Climate Data and Brief Summary for March 2008

Last updated 30th April 2008

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                        4.9          -0.3
Mean Maximum                8.4           0.2
Mean Minimum                1.5          -0.7
High Maximum               12.1                        30th
Low Minimum                -3.9                         5th
Low Maximum                 5.2                        24th
High Minimum                6.6                         6th
Low Grass                  -7.2                         5th
Air Frosts                  10           +3
Ground Frosts               19           +3
Hours of Frost             22.2

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1004.9         -8.5
Maximum                   1031.3                        4th                               
Minimum                    968.3                       10th

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       71.6         +8.7                                          
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   22           +4                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    15           +2 
Maximum Fall                12.4                       20th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    49.0
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  122.4         +37.4   				
Maximum day                  9.1                        4th
Nil Sun Days                 3

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        77.2
Dry days (60% or less)      20                                                 

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  6.0
09.00 mean                   6.3
Maximum gust                45.0                       12th 
%North                      21
%North East                  5
%East                        0
%South East                 10
%South                       8
%South West                 11
%West                       29
%North West                 16
%Calm                        0
Hours of calm               34.0

MISCELLANEOUS

Days with:

Sleet/Snow                   6           +2
Snow lying (09.00)           2            0
Maximum depth (cm)           1.0  			23rd                       
Total snow depth (cm)        1.0
Hail                         5
Thunder                      0
Fog (09.00)                  0

Brief summary of the month:
March 2008 was the coldest since 2006, Rainfall was above
normal with 114% of the average, the wettest since 2006.
Sunshine totals were again well above average with 144% 
but it was still the dullest since 2006. 

All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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