Climate Data and Brief Summary for November 2006

Last updated 12th December 2006

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                        7.0           1.3
Mean Maximum                9.8           1.6
Mean Minimum                4.0           1.0
High Maximum               13.1                        15th 
Low Minimum                -0.9                         2nd
Low Maximum                 6.1                        21st
High Minimum                8.9                        14th
Low Grass                  -4.4                         2nd
Air Frosts                   3           -3
Ground Frosts               10           -2		
Hours of Frost              10.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1009.8          -3.9		
Maximum                   1034.6                        2nd                               
Minimum                    981.2                       24th

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       79.6          +1.3                                            
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   21            +3                                             
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    12            -1 
Maximum Fall                22.9                       24th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    44.0
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  102.7        +47.4			
Maximum day                  8.7                        3rd
Nil Sun Days                 2

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        86.0
Dry days (60% or less)       1                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  6.2
09.00 mean                   6.1
Maximum gust                39.0                       30th 
%North                       3
%North East                  0
%East                        0
%South East                 10
%South                      17
%South West                 25
%West                       32
%North West                 13
%Calm                        0
Hours of calm               40.0

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)                  1

Brief summary of the month:
November 2006 was the warmest since 1994 and the second warmest
on record. As in 2005 rainfall totals were just above average 
with 102%, making it the driest since 2004. Amazingly sunshine 
totals were also very similar to 2005 with 186% making 
it the second sunniest on record behind 2005 (1960-2006).   

All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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