Climate Data and Brief Summary for Winter 2007

Last updated 5th March 2007

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

SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
                                        Anomaly*       Date
Mean                        5.3          +1.9		(Record)
Mean Maximum                7.7          +1.9
Mean Minimum                2.9          +2.0		(Record)
High Maximum               12.4                         4th December
Low Minimum                -5.6                         7th February
Low Maximum                -0.2                         8th February
High Minimum                9.3                        14th December
Low Grass                  -9.1                         7th February
Air Frosts                  15          -18
Ground Frosts               38          -16
Hours of Frost            162.5

Barometric pressure, 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean                      1011.7         -2.1
Maximum                   1042.6                       21st December                               
Minimum                    979.2                        7th December

PRECIPITATION (mm)
Total                      269.0        +61.6                                           
Rain days (0.2mm or more)   62           +9                                            
Wet days (1.0mm or more)    49          +12 
Maximum Fall                15.8                        9th February (snow)
Rainfall duration (hrs.)   183.1
 
SUNSHINE

Sun Hours                  181.8        +43.4		
Maximum day                  9.1                        3rd February
Nil Sun Days                32

HUMIDITY %

Mean                        88.0
Dry days (60% or less)       0                                                  

WIND (mph)

24hour mean                  5.9
09.00 mean                   5.6
Maximum gust                60.0                       18th January 
%North                       5.1
%North East                  2.2
%East                        6.9
%South East                  7.9
%South                      12.2
%South West                 21.3
%West                       20.4
%North West                 16.3
%Calm                        7.7
Hours of calm              247.0

MISCELLANEOUS

Days with:

Sleet/Snow                   8          -10            
Snow lying (09.00)           6           -8
Maximum depth (cm)          12.0                        9th February   
Total snow depth (cm)       20.5
Hail                         2            0
Thunder                      0           -1
Fog (09.00)                  5           -7

Brief summary of the month:
Winter 2007 was the warmest on record (1960-2007) with temperatures
well above average. Snow falling and lying days were well below average
yet again. Sunshine totals were again well above average which means 
it's now ten consecutive Winters with above average sunshine.
Despite this it was in fact the dullest since 2004. Rainfall totals
were well above average making it the wettest since 2002. So to sum
up, it was a sunny, very mild but wet Winter.

All data taken at 220 metres above sea level


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