Climate Data and Brief Summary for October 2006

Last updated 5th November 2005

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                       11.6          +2.3         
Mean Maximum               14.3          +2.1
Mean Minimum                8.9          +2.6
High Maximum               17.2                        30th
Low Minimum                 1.4                        31st
Low Maximum                11.1                        31st
High Minimum               12.7                        11th
Low Grass                  -2.2                        31st
Air Frosts                   0           -1
Ground Frosts                1           -5
Hours of Frost              0.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1007.2         -5.2
Maximum                   1028.6                       13th                               
Minimum                    985.5                       20th

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                      107.2         +28.6                                            
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   22            +5                                             
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    17            +4 
Maximum Fall                18.2                       25th
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    40.4
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                   81.8         -6.2
Maximum day                  7.8                       29th
Nil Sun Days                 4

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        87.4
Dry days (60% or less)       1                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  5.5
09.00 mean                   5.7
Maximum gust                33.0                       26th 
%North                       0
%North East                  0
%East                       11 
%South East                 25
%South                      13
%South West                 26
%West                       10
%North West                 15
%Calm                        0
Hours of calm               51.5

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                      2
Fog (09.00)                  2

Brief summary of the month:
October 2006 was the warmest since 2001 and the 4th warmest 
on record (1960-2006) pushing October 2005 into 5th warmest.
The month was once again wet, in fact eight of the last nine 
Octobers have recorded rainfall well above average. It was
also the wettest since 2001 with 136% of the average 
rainfall. Sunshine totals were just below average with 
93%, but it was still the sunniest since 2004.  

All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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