 94 13.6 9.0 9.4 9.2 8.6 8.2 7.5 6.8 6.9 1 0 0.1 4.6 000000 1015.0 0.2 0.0 1.5
03 7 27 02 03 96 6.0 94 10.0 2.9 -0.9 5.0 5.5 6.7 7.5 7.1 7.0 1 0 7.1 0.0 000000 1032.0 7.6 0.0 0.8
04 8 25 05 44 08 7.4 95 10.2 5.6 4.4 6.7 6.6 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.1 1 0 1.4 0.0 000001 1026.0 4.0 0.0 0.1
05 8 32 05 02 97 8.5 87 11.9 7.4 6.5 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.6 7.1 7.1 1 0 1.2 0.6 000000 1025.0 1.5 0.0 1.2
06 1 00 00 02 97 4.1 76 12.7 2.8 -1.5 5.4 6.2 7.7 7.8 7.2 7.2 1 0 tr 8.7 000000 1034.0 0.0 0.0 1.7
07 8 00 00 02 96 7.4 90 11.4 4.1 2.5 7.0 7.2 7.8 7.9 7.3 7.3 1 0 0.0 0.0 000000 1029.5 0.0 0.0 0.9
08 8 00 00 02 96 9.5 94 11.4 7.4 5.4 8.3 7.9 8.3 8.0 7.4 7.4 1 0 0.1 0.0 000000 1034.5 0.5 0.0 0.6
09 8 30 02 02 96 8.6 93 14.2 7.8 7.1 8.0 7.9 8.3 7.9 7.5 7.4 1 0 tr 4.3 000000 1035.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
10 9 00 00 45 01 6.0 96 15.3 5.5 5.5 7.9 7.9 8.6 8.1 7.7 7.6 1 0 0.0 4.8 000001 1033.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
11 9 18 02 47 01 3.3 96 17.7 1.2 -2.1 5.0 5.6 7.3 8.2 7.7 7.6 1 0 tr 7.3 000001 1034.5 0.0 0.0 1.8
12 9 00 00 47 01 5.9 97 15.7 3.3 -0.4 7.1 7.2 7.9 8.2 7.8 7.7 1 0 0.0 5.7 000001 1029.0 0.0 0.0 1.2
13 7 25 02 02 96 9.3 82 12.5 5.9 2.6 8.2 8.2 8.9 8.7 8.0 7.8 1 0 0.0 0.3 000000 1030.5 0.0 0.0 1.3
14 8 22 02 02 96 11.0 90 14.5 9.3 6.7 8.8 8.6 9.1 8.9 8.3 7.9 1 0 0.0 1.4 000000 1021.0 0.0 0.0 1.3
15 7 25 02 03 97 11.9 93 17.3 8.2 3.9 9.6 9.3 9.5 9.1 8.4 8.0 1 0 0.0 4.2 000000 1024.5 0.0 0.0 1.3
16 8 30 05 02 97 10.7 90 16.4 9.5 6.1 10.2 9.8 10.0 9.6 8.7 8.1 1 0 0.0 3.6 000000 1027.0 0.0 0.0 1.1
17 3 27 02 02 95 9.9 92 17.6 5.0 1.2 7.2 7.8 9.1 9.6 8.8 8.3 1 0 tr 6.8 000000 1028.0 0.0 0.0 1.4
18 8 27 05 02 97 9.1 94 13.8 8.4 6.6 9.6 9.7 10.1 9.9 8.9 8.4 1 0 0.4 3.1 000000 1014.0 0.5 0.0 1.9
19 7 31 13 80 97 9.9 83 12.9 8.1 5.7 8.3 8.3 9.2 9.5 9.0 8.6 1 0 0.0 5.6 000000 1011.0 0.0 0.0 2.4
20 2 32 02 02 97 8.2 79 15.2 2.4 -0.6 5.2 6.2 8.1 9.1 8.9 8.7 1 0 tr 8.4 000000 1022.0 0.0 0.0 1.8
21 1 01 02 02 97 8.4 66 13.7 4.3 0.9 7.2 7.7 9.2 9.4 8.8 8.6 1 0 0.0 10.0 000000 1025.0 0.0 0.0 2.1
22 0 18 02 02 97 6.7 90 13.8 0.5 -1.2 5.5 5.8 7.8 9.0 8.9 8.7 0 0 0.5 9.2 000000 1028.5 0.9 0.0 2.2
23 7 20 09 02 97 10.1 79 13.8 6.2 3.9 8.3 8.0 8.8 9.0 8.8 8.8 1 0 tr 1.6 000000 1010.5 0.0 0.0 1.4
24 8 22 05 02 97 8.1 92 10.4 3.4 0.9 7.2 7.3 8.5 9.1 8.8 8.8 0 0 0.4 0.0 000000 1011.0 1.7 0.0 0.8
25 8 15 02 03 97 9.8 84 13.9 3.9 0.6 6.7 6.7 8.1 8.8 8.6 8.7 1 0 0.1 0.0 000000 1018.5 0.2 0.0 1.4
26 8 22 09 02 97 11.2 91 13.6 9.5 6.7 9.4 9.3 9.6 9.4 8.7 8.7 1 0 0.0 0.0 000000 1016.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
27 7 30 02 02 96 10.0 79 17.7 5.0 2.4 6.7 7.2 8.8 9.2 8.8 8.7 1 0 tr 8.1 000000 1021.0 0.0 0.0 3.3
28 1 33 09 02 97 9.4 66 13.0 4.4 1.3 6.8 7.4 9.1 9.7 9.0 8.8 0 0 0.0 10.9 000000 1022.5 0.0 0.0 3.3
29 3 31 02 02 97 8.0 77 14.0 2.8 0.5 5.7 5.8 7.9 9.1 9.0 8.9 0 0 0.0 7.2 000000 1028.5 0.0 0.0 2.1
30 1 32 02 02 97 10.9 70 15.5 0.3 -1.0 4.9 5.9 8.1 9.1 8.9 8.9 0 0 0.0 8.9 000000 1029.5 0.0 0.0 1.7
31 0 29 02 02 97 8.9 76 16.6 0.3 -1.2 5.5 6.0 8.0 9.0 8.8 8.9 0 0 0.0 11.0 000000 1028.0 0.0 0.0 1.9
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Mean
5.5 3.5 8.7 87 13.9 5.0 2.6 7.2 7.4 8.4 8.6 8.2 8.0 1024.8
Total 11.6 138.0 17.4 0.0 46.6
1961-1990 Climatological
Mean6.0 6.3 83 10.7 2.7 0.0 4.6 4.9 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.4 51.6 106.1 1015.0 57
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Snow days 0; mean 2.7; 50% snow cover at 09h days 0; mean 0.6;
Hail days 0; mean 0.5; Ice pellets days 0; mean 0.5;
Thunder days 0; mean 0.5; Fog at 09h days 4; mean 0.8;
Gale days 0; mean 0.4;
Air frost days 0; mean 6.4; Days with 0.2mm rain days 7; mean 15.3*
Grass minimum frost days 9; mean 15.5; Days with 1.0mm rain days 3; mean 10.6*
Soil frost days 0 Days with 5.0mm rain days 1; mean 3.9*
Concrete frost days 0 Days with no sun days 7; mean 6.4
Minimum relative humidity - 49%/28th; Air pressure: max - 1036.0mb/8th, min - 1007.0mb/19th
Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
N cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured); dd wind direction (degrees/10); ff wind speed (knots);
VV visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC); SS snow depth (cm)
ww present weather code (02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing, 21 recent rain, 44,45,47 fog,
80 light rain shower);
09GMT observations...
Temp temperature (degC); RH relative humidity (%); SS snow depth (cm);
Press air pressure (mb); E state of ground (1 moist, 2 wet, 3 frozen, 5 <50% snow);
24 hour readings...
Max maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT, Min minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm); Sun sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
Rain hrs hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT; Fr. hrs hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
S snow/sleet falling; L 50% snow cover at 09GMT; H>4 hail falling;
H<5 ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling; T thunder heard;
G gale; F fog at 09GMT;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)
Notes: Mildest March since 1957; first frost-free March since 1981. Driest March since 1990,
foggiest March since 1986.
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-09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps-- Rain Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH Max Min Gmin 5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm 1m E SS Rain Sun SLHTGF Press hrs hrs Evap
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01 1 02 02 02 97 10.3 74 17.9 0.8 -1.0 5.5 6.6 8.5 9.4 8.9 8.9 0 0 0.0 11.1 000000 1025.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
02 0 00 00 02 97 11.2 74 18.1 2.2 0.8 5.8 6.6 8.5 9.4 9.0 8.9 0 0 0.0 9.0 000000 1023.0 0.0 0.0 1.9
03 7 33 09 02 97 11.6 79 15.5 7.9 4.8 8.9 8.8 9.9 10.0 9.3 9.0 0 0 0.0 5.1 000000 1017.0 0.0 0.0 2.7
04 1 27 02 02 97 8.5 65 14.3 3.2 0.1 5.6 6.8 8.8 9.7 9.3 9.0 0 0 0.0 7.8 000000 1029.5 0.0 0.0 2.4
05 8 28 09 02 97 11.6 77 17.3 8.5 7.8 10.1 9.9 10.2 10.0 9.4 9.1 0 0 0.0 5.8 000000 1020.0 0.0 0.0 2.1
06 8 02 05 02 97 8.9 85 14.5 8.3 7.0 10.1 10.2 10.9 10.5 9.7 9.1 0 0 0.0 2.3 000000 1027.5 0.0 0.0 2.1
07 2 06 02 02 97 8.0 71 15.5 0.5 -2.0 6.2 7.7 9.8 10.4 9.9 9.3 0 0 0.0 11.1 000000 1033.0 0.0 0.0 2.9
08 3 06 02 02 97 8.4 63 17.3 1.3 -2.1 6.1 7.2 9.4 10.2 9.8 9.4 0 0 0.0 8.5 000000 1029.5 0.0 0.0 3.4
09 6 06 02 02 96 10.5 66 20.9 2.5 -0.1 7.1 7.4 9.8 10.3 9.7 9.4 0 0 0.0 11.5 000000 1029.5 0.0 0.0 2.9
10 4 00 00 02 96 12.4 67 21.9 2.4 -0.8 7.0 8.2 10.0 10.5 9.9 9.5 0 0 0.0 11.2 000000 1033.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
11 8 33 02 02 97 12.0 77 15.6 7.1 2.4 9.6 10.9 11.0 11.0 10.3 9.6 0 0 0.0 4.5 000000 1029.0 0.0 0.0 2.5
12 7 35 02 02 97 7.0 67 13.4 0.8 -2.3 7.0 7.5 8.5 10.0 10.3 9.6 0 0 0.0 12.5 000000 1033.0 0.0 0.0 2.5
13 7 36 02 02 97 10.5 64 16.9 5.8 2.0 8.0 9.5 10.5 10.7 10.3 9.7 0 0 0.0 4.7 000000 1029.5 0.0 0.0 1.6
14 8 02 02 03 96 9.1 90 16.0 6.6 2.2 10.1 10.2 11.1 10.9 10.3 9.8 0 0 0.0 2.0 000000 1027.5 0.0 0.0 1.6
15 7 05 09 02 97 9.3 63 14.0 5.4 1.4 9.5 9.9 10.9 11.0 10.4 9.8 0 0 0.0 10.7 000000 1032.5 0.0 0.0 2.6
16 0 04 05 02 97 6.5 64 15.8 1.6 -1.5 6.8 8.1 10.0 10.9 10.5 9.9 0 0 0.0 11.4 000000 1031.5 0.0 0.0 2.7
17 8 06 05 02 97 9.2 84 14.0 6.5 4.6 10.1 10.5 11.3 11.0 10.5 9.9 0 0 0.0 5.7 000000 1027.5 0.0 0.0 2.1
18 8 00 00 41 09 9.5 76 11.6 2.4 -1.6 7.1 7.6 9.5 10.3 10.3 10.0 0 0 0.1 2.7 000000 1027.0 0.2 0.0 1.8
19 8 04 05 50 95 7.5 83 9.5 5.5 2.8 9.1 9.3 10.2 10.4 10.1 9.9 0 0 0.0 1.1 000000 1021.0 0.0 0.0 2.9
20 1 05 09 02 97 7.8 48 9.8 1.2 -3.6 6.4 6.8 8.6 9.6 9.8 9.9 0 0 0.0 8.8 000000 1023.5 0.0 0.0 2.3
21 0 00 00 02 97 5.1 54 14.6 -2.4 -5.4 4.0 5.4 7.9 9.2 9.4 9.8 0 0 0.0 9.9 000000 1020.0 0.0 3.7 2.6
22 7 03 02 02 97 7.5 62 12.2 5.5 4.2 8.6 9.1 10.2 10.0 9.5 9.6 0 0 0.0 4.7 000000 1019.5 0.0 0.0 1.9
23 7 25 02 02 97 11.7 69 15.5 4.6 0.0 8.3 8.8 9.9 10.1 9.7 9.6 0 0 0.0 6.1 000000 1020.0 0.0 0.0 2.5
24 8 23 05 02 95 10.3 78 15.7 4.4 0.5 8.3 8.8 10.2 10.5 10.0 9.7 0 0 0.0 3.5 000000 1018.5 0.0 0.0 2.2
25 8 27 02 02 97 9.9 88 11.3 7.2 4.5 9.9 10.0 10.9 10.7 10.1 9.7 0 0 13.1 0.0 000000 1017.0 15.2 0.0 0.2
26 8 18 02 02 94 10.5 94 14.0 8.7 8.4 9.9 9.9 10.9 10.3 9.9 9.8 1 0 1.6 0.0 000000 1012.0 2.8 0.0 0.5
27 6 22 05 02 97 14.0 89 18.7 9.0 6.2 11.5 10.3 10.5 10.5 10.0 9.8 1 0 tr 6.7 000000 1010.0 0.0 0.0 1.9
28 8 25 09 02 97 14.5 85 18.0 11.7 10.0 12.6 12.2 12.3 11.6 10.5 9.9 1 0 0.5 4.1 000000 1007.5 0.6 0.0 2.7
29 7 33 09 02 97 15.2 66 18.2 10.7 7.6 11.1 11.4 12.1 12.0 10.9 10.0 1 0 0.0 4.7 000000 1014.5 0.0 0.0 3.1
30 1 36 02 02 97 15.5 69 20.8 5.7 1.4 9.0 9.7 11.3 11.9 11.2 10.2 1 0 0.0 12.9 000000 1026.5 0.0 0.0 2.3
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Mean
5.4 3.7 10.1 73 15.6 4.9 1.9 8.3 8.8 10.1 10.4 10.0 9.6 1023.8
Total 15.3 200.1 18.8 3.7 67.9
1961-1990 Climatological
Mean5.1 6.1 77 13.5 4.8 2.0 7.2 7.7 8.2 8.7 8.3 8.0 45.9 140.9 1015.2 45
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Snow days 0; mean 1.0; 50% snow cover at 09h days 0; mean 0.1;
Hail days 0; mean 0.3; Ice pellets days 0; mean 0.3;
Thunder days 0; mean 0.6; Fog at 09h days 0; mean 0.1;
Gale days 0; mean 0.0;
Air frost days 1; mean 2.1; Days with 0.2mm rain days 3; mean 14.1*
Grass minimum frost days 10; mean 9.2; Days with 1.0mm rain days 2; mean 10.1*
Soil frost days 3 Days with 5.0mm rain days 1; mean 3.4*
Concrete frost days 1 Days with no sun days 2; mean 3.4
Minimum relative humidity - 24%/8th; Air pressure: max - 1033.0mb/10th,12th min - 1005.0mb/26th
Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
N cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured); dd wind direction (degrees/10); ff wind speed (knots);
VV visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC); SS snow depth (cm)
ww present weather code (02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing, 41 fog patches, 50 intermittent light drizzle);
09GMT observations...
