Climate Data and Brief Summary for June 2004

Last updated 11th July 2004

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                       14.2          +1.2
Mean Maximum               18.2          +1.2
Mean Minimum               10.3          +1.3
High Maximum               26.4                         8th
Low Minimum                 3.6                        19th
Low Maximum                12.2                        20th
High Minimum               14.0                         8th
Low Grass                   2.0                        19th
Air Frosts                   0            0
Ground Frosts                0           -1
Hours of Frost             00.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1015.5         +1.9
Maximum                   1030.9                       13th                               
Minimum                    989.4                       23rd

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       80.8         +8.7                                          
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   18           +4                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    14           +3 
Maximum Fall                28.8                       23rd
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    40.9
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  162.1        +20.8
Maximum day                 13.1                       13th
Nil Sun Days                 3

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        80.8
Dry days (60% or less)      18                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  4.4
09.00 mean                   5.0
Maximum gust                34.0                       27th 
%North                       0
%North East                  0
%East                        0
%South East                  8
%South                       8
%South West                 20
%West                       25
%North West                 39
%Calm                        0
Hours of calm               72.5

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:

June 2004 was warmer than average but not as warm as 2003. Rainfall totals were above average with 112%, making it the wettest since 1999. It was the dullest since 2002 despite 115% of the average sunshine duration.

All data taken at 220 metres above sea level

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