| Statistics 2003 - July to December | ||||||||||||
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| July | August | September | October | November | December | |||||||
| Air Temperatures (C) | ||||||||||||
| The Highest Maximum: | 31.6 | 15th | 34.1 | 9th | 27.5 | 17th | 20.8 | 9th | 15.4 | 5th | 12.8 | 13th |
| The Lowest Maximum: | 17.5 | 1st | 18 | 28th | 15.4 | 23rd | 7.9 | 22nd | 6.4 | 22nd | 2.5 | 29th, 30th |
| The Highest Minimum: | 16.7 | 17th | 18.1 | 11th | 14.5 | 19th | 11.5 | 10th | 10.4 | 19th | 8.5 | 26th |
| The Lowest Minimum: | 9.2 | 12th | 5.9 | 30th | 3.9 | 24th | -0.9 | 21st | -1.6 | 27th | -3.2 | 10th |
| The Mean Maximum: | 23.2 | 24.6 | 21.2 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 7.6 | ||||||
| The Mean Minimum: | 13.1 | 13.2 | 9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1.3 | ||||||
| The Overall Mean: | 18.2 | 18.9 | 15.1 | 9.2 | 8 | 4.5 | ||||||
| Difference from the Monthly Mean: | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 1.1 | -1.0 | ||||||
| Relative Humidity (%) | ||||||||||||
| Highest Relative Humidity (at 0900): | 97.9 | 25th | 93.1 | 1st | 92.4 | 20th | 98.6 | 29th,31st | 100 | 4th & 30th | 100.0 | 19th, 31st |
| Lowest Relative Humidity (at 0900): | 59.2 | 10th | 55.9 | 16th | 56.1 | 15th | 70.2 | 9th | 80.8 | 14th | 81.1 | 14th |
| Mean Relative Humidity (at 0900): | 78 | 73.5 | 77.3 | 87.7 | 94 | 93.1 | ||||||
| Dew Point (C) | ||||||||||||
| The Highest Dew Point (at 0900): | 16.6 | 16th | 19.1 | 9th | 15.8 | 10th | 12.1 | 3rd | 11.4 | 18th | 11.8 | 13th |
| The Lowest Dew Point (at 0900): | 10.3 | 6th | 8.7 | 31st | 6.3 | 23rd-25th | -0.2 | 5th,21st | -0.1 | 27th | -3.6 | 22nd |
| The Mean Dew Point (at 0900): | 13.8 | 14.2 | 10.6 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 3.1 | ||||||
| Rainfall | ||||||||||||
| Total (mm) | 51 | 6.3 | 19 | 45.8 | 72.4 | 60.5 | ||||||
| Difference from the Monthly Mean (%) | 106.5 | 12.9 | 33.5 | 83 | 135.8 | 96.2 | ||||||
| Duration (hrs) | 41.2 | 4.9 | 12.3 | 46.9 | 67.6 | 54.5 | ||||||
| Highest 24 hour fall (from 0900,mm): | 10.1 | 25th | 5.9 | 10th | 10.3 | 22nd | 18.3 | 30th | 11.5 | 25th | 11.3 | 31st |
| Rain Days (>/=0.2mm): | 14 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 14 | ||||||
| Wet Days (>/=1.0mm): | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 12 | ||||||
| Sunshine (hrs) | ||||||||||||
| Total Duration of Bright Sunshine: | 201.1 | 223.9 | 176.4 | 153.1 | 77.7 | 59.7 | ||||||
| Sunniest day: | 15.7 | 13th | 12.6 | 2nd | 11.4 | 14th | 8.6 | 15th,18th | 7.3 | 1st | 6.9 | 17th |
| Sunless days: | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14.0 | ||||||
| Cloud cover (mean at 0900, oktas): | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 5.1 | ||||||
| Pressure (reduced to sea level,mb): | ||||||||||||
| The Highest Pressure: | 1022.5 | 12th | 1023.9 | 5th | 1031.9 | 24th | 1030.7 | 16th | 1028.6 | 7th | 1031.8 | 7th |
| The Lowest Pressure: | 996.7 | 1st | 1006.4 | 29th | 1001.5 | 22nd | 975.5 | 31st | 982.7 | 26th | 994.4 | 27th |
| Mean Pressure (recorded at 0900): | 1013.4 | 1017.9 | 1018.7 | 1013.6 | 1010 | 1016.2 | ||||||
| Winds | ||||||||||||
| Run of wind (mean over 24 hrs, miles): | 100.6 | 81.3 | 78.4 | 120.4 | 133.4 | 136.7 | ||||||
| Mean daily wind speed (mph) | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | ||||||
| Run of wind (monthly, miles): | 3120.1 | 2519.9 | 2350.7 | 3731 | 4001 | 4238.8 | ||||||
| Highest Maximum Gust (mph) | 26 | 19th | 29 | 29th | 36 | 22nd | 40 | 7th | 47 | 14th | 38 | 13th |
| Other gusts 50mph or more: | ||||||||||||
| Highest wind strength (at 0900,mph): | 15 | 3rd | 11.5 | 29th | 10.4 | 23rd | 16.1 | 17th | 23.1 | 26th | 19.6 | 26th |
| Mean wind strength (at 0900,mph): | 5.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 9.0 | ||||||
| Winds from the Following Directions: | ||||||||||||
| N | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| NE | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| E | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| SE | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| S | 12 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 7 | ||||||
| SW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| NW | 7 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 9 | ||||||
| Calm | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Ground Temperatures (C) | ||||||||||||
| Lowest Grass Minimum: | 6.6 | 28th | 2.6 | 30th | 0.4 | 24th | -4.8 | 25th | -4.8 | 28th | -6.9 | 16th |
| Mean Grass Minimum: | 10.8 | 10.7 | 6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | -2.2 | ||||||
| Lowest Concrete Minimum: | 10 | 5th, 26th | 6.1 | 30th | 4 | 29th | 1.4 | 25th | -2 | 28th | -3.5 | 22nd |
| Mean Concrete Minimum: | 13.5 | 13.9 | 9.2 | 3.9 | 4 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Lowest Bare Earth Minimum: | 10.5 | 5th | 6.6 | 30th | 3.5 | 24th,25th | -1.3 | 25th | -1 | 28th | -3.5 | 31st |
| Mean Bare Earth Minimum: | 14.3 | 13.5 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 0.8 | ||||||
| Soil/Earth Temperatures (C) | ||||||||||||
| Surface mean: | 20.2 | 20.2 | 14.9 | 8 | 7.3 | 4.0 | ||||||
| 5cm mean: | 18.1 | 18.8 | 14 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 4.0 | ||||||
| 10cm mean: | 18.5 | 19.4 | 14.5 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 4.4 | ||||||
| 20cm mean: | 18.7 | 19.8 | 15.4 | 9.7 | 8.2 | 5.1 | ||||||
| 30cm mean: | 19 | 19.8 | 15.8 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 5.2 | ||||||
| 40cm mean: | 18.9 | 19.8 | 15.9 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 5.3 | ||||||
| 50cm mean: | 19 | 19.9 | 16.3 | 11 | 8.8 | 5.9 | ||||||
| 100cm mean: | 17.1 | 18.2 | 16 | 12.1 | 9.4 | 6.9 | ||||||
| Days with: | ||||||||||||
| Thunder: | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Hail less than 0.5mm: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Hail greater than/equal to 0.5mm: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Snow or snow & rain: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Snow lying: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30th | |||||
| Fog | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| Air Frost: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||||||
| Duration of Air Frost (hrs) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 73 | ||||||
| Ground Frost: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 22 | ||||||
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