Climate Data and Brief Summary for March 2005

Last updated 12th April 2005

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                        6.5          +1.3
Mean Maximum                9.2          +1.0
Mean Minimum                3.8          +1.6
High Maximum               16.8                        18th
Low Minimum                -3.3                         3rd
Low Maximum                 3.2                         2nd
High Minimum                9.6                  16/17/22nd
Low Grass                  -5.6                         3rd
Air Frosts                   9           +2
Ground Frosts               11           -5
Hours of Frost             66.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1013.4          1.5
Maximum                   1032.8                        9th                               
Minimum                   1000.6                       22nd

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       48.8        -14.1                                          
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   14           -4                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    10           -3 
Maximum Fall                19.8                       30th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    42.5
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                   75.1          -9.9   				
Maximum day                 10.0                        6th
Nil Sun Days                 6

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        85.7
Dry days (60% or less)       5                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  4.3
09.00 mean                   4.4
Maximum gust                40.0                       11th 
%North                      13
%North East                 10
%East                        8
%South East                 14
%South                      10
%South West                 10
%West                       13
%North West                 19
%Calm                        3
Hours of calm               83.5

MISCELLANEOUS

Days with:

Sleet/Snow                   6           +2
Snow lying (09.00)           3           +1
Maximum depth (cm)           1.0  			 5th                       
Total snow depth (cm)        2.1
Hail                         4
Thunder                      0
Fog (09.00)                  3

Brief summary of the month:
March 2005 was the warmest since 2003, despite the very cold
start. Rainfall was well below normal again for the sixth year
running with 78% of the average, even so it was still the 
wettest since 2001. Sunshine totals were below average with
only 88% making it the dullest since 1998.

All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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