Climate Data and Brief Summary for March 2006

Last updated 23rd April 2006

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                        3.8          -1.4
Mean Maximum                6.5          -1.7
Mean Minimum                1.1          -1.1
High Maximum               13.7                        30th
Low Minimum                -6.1                         3rd
Low Maximum                 1.1                        12th
High Minimum                9.4                     26/27th
Low Grass                  -9.4                         3rd
Air Frosts                  14           +7
Ground Frosts               19           +3
Hours of Frost            141.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1007.4         -6.0
Maximum                   1028.3                       16th                               
Minimum                    988.5                       27th

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       89.7        +28.8                                          
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   23           +5                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    14           +1 
Maximum Fall                11.8                        8th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    66.5
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                   85.0           0.0   				
Maximum day                 11.3                       22nd
Nil Sun Days                 6

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        83.7
Dry days (60% or less)       9                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  5.4
09.00 mean                   6.1
Maximum gust                45.0                       28th 
%North                       2
%North East                 11
%East                       19
%South East                 18
%South                      10
%South West                 13
%West                       13
%North West                 14
%Calm                        0
Hours of calm               50.5

MISCELLANEOUS

Days with:

Sleet/Snow                  16          +12	(Equal record with 1970)
Snow lying (09.00)           5           +3
Maximum depth (cm)           5.0  			 2nd                       
Total snow depth (cm)       10.0
Hail                         6
Thunder                      0
Fog (09.00)                  0

Brief summary of the month:
March 2006 was the coldest since 1996, Rainfall was well
above normal with 143% of the average, the wettest since
1998. Sunshine totals were average with 100% making it 
the sunniest since 2004. Snow falling days equalled the
record with 1970 but amounts were much smaller.

All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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