Climate Data and Brief Summary for Summer 2002

Last updated 2nd September 2002

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                       14.9          +0.4
Mean Maximum               18.7          +0.2
Mean Minimum               11.1          +0.6
High Maximum               26.9                        29th July
Low Minimum                 6.2                        24th June
Low Maximum                12.1                         1st July
High Minimum               15.5                        30th July
Low Grass                   3.6                      4/24th June
Air Frosts                   0            0
Ground Frosts                0           -1 
Hours of Frost              0.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1015.1        -1.1
Maximum                   1028.0                       25th June                              
Minimum                    997.2                        2nd July

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                      226.5        +26.8                                           
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   51          +10                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    38           +6 
Maximum Fall                21.6                        5th July
Rainfall duration (hrs.)   150.0
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  364.6        -98.0
Maximum day                 13.7                         1st June
Nil Sun Days                 7

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        80.9
Dry days (60% or less)      45                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  2.6
09.00 mean                   3.1
Maximum gust                44.0                       10th June 
%North                       0.5
%North East                  0.0
%East                        2.1
%South East                 10.9
%South                       1.6
%South West                 34.3
%West                       14.2
%North West                 27.6
%Calm                        8.8
Hours of calm              468.0

MISCELLANEOUS

Days with:

Sleet/Snow                   0            0            
Snow lying (09.00)           0            0
Maximum depth (cm)           0.0                          
Total snow depth (cm)        0.0
Hail                         2           +1
Thunder                      6            0
Fog (09.00)                  2           +1

Brief summary of the month:
Summer 2002 was equal warmest with 2001 although both were only 
slightly warmer than 2000. It was the wettest since 2000 and the 
dullest since 1998.


All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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