Climate Data and Brief Summary for November 2003

Last updated 8th December 2003

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                        6.8          +1.2
Mean Maximum                9.5          +1.3
Mean Minimum                4.1          +0.9
High Maximum               13.3                    5th/19th
Low Minimum                -3.3                        24th
Low Maximum                 5.6                   22nd/23rd
High Minimum               11.7                        18th
Low Grass                  -5.0                        24th
Air Frosts                   4           -2
Ground Frosts               12            0		
Hours of Frost              23.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1013.7          -4.3		
Maximum                   1028.7                        7th                               
Minimum                    985.1                       26th

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       37.3         -41.0                                            
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   15            -3                                             
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    10            -3 
Maximum Fall                 6.5                       14th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    33.9
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                   60.4         +5.1
Maximum day                  7.0                       27th
Nil Sun Days                11

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        91.0
Dry days (60% or less)       1                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  5.4
09.00 mean                   5.3
Maximum gust                40.0                       14th 
%North                       0
%North East                  0
%East                        0
%South East                 27
%South                      17
%South West                 20
%West                       18
%North West                  8
%Calm                       10
Hours of calm               91.5

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                         0
Thunder                      0
Fog (09.00)                  5

Brief summary of the month:
November 2003 was the coolest since 2001 although the mean temperature was
above normal. It was a very dry month in fact the driest since 1960 with just 
48% of the average rainfall. Sunshine totals were also above average with 109%.   

All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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