Climate Data and Brief Summary for October 2005

Last updated 4th November 2005

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                       11.5          +2.2         
Mean Maximum               14.1          +1.9
Mean Minimum                9.0          +2.7
High Maximum               19.1                        11th
Low Minimum                 4.4                     2nd/9th
Low Maximum                11.4                    3rd/22nd
High Minimum               13.2                        11th
Low Grass                   1.1                         9th
Air Frosts                   0           -1
Ground Frosts                0           -6
Hours of Frost              0.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1011.9         -0.5
Maximum                   1030.6                       30th                               
Minimum                    992.9                       21st

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                       96.1         +17.5                                            
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   23            +6                                             
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    15            +2 
Maximum Fall                22.0                       24th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    44.7
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                   68.2        -19.8
Maximum day                 10.2                        5th
Nil Sun Days                 7

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        89.5
Dry days (60% or less)       0                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  5.1
09.00 mean                   5.0
Maximum gust                38.0                       30th 
%North                       2
%North East                  0
%East                       21 
%South East                 29
%South                      23
%South West                  5
%West                        6
%North West                  8
%Calm                        6
Hours of calm               73.5

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                      0
Fog (09.00)                  0

Brief summary of the month:
October 2005 was the warmest since 2001 and the 4th warmest 
on record (1960-2005). The lowest maximum temperature was
the highest since 1977 and the lowest absolute minimum 
temperature was the highest on record (1960-2005). 
The month was again wet, in fact seven of the last eight 
Octobers have recorded rainfall well above average. It was
also the wettest of any month since October 2004 with 122% 
of the average rainfall. Sunshine totals were well below 
average with only 78%, making it the dullest since 2000 
and the 4th dullest on record (1971-2005).  

All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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