Climate Data and Brief Summary for October 2004

Last updated 6th November 2004

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                        9.3           0.0         
Mean Maximum               12.1          -0.1
Mean Minimum                6.4           0.1
High Maximum               14.8                        24th
Low Minimum                 2.0                        19th
Low Maximum                 8.8                        19th
High Minimum               10.5                     23/24th
Low Grass                  -0.8                        19th
Air Frosts                   0           -1
Ground Frosts                1           -5
Hours of Frost              0.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1004.0         -8.4
Maximum                   1021.2                        9th                               
Minimum                    987.6                       28th

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                      104.0         +25.4                                            
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   23            +6                                             
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    17            +4 
Maximum Fall                14.7                       20th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    59.3
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                   89.8         +1.8
Maximum day                  8.1                        4th
Nil Sun Days                 5

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        90.6
Dry days (60% or less)       3                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  5.1
09.00 mean                   4.6
Maximum gust                41.0                       21st 
%North                       2
%North East                  3
%East                       23 
%South East                 13
%South                      11
%South West                 18
%West                       16
%North West                 11
%Calm                        3
Hours of calm               77.5

MISCELLANEOUS

Days with:

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

Brief summary of the month:
October 2004 was the warmest since 2001. The month was quite wet with over 100mm
of rain and was the wettest since 2002 with 132% of the average. Sunshine totals
were closer to the average but it was still the dullest since 2002 with 102%.  

All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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