Temp temperature (degC); RH relative humidity (%); SS snow depth (cm);
Press air pressure (mb); E state of ground (1 moist, 2 wet, 3 frozen);
24 hour readings...
Max maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT, Min minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm); Sun sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
Rain hrs hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT; Fr. hrs hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
S snow/sleet falling; L 50% snow cover at 09GMT; H>4 hail falling;
H<5 ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling; T thunder heard;
G gale; F fog at 09GMT;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)
Warm by day, dry and with unusually high air pressure.
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-09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps-- Rain Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH Max Min Gmin 5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm 1m E SS Rain Sun SLHTGF Press hrs hrs Evap
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01 4 25 02 02 97 14.0 72 23.8 6.2 2.5 9.6 10.3 11.9 12.4 11.4 10.4 0 0 0.0 12.7 000000 1030.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
02 0 20 02 02 97 16.0 70 26.0 7.1 3.2 10.8 10.8 12.7 13.0 11.9 10.6 0 0 0.0 13.9 000000 1022.0 0.0 0.0 3.3
03 2 18 02 02 97 16.3 66 24.8 8.0 3.4 11.6 12.1 13.4 13.6 12.3 10.8 0 0 1.0 7.0 000000 1006.5 2.3 0.0 3.2
04 7 22 09 58 95 12.5 93 19.1 12.4 9.7 10.5 10.9 13.5 13.8 12.4 11.0 1 0 0.0 6.0 000000 1004.5 0.0 0.0 1.8
05 7 20 05 02 97 14.0 79 17.8 11.7 9.5 10.6 11.0 13.2 13.7 12.5 11.2 0 0 5.6 2.5 000000 991.5 7.7 0.0 1.6
06 6 36 13 02 97 5.2 72 9.7 4.0 3.1 8.8 10.1 12.2 13.1 12.6 11.4 1 0 tr 9.7 100000 996.5 0.0 0.0 1.7
07 2 29 02 02 97 7.1 61 13.1 -0.9 -3.9 5.5 6.9 9.8 11.7 11.8 11.4 1 0 3.5 8.8 000000 1003.0 5.4 2.0 1.5
08 7 25 05 21 97 8.0 82 12.7 5.3 2.8 9.1 9.3 10.7 11.5 11.4 11.2 1 0 3.6 1.8 000000 998.0 5.8 0.0 1.2
09 4 27 09 01 97 11.6 77 13.8 5.9 3.4 8.9 9.6 10.9 11.5 11.2 11.1 1 0 9.1 8.1 005100 998.5 1.9 0.0 1.2
10 7 18 09 02 97 11.8 81 14.5 6.0 2.5 10.0 9.8 10.8 11.4 11.3 11.0 1 0 1.2 5.5 000000 1003.0 2.0 0.0 2.0
11 3 18 09 02 97 13.8 68 15.5 8.2 2.5 9.5 9.3 10.8 11.5 11.2 11.0 1 0 5.3 8.0 000000 1003.0 5.0 0.0 2.1
12 0 25 05 25 97 13.9 73 14.9 5.2 1.3 8.9 9.4 10.9 11.6 11.1 10.9 1 0 5.7 8.1 005100 1014.5 2.9 0.0 1.4
13 6 22 05 02 97 14.7 73 17.4 4.7 1.3 9.2 9.4 10.7 11.6 11.2 10.9 1 0 0.0 11.5 000000 1020.0 0.0 0.0 2.5
14 0 00 00 02 96 14.3 75 19.4 5.2 1.3 8.9 9.8 11.5 12.0 11.3 10.9 1 0 0.0 13.5 000000 1022.5 0.0 0.0 2.2
15 6 31 02 03 97 15.1 74 19.4 6.1 2.6 10.2 11.0 12.4 12.7 11.6 10.9 0 0 0.0 4.5 000000 1022.5 0.0 0.0 2.5
16 8 16 05 02 96 15.4 87 21.4 11.0 8.8 12.3 12.3 13.0 12.8 11.9 11.0 0 0 0.6 0.6 000100 1016.5 0.9 0.0 1.3
17 8 20 02 10 15 15.8 96 25.4 13.1 9.2 14.4 13.9 13.9 13.1 12.1 11.2 1 0 4.6 6.5 000100 1013.0 2.3 0.0 1.8
18 8 21 05 02 96 15.7 88 20.7 14.8 12.6 16.6 15.9 15.6 14.6 12.9 11.4 1 0 0.0 4.9 000000 1010.5 0.0 0.0 1.4
19 8 20 02 02 96 14.0 87 17.4 11.4 8.3 14.2 14.3 14.9 14.6 13.3 11.6 1 0 3.6 1.9 000000 1007.0 2.9 0.0 1.0
20 7 21 02 02 96 12.0 94 15.8 9.1 5.2 12.7 12.8 13.9 14.1 13.3 11.9 1 0 3.3 0.0 000000 1003.5 7.4 0.0 0.7
21 8 25 05 02 96 12.4 91 13.4 11.2 11.0 13.2 13.4 14.0 13.9 13.0 12.0 1 0 tr 0.0 000000 1007.5 0.0 0.0 1.2
22 8 35 02 21 97 9.8 82 14.1 8.4 6.5 11.2 11.6 12.9 13.2 12.7 12.0 1 0 0.3 0.0 000000 1017.5 2.0 0.0 1.8
23 8 32 09 02 97 9.9 88 15.6 8.4 7.7 11.3 11.9 12.9 13.0 12.6 12.0 1 0 0.0 3.7 000000 1022.5 0.0 0.0 2.5
24 0 12 13 02 97 11.6 61 16.3 4.7 2.5 8.3 9.2 11.4 12.4 12.2 11.9 1 0 0.0 14.4 000000 1028.0 0.0 0.0 3.4
25 2 14 05 03 97 14.7 68 19.0 5.5 3.1 11.2 10.3 11.8 12.7 12.4 11.9 0 0 0.0 14.5 000000 1031.0 0.0 0.0 2.9
26 1 00 00 02 97 15.7 66 23.3 5.5 3.2 10.3 11.2 12.9 13.5 12.6 11.9 0 0 0.0 13.2 000000 1027.0 0.0 0.0 3.4
27 8 09 09 02 97 14.1 76 19.7 11.4 9.9 13.8 14.3 15.0 14.8 13.2 12.0 0 0 0.0 10.3 000000 1026.5 0.0 0.0 3.3
28 7 05 13 03 97 12.0 68 18.0 6.0 4.5 12.2 12.8 14.5 14.9 13.7 12.1 0 0 0.0 11.0 000000 1030.5 0.0 0.0 3.2
29 0 06 02 02 97 15.4 68 23.2 6.0 2.9 11.6 12.4 14.1 14.7 13.7 12.3 0 0 0.0 14.6 000000 1029.5 0.0 0.0 3.8
30 0 04 02 02 97 20.0 66 25.6 8.4 4.4 12.8 13.7 15.1 15.3 14.0 12.4 0 0 0.0 14.9 000000 1028.5 0.0 0.0 5.2
31 2 08 05 02 97 20.2 53 23.5 10.1 6.5 14.7 14.9 15.9 15.9 14.6 12.6 0 0 0.0 14.8 000000 1026.0 0.0 0.0 5.5
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Mean
4.6 5.2 13.5 76 18.5 7.7 4.9 11.1 11.4 12.8 13.2 12.4 11.4 1014.9
Total 47.4 246.9 48.5 2.0 73.6
1961-1990 Climatological
Mean4.9 6.4 73 17.1 7.9 5.6 10.7 10.7 12.1 12.2 11.2 10.1 54.1 187.3 1015.2 46
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Snow days 1; mean 0.1; 50% snow cover at 09h days 0; mean 0.0;
Hail days 2; mean 0.3; Ice pellets days 0; mean 0.1;
Thunder days 4; mean 1.8; Fog at 09h days 0; mean 0.1;
Gale days 0; mean 0.0;
Air frost days 1; mean 0.2; Days with 0.2mm rain days 13; mean 13.7*
Grass minimum frost days 1; mean 2.0; Days with 1.0mm rain days 11; mean 10.3*
Soil frost days 0 Days with 5.0mm rain days 4; mean 3.6*
Concrete frost days 0 Days with no sun days 3; mean 2.3
Minimum relative humidity - 37%/31st; Air pressure: max - 1031.5mb/25th min - 987.5mb/5th
Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
N cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured); dd wind direction (degrees/10); ff wind speed (knots);
VV visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC); SS snow depth (cm)
ww present weather code (01 cloud decreasing, 02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing,
10 mist, 21 recent rain, 25 recent rain shower, 58 light rain and drizzle);
09GMT observations...
Temp temperature (degC); RH relative humidity (%); SS snow depth (cm);
Press air pressure (mb); E state of ground (0 dry, 1 moist, 2 wet);
24 hour readings...
