Climate Data and Brief Summary for August 2002

Last updated 2nd September 2002

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                       16.1           1.0
Mean Maximum               19.8           0.6
Mean Minimum               12.5           1.4
High Maximum               26.7                        17th
Low Minimum                 7.8                        26th
Low Maximum                15.4                         9th
High Minimum               15.0                        18th
Low Grass                   5.1                        26th
Air Frosts                   0            0
Ground Frosts                0            0
Hours of Frost             00.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1016.2          +0.3
Maximum                   1027.2                       26th                               
Minimum                   1004.6                        9th

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       71.8         -0.5                                          
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   17           +3                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    12           +1 
Maximum Fall                12.1                        1st
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    48.1
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  134.3        -23.5
Maximum day                 13.5                       21st
Nil Sun Days                 1

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        84.3
Dry days (60% or less)       8                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  1.6
09.00 mean                   1.9
Maximum gust                32.0                       30th 
%North                       2
%North East                  0
%East                        5
%South East                 11
%South                       2
%South West                 22
%West                       10
%North West                 32
%Calm                       16
Hours of calm              228.0

MISCELLANEOUS

Days with:

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

Brief summary of the month:
August 2002 was the warmest since the very warm 1997 with temperatures 
a degree above average. Rainfall although close to average with 99% was in
fact the driest since 2000. Sunshine was again in short supply with only 85%
of the average sunshine duration. Despite the overall warmth, there were no 
really hot days.  


All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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