Climate Data and Brief Summary for August 2006

Last updated 14th September 2006

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                       14.9          -0.2
Mean Maximum               18.3          -0.9
Mean Minimum               11.5           0.4
High Maximum               24.9                         6th
Low Minimum                 8.1                        25th
Low Maximum                15.0                        13th
High Minimum               14.4                         5th
Low Grass                   5.6                        25th
Air Frosts                   0            0
Ground Frosts                0            0
Hours of Frost             00.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1011.3         -4.6
Maximum                   1021.6                        8th                               
Minimum                    999.2                       17th

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                      107.5         35.2 		                                         
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   25           11                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    21           10 
Maximum Fall                16.6                       17th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    38.7
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  117.5        -40.3
Maximum day                 10.2                       24th
Nil Sun Days                 4

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        81.1
Dry days (60% or less)      15                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  4.1
09.00 mean                   5.0
Maximum gust                32.0                        1st 
%North                       7
%North East                  0
%East                        3
%South East                  5
%South                       5
%South West                 11
%West                       18
%North West                 52
%Calm                        0
Hours of calm               53.5

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                      1
Fog (09.00)                  0

Brief summary of the month:
August 2006 was the wettest since 2004 with 149% of the average rainfall.
Temperatures were close to average making it the coolest since 1999. 
Sunshine hours were well below average with just 74%, making it the 
dullest since 1986.   


All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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