Max maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT, Min minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm); Sun sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
Rain hrs hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT; Fr. hrs hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
S snow/sleet falling; L 50% snow cover at 09GMT; H>4 hail falling;
H<5 ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling; T thunder heard;
G gale; F fog at 09GMT;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)
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-09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps-- Rain Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH Max Min Gmin 5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm 1m E SS Rain Sun SLHTGF Press hrs hrs Evap
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01 0 09 13 02 97 16.6 53 20.0 10.7 7.5 14.1 14.6 15.9 16.0 14.9 12.8 0 0 0.0 14.9 000000 1024.5 0.0 0.0 6.6
02 1 12 13 02 97 15.7 70 21.9 11.9 10.3 14.9 15.4 16.2 16.1 14.9 13.0 0 0 0.0 10.3 000000 1017.5 0.0 0.0 5.0
03 0 12 09 02 97 15.9 70 22.1 10.2 8.0 13.9 14.7 15.9 15.9 14.8 13.2 0 0 0.0 8.2 000000 1018.0 0.0 0.0 3.4
04 8 09 05 02 97 14.0 80 23.2 9.8 8.5 15.1 15.6 16.7 16.2 15.0 13.3 0 0 0.0 10.5 000000 1018.0 0.0 0.0 3.6
05 5 13 09 02 97 19.0 65 26.1 11.0 8.6 15.8 16.2 17.0 16.6 15.2 13.4 0 0 3.3 4.3 000000 1007.0 1.0 0.0 3.9
06 7 22 02 02 97 16.1 91 24.3 14.2 11.7 16.4 16.6 17.4 16.8 15.4 13.5 1 0 6.7 2.0 000000 1006.5 4.2 0.0 2.3
07 7 20 02 02 97 17.2 91 23.5 15.6 14.9 16.7 17.1 17.6 16.9 15.5 13.6 1 0 tr 5.5 000000 1006.0 0.0 0.0 2.8
08 3 18 09 03 97 19.9 78 21.7 12.5 9.4 15.8 15.9 16.9 16.9 15.7 13.9 1 0 0.5 10.4 000000 1010.5 0.9 0.0 2.7
09 8 22 02 02 96 16.6 79 22.3 9.7 6.2 14.9 15.4 16.4 16.8 15.8 14.0 1 0 0.0 8.5 000000 1022.0 0.0 0.0 2.5
10 7 15 09 02 97 19.4 73 25.5 12.5 9.5 16.4 16.4 17.3 17.0 15.8 14.1 1 0 6.5 4.5 000000 1018.5 3.5 0.0 3.6
11 8 10 02 10 94 17.9 96 24.8 16.4 15.5 18.0 18.2 18.2 17.4 16.1 14.2 1 0 3.3 0.7 000100 1007.5 1.8 0.0 1.6
12 8 18 09 21 97 16.3 93 19.4 15.1 12.3 17.6 17.7 18.1 17.6 16.4 14.4 1 0 0.0 1.6 000000 1006.0 0.0 0.0 1.7
13 7 24 05 02 97 18.0 80 22.5 14.4 12.0 17.4 17.2 17.5 17.3 16.3 14.5 1 0 0.0 6.3 000000 1005.0 0.0 0.0 2.6
14 8 28 02 02 97 15.8 78 18.5 13.2 12.4 16.4 16.8 17.8 17.5 16.4 14.6 1 0 tr 0.7 000000 1008.5 0.0 0.0 1.7
15 7 31 02 03 97 16.2 70 18.8 10.7 7.9 16.2 15.8 16.6 16.8 16.3 14.8 1 0 tr 6.4 000000 1018.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
16 6 03 02 02 97 18.3 67 20.0 12.6 11.2 15.3 15.6 16.8 16.7 16.1 14.8 0 0 1.9 4.5 000000 1019.5 1.4 0.0 2.2
17 7 09 02 02 97 17.4 64 20.5 10.6 10.8 14.0 14.9 16.1 16.4 15.8 14.8 1 0 0.0 2.6 000000 1021.0 0.0 0.0 2.9
18 7 19 02 05 96 16.4 72 21.4 10.1 7.4 14.4 15.9 16.3 16.4 15.7 14.7 0 0 5.2 5.9 000000 1019.0 2.8 0.0 3.1
19 8 20 02 61 95 13.3 89 15.6 12.8 12.0 15.5 16.1 17.1 16.9 16.0 14.8 1 0 3.9 0.5 000000 1008.0 5.5 0.0 1.1
20 6 22 05 03 97 14.3 79 15.5 7.2 5.2 12.5 13.3 15.0 15.9 15.7 14.7 1 0 3.5 3.7 000000 1002.5 4.2 0.0 1.6
21 7 22 13 03 97 15.1 70 17.0 11.5 9.1 13.3 13.7 14.9 15.4 15.2 14.6 1 0 8.4 5.9 000000 992.5 4.8 0.0 1.5
22 7 26 05 02 97 15.2 87 18.2 11.9 10.8 15.3 14.9 15.3 15.5 15.2 14.6 1 0 4.7 2.6 000100 995.0 4.0 0.0 1.0
23 8 33 02 02 97 15.0 84 19.5 12.4 10.4 14.9 15.1 15.6 15.9 15.2 14.5 1 0 6.1 4.0 000000 1009.0 0.9 0.0 2.1
24 7 32 02 02 97 14.1 74 18.0 10.9 9.6 13.9 14.3 15.5 16.0 15.3 14.5 1 0 3.0 3.2 000000 1016.0 4.4 0.0 2.1
25 8 22 02 61 96 12.1 95 16.5 12.0 11.4 14.4 14.9 15.9 16.0 15.3 14.5 1 0 4.9 0.3 000000 1004.0 5.4 0.0 0.4
26 8 36 09 02 97 14.9 95 14.9 12.1 13.0 15.3 15.3 15.6 15.5 15.1 14.5 1 0 13.7 0.0 000000 995.0 12.5 0.0 0.7
27 8 03 13 02 97 12.0 95 12.9 11.2 11.0 13.0 13.4 14.4 14.9 14.7 14.4 1 0 1.0 0.0 000000 999.5 5.0 0.0 0.7
28 8 26 02 02 96 12.0 95 14.8 10.8 10.6 12.9 13.0 13.7 14.1 14.2 14.3 1 0 1.0 0.0 000000 1004.0 2.3 0.0 0.4
29 8 03 02 02 96 16.2 90 18.5 12.0 12.7 14.4 14.2 14.5 14.2 14.0 14.1 1 0 0.0 0.3 000000 1008.5 0.0 0.0 1.7
30 8 33 02 02 96 13.7 85 17.2 11.4 11.2 13.4 13.8 14.8 14.7 14.2 14.0 1 0 0.2 0.3 000000 1005.0 0.6 0.0 1.4
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Mean
6.5 5.3 15.8 80 19.8 11.9 10.4 15.1 15.4 16.2 16.2 15.4 14.2 1009.7
Total 77.8 128.6 65.2 0.0 68.9
Climatological
Mean5.3 5.6 72 20.0 10.7 9.0 14.3 14.5 15.6 15.2 14.1 12.5 52.6 191.8 1017.0 41
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Snow days 0; mean 0.0; 50% snow cover at 09h days 0; mean 0.0;
Hail days 0; mean 0.1; Ice pellets days 0; mean 0.0;
Thunder days 2; mean 2.3; Fog at 09h days 0; mean 0.1;
Gale days 0; mean 0.0;
Air frost days 0; mean 0.0; Days with 0.2mm rain days 18; mean 11.5*
Grass minimum frost days 0; mean 0.0; Days with 1.0mm rain days 16; mean 8.2*
Soil frost days 0 Days with 5.0mm rain days 6; mean 3.6*
Concrete frost days 0 Days with no sun days 3; mean 2.1
Minimum relative humidity - 39%/1st; Air pressure: max - 1024.5mb/1st min - 991.5mb/21st
Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
N cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured); dd wind direction (degrees/10); ff wind speed (knots);
VV visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC); SS snow depth (cm)
ww present weather code (02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing, 05 haze, 10 mist,
21 recent rain, 61 continuous light rain)
09GMT observations...
Temp temperature (degC); RH relative humidity (%);
Press air pressure (mb); E state of ground code (0 dry, 1 moist, 2 wet);
24 hour readings...
Max maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT, Min minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm); Sun sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
Rain hrs hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT; Fr. hrs hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
S snow/sleet falling; L 50% snow cover at 09GMT; H>4 hail falling;
H<5 ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling; T thunder heard;
G gale; F fog at 09GMT;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)
Notes: Wettest and dullest June since 1991. 12.9C on the 27th - lowest max in the last week of June since 1977.
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-09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps-- Rain Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH Max Min Gmin 5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm 1m E SS Rain Sun SLHTGF Press hrs hrs Evap
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01 7 25 02 02 97 16.3 72 18.6 11.6 9.5 13.8 14.0 14.8 14.7 14.3 14.0 1 0 tr 4.5 000000 1004.5 0.0 0.0 2.1
02 7 22 02 21 97 15.4 67 18.9 10.4 7.5 13.9 14.1 15.0 15.0 14.5 14.0 1 0 4.6 4.5 000000 1006.0 3.4 0.0 1.8
03 7 23 05 02 97 13.8 85 16.2 9.9 8.1 13.8 13.9 14.9 15.2 14.6 14.1 1 0 9.2 0.5 000000 1008.0 7.6 0.0 1.2
04 8 23 02 51 94 14.7 88 19.1 12.0 11.5 14.0 14.2 14.9 15.0 14.6 14.1 1 0 2.3 0.2 000000 1016.0 1.0 0.0 1.1
05 7 29 05 03 97 16.2 84 22.7 10.7 8.0 15.4 14.3 14.7 15.0 14.6 14.1 1 0 0.0 11.5 000000 1025.0 0.0 0.0 2.1
06 7 32 02 02 97 16.9 83 25.4 10.0 8.5 14.9 14.9 15.7 15.7 15.0 14.1 1 0 0.0 9.5 000000 1028.5 0.0 0.0 2.2
07 2 30 02 02 97 19.9 64 26.6 13.3 11.4 15.7 16.3 17.3 16.9 15.7 14.3 0 0 0.0 12.9 000000 1028.0 0.0 0.0 2.9
08 5 05 02 02 96 20.4 78 27.3 14.8 13.0 17.6 17.7 18.4 17.8 16.4 14.5 0 0 3.0 7.6 000000 1025.5 3.8 0.0 2.1
09 6 02 02 02 97 20.4 71 26.9 16.4 15.1 18.3 18.6 19.3 18.4 17.0 14.9 1 0 0.0 13.4 000000 1021.5 0.0 0.0 3.3
10 8 09 05 02 97 15.6 82 22.9 14.8 13.2 17.2 18.1 19.1 19.0 17.5 15.1 0 0 0.0 8.1 000000 1018.0 0.0 0.0 2.6
11 7 02 02 02 97 14.9 90 23.0 12.3 10.5 16.2 16.9 18.2 18.4 17.4 15.5 0 0 0.0 5.6 000000 1016.0 0.0 0.0 1.3
12 8 27 02 46 05 16.0 91 25.0 13.6 11.5 16.4 16.8 17.7 17.8 17.1 15.6 0 0 0.9 8.3 000000 1015.5 0.2 0.0 2.4
13 8 25 05 02 97 19.0 84 23.8 15.7 14.0 17.5 18.0 18.6 18.2 17.2 15.6 1 0 4.2 7.3 000100 1015.0 0.4 0.0 2.7
14 8 00 00 02 97 17.2 88 23.4 14.8 12.9 17.5 17.9 18.5 18.4 17.4 15.7 1 0 0.1 4.5 000000 1018.0 0.2 0.0 2.2
15 8 25 02 02 96 18.8 80 25.6 14.8 12.9 17.2 17.4 18.2 18.2 17.4 15.8 0 0 tr 7.1 000000 1020.0 0.0 0.0 2.7
16 8 29 05 02 97 17.1 86 22.1 14.7 11.8 17.7 18.3 19.0 18.9 17.6 15.9 0 0 0.6 3.5 000000 1017.5 0.5 0.0 1.7
17 8 23 02 02 97 16.2 90 20.8 15.0 13.1 17.2 17.6 18.3 18.1 17.4 16.0 0 0 0.4 1.0 000000 1013.0 1.0 0.0 1.5
18 7 33 05 02 97 17.7 76 21.8 12.2 10.0 15.4 15.6 16.9 17.6 17.3 16.0 0 0 0.3 5.8 000000 1018.0 0.7 0.0 1.8
19 7 04 05 02 97 17.5 78 24.7 12.5 10.0 15.5 15.8 17.4 17.7 17.3 16.0 0 0 0.0 11.5 000000 1026.0 0.0 0.0 3.2
20 1 36 02 02 97 20.0 56 25.1 11.0 8.5 15.0 15.5 18.0 18.3 17.2 15.9 0 0 0.0 14.1 000000 1026.0 0.0 0.0 3.7
21 2 04 02 02 97 20.8 55 25.7 13.9 11.9 17.1 17.6 18.6 18.3 17.4 16.0 0 0 0.0 10.8 000000 1024.0 0.0 0.0 3.9
22 2 00 00 02 97 21.1 63 26.9 13.0 10.1 16.6 17.4 18.8 18.8 17.7 16.1 0 0 0.0 11.4 000000 1021.0 0.0 0.0 3.6
23 7 22 02 02 96 20.9 65 27.9 14.5 12.2 18.2 18.9 19.9 19.1 18.1 16.3 0 0 0.0 7.2 000000 1019.0 0.0 0.0 3.8
24 7 27 02 03 97 18.5 81 23.6 16.0 13.9 18.8 19.3 20.1 19.5 18.4 16.4 0 0 1.3 0.3 000000 1014.0 2.2 0.0 2.0
25 2 30 05 02 97 18.5 75 24.2 13.6 11.1 16.3 17.3 18.8 19.0 18.3 16.6 1 0 0.2 11.7 000000 1011.5 0.1 0.0 2.9
26 8 20 02 03 97 17.0 87 20.9 11.6 9.0 17.7 17.7 18.6 18.6 18.2 16.7 0 0 7.5 0.4 000000 1016.5 2.5 0.0 1.1
27 6 34 09 02 97 18.7 77 25.6 14.9 12.1 17.2 17.3 18.2 18.4 17.8 16.7 1 0 0.0 7.8 000000 1018.5 0.0 0.0 2.9
28 5 30 02 02 97 18.4 68 25.9 12.0 9.8 15.7 16.8 18.4 18.8 17.9 16.7 0 0 0.0 10.9 000000 1021.5 0.0 0.0 2.8
29 4 00 00 02 97 21.3 63 26.6 12.2 10.0 16.2 17.2 18.7 18.9 18.1 16.7 0 0 1.1 13.0 000000 1020.0 1.2 0.0 4.5
30 6 27 02 01 97 20.9 64 24.3 15.9 14.7 18.3 19.0 19.6 19.3 18.4 16.8 1 0 0.0 8.2 000000 1016.5 0.0 0.0 3.4
31 8 25 09 02 97 15.5 77 18.1 14.9 13.0 17.7 18.3 19.5 19.4 18.5 16.9 0 0 4.9 0.0 000000 1016.5 7.1 0.0 0.8
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Mean
6.2 3.0 17.9 76 23.5 13.3 11.3 16.5 16.9 17.9 17.8 17.0 15.6 1018.2
Total 40.6 223.1 31.9 0.0 76.3
1961-1990 Climatological
Mean5.2 5.5 73 22.1 12.5 10.8 16.0 16.4 17.3 17.3 16.3 15.1 46.7 191.2 1017.5 35
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Snow days 0; mean 0.0; 50% snow cover at 09h days 0; mean 0.0;
Hail days 0; mean 0.1; Ice pellets days 0; mean 0.0;
Thunder days 1; mean 1.9; Fog at 09h days 0; mean 0.1;
Gale days 0; mean 0.0;
Air frost days 0; mean 0.0 Days with 0.2mm rain days 14; mean 10.9*
Grass minimum frost days 0; mean 0.0 Days with 1.0mm rain days 9; mean 7.6*
Soil frost days 0 Days with 5.0mm rain days 2; mean 2.8*
Concrete frost days 0 Days with no sun days 1; mean 1.7
Minimum relative humidity - 41%/22nd; Air pressure: max - 1029.0mb/6th, min - 1003.5mb/1st
Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
N cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured); dd wind direction (degrees/10); ff wind speed (knots);
VV visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC); SS snow depth (cm)
ww present weather code (02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing, 10 mist, 60 intermittent light rain);
09GMT observations...
