Climate Data and Brief Summary for August 2005

Last updated 16th September 2005

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                       15.3           0.2
Mean Maximum               19.4           0.2
Mean Minimum               11.2           0.1
High Maximum               25.2                        31st
Low Minimum                 7.3                        26th
Low Maximum                14.6                        25th
High Minimum               15.0                     10/31st
Low Grass                   4.5                        26th
Air Frosts                   0            0
Ground Frosts                0            0
Hours of Frost             00.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1016.5          0.5
Maximum                   1024.1                       15th                               
Minimum                   1000.7                       25th

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       54.0        -18.3 		                                         
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   14            0                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    10           -1 
Maximum Fall                10.7                       13th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    31.9
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  186.9        +29.1
Maximum day                 12.5                       17th
Nil Sun Days                 0

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        78.9
Dry days (60% or less)      21                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  3.5
09.00 mean                   4.1
Maximum gust                35.0                       24th 
%North                      10
%North East                  0
%East                        0
%South East                  8
%South                       5
%South West                 16
%West                       23
%North West                 35
%Calm                        3
Hours of calm               85.0

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                         1
Thunder                      2
Fog (09.00)                  0

Brief summary of the month:
August 2005 was the driest since 2003 with only 75% of the average rainfall.
Temperatures were closer to average making it the coolest since 1999. 
Sunshine hours were above average with 118%, the sunniest since 1995.   


All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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