Climate Data and Brief Summary for April 2008

Last updated 4th May 2008

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                        6.7          -0.4
Mean Maximum               10.4          -0.4	
Mean Minimum                3.1          -0.4			
High Maximum               16.2                        26th 
Low Minimum                -2.4                         6th
Low Maximum                 4.8                         6th
High Minimum                8.2                         3rd
Low Grass                  -5.6                         8th
Air Frosts                   6           +2
Ground Frosts               11            0
Hours of Frost             29.5

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1010.0         -4.2
Maximum                   1030.6                        3rd                               
Minimum                    990.5                       29th

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       76.0         +20.2                                          
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   25           +11                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    14            +4 
Maximum Fall                15.4                       29th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    33.7
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  112.9         -10.5		
Maximum day                  9.0                       17th
Nil Sun Days                 3

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        80.6
Dry days (60% or less)      19                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  4.3
09.00 mean                   5.6
Maximum gust                33                          1st 
%North                       8
%North East                  3
%East                       24
%South East                  3
%South                       5
%South West                 15
%West                       24
%North West                 18
%Calm                        0
Hours of calm               51.0

MISCELLANEOUS

Days with:

Sleet/Snow                   4           +1
Snow lying (09.00)           1            0
Maximum depth (cm)           4.0   			 6th
Total snow depth (cm)        4.0
Hail                        10				RECORD
Thunder                      1
Fog (09.00)                  0

Brief summary of the month:
April 2008 was in complete contrast to April 2007 being the coldest since 2001
and the dullest and wettest since 2004. Sunshine totals were just 91% while
rainfall totals were 136% of the average. The snowfall on the 6th was the 
highest daily fall since February 2007!   


All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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