Climate Data and Brief Summary for July 2003

Last updated 9th August 2003

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                       16.3           0.9
Mean Maximum               20.3           0.9
Mean Minimum               12.3           1.0
High Maximum               29.2                        16th
Low Minimum                 8.9                         7th
Low Maximum                14.2                         1st
High Minimum               16.5                        16th
Low Grass                   6.1                         7th
Air Frosts                   0            0
Ground Frosts                0            0
Hours of Frost             00.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1013.0         -3.3
Maximum                   1021.5                       12th                               
Minimum                    998.5                        1st

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       72.9        +17.6                                          
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   17           +4                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    10            
Maximum Fall                19.5                       17th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    39.4
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  159.1         -4.4
Maximum day                 14.7                       13th
Nil Sun Days                 0

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        78.9
Dry days (60% or less)      13                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  4.1
09.00 mean                   4.4
Maximum gust                34.0                       21st
%North                       2
%North East                  0
%East                        0
%South East                 18
%South                      14
%South West                 26
%West                       16
%North West                 24
%Calm                        0
Hours of calm               62.5

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                      2
Fog (09.00)                  0

Brief summary of the month:
July 2003 was rather warm but rather wet after a very dry start. Rainfall was 
above average at 132%, while sunshine totals were just below average at 97%, it 
was however the driest and sunniest since 2001. July 2003 was also the warmest 
since 1999.


All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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