Temp temperature (degC); RH relative humidity (%); SS snow depth (cm);
Press air pressure (mb); E state of ground (0 dry, 1 moist, 2 wet);
24 hour readings...
Max maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT, Min minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm); Sun sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
Rain hrs hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT; Fr. hrs hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
S snow/sleet falling; L 50% snow cover at 09GMT; H>4 hail falling;
H<5 ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling; T thunder heard;
G gale; F fog at 09GMT;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)
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-09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps-- Rain Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH Max Min Gmin 5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm 1m E SS Rain Sun SLHTGF Press hrs hrs Evap
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01 8 25 05 21 95 17.9 87 23.2 14.9 14.3 17.1 17.4 18.1 18.3 18.0 17.0 1 0 0.1 2.0 000000 1013.5 0.2 0.0 1.5
02 5 33 02 02 97 18.8 53 23.3 14.3 14.0 16.5 16.5 18.6 19.0 18.1 16.9 1 0 0.0 5.5 000000 1019.0 0.0 0.0 2.3
03 7 05 02 02 97 17.6 73 20.8 13.3 10.9 15.5 16.0 18.5 19.1 18.0 16.8 0 0 4.6 1.0 000000 1019.0 4.5 0.0 1.1
04 7 09 09 03 97 18.7 80 21.2 14.5 13.0 16.5 17.0 17.5 18.6 17.7 16.8 1 0 15.8 0.5 000000 1019.5 3.5 0.0 2.3
05 8 09 05 02 97 18.8 88 23.0 14.8 14.0 17.0 17.5 17.2 18.3 17.3 16.7 1 0 0.0 1.0 000000 1019.5 0.0 0.0 2.6
06 7 05 05 05 96 21.2 76 26.5 15.7 14.5 17.0 17.5 17.6 18.4 17.3 16.6 1 0 32.8 0.5 000100 1015.0 9.5 0.0 1.5
07 7 05 05 61 96 20.5 88 26.7 17.2 15.0 19.0 19.0 18.0 18.7 17.5 16.6 1 0 0.1 2.5 000000 1014.5 0.1 0.0 2.9
08 2 36 02 05 96 22.2 74 30.5 17.1 15.0 19.0 19.0 18.3 19.4 18.0 16.8 1 0 0.0 10.5 000000 1017.0 0.0 0.0 2.6
09 0 27 02 05 95 18.5 89 28.0 17.1 15.0 19.5 19.5 19.4 20.2 18.4 17.0 1 0 0.0 7.5 000000 1020.0 0.0 0.0 1.2
10 1 27 02 05 96 24.5 76 31.3 15.7 13.1 18.0 18.0 19.8 20.3 18.7 17.2 0 0 0.2 11.5 000000 1017.0 0.2 0.0 4.1
11 7 05 02 03 97 24.0 63 28.9 19.5 17.5 20.0 20.5 21.2 20.9 19.0 17.4 0 0 0.0 4.0 000000 1013.5 0.0 0.0 2.1
12 6 27 02 02 97 24.1 72 29.1 17.0 15.0 18.5 19.0 20.9 21.0 19.4 17.6 0 0 4.7 6.5 000000 1021.5 2.0 0.0 2.0
13 8 18 02 21 96 22.1 82 26.5 19.1 17.0 19.5 20.0 21.6 21.2 19.6 17.7 1 0 0.0 10.5 000100 1019.5 0.0 0.0 2.6
14 1 27 02 02 97 19.8 64 26.7 14.2 11.5 16.5 17.0 19.6 20.9 19.5 17.9 0 0 0.0 12.0 000000 1023.0 0.0 0.0 3.1
15 5 00 00 02 97 22.0 69 27.9 13.8 11.0 16.0 17.0 20.0 20.6 19.5 18.0 0 0 0.0 12.5 000000 1021.0 0.0 0.0 2.6
16 0 05 02 02 97 22.3 60 29.4 13.7 11.1 16.0 17.0 20.4 20.5 19.5 18.0 0 0 0.0 1.0 000000 1019.5 0.0 0.0 2.9
17 7 32 02 60 96 21.2 79 23.2 15.6 13.0 17.5 18.5 20.8 20.3 19.5 18.1 0 0 2.2 11.0 000000 1017.5 1.5 0.0 0.9
18 3 00 00 05 95 22.6 74 29.0 15.9 13.3 18.3 19.1 20.2 20.2 19.5 18.1 1 0 0.0 9.9 000000 1018.5 0.0 0.0 2.4
19 6 10 02 41 08 23.6 75 30.3 16.8 14.4 18.8 19.5 20.6 20.5 19.6 18.1 1 0 tr 8.9 000000 1017.5 0.0 0.0 3.3
20 6 00 00 05 96 22.5 73 28.8 16.5 14.0 18.8 19.4 20.6 20.6 19.8 18.2 1 0 tr 2.8 000000 1016.5 0.0 0.0 3.0
21 3 00 00 05 96 22.2 85 26.3 16.2 14.1 18.4 19.4 20.5 20.4 19.6 18.3 0 0 0.2 3.3 000000 1016.0 0.2 0.0 2.3
22 8 00 00 05 96 21.7 89 25.2 19.6 18.5 20.9 20.8 21.1 20.6 19.6 18.3 0 0 tr 0.8 000000 1018.0 0.0 0.0 1.8
23 8 23 05 02 97 20.8 90 25.8 19.5 19.3 20.6 20.9 21.2 20.6 19.7 18.4 0 0 0.0 3.3 000000 1014.5 0.0 0.0 1.7
24 8 20 05 02 97 20.5 91 24.4 19.2 17.9 20.6 20.7 20.9 20.5 19.7 18.4 0 0 4.0 0.3 000000 1011.0 6.5 0.0 1.2
25 8 18 02 61 97 17.8 95 21.9 17.6 17.2 19.5 20.1 20.7 20.4 19.6 18.4 1 0 2.6 1.1 000000 1007.5 2.7 0.0 1.2
26 6 00 00 02 97 17.6 87 20.7 10.1 7.8 14.9 16.1 18.6 19.6 19.4 18.5 1 0 0.3 3.9 000000 1010.5 0.6 0.0 1.9
27 8 21 02 21 97 15.2 91 19.1 13.8 10.6 16.4 17.2 18.2 19.0 19.0 18.4 1 0 21.5 2.0 000100 998.5 5.8 0.0 0.6
28 7 18 02 21 96 16.4 93 20.1 10.9 8.7 14.9 15.5 16.9 18.0 18.3 18.2 1 0 1.6 4.9 000100 995.5 2.2 0.0 1.8
29 6 25 09 02 97 16.9 79 20.5 13.9 12.1 15.4 16.1 17.2 17.9 18.0 18.0 1 0 7.7 6.6 000000 1012.0 6.9 0.0 2.0
30 8 12 02 60 95 18.8 98 19.7 14.6 12.1 17.7 17.5 17.8 18.0 17.9 17.8 1 0 tr 2.5 000000 1015.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
31 8 21 09 02 97 17.2 87 23.2 13.0 10.9 16.6 16.7 17.5 17.9 17.8 17.7 1 0 tr 1.0 000000 1012.0 0.0 0.0 2.2
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Mean
5.8 2.9 20.3 80 25.2 15.6 13.7 17.8 18.2 19.3 19.7 18.8 17.7 1015.2
Mean
Total 98.4 151.3 46.4 0.0 64.6
1961-1990 Climatological
Mean5.2 5.3 77 21.7 12.2 10.5 15.6 16.2 17.2 17.2 17.0 16.1 57.5 180.9 1016.4 39
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Snow days 0; mean 0.0; 50% snow cover at 09h days 0; mean 0.0;
Hail days 0; mean 0.0; Ice pellets days 0; mean 0.1;
Thunder days 4; mean 1.5; Fog at 09h days 0; mean 0.4;
Gale days 0; mean 0.0;
Air frost days 0; mean 0.0 Days with 0.2mm rain days 13; mean 12.4*
Grass minimum frost days 0; mean 0.0 Days with 1.0mm rain days 10; mean 8.6*
Soil frost days 0 Days with 5.0mm rain days 4; mean 3.4*
Concrete frost days 0 Days with no sun days 0; mean 2.2
Minimum relative humidity - 40%/2nd; Air pressure: max - 1023.5mb/14th, min - 995.0mb/25th
Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
N cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured); dd wind direction (degrees/10); ff wind speed (knots);
VV visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC); SS snow depth (cm)
ww present weather code (02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing, 05 haze, 21 recent rain,
41 fog patches, 60 intermittent light rain, 61 continuous light rain);
09GMT observations...
Temp temperature (degC); RH relative humidity (%); SS snow depth (cm);
Press air pressure (mb); E state of ground (0 dry, 1 moist, 2 wet);
24 hour readings...
Max maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT, Min minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm); Sun sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
Rain hrs hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT; Fr. hrs hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
S snow/sleet falling; L 50% snow cover at 09GMT; H>4 hail falling; F fog at 09GMT;
H<5 ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling; T thunder heard; G gale;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)
Equal 3rd warmest month since 1863 (0.5C cooler than Aug 1995, 0.7C cooler than July 1983, same temp. as Aug 1947.
