Climate Data and Brief Summary for Summer 2006

Last updated 14th September 2006

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                       16.5          +2.0
Mean Maximum               21.0          +2.5
Mean Minimum               12.0          +1.5
High Maximum               31.6                        19th July
Low Minimum                 5.6                         1st June
Low Maximum                12.4                        22nd June
High Minimum               17.3                        26th July
Low Grass                   3.9                         1st June
Air Frosts                   0            0
Ground Frosts                0           -1 
Hours of Frost              0.0

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1015.6        +0.3
Maximum                   1031.6                        14th July                             
Minimum                    999.2                        17th August

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                      159.2        -40.5                                           
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   43           +4                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    32            0 
Maximum Fall                16.6                        17th August
Rainfall duration (hrs.)    54.1
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  617.5       +154.9
Maximum day                 15.5                         8th June
Nil Sun Days                 5

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        72.8
Dry days (60% or less)      71                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  3.9
09.00 mean                   4.5
Maximum gust                34.0                        9th July 
%North                       4.4
%North East                  2.2
%East                       11.3
%South East                 12.6
%South                       7.6
%South West                 15.2
%West                       13.0
%North West                 31.4
%Calm                        2.2
Hours of calm              242.0

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                         0            0
Thunder                      6            0
Fog (09.00)                  0           -1

Brief summary of the month:
Summer 2006 was the warmest since 1976 thanks to the
warmest July on record and the warmest June since 1976.
It was the driest since 2003, and the sunniest since
1995.


All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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