Climate Data and Brief Summary for August 2003

Last updated 2nd September 2003

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                       16.9           1.8
Mean Maximum               21.4           2.2
Mean Minimum               12.5           1.4
High Maximum               31.3                         9th
Low Minimum                 5.2                        30th
Low Maximum                14.4                        28th
High Minimum               17.4                         5th
Low Grass                   2.2                        30th
Air Frosts                   0            0
Ground Frosts                0            0
Hours of Frost             00.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1018.1          +2.2
Maximum                   1023.0                        4th                               
Minimum                   1009.2                       29th

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       26.4        -45.9                                          
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   10           -4                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)     5           -6 
Maximum Fall                14.7                       28th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    21.3
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  165.1         +7.3
Maximum day                 14.1                        3rd
Nil Sun Days                 1

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        78.7
Dry days (60% or less)      21                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  2.4
09.00 mean                   2.9
Maximum gust                28.0                       21st 
%North                       5
%North East                  0
%East                        3
%South East                 32
%South                       5
%South West                 14
%West                       18
%North West                 23
%Calm                        0
Hours of calm              164.0

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                      2
Fog (09.00)                  2

Brief summary of the month:
August 2003 was the warmest since the very warm 1997 with temperatures 
almost two degrees above average. It was a very dry month with rainfall well
below average at just 37%, it was in fact the driest since 1995. Sunshine 
totals were just above average with 105%, making it the sunniest since 1998.
There was some hot days during the first half of the month with the 9th 
producing the warmest day since 3rd August 1990.  


All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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