Climate Data and Brief Summary for Spring 2006

Last updated 10th June 2006

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                        7.5          -0.1			  
Mean Maximum               10.9          -0.3
Mean Minimum                4.2          +0.2
High Maximum               24.4                         4th May 
Low Minimum                -6.1                         3rd March
Low Maximum                 1.1                        12th March
High Minimum               10.8                        27th May
Low Grass                  -9.4                         3rd March
Air Frosts                  20           +9
Ground Frosts               29           -4 
Hours of Frost            163.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1010.3        -4.3
Maximum                   1028.3                       16th March                               
Minimum                    986.8                       22nd May

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                      254.8        +75.7                                           
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   62          +16                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    43          +11
Maximum Fall                15.3                       24th May
Rainfall duration (hrs.)   147.8
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  368.0         -5.9	
Maximum day                 13.3                        5th May
Nil Sun Days                 9

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        82.7
Dry days (60% or less)      41                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  4.8
09.00 mean                   5.5
Maximum gust                45.0                      28th March
%North                       7.2
%North East                  3.8
%East                       11.4
%South East                 19.5
%South                       6.5
%South West                 12.0
%West                       19.6
%North West                 19.0
%Calm                        1.0
Hours of calm              179.0

MISCELLANEOUS

Days with:

Sleet/Snow                  19          +12    
Snow lying (09.00)           7           +4
Maximum depth (cm)           5.0                   	2nd March       
Total snow depth (cm)       11.0		       	
Hail                        15           +9
Thunder                      2           -2
Fog (09.00)                  1           -3

Brief summary of the month:
Spring 2006 was the coldest since 1996, although temperatures
were close to average. It was the wettest since 1983 with 142% 
of the average rainfall. Sunshine totals were just below the
average with 98%, the dullest since 2004. To sum up, it 
was a wet Spring with temperatures near normal.

All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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