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-09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps-- Rain Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH Max Min Gmin 5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm 1m E SS Rain Sun SLHTGF Press hrs hrs Evap
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01 7 22 09 02 97 16.7 78 22.5 14.7 11.8 15.9 16.4 17.6 17.9 17.7 17.6 1 0 0.0 8.0 000000 1015.0 0.0 0.0 1.9
02 2 23 02 02 97 16.4 77 21.0 9.6 6.6 13.9 15.1 17.3 18.1 17.7 17.5 1 0 0.1 8.4 000000 1019.0 0.1 0.0 2.3
03 8 25 02 03 97 16.9 83 18.3 14.6 11.4 16.4 16.7 17.7 18.0 17.8 17.4 1 0 1.3 0.0 000000 1016.5 5.5 0.0 1.2
04 7 25 02 02 97 18.0 81 22.0 15.4 14.2 16.6 16.9 17.6 17.6 17.5 17.3 1 0 0.0 9.7 000000 1017.0 0.0 0.0 2.3
05 8 27 02 02 97 13.4 88 19.3 11.3 8.9 14.6 15.4 17.0 17.9 17.6 17.2 1 0 tr 0.5 000000 1019.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
06 0 00 00 02 97 16.9 78 20.5 9.0 6.0 12.8 13.9 15.9 17.1 17.3 17.2 0 0 tr 8.1 000000 1023.0 0.0 0.0 2.1
07 8 35 02 02 97 16.8 80 22.0 13.8 12.1 15.6 15.6 16.5 17.0 17.1 17.1 0 0 0.0 3.5 000000 1025.5 0.0 0.0 1.4
08 2 36 02 02 97 15.6 75 22.0 8.7 6.4 12.8 14.1 16.1 17.1 16.9 17.0 0 0 0.0 11.6 000000 1026.5 0.0 0.0 2.0
09 0 00 00 02 97 14.3 80 21.4 10.2 7.4 13.3 14.4 16.4 17.1 17.0 16.9 0 0 0.0 11.7 000000 1025.0 0.0 0.0 2.4
10 5 00 00 03 97 12.7 76 20.9 8.1 6.1 12.4 13.7 15.9 16.8 16.9 16.9 0 0 0.0 10.3 000000 1026.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
11 7 12 02 03 96 13.8 84 20.1 11.6 8.5 14.3 14.5 16.0 16.6 16.7 16.8 0 0 0.8 1.2 000000 1012.5 2.3 0.0 1.7
12 7 17 02 03 97 15.4 84 18.1 12.1 10.4 14.2 15.0 16.3 16.7 16.6 16.7 1 0 0.9 5.8 000000 1005.5 0.5 0.0 1.7
13 1 36 02 02 97 14.9 65 17.5 6.4 3.4 10.5 11.9 14.4 15.9 16.3 16.6 0 0 0.0 10.2 000000 1015.0 0.0 0.0 2.4
14 0 35 02 02 97 13.9 66 19.0 5.9 3.3 10.1 11.4 13.9 15.4 15.9 16.5 0 0 0.0 7.7 000000 1025.5 0.0 0.0 1.7
15 7 22 02 03 96 13.6 89 19.3 6.8 4.3 11.2 12.3 14.4 15.4 15.7 16.3 0 0 0.0 3.8 000000 1023.5 0.0 0.0 2.0
16 7 20 02 02 97 17.1 77 21.5 7.9 5.2 11.6 12.5 14.4 15.2 15.5 16.1 0 0 0.0 9.5 000000 1020.0 0.0 0.0 2.5
17 6 32 02 02 96 18.0 82 20.4 9.6 6.3 12.6 13.2 14.9 15.5 15.5 16.0 0 0 0.0 2.3 000000 1021.0 0.0 0.0 1.1
18 9 15 02 43 03 13.1 99 23.7 8.3 5.6 12.8 13.3 14.9 15.5 15.5 15.9 0 0 0.1 6.0 000101 1023.0 0.1 0.0 1.8
19 8 18 02 05 96 16.0 86 17.1 13.1 13.8 15.5 15.7 16.1 16.0 15.7 15.9 0 0 tr 0.0 000000 1025.0 0.0 0.0 1.9
20 7 13 13 02 87 15.3 62 18.9 14.8 12.9 14.7 14.9 15.6 15.7 15.7 15.9 0 0 0.0 4.1 000000 1028.5 0.0 0.0 2.8
21 6 08 02 02 97 14.1 65 19.0 9.2 5.9 11.9 12.8 14.4 15.3 15.5 15.8 0 0 0.0 10.5 000000 1026.0 0.0 0.0 2.3
22 0 00 00 02 96 14.0 74 20.5 7.5 4.3 10.9 12.1 14.0 15.0 15.3 15.7 0 0 0.0 10.3 000000 1025.0 0.0 0.0 2.4
23 0 09 02 05 96 14.5 80 20.6 10.2 5.9 11.6 12.4 14.1 15.0 15.2 15.6 0 0 0.0 9.5 000000 1027.0 0.0 0.0 2.2
24 7 12 02 03 97 15.2 66 20.0 9.0 4.9 12.3 12.8 14.2 15.0 15.2 15.5 0 0 0.0 4.1 000000 1027.5 0.0 0.0 2.1
25 8 09 02 02 97 15.9 78 18.9 15.1 13.8 15.0 15.1 15.7 15.5 15.2 15.5 0 0 0.0 0.7 000000 1027.0 0.0 0.0 1.9
26 8 14 02 05 96 16.0 80 20.9 13.4 10.0 14.8 14.9 15.4 15.5 15.4 15.5 0 0 0.0 4.7 000000 1027.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
27 8 05 05 05 96 15.8 84 18.8 13.5 9.5 14.3 14.6 15.4 15.5 15.3 15.5 0 0 0.0 0.1 000000 1019.5 0.0 0.0 1.2
28 0 00 00 10 95 13.9 89 19.2 8.4 5.6 12.1 12.8 14.6 15.3 15.3 15.5 0 0 0.0 1.1 000000 1017.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
29 8 00 00 05 95 13.8 90 22.3 9.4 6.6 12.8 13.2 14.5 15.1 15.3 15.4 0 0 tr 3.1 000000 1020.0 0.0 0.0 1.3
30 8 00 00 44 08 17.7 95 21.6 13.8 15.6 16.0 15.9 16.0 15.7 15.3 15.4 0 0 0.0 0.1 000000 1023.5 0.0 0.0 0.9
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Mean
5.2 2.2 15.3 80 20.2 10.7 8.2 13.5 14.1 15.6 16.2 16.2 16.3 1021.7
Total 3.2 166.6 8.5 0.0 55.2
1961-1990 Climatological
Mean5.7 4.4 83 19.2 10.0 7.9 13.2 13.8 15.0 15.5 15.4 15.3 57.7 137.0 1016.8 40
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Snow days 0; mean 0.0; 50% snow cover at 09h days 0; mean 0.0;
Hail days 0; mean 0.0; Ice pellets days 0; mean 0.0;
Thunder days 1; mean 0.9; Fog at 09h days 1; mean 0.6;
Gale days 0; mean 0.2;
Air frost days 0; mean 0.0 Days with 0.2mm rain days 3; mean 11.5*
Grass minimum frost days 0; mean 0.3 Days with 1.0mm rain days 1; mean 8.7*
Soil frost days 0 Days with 5.0mm rain days 0; mean 3.8*
Concrete frost days 0 Days with no sun days 2; mean 2.9
Minimum relative humidity - 49%/13th; Air pressure: max - 1028.5mb/20th, min - 1004.5mb/12th
Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
N cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured); dd wind direction (degrees/10); ff wind speed (knots);
VV visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC); SS snow depth (cm)
ww present weather code (02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing, 05 haze, 10 mist,
43, 44 fog);
09GMT observations...
Temp temperature (degC); RH relative humidity (%); SS snow depth (cm);
Press air pressure (mb); E state of ground (0 dry, 1 moist, 2 wet);
24 hour readings...
Max maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT, Min minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm); Sun sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
Rain hrs hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT; Fr. hrs hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
S snow/sleet falling; L 50% snow cover at 09GMT; H>4 hail falling; F fog at 09GMT;
H<5 ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling; T thunder heard; G gale;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)
Second driest September in central Maidenhead since 1859, after 1959 (2mm)
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-09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps-- Rain Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH Max Min Gmin 5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm 1m E SS Rain Sun SLHTGF Press hrs hrs Evap
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01 5 00 00 02 96 18.6 91 25.2 14.6 11.5 14.3 14.9 15.9 16.0 15.6 15.4 0 0 0.0 8.7 000000 1019.5 0.0 0.0 1.8
02 1 00 00 02 97 15.1 75 20.1 11.0 7.6 13.7 14.7 16.1 16.1 15.7 15.4 0 0 0.0 9.2 000000 1019.5 0.0 0.0 1.9
03 2 27 02 02 97 14.3 80 18.3 9.5 6.1 12.8 13.7 15.1 15.6 15.8 15.6 0 0 0.0 5.2 000000 1021.0 0.0 0.0 1.2
04 7 23 02 02 96 13.8 91 19.7 9.9 6.6 13.1 13.6 14.9 15.4 15.6 15.5 0 0 0.0 6.7 000000 1022.0 0.0 0.0 1.2
05 8 00 00 02 96 11.8 94 17.3 8.6 5.5 12.7 13.0 14.3 15.0 15.4 15.5 0 0 0.0 0.2 000000 1016.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
06 8 00 00 44 06 14.1 95 21.5 8.8 5.8 11.2 12.1 13.8 14.6 15.2 15.4 0 0 9.8 1.9 000000 1003.0 10.2 0.0 1.2
07 8 25 02 21 97 11.6 95 16.8 11.4 10.4 13.6 13.9 14.9 15.0 14.9 15.3 1 0 2.8 5.5 000000 992.0 4.0 0.0 1.1
08 8 20 02 02 96 12.9 96 17.9 11.5 7.9 12.5 12.8 13.9 14.6 14.7 15.2 1 0 5.1 0.0 000000 1000.5 6.3 0.0 0.9
09 7 22 13 02 97 17.1 76 19.0 12.9 14.8 14.6 15.2 15.2 15.0 14.7 15.1 1 0 5.9 1.2 000000 1009.5 2.5 0.0 1.6
10 1 27 09 02 97 13.4 74 17.0 10.1 7.7 12.6 13.4 14.9 15.1 14.8 15.1 1 0 0.1 9.4 000000 1003.0 0.1 0.0 2.1
11 8 22 02 03 97 11.0 92 11.8 9.3 6.0 11.4 11.9 13.4 14.5 14.8 15.0 1 0 12.2 0.0 000000 1007.0 13.4 0.0 0.5
12 7 32 13 01 97 10.0 79 12.9 8.8 5.9 10.5 11.1 12.6 13.8 14.2 15.0 1 0 0.0 6.5 000000 1012.0 0.0 0.0 1.7
13 6 35 09 02 97 8.0 88 11.8 6.0 2.5 8.6 9.6 11.7 13.1 13.7 14.8 1 0 0.3 4.8 000000 1017.0 0.2 0.0 1.4
14 5 30 02 03 97 2.8 95 13.7 1.7 -0.8 6.6 7.7 10.2 12.1 13.1 14.6 1 0 11.3 0.3 000000 1027.0 12.1 0.0 1.2
15 8 35 02 50 94 13.7 96 14.0 2.8 8.4 11.1 11.2 11.4 11.8 12.6 14.2 1 0 0.2 0.5 000000 1011.0 0.1 0.0 0.6
16 8 23 02 02 95 12.4 95 16.5 10.4 8.9 11.0 11.5 12.1 12.4 12.5 13.9 1 0 0.6 0.0 000000 1013.5 0.8 0.0 0.5
17 8 20 02 21 96 16.5 94 19.4 12.4 13.2 13.8 13.4 13.4 12.9 12.7 13.8 1 0 0.1 4.8 000000 1011.5 0.1 0.0 1.1
18 9 00 00 45 04 11.8 97 20.9 8.4 5.4 10.8 11.1 12.4 13.1 13.2 13.9 1 0 0.0 6.8 000000 1018.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
19 0 00 00 02 15 10.3 98 20.3 7.9 5.2 10.3 10.8 12.2 13.1 13.2 13.9 1 0 tr 7.4 000000 1017.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
20 8 09 13 50 95 13.5 92 13.5 10.3 7.2 13.2 13.1 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.8 1 0 0.0 0.0 000000 1016.5 0.0 0.0 2.4
