Climate Data and Brief Summary for June 2003

Last updated 5th July 2003

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                       15.4          +2.4
Mean Maximum               19.9          +2.9
Mean Minimum               10.9          +1.9
High Maximum               26.6                        22nd
Low Minimum                 5.9                        21st
Low Maximum                15.9                        27th
High Minimum               14.5                        19th
Low Grass                   3.9                        21st
Air Frosts                   0            0
Ground Frosts                0           -1
Hours of Frost             00.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1013.8         -2.7
Maximum                   1022.6                       13th                               
Minimum                   1002.2                       30th

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       49.9         -22.2                                          
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   13           -1                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)     8           -3 
Maximum Fall                12.2                       23rd
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    24.7
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  173.9        +32.6
Maximum day                 12.7                       29th
Nil Sun Days                 3

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        74.4
Dry days (60% or less)      24                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  4.5
09.00 mean                   5.0
Maximum gust                33.0                       21st 
%North                       0
%North East                  0
%East                        0
%South East                 35
%South                      10
%South West                 23
%West                       13
%North West                 18
%Calm                        1
Hours of calm               85.0

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                         0
Thunder                      0
Fog (09.00)                  0

Brief summary of the month:
June 2003 was the warmest since 1976 and the second warmest on record
(1960-2003). Rainfall was well below normal with just 69%, the driest 
since 2001. It was the sunniest since 1996 with 123% of the average 
sunshine duration. 


All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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