Climate Data and Brief Summary for June 2006

Last updated 11th July 2006

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                       15.5          +2.5		(Highest since 1976)
Mean Maximum               20.1          +3.1
Mean Minimum               11.0          +2.0
High Maximum               27.1                        10th 
Low Minimum                 5.6                         1st
Low Maximum                12.4                        22nd
High Minimum               16.4                        12th
Low Grass                   3.9                         1st
Air Frosts                   0            0
Ground Frosts                0           -1
Hours of Frost             00.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1018.7         +5.1
Maximum                   1029.3                      2/3rd                               
Minimum                   1006.0                       19th

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       20.4        -51.7                                          
Rain days (0.2mm or more)    8           -6                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)     5           -6
Maximum Fall                 6.3                       27th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)     9.2
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  205.0        +63.7
Maximum day                 15.5                        8th
Nil Sun Days                 1

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        71.3
Dry days (60% or less)      27                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  3.7
09.00 mean                   4.1
Maximum gust                33.0                       21st 
%North                       5
%North East                  7
%East                        5
%South East                 20
%South                      10
%South West                 17
%West                       13
%North West                 23
%Calm                        0
Hours of calm               88.5

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 2006 was much warmer than average, the warmest since 1976. Rainfall
totals were well below average with only 28%, making it the driest since 
1983. It was also the sunniest since 1996 with 148% of the average 
sunshine duration. 


All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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