21 1 09 13 02 97 9.5 70 13.0 8.5 5.2 8.8 9.8 11.6 12.8 13.1 13.8 1 0 0.0 9.1 000000 1018.0 0.0 0.0 2.1
22 0 06 02 02 97 4.7 95 13.1 2.3 -0.9 6.4 7.3 9.9 11.9 12.6 13.8 1 0 0.0 9.1 000000 1014.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
23 0 18 02 02 97 6.8 81 13.3 4.7 0.7 7.0 7.8 9.8 11.4 12.1 13.6 1 0 0.0 8.5 000000 1017.0 0.0 0.0 1.7
24 7 18 05 02 97 8.5 67 11.4 6.8 3.7 8.4 8.8 10.1 11.2 11.7 13.3 1 0 0.0 7.5 000000 1026.5 0.0 0.0 1.3
25 5 00 00 02 96 2.9 94 11.9 -0.9 -2.7 4.5 5.6 8.3 10.3 11.3 13.0 1 0 0.0 7.8 000000 1029.5 0.0 4.0 1.0
26 5 00 00 02 97 3.2 95 12.0 -1.9 -3.6 3.9 4.9 7.4 9.5 10.7 12.8 0 0 0.0 5.8 000000 1028.0 0.0 4.5 1.0
27 9 13 02 45 03 7.2 98 12.9 5.1 0.2 6.7 6.9 8.1 9.4 10.3 12.4 0 0 0.0 2.7 000001 1026.5 0.0 0.0 1.3
28 0 09 05 02 97 5.8 52 9.4 0.0 -3.9 3.9 5.1 7.5 9.4 10.2 12.1 0 0 0.0 8.5 000000 1034.0 0.0 0.7 2.1
29 1 08 02 02 97 1.1 70 10.0 -3.8 -6.9 1.8 2.9 5.8 8.2 9.6 12.0 3 0 0.0 8.4 000000 1037.5 0.0 11.4 1.2
30 4 00 00 02 97 -0.3 82 8.9 -3.8 -6.5 1.6 2.4 5.0 7.5 8.9 11.6 3 0 0.0 3.3 000000 1034.0 0.0 9.1 0.8
31 0 27 02 02 96 1.5 92 12.6 -3.0 -5.3 1.9 2.9 5.4 7.3 8.5 11.2 3 0 0.0 8.3 000000 1034.5 0.0 8.0 1.5
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Mean
4.7 3.5 9.8 87 15.4 6.5 4.1 9.5 10.1 11.6 12.6 13.1 14.1 1017.9
Total 48.4 158.1 49.8 37.7 40.4
1961-1990 Climatological
Mean5.4 5.1 88 15.3 7.5 5.3 10.1 10.8 11.7 12.4 12.6 13.2 60.4 97.0 1015.7 46
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Snow days 0; mean 0.0; 50% snow cover at 09h days 0; mean 0.0;
Hail days 0; mean 0.0; Ice pellets days 0; mean 0.1;
Thunder days 0; mean 0.3; Fog at 09h days 1; mean 2.9;
Gale days 0; mean 0.3;
Air frost days 5; mean 0.6 Days with 0.2mm rain days 9; mean 14.3*
Grass minimum frost days 8; mean 3.9 Days with 1.0mm rain days 6; mean 10.0*
Soil frost days 3 Days with 5.0mm rain days 5; mean 3.8*
Concrete frost days 6 Days with no sun days 4; mean 6.8
Minimum relative humidity - 30%/28th; Air pressure: max - 1037.5mb/29th,30th, min - 992.0mb/7th
Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
N cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured); dd wind direction (degrees/10); ff wind speed (knots);
VV visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC); SS snow depth (cm)
ww present weather code (01 cloud decreasing, 02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing,
21 recent rain, 44 45 fog, 50 intermittent light drizzle);
09GMT observations...
Temp temperature (degC); RH relative humidity (%); SS snow depth (cm);
Press air pressure (mb); E state of ground (0 dry, 1 moist, 2 wet);
24 hour readings...
Max maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT, Min minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap Piche evapoartion (ml) beginning O9GMT;
Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm); Sun sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
Rain hrs hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT; Fr. hrs hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
S snow/sleet falling; L 50% snow cover at 09GMT; H>4 hail falling; F fog at 09GMT;
H<5 ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling; T thunder heard; G gale;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)
1st: highest October temperature since 1985; 29/30th lowest October temperatures since before 1951;
30th: lowest October daily maximum since 1987; most air frost days in October since before 1953;
sunniest October since 1921
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MAIDENHEAD METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR NOVEMBER 1997
-09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps-- Rain Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH Max Min Gmin 5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm 1m E SS Rain Sun SLHTGF Press hrs hrs Evap
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01 0 00 00 10 94 0.5 96 11.0 -2.8 -4.9 1.7 2.4 4.9 7.0 8.2 10.9 3 0 tr 5.5 000000 1029.0 0.0 8.6 0.8
02 9 00 00 45 01 3.5100 8.6 0.5 -2.0 4.6 4.5 5.7 6.9 7.8 10.6 0 0 0.3 0.0 000001 1022.5 2.8 0.0 0.6
03 9 07 02 45 03 8.6100 10.8 3.3 0.8 6.4 6.1 6.7 7.3 7.8 10.4 0 0 0.0 2.2 000001 1017.5 0.0 0.0 1.2
04 7 10 02 02 97 6.7 85 13.1 5.9 2.2 5.3 5.6 6.9 7.7 8.1 10.1 0 0 6.8 2.4 000000 1006.0 5.5 0.0 1.0
05 7 16 09 02 97 12.3 93 15.5 6.7 8.8 10.1 9.8 9.0 8.5 8.4 10.1 1 0 4.1 4.5 000000 997.0 5.1 0.0 0.8
06 7 18 02 02 96 10.6 97 13.2 10.3 6.2 9.4 9.2 9.7 9.4 9.1 10.1 1 0 0.6 0.0 000000 985.5 1.1 0.0 0.1
07 8 20 02 02 94 9.4 97 12.5 6.9 3.9 8.8 8.7 9.3 9.5 9.4 10.3 1 0 5.5 1.4 000000 988.5 2.2 0.0 0.7
08 7 25 13 02 97 9.7 79 13.0 8.6 7.2 8.8 8.8 9.4 9.6 9.6 10.5 1 0 5.0 3.3 000000 987.5 2.9 0.0 1.4
09 7 16 05 25 97 7.2 88 10.7 5.9 2.2 7.1 7.3 8.6 9.5 9.6 10.5 1 0 0.3 3.2 000000 985.5 0.4 0.0 0.6
10 1 20 02 02 97 4.5100 11.0 4.0 -0.6 5.2 5.8 7.6 8.9 9.4 10.5 1 0 0.0 4.7 000000 990.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
11 6 18 02 11 96 3.9 98 11.9 2.4 -1.0 5.5 5.7 7.1 8.4 9.0 10.5 1 0 0.0 4.9 000000 993.5 0.0 0.0 0.4
12 0 00 00 46 06 0.5 99 10.5 -0.7 -2.7 3.8 4.4 6.4 8.0 8.7 10.4 1 0 0.0 6.9 000000 1002.5 0.0 5.5 0.5
13 9 00 00 45 02 0.6 99 8.1 -1.1 -3.9 3.3 3.3 5.6 7.3 8.1 10.1 3 0 tr 2.6 000001 1006.0 0.0 6.0 0.1
14 9 00 00 45 03 0.9100 13.1 -0.4 -1.5 3.5 3.8 5.6 7.0 7.7 10.0 1 0 0.9 0.0 000000 1010.0 4.0 2.5 0.4
15 8 18 02 02 97 13.1 96 14.8 0.9 10.0 9.3 8.6 8.2 7.6 7.7 9.7 1 0 3.3 0.0 000000 1011.5 4.0 0.0 0.1
16 8 19 02 02 97 14.7 96 15.6 13.1 11.6 11.2 10.5 10.0 9.0 8.5 9.6 1 0 tr 0.1 000000 1013.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
17 8 20 02 02 96 13.1 94 15.4 12.1 8.4 10.6 10.3 10.3 9.8 9.2 9.8 1 0 0.1 0.1 000000 1012.0 0.3 0.0 1.1
18 6 18 05 80 97 11.1 93 12.7 11.0 7.9 10.0 10.1 10.5 10.3 9.6 10.0 1 0 5.1 0.0 000000 1002.0 7.0 0.0 0.2
19 7 22 05 02 97 11.5 94 12.8 9.4 3.6 9.3 9.3 10.0 10.2 9.9 10.2 1 0 13.7 0.4 000000 996.5 9.8 0.0 0.3
20 8 17 09 63 95 10.5 95 11.9 8.1 3.4 9.6 9.4 9.8 10.1 9.9 10.4 2 0 1.9 1.1 000000 987.5 2.6 0.0 0.4
21 8 22 02 60 97 7.5 98 10.2 3.1 -0.1 6.7 7.1 8.7 9.8 9.9 10.5 1 0 2.1 1.6 000000 1003.5 1.7 0.0 0.3
22 1 21 02 02 97 5.4 97 11.5 3.1 -0.9 5.0 5.6 7.4 8.9 9.5 10.4 1 0 2.2 6.4 005100 1012.5 0.2 0.0 0.2
23 1 00 00 02 94 4.0 98 10.3 2.2 -1.5 5.3 5.5 7.1 8.5 9.1 10.3 1 0 0.4 3.2 000000 1017.0 0.4 0.0 0.5
24 8 15 02 60 96 8.7 81 8.9 4.0 6.3 7.9 7.7 8.1 8.5 8.7 10.1 1 0 1.4 0.0 000000 1011.5 2.8 0.0 0.7
25 8 14 09 02 96 6.5 88 9.4 5.7 4.4 6.5 6.6 7.6 8.4 8.7 10.0 1 0 0.2 0.0 000000 1003.5 0.9 0.0 0.4
26 8 15 02 02 94 9.4 95 10.4 6.5 5.2 7.8 7.9 8.4 8.6 8.6 10.0 1 0 7.8 0.0 000000 1007.0 8.9 0.0 0.5
27 8 21 02 21 94 9.9 97 10.9 8.7 7.7 8.8 8.6 8.8 8.9 8.8 9.9 1 0 8.0 0.3 000000 1007.0 6.9 0.0 0.2
28 8 17 02 63 94 10.9 94 13.1 6.2 1.6 9.3 8.8 9.0 9.0 8.8 9.9 1 0 0.1 2.0 000000 1000.0 0.2 0.0 1.2
29 4 24 02 02 97 7.9 93 11.8 7.8 4.3 7.2 7.6 8.9 9.1 9.1 9.9 1 0 2.5 3.0 000000 1000.5 5.8 0.0 0.8
30 8 32 13 02 97 8.9 80 8.9 7.9 4.4 8.3 8.3 8.9 9.1 9.2 9.9 1 0 tr 0.0 000000 1010.5 0.0 0.0 0.9
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Mean
6.0 3.3 7.7 94 11.7 5.3 3.0 7.2 7.2 8.1 8.7 8.9 10.2 1003.9
Total 72.3 59.8 75.5 22.6 17.4
Climatological
Mean5.6 5.5 89 10.4 3.8 1.7 6.1 6.7 7.7 8.6 9.2 10.6 62.3 60.4 1014.6 53
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Snow days 0; mean 0.6; 50% snow cover at 09h days 0; mean 0.1;
Hail days 1; mean 0.1; Ice pellets days 0; mean 0.1;
Thunder days 1; mean 0.2; Fog at 09h days 3; mean 3.4;
Gale days 0; mean 0.2;
Air frost days 4; mean 5.6 Days with 0.2mm rain days 20; mean 15.0*
Grass minimum frost days 10; mean 11.1 Days with 1.0mm rain days 14; mean 10.6*
Soil frost days 2 Days with 5.0mm rain days 7; mean 4.4*
Concrete frost days 4 Days with no sun days 9; mean 10.3
Minimum relative humidity - 61%/8th; Air pressure: max - 1030.0mb/1st, min - 982.0mb/8th
Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
N cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured); dd wind direction (degrees/10); ff wind speed (knots);
VV visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC); SS snow depth (cm)
ww present weather code (02 sky not changing, 10 mist, 11 shallow fog, 21 recent rain, 25 recent rain shower,
45, 46 fog, 60 intermittent light rain, 63 continuous moderate rain, 80 light rain shower);
09GMT observations...
