Climate Data and Brief Summary for April 2006

Last updated 5th May 2005

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                        7.5          +0.4
Mean Maximum               10.8           0.0
Mean Minimum                4.3          +0.8
High Maximum               15.2                        25th 
Low Minimum                -3.0                        10th
Low Maximum                 6.1                         9th
High Minimum                9.3                        25th
Low Grass                  -7.2                        10th
Air Frosts                   6           +2
Ground Frosts                7           -4
Hours of Frost             22.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1012.8         -1.4
Maximum                   1026.4                       28th                               
Minimum                    999.7                      1/2nd

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       58.6          +2.8                                          
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   16            +2                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    12            +2 
Maximum Fall                10.1                       19th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    27.8
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  134.8         +11.4
Maximum day                 12.0                        5th
Nil Sun Days                 2

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        81.4
Dry days (60% or less)      15                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  4.4
09.00 mean                   5.3
Maximum gust                35.0                       13th 
%North                      17
%North East                  0
%East                        5
%South East                 13
%South                       3
%South West                 13
%West                       27
%North West                 22
%Calm                        0
Hours of calm               51.5

MISCELLANEOUS

Days with:

Sleet/Snow                   3            0
Snow lying (09.00)           2           +1
Maximum depth (cm)           0.8   
Total snow depth (cm)        1.0
Hail                         7
Thunder                      1
Fog (09.00)                  1

Brief summary of the month:
April 2006 had just above average temperatures thanks to a warmer last
week. Rainfall totals were also just above average with 105%, making it the
driest since 2003. Sunshine totals were above normal with 109%, the sunniest
since 2003.   


All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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