Climate Data and Brief Summary for Autumn 2006

Last updated 27th December 2006

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                       11.4          +2.3		(RECORD)
Mean Maximum               14.5          +2.3		(RECORD)
Mean Minimum                8.4          +2.3		(RECORD)
High Maximum               26.2                        21st September (RECORD)
Low Minimum                -0.9                         2nd November
Low Maximum                 6.1                        21st November
High Minimum               15.6                        13th September
Low Grass                  -4.4                         2nd November
Air Frosts                   3           -4
Ground Frosts               10          -10 
Hours of Frost             10.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1009.1        -4.4		
Maximum                   1035.3                        2nd November                               
Minimum                    972.9                       22nd November

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                      269.4        +42.9                                          
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   58           +6                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    40           +3 
Maximum Fall                31.8                       14th September
Rainfall duration (hrs.)   115.3
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  339.6        +84.3
Maximum day                 10.8                        8th September
Nil Sun Days                 8

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        84.5
Dry days (60% or less)      13                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  5.4
09.00 mean                   5.5
Maximum gust                40.0                        2nd September 
%North                       2.2
%North East                  0.0
%East                        6.0
%South East                 21.4
%South                      15.4
%South West                 25.3
%West                       16.0
%North West                 13.7
%Calm                        0.0
Hours of calm              183.5

MISCELLANEOUS

Days with:

Sleet/Snow                   0           -2            
Snow lying (09.00)           0           -1
Maximum depth (cm)           0.0 			                         
Total snow depth (cm)        0.0			
Hail                         1           -1
Thunder                      4           +3
Fog (09.00)                  4           -5

Brief summary of the month:
Autumn 2006 was the warmest on record (1960-2006). 
It was the wettest since 2002 and the sunniest 
since 2003.

All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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