Temp temperature (degC); RH relative humidity (%); SS snow depth (cm);
Press air pressure (mb); E state of ground (0 dry, 1 moist, 2 wet, 3 frozen);
24 hour readings...
Max maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT, Min minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm); Sun sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
Rain hrs hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT; Fr. hrs hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
S snow/sleet falling; L 50% snow cover at 09GMT; H>4 hail falling; F fog at 09GMT;
H<5 ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling; T thunder heard; G gale;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)
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MAIDENHEAD METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR DECEMBER 1997
-09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps-- Rain Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH Max Min Gmin 5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm 1m E SS Rain Sun SLHTGF Press hrs hrs Evap
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01 7 00 00 03 96 1.0 98 5.0 -0.3 -3.4 3.9 4.6 6.8 8.4 8.9 9.9 1 0 4.1 0.0 000000 1017.5 7.2 1.0 0.3
02 8 09 09 02 97 1.2 89 3.9 1.0 -2.4 3.9 4.4 6.2 7.7 8.3 9.9 1 0 0.0 2.6 000000 1011.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
03 6 36 09 02 97 1.5 89 4.0 -0.2 -3.7 2.2 2.7 4.7 6.8 7.7 9.6 1 0 0.0 0.0 000000 1019.5 0.0 0.5 0.5
04 7 03 02 02 96 2.4 95 6.1 1.5 -2.3 2.6 3.4 4.8 6.3 7.1 9.4 1 0 0.0 4.5 000000 1024.0 0.0 0.1 0.4
05 9 00 00 45 02 -0.5 99 7.8 -1.5 -4.1 1.4 2.1 3.9 5.8 6.7 9.0 3 0 0.0 1.3 000001 1025.5 0.0 9.3 0.6
06 8 22 02 02 97 7.8 83 11.0 -0.5 -0.8 3.9 3.4 4.3 5.5 6.3 8.7 1 0 0.0 0.9 000000 1020.5 0.0 0.0 0.9
07 8 25 05 02 97 8.2 79 11.5 -1.2 1.0 6.1 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.4 8.5 1 0 1.7 0.1 000000 1014.5 3.8 0.0 0.9
08 7 22 09 02 97 11.5 85 12.9 8.2 6.4 7.4 7.1 7.2 6.9 6.8 8.4 1 0 0.1 3.9 000000 1000.0 0.3 0.0 1.0
09 7 24 02 02 97 8.5 81 13.1 7.5 3.5 6.6 6.5 7.6 7.5 7.1 8.5 1 0 6.8 0.0 000000 1006.5 8.0 0.0 0.7
10 8 22 09 21 97 13.1 95 14.8 8.5 10.1 10.1 9.4 8.9 8.0 7.6 8.5 1 0 2.4 3.5 000000 998.0 1.3 0.0 1.3
11 8 27 05 80 96 12.2 89 13.8 11.3 7.9 9.8 9.4 9.1 8.7 8.2 8.6 1 0 0.9 3.4 000000 1000.5 0.7 0.0 1.5
12 0 31 05 02 97 5.5 82 8.9 5.4 1.3 5.9 6.4 8.1 8.6 8.4 8.9 1 0 0.0 7.1 000000 1021.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
13 4 00 00 02 97 0.7 98 8.0 -0.7 -3.9 2.3 3.0 5.4 7.5 8.1 9.0 3 0 0.0 2.0 000000 1032.0 0.0 3.5 0.2
14 7 03 02 02 95 4.9 95 10.3 0.7 1.4 4.9 4.9 5.9 7.0 7.4 8.9 1 0 0.0 5.4 000000 1032.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
15 7 09 05 02 97 4.4 83 5.5 3.5 1.0 3.9 4.2 5.6 6.9 7.3 8.8 1 0 0.0 0.1 000000 1033.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
16 7 09 13 02 97 3.0 70 3.0 3.0 1.8 3.4 3.6 5.1 6.5 7.0 8.6 1 0 1.4 0.0 502000 1025.0 2.0 3.4 1.1
17 8 12 13 02 97 1.9 90 7.7 -0.4 -0.6 2.2 2.2 4.0 5.6 6.5 8.4 5 <1 9.4 0.0 500000 1005.5 6.1 0.2 0.4
18 8 14 09 61 95 7.7 96 9.5 1.9 -0.5 5.1 4.4 4.7 5.2 5.9 8.2 1 0 4.3 0.0 000000 997.0 4.5 0.0 0.0
19 8 20 02 02 94 7.6 99 8.3 6.9 5.6 6.7 6.2 6.4 6.1 6.1 7.9 1 0 tr 0.0 000000 998.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
20 8 15 02 02 94 8.3 97 9.4 7.1 5.7 7.0 6.6 6.8 6.5 6.5 7.9 1 0 tr 0.0 000000 1002.5 0.0 0.0 0.4
21 8 03 02 20 95 5.8 95 6.4 5.8 5.6 6.7 6.6 7.0 6.9 6.8 7.9 1 0 0.1 0.0 000000 1014.5 0.1 0.0 0.1
22 8 21 02 02 96 6.4 95 8.0 4.5 4.4 6.1 5.9 6.5 7.0 6.9 8.0 1 0 6.7 0.0 000000 1014.5 9.0 0.0 0.5
23 8 13 02 02 94 8.0 97 13.2 6.4 5.2 6.4 6.5 6.9 7.0 6.9 8.0 1 0 3.2 0.9 000000 1016.0 4.2 0.0 0.4
24 8 23 05 02 97 12.6 96 13.5 8.0 6.7 9.2 8.7 8.5 7.8 7.2 8.0 1 0 4.6 0.0 000000 1014.0 5.9 0.0 1.5
25 8 22 05 03 97 10.8 85 12.0 7.9 3.3 7.5 7.7 7.8 8.0 7.7 8.2 1 0 5.3 0.4 000000 1003.0 3.8 0.0 1.5
26 7 26 09 02 97 7.4 86 9.6 7.4 4.0 6.7 6.7 7.4 7.9 7.8 8.3 1 0 tr 1.9 000000 999.5 0.0 0.0 0.7
27 3 31 02 02 97 3.1 96 8.6 2.4 -2.1 3.9 4.4 6.1 7.4 7.7 8.4 1 0 0.0 0.4 000000 1009.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
28 7 00 00 03 97 0.7 94 6.2 -0.7 -5.2 2.2 2.6 4.7 6.6 7.2 8.4 3 0 0.6 0.1 000000 1013.0 1.0 2.5 0.2
29 2 00 00 02 96 0.6 98 8.8 -0.3 -4.4 2.3 2.8 4.7 6.2 6.7 8.3 1 0 1.7 0.0 000000 1010.5 4.7 1.0 0.4
30 8 21 02 20 97 8.8 97 11.7 0.6 5.5 6.6 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.5 8.0 1 0 3.5 2.2 000000 1004.5 4.6 0.0 0.8
31 7 27 02 02 97 6.4 91 9.2 6.4 2.8 6.4 6.7 7.4 7.1 6.8 8.0 1 0 2.7 5.9 000000 1002.0 1.8 0.0 0.5
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Mean
6.8 4.3 5.9 91 9.1 3.6 1.6 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.2 8.6 1012.4
Total 59.5 46.6 69.0 21.5 21.5
Climatological Mean
6.0 5.7 89 7.8 2.0 0.0 4.3 4.5 5.3 6.0 6.7 8.1 64.0 39.7 1015.0 59
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Snow days 2; mean 1.9; 50% snow cover at 09h days 0; mean 1.5;
Hail days 0; mean 0.1; Ice pellets days 0; mean 0.3;
Thunder days 0; mean 0.2; Fog at 09h days 1; mean 2.2;
Gale days 0; mean 0.2;
Air frost days 9; mean 8.8 Days with 0.2mm rain days 16; mean 16.2*
Grass minimum frost days 12; mean 15.9 Days with 1.0mm rain days 14; mean 11.2*
Soil frost days 7 Days with 5.0mm rain days 4; mean 5.2*
Concrete frost days 8 Days with no sun days 12; mean 15.0
Minimum relative humidity - 69%/16th; Air pressure: max - 1034.0mb/15th, min - 994.0mb/31st
Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
N cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured); dd wind direction (degrees/10); ff wind speed (knots);
VV visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC); SS snow depth (cm)
ww present weather code (02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing, 10 mist, 20 recent drizzle,
21 recent rain, 45 fog, 61 continuous light rain, 80 light rain shower);
09GMT observations...
Temp temperature (degC); RH relative humidity (%); SS snow depth (cm); Press air pressure (mb);
E state of ground (1 moist, 2 wet, 3 frozen, 4 ice, 5 <50% snow cover, 6 >50% snow cover);
24 hour readings...
Max maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT, Min minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm); Sun sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
Rain hrs hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT; Fr. hrs hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
S snow/sleet falling; L 50% snow cover at 09GMT; H>4 hail falling; F fog at 09GMT;
H<5 ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling; T thunder heard; G gale;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)
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Monthly and annual summary statistics for 1997 at Boyn Hill (Maidenhead, Berkshire)
Comparison with recent years of annual values
--------Temperature (degC)-------- -Rainfall (mm)- Sunshine (hrs) Days with Piche
Mean Max Min Grass Total >= >= Total no AF GF SF SL T F09 Evaporation
Air 30cm 100cm Air Air Min 0.2 1.0 sun (ml)
1988 10.6 10.9 10.9 29.2 -5.1 -8.5 617.8 155 112 1420.0 74 28 89 7 0 12 8 -
1989 11.7 11.9 11.8 33.0 -6.3 -10.4 604.3 145 106 1802.8 60 35 88 4 0 15 13 -
1990 11.6 11.9 11.8 35.3 -4.1 -7.2 492.5 132 101 1772.3 50 21 92 5 1 11 7 -
1991 10.5 10.7 10.7 28.5 -8.4 -13.9 527.2 145 96 1364.3 80 49 95 10 9 10 13 -
1992 10.9 11.2 11.1 29.5 -6.2 -9.5 712.6 170 118 1328.7 80 43 91 5 1 15 14 -
1993 10.6 10.9 10.9 27.4 -4.8 -7.8 681.5 151 112 1333.1 78 31 83 8 0 12 11 555.8
1994 11.4 11.4 11.2 31.9 -5.2 -7.6 649.0 172 131 1445.9 81 27 81 7 3 9 11 581.5
1995 11.7 12.1 11.9 33.9 -5.3 -7.8 627.7 141 105 1640.7 71 44 70 15 2 16 8 675.4
1996 10.3 10.7 10.6 31.4 -4.8 -8.3 500.9 133 88 1496.4 75 57 96 21 8 8 8 614.6
1997 11.5 11.6 11.4 31.3 -5.3 -9.1 553.0 139 105 1630.0 68 43 83 7 0 13 15 579.7
(AF=air frost, GF=ground frost, SF=snow falling, SL:>=50 per cent snow cover at 09GMT, T=thunder, F09=fog at 09GMT)
Cloud amount Wind speed Humidity Grass minimum temperature
