Climate Data and Brief Summary for Summer 2005

Last updated 16th September 2005

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                       15.3          +0.8
Mean Maximum               19.4          +0.9
Mean Minimum               11.2          +0.7
High Maximum               28.6                        19th June
Low Minimum                 2.8                         7th June
Low Maximum                11.3                        13th June
High Minimum               16.6                        19th June
Low Grass                   0.6                         7th June
Air Frosts                   0            0
Ground Frosts                0           -1 
Hours of Frost              0.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1015.8        +0.5
Maximum                   1035.0                         8th June                             
Minimum                   1000.7                        25th August

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                      174.1        -25.6                                           
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   43           +4                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    28           -4 
Maximum Fall                15.8                        28th July
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    90.7
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  497.0        +34.4
Maximum day                 15.4                        27th June
Nil Sun Days                 6

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        78.4
Dry days (60% or less)      57                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  3.5
09.00 mean                   4.2
Maximum gust                35.0                       24th August 
%North                       7.7
%North East                  5.0
%East                        7.2
%South East                  9.9
%South                       6.6
%South West                 17.0
%West                       17.0
%North West                 28.5
%Calm                        2.1
Hours of calm              262.5

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                         1           +1
Thunder                      8           +2
Fog (09.00)                  0           -1

Brief summary of the month:
Summer 2005 was the coolest, driest and sunniest since 2003.


All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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