Climate Data and Brief Summary for July 2005

Last updated 8th August 2005

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                       15.6           0.2
Mean Maximum               19.2          -0.2
Mean Minimum               12.0           0.7
High Maximum               27.6                        12th
Low Minimum                 9.2                         5th
Low Maximum                13.0                         4th
High Minimum               15.9                        11th
Low Grass                   6.7                         5th
Air Frosts                   0            0
Ground Frosts                0            0
Hours of Frost             00.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1014.0          -2.3
Maximum                   1031.0                       11th                               
Minimum                   1003.3                       24th

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       51.1         -4.2                                          
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   15           +1                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)     7           -4 
Maximum Fall                15.8                       28th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    32.9
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  144.3        -19.2
Maximum day                 13.3                       10th
Nil Sun Days                 6

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        79.4
Dry days (60% or less)      18                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  3.3
09.00 mean                   3.9
Maximum gust                30.0                        6th 
%North                       6
%North East                  6
%East                       12
%South East                  6
%South                       6
%South West                 17
%West                        6
%North West                 38
%Calm                        3
Hours of calm               90.5

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:
July 2005 was the warmest since 2003 with temperatures just slightly above
average. Rainfall totals were below average with just 92% the driest since 
1999. Sunshine totals were well below average with just 88%, but it was 
still the sunniest since 2003. To sum up, a rather dull and rather dry 
month with near normal temperatures. 


All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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