Climate Data and Brief Summary for Spring 2005

Last updated 12th June 2005

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                        8.5	  +0.9
Mean Maximum               12.0          +0.8
Mean Minimum                5.0          +1.0
High Maximum               24.1                        27th May 
Low Minimum                -3.3                         3rd March
Low Maximum                 3.2                         2nd March
High Minimum               13.1                        26th May
Low Grass                  -5.6                         3rd March
Air Frosts                  11            0
Ground Frosts               23          -10 
Hours of Frost             75.5

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1013.6        -1.0
Maximum                   1032.8                        9th March                               
Minimum                    991.7                       18th April

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                      146.4        -32.7                                           
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   47           +1                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    31           -1
Maximum Fall                19.8                       30th March
Rainfall duration (hrs.)   100.7
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  394.3        -20.4	
Maximum day                 13.4                    11/14th May
Nil Sun Days                 8

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        81.0
Dry days (60% or less)      47                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  4.2
09.00 mean                   4.4
Maximum gust                40.0                      12th March
%North                       5.9
%North East                  7.0
%East                       10.4
%South East                 17.0
%South                       8.7
%South West                 14.1
%West                       17.4
%North West                 17.3
%Calm                        2.2
Hours of calm              201.0

MISCELLANEOUS

Days with:

Sleet/Snow                   9           +2    
Snow lying (09.00)           3            0
Maximum depth (cm)           1.0                   	5th March       
Total snow depth (cm)        2.1		       	
Hail                        13           +7
Thunder                      3           -1
Fog (09.00)                  3           -1

Brief summary of the month:
Spring 2005 was the equal warmest since 2003, It was the driest
since 2002 with 82% of the average rainfall. Sunshine totals were
above average with 105%, the sunniest since 2003. To sum up, it 
was a mild and dry Spring with plenty of sunshine.

All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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