Climate Data and Brief Summary for March 2007

Last updated 22nd April 2007

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                        6.1          +0.9
Mean Maximum                9.9          +1.7
Mean Minimum                2.2           0.0
High Maximum               14.2                        26th
Low Minimum                -3.2                        21st
Low Maximum                 4.4                        20th
High Minimum                7.6                        17th
Low Grass                  -6.1                        21st
Air Frosts                   6           -1
Ground Frosts               19           +3
Hours of Frost             22.2

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1015.3         -1.9
Maximum                   1031.5                       13th                               
Minimum                    994.7                       18th

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       53.7         -9.2                                          
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   16           -2                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)     8           -5 
Maximum Fall                11.5                        4th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    38.9
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  157.8         +72.8   				
Maximum day                 11.1                     21/31st
Nil Sun Days                 3

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        80.7
Dry days (60% or less)      14                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  5.2
09.00 mean                   6.1
Maximum gust                39.0                       18th 
%North                      17
%North East                 11
%East                        6
%South East                  3
%South                       5
%South West                 11
%West                       36
%North West                 11
%Calm                        0
Hours of calm               51.5

MISCELLANEOUS

Days with:

Sleet/Snow                   4            0
Snow lying (09.00)           2            0
Maximum depth (cm)          10.0  			19th                       
Total snow depth (cm)       10.0
Hail                         3
Thunder                      1
Fog (09.00)                  1

Brief summary of the month:
March 2007 was the warmest since 2005, Rainfall was below
normal with only 85% of the average, the driest since
2005. Sunshine totals were way above average with 186% 
making it the sunniest since 2003 and the second sunniest
on record. 

All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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