Climate Data and Brief Summary for October 2003

Last updated 3rd November 2003

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                        8.0          -1.3         
Mean Maximum               11.4          -0.8
Mean Minimum                4.5          -1.8
High Maximum               16.7                         1st
Low Minimum                -2.0                        21st
Low Maximum                 6.7                        22nd
High Minimum               10.6                         9th
Low Grass                  -4.4                        21st
Air Frosts                   1            0
Ground Frosts               10           +4
Hours of Frost              8.5

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1013.7         +1.3
Maximum                   1030.2                       16th                               
Minimum                    977.9                       31st

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       53.2         -25.3                                            
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   13            -4                                             
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    11            -2 
Maximum Fall                 9.9                       31st
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    34.9
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  139.6        +51.6
Maximum day                  9.5                       18th
Nil Sun Days                 2

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        83.7
Dry days (60% or less)      10                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  3.7
09.00 mean                   4.1
Maximum gust                35.0                        7th 
%North                       8
%North East                  2
%East                        5 
%South East                 34
%South                       6
%South West                  8
%West                       13
%North West                 21
%Calm                        3
Hours of calm               70.5

MISCELLANEOUS

Days with:

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

Brief summary of the month:
October 2003 was the coldest October since 1993. The month was very dry in fact
the driest since 1997 with only 68% of the average rainfall. Sunshine totals were 
way above average making it the sunniest on record with 159%.  

All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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