Climate Data and Brief Summary for November 2002

Last updated 15th December 2002

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                        7.4          +1.8
Mean Maximum                9.4          +1.2
Mean Minimum                5.3          +2.3
High Maximum               13.9                         3rd
Low Minimum                 2.6                        18th
Low Maximum                 5.0                        25th
High Minimum                9.8                         1st
Low Grass                  -0.4                        18th
Air Frosts                   0           -6
Ground Frosts                1          -12		(low record)
Hours of Frost               0.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1003.4         -10.3		
Maximum                   1020.1                        5th                               
Minimum                    974.4                       14th

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                      113.8         +35.5                                            
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   25            +7                                             
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    17            +4 
Maximum Fall                23.7                        8th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    73.1
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                   34.5        -20.8
Maximum day                  6.4                        4th
Nil Sun Days                10

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        94.2
Dry days (60% or less)       0                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  5.2
09.00 mean                   4.8
Maximum gust                39.0                       14th 
%North                       0
%North East                  0
%East                        0
%South East                 49
%South                      18
%South West                  7
%West                       13
%North West                  0
%Calm                       13
Hours of calm               83.0

MISCELLANEOUS

Days with:

Sleet/Snow                   0           -2
Snow lying (09.00)           0           -1
Maximum depth (cm)           0.0                         
Total snow depth (cm)        0.0
Hail                         1
Thunder                      0
Fog (09.00)                  8

Brief summary of the month:
November 2002 was the warmest since 1994 with the mean temperature well
above normal. There was only one ground frost in the whole month, the lowest
on record. Despite the high temperatures it was very dull with only 62% of
normal sunshine duration. Rainfall was well above average, the wettest 
since 2000 with 145% of the average.   

All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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