Climate Data and Brief Summary for April 2002

Last updated 5th May 2002

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                        8.4          +1.3
Mean Maximum               13.0          +2.2
Mean Minimum                3.8          +0.3
High Maximum               19.0                        24th
Low Minimum                -1.2                         8th
Low Maximum                 9.3                        18th
High Minimum                9.8                        22nd
Low Grass                  -3.5                         8th
Air Frosts                   3           -1
Ground Frosts               11           -1
Hours of Frost              8.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1016.2         +2.0
Maximum                   1031.5                       23rd                               
Minimum                    992.1                       28th

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       52.0          -3.8                                          
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   12            -2                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)     8            -2 
Maximum Fall                10.1                       28th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    22.8
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  155.0         +31.6
Maximum day                 12.1                        6th
Nil Sun Days                 0

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        78.9
Dry days (60% or less)      19                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  3.8
09.00 mean                   3.0
Maximum gust                46.0                       28th 
%North                       0
%North East                 10
%East                       17
%South East                 13
%South                       8
%South West                 23
%West                       12
%North West                 10
%Calm                        7
Hours of calm              164.0

MISCELLANEOUS

Days with:

Sleet/Snow                   0           -3
Snow lying (09.00)           0           -1
Maximum depth (cm)           0.0   
Total snow depth (cm)        0.0
Hail                         5
Thunder                      2
Fog (09.00)                  1

Brief summary of the month:
April 2002 was another month with temperatures above average, all four months
of this year have recorded temperatures well above average. It was in fact the 
warmest since 1993. Ten of the last twelve months have all been warmer than average.
Rainfall totals were just below average with 93%, making this the driest April 
since 1997. Sunshine totals were well above normal with 126%, the sunniest since
1995. To sum up, it was a rather dry, sunny and rather warm month.  


All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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