Climate Data and Brief Summary for 2006

Last updated 7th January 2007

*Anomalies are based on averages for the period 1971-2000

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                        9.8           1.2		(Record)
Mean Maximum               13.1           1.2
Mean Minimum                6.6           1.2		(Record)
High Maximum               31.6                        19th July
Low Minimum                -6.1                         3rd March
Low Maximum                -1.7                         2nd February
High Minimum               17.3                        26th July
Low Grass                  -9.4                         3rd March
Air Frosts                  50           -3
Ground Frosts               91          -18
Hours of Frost            408.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1013.1         -1.4
Maximum                   1042.6                       21st December                              
Minimum                    979.2                        7th December

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                      858.7         46.1                                           
Rain days (0.2mm or more)  213           24                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)   149           10 
Maximum Fall                31.8                       14th September
Rainfall duration (hrs.)   430.1
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                 1491.9       +261.7
Maximum day                 15.5                        8th June
Nil Sun Days                 57

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        82.3
Dry days (60% or less)     126                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  4.7
09.00 mean                   4.9
Maximum gust                49.0                       31st December 
%North                       4.7
%North East                  4.1
%East                        9.4
%South East                 16.7
%South                       9.6
%South West                 16.1
%West                       16.5
%North West                 19.8
%Calm                        3.1
Hours of calm              903.0

MISCELLANEOUS

Days with:

Sleet/Snow                  29            3 
Snow lying (09.00)          11           -7
Maximum depth (cm)           5.0                        2nd March  
Total snow depth (cm)       16.0
Hail                        20
Thunder                     12
Fog (09.00)                 10

Brief summary of the month:
2006 was the warmest year on record (1960-2006). It was the 
wettest since 2004 and the sunniest since 2003. 

All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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