(oktas) at 07h (kts) at 09h (%) (degC)
Mean Anomaly Mean Anomaly Mean Anomaly High Low Mean Anomaly
J 6.8 1.3 3.4 -3.3 88 -1 5.2 -9.1 -2.1 -1.3 Lowest grass min temperature for 5 years
F 6.5 0.8 7.1 0.6 88 0 9.2 -7.2 1.4 2.7
M 5.5 -0.5 3.5 -2.8 87 4 9.4 -2.7 2.6 2.6
A 5.4 0.3 3.7 -2.4 73 -4 10.0 -5.4 1.9 -0.1
M 4.6 -0.3 5.2 -1.2 76 3 12.6 -3.9 4.9 -0.7
J 6.5 1.2 5.3 -0.3 80 8 15.5 5.2 10.4 1.4
J 6.2 1.2 3.0 -2.5 76 3 15.1 7.5 11.3 0.5
A 5.8 0.6 2.9 -2.4 80 3 19.3 7.8 13.7 3.2
S 5.2 -0.5 2.2 -2.2 80 -3 14.2 3.3 8.2 0.3
O 4.7 -0.7 3.5 -1.6 87 -1 14.8 -6.9 4.1 -1.2
N 6.0 0.4 3.3 -2.2 94 5 11.6 -4.9 3.0 1.3
D 6.8 0.8 4.3 -1.4 91 2 10.1 -5.2 1.6 1.6
1997 5.8 0.3 3.9 -1.9 83 1 19.3 -9.1 5.1 0.8
Maximum temperature Minimum temperature Monthly mean
(degC) (degC) Temperature (degC)
High Low Mean Anomaly High Low Mean Anomaly Mean Anomaly
J 10.9 -0.6 5.1 -2.0 5.4 -5.3 0.1 -1.0 2.6 -1.5 coldest Jan since 1983
F 13.6 5.8 10.4 2.6 8.9 -4.1 3.9 2.6 7.1 2.6
M 17.7 10.0 13.9 3.2 9.5 0.3 5.0 2.3 9.5 2.8 Mildest March since 1957
A 21.9 9.5 15.6 2.1 11.7 -2.4 4.9 0.1 10.3 1.1
M 26.0 9.7 18.5 1.4 14.8 -0.9 7.7 -0.2 13.1 0.6 Lowest May minimum for 17 years
J 26.1 12.9 19.8 -0.2 16.4 7.2 11.9 1.2 15.9 0.5 Coolest June for 6 years
J 27.9 16.2 23.5 1.4 16.4 9.9 13.3 0.8 18.4 1.1
A 31.3 19.1 25.2 3.5 19.6 10.1 15.6 3.4 20.4 3.5 Equal 3rd hottest month since 1863
S 23.7 17.1 20.2 1.0 15.4 5.9 10.7 0.7 15.5 0.9
O 25.2 8.9 15.4 0.1 14.6 -3.8 6.5 -1.0 10.9 -0.5 Highest Oct max since 1985, lowest Oct min since 1951
N 15.6 8.1 11.7 1.3 13.1 -2.8 5.3 1.5 8.5 1.4
D 14.8 3.0 9.1 1.3 11.3 -1.5 3.6 1.6 6.3 1.4
1997 31.3 -0.6 15.7 1.3 19.6 -5.3 7.4 1.0 11.5 1.1 Fourth warmest year on record (since 1859)
Soil temperatures recorded at 07h (degC)
------5cm depth------- ------10cm depth------ ------20cm depth------
High Low Mean Anomaly High Low Mean Anomaly High Low Mean Anomaly
J 5.1 -1.8 1.3 -2.0 4.4 -1.3 1.1 -2.2 4.4 0.2 2.0 -2.1 Lowest 5cm reading (-1.8) for over 9 years
F 8.1 0.8 5.0 2.1 7.3 1.5 4.8 1.5 7.5 2.9 5.5 1.4
M 10.2 4.9 7.2 2.6 9.8 5.1 7.4 2.5 10.1 6.1 8.4 2.6
A 12.6 4.0 8.3 1.1 12.2 5.4 8.8 1.1 12.3 7.9 10.1 1.9
M 16.6 5.5 11.1 0.4 15.9 6.9 11.4 0.7 15.9 9.8 12.8 0.7
J 18.0 12.9 15.1 0.8 18.2 12.0 15.4 0.9 18.2 13.7 16.2 0.6
J 18.8 13.8 16.5 0.5 19.3 13.9 16.9 0.5 20.1 14.7 17.9 0.6
A 20.9 14.9 17.8 2.2 20.9 15.5 18.2 2.0 21.2 16.9 19.3 2.1
S 16.6 10.1 13.5 0.3 16.9 11.4 14.1 0.3 17.7 13.9 15.6 0.6
O 14.6 1.6 9.5 -0.6 14.9 2.4 10.1 -0.7 16.1 5.0 11.6 -0.1 Lowest 5cm October reading (1.6) for over 9 years
N 11.2 1.7 7.2 1.1 10.5 2.4 7.2 0.5 10.5 4.9 8.1 0.4
D 10.1 1.4 5.3 1.0 9.4 2.1 5.3 0.8 9.1 3.9 6.3 1.0
1997 20.9 -1.8 9.8 0.7 20.9 -1.3 10.1 0.7 21.6 0.2 11.2 0.8
Earth temperatures recorded at 07h (degC)
------30cm depth------ ------50cm depth------ ------100cm depth-----
High Low Mean Anomaly High Low Mean Anomaly High Low Mean Anomaly
J 4.2 1.5 2.7 -2.0 3.9 1.7 2.8 -2.6 5.3 3.9 4.5 -2.1 Coldest Jan at 30cm for 12 years
F 7.4 3.1 5.7 1.1 7.0 3.9 5.4 0.3 6.9 4.9 5.8 -0.2
M 9.9 6.9 8.6 2.7 9.0 6.8 8.2 2.0 8.9 6.9 8.0 1.6 Warmest March at 30cm for over 42 years
A 12.0 9.2 10.4 1.7 11.2 9.0 10.0 1.7 10.2 8.9 9.6 1.6
M 15.9 11.4 13.2 1.0 14.6 11.1 12.4 1.2 12.6 10.4 11.4 1.3
J 17.6 14.1 16.2 1.0 16.4 14.0 15.4 1.3 14.8 12.8 14.2 1.7
J 19.5 14.7 17.8 0.5 18.5 14.3 17.0 0.7 16.9 14.0 15.6 0.5
A 21.2 17.9 19.7 2.5 19.8 17.1 18.8 1.8 18.5 16.6 17.7 1.6
S 18.1 15.0 16.2 0.7 17.8 15.2 16.2 0.8 17.6 15.4 16.3 1.0
O 16.1 7.3 12.6 0.2 15.8 8.5 13.1 0.5 15.6 11.2 14.1 0.9
N 10.3 6.9 8.7 0.1 9.9 7.7 8.9 -0.3 10.9 9.6 10.2 -0.4
D 8.7 5.2 7.0 1.0 8.9 5.9 7.2 0.5 9.9 7.9 8.6 0.5
1997 21.2 1.5 11.6 0.9 19.8 1.7 11.3 0.6 18.5 3.9 11.4 0.7
Rainfall (mm)
Total Per Max ---------Number of days with---------------
Cent Fall >=0.2 Anomaly >=1.0 Anomaly >=5.0 Anomaly
J 12.8 22 5.2 7 -10.2 5 -6.9 1 -3.8 Driest January for 10 years
F 65.7 167 10.6 16 3.4 14 5.6 6 3.0
M 11.6 22 7.1 7 -8.3 3 -7.6 1 -2.9 Driest March since 1990
A 15.3 33 13.1 3 -11.1 2 -8.1 1 -2.4
M 47.4 88 9.1 13 -0.7 11 0.7 4 0.4
J 77.8 148 13.7 18 6.5 16 7.8 6 2.4 Wettest June for 6 years
J 40.6 87 9.2 14 3.1 9 1.4 2 -0.8
A 98.4 171 32.8 13 0.6 10 1.4 4 0.6 Wettest Aug day (32.8mm) for over 16 years
S 3.2 6 1.3 3 -8.5 1 -7.7 0 -3.8 2nd driest September since 1859, after 1959
O 48.4 80 12.2 9 -5.3 6 -4.0 5 1.2
N 72.3 116 13.7 20 5.0 14 3.4 7 2.6 Most Nov. raindays for over 16 years
D 59.5 93 9.4 16 -0.2 14 2.8 4 -1.2
1997 553.0 85 32.8 139 -25.7 105 -11.2 41 -4.7
Sunshine (hours) Number of days with
Total Per 24hr Sunless days Gale Fog at 09h
Cent Max Total Anomaly Anomaly Anomaly
J 54.3 117 7.8 16 2.0 0 -0.7 5 2.5
F 56.6 87 6.9 9 -0.5 0 -0.4 0 -2.0
M 138.0 130 11.0 7 0.6 0 -0.4 4 3.2 Foggiest March since 1986
A 200.1 142 12.9 2 -1.4 0 0.0 0 -0.1 Sunniest April for 7 years
M 246.9 132 14.9 3 0.7 0 0.0 0 -0.1 Sunniest May for 5 years
J 128.6 67 14.9 3 0.9 0 0.0 0 -0.1
J 223.1 117 14.1 1 -0.7 0 0.0 0 -0.1
A 151.3 84 12.5 0 -2.2 0 0.0 0 -0.4
S 166.6 122 11.7 2 -0.9 0 0.0 1 0.4 Sunniest Sept. since 1964
O 158.1 163 9.4 4 -2.8 0 -0.3 1 -1.9 Sunniest October since 1921
N 59.8 99 6.9 9 -1.3 0 -0.2 3 -0.4
D 46.6 117 7.1 12 -3.0 0 -0.2 1 -1.2
1997 1630.0 113 14.9 68 -8.6 0 -2.2 15 -0.2 Foggiest year since 1987, least sunless days since 1990
Number of days with
Snow falling 50% snow cover ---Hail----- Ice Pellets Thunder heard
at 09h
Anomaly Anomaly Anomaly Anomaly Anomaly
J 4 0.4 0 -3.5 0 0.0 0 -0.3 0 -0.3
F 0 -3.4 0 -2.1 0 -0.2 0 -0.4 0 -0.2 First snowless Feb since 1984
M 0 -2.7 0 -0.6 0 -0.5 3 2.5 0 -0.5
A 0 -1.0 0 -0.1 0 -0.6 0 -0.3 0 -0.6
M 1 0.9 0 0.0 2 1.7 0 -0.1 4 2.2
J 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 -0.1 0 0.0 2 -0.3
J 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 -0.1 0 0.0 1 -0.9
A 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 2.5
S 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1
O 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 -0.1 0 -0.3
N 0 -0.6 0 -0.1 1 0.9 0 -0.1 1 0.8
D 2 0.1 0 -1.5 0 -0.1 0 -0.3 0 -0.2
1997 7 -6.3 0 -7.9 3 1.0 3 0.9 13 2.3
Air Pressure (millibar) Number of days with
Mean at 09h Air frost Ground frost
High Low Anomaly Anomaly Anomaly
J 1042.5 1007.5 1023.5 8.4 17 5.5 24 6.2
F 1033.5 979.0 1016.2 0.7 6 -4.0 9 -8.7
M 1036.0 1007.0 1024.8 9.8 0 -6.4 9 -6.5 First air-frost-free March since 1981
A 1033.0 1005.0 1023.8 8.6 1 -1.1 10 0.8
M 1031.5 987.5 1014.9 -0.3 1 0.8 1 -1.0
J 1024.5 991.5 1009.7 -7.3 0 0.0 0 0.0
J 1029.0 1003.5 1018.2 0.7 0 0.0 0 0.0
A 1023.5 995.0 1015.2 -1.2 0 0.0 0 0.0
S 1028.5 1004.5 1021.7 4.9 0 0.0 0 -0.3
O 1037.5 992.0 1017.9 2.2 5 4.4 8 4.1 Most October air frosts since before 1953
N 1030.0 982.0 1003.9 -10.7 4 -1.2 10 -1.1 Loest mean presure since 1963
D 1034.0 994.0 1012.4 -2.6 9 0.2 12 -3.9
1997 1042.5 979.0 1016.9 1.1 43 -2.2 83 -10.4
Number of hours with Piche evaporation (ml)
Rain falling Air frost Monthly Daily
Total Anomaly Total total Max
J 19.8 -37.2 193.8 15.0 1.5
F 65.0 22.0 22.7 32.3 2.3
M 17.4 -39.6 0.0 46.6 3.3
A 18.8 -26.2 3.7 67.9 3.4
M 48.5 2.5 2.0 73.6 5.5
J 65.2 24.2 0.0 68.9 6.6
J 31.9 -3.1 0.0 76.3 4.5
A 46.4 7.4 0.0 64.6 4.1
S 8.5 -31.5 0.0 55.2 2.5
O 49.8 3.8 37.7 40.4 2.4
N 75.5 22.5 22.6 17.4 1.4
D 69.0 10.0 21.5 21.5 2.0
1997 515.8 -45.2 304.0 579.7 6.6
Number of days in 1997 when certain conditions observed at 07h
1997 1996 1995 1994 1997 1996 1995 1994
Cloud obscured 14 5 5 6 Wind N 24 44 43 28
8/8 cloud 144 147 139 152 NE 32 34 36 22
6/8 to 7/8 cloud 106 99 99 108 E 34 61 43 45
3/8 to 5/8 cloud 29 31 33 41 SE 23 26 31 22
1/8 to 2/8 cloud 40 45 36 27 S 51 47 36 47
Sky cloudless 32 39 53 31 SW 55 43 60 82
W 58 41 48 67
Visibility < 100m 0 0 0 0 NW 32 29 39 28
100-190m 4 2 1 2 calm 56 41 29 24
200-390m 8 2 6 4 force 1-3 285 290 309 320
400-900m 11 10 8 9 force 4-5 24 32 27 20
1.0-1.9km 17 19 13 19 force 6-7 0 3 0 1
2.0-3.9km 20 35 23 35 force 8-12 0 0 0 0
4-9km 73 73 78 73
10km or more 232 225 236 223
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