Climate Data and Brief Summary for June 2002

Last updated 15th July 2002

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                       13.6          +0.6
Mean Maximum               17.5          +0.5
Mean Minimum                9.7          +0.7
High Maximum               23.6                         2nd
Low Minimum                 6.2                        24th
Low Maximum                14.7                     27/28th
High Minimum               14.5                        17th
Low Grass                   3.6                         4th
Air Frosts                   0            0
Ground Frosts                0           -1
Hours of Frost             00.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1014.3         -2.0
Maximum                   1028.0                       25th                               
Minimum                   1001.7                        6th

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       61.7         -9.4                                          
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   17           +3                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    11            0 
Maximum Fall                 8.8                        6th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    37.0
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  103.6        -37.7
Maximum day                 13.7                        1st
Nil Sun Days                 2

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        77.4
Dry days (60% or less)      22                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  3.7
09.00 mean                   4.3
Maximum gust                44.0                       10th 
%North                       0
%North East                  0
%East                        0
%South East                 16
%South                       3
%South West                 42
%West                       22
%North West                 17
%Calm                        0
Hours of calm              176.0

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                         1
Thunder                      1
Fog (09.00)                  0

Brief summary of the month:
June 2002 was the warmest since 2000. Rainfall was below normal with 86%, 
but still the wettest since 2000. It was also the dullest since 1998 with
only 73% of the average sunshine duration. 


All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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