Climate Data and Brief Summary for August 2007

Last updated 22nd September 2007

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                       14.7          -0.4
Mean Maximum               18.6          -0.6
Mean Minimum               10.8          -0.3
High Maximum               25.6                         5th
Low Minimum                 6.6                         8th
Low Maximum                14.6                        30th
High Minimum               16.1                         4th
Low Grass                   3.3                         8th
Air Frosts                   0            0
Ground Frosts                0            0
Hours of Frost             00.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1013.9         -2.0
Maximum                   1027.7                       26th                               
Minimum                    990.2                       14th

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       63.9         -8.4 		                                         
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   15            1                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)     9           -2 
Maximum Fall                14.0                        6th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    26.8
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  161.8          4.0
Maximum day                 12.5                       22nd
Nil Sun Days                 3

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        82.4
Dry days (60% or less)      17                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  3.8
09.00 mean                   4.6
Maximum gust                28.0                       14th 
%North                      31
%North East                  0
%East                        0
%South East                  5
%South                       7
%South West                  8
%West                       17
%North West                 32
%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 2007 was the coolest since 1998, rainfall was below average
with 88% of the monthly average making it the driest since 2005. 
Sunshine hours were just above average with 103%, making it the 
sunniest since 2005.   


All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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