Climate Data and Brief Summary for March 2004

Last updated 12th April 2004

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                        5.6          +0.4
Mean Maximum                8.8          +0.6
Mean Minimum                2.3          +0.1
High Maximum               16.7                        31st
Low Minimum                -5.6                         2nd
Low Maximum                 2.2                        12th
High Minimum               10.0                        16th
Low Grass                  -8.3                         2nd
Air Frosts                   5           -2
Ground Frosts               16            0
Hours of Frost             36.5

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1018.2          4.8
Maximum                   1035.6                        9th                               
Minimum                    998.3                    20/21st

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       37.3        -25.6                                          
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   16           -2                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    10           -3 
Maximum Fall                 7.0                       19th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    24.6
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                   96.4         +11.4   				
Maximum day                 11.4                       30th
Nil Sun Days                 3

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        84.3
Dry days (60% or less)      11                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  4.9
09.00 mean                   5.3
Maximum gust                60.0                       20th 
%North                       5
%North East                  5
%East                        6
%South East                 21
%South                       8
%South West                 18
%West                       16
%North West                 18
%Calm                        3
Hours of calm              113.5

MISCELLANEOUS

Days with:

Sleet/Snow                   3           -1
Snow lying (09.00)           1           -1
Maximum depth (cm)           1.0  			12th                       
Total snow depth (cm)        1.0
Hail                         3
Thunder                      1
Fog (09.00)                  1

Brief summary of the month:
March 2004 was the coolest since 2001 although temperatures were
above average. Rainfall was well below normal again for the fifth 
years running with only 59% of the average. Although drier then 
average it was still the wettest since 2001. Sunshine totals were 
again above average for the sixth year in a row but again it was 
the dullest since 2003 because of last years record sunny March.

All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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