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| January | 82.2 | (+20.18) | 8.4 | (+1.75) | 2.5 | (+1.26) | 13 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 58.0 | (-11.97) | 16 |
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| Maximum | Minimum | Ground Frost * | 10cm Under Bare Soil | 30cm Under Grass | Total | Duration | ||||||
| Hours | ( ) | oC | ( ) | oC | ( ) | no. | oC | oC | mm | ( ) | days** | |
| January | 45.4 | (-16.60) | 6.0 | (-0.68) | 1.6 | (+0.40) | 16 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 86.4 | (+14.63) | 21 |
| February | 48.7 | (-31.56) | 8.8 | (+1.89) | 3.6 | (+2.72) | 8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 56.8 | (+6.66) | 21 |
| March | 149.6 | (+34.68) | 10.7 | (+0.85) | 2.4 | (-0.32) | 15 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 10.0 | (-40.80) | 12 |
| April | 234.4 | (+73.14) | 17.6 | (+4.98) | 6.7 | (+2.67) | 4 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 5.2 | (-49.86) | 4 |
| May | 237.6 | (+43.01) | 17.4 | (+1.32) | 7.6 | (+0.72) | 4 | 13.1 |
12.8 | 23.6 | (-31.09) | 11 |
| June | 214.3 | (+16.13) | 19.0 | (-0.14) | 9.6 | (-0.21) | 1 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 83.0 | (+29.74) | 16 |
| July | 171.2 | (-33.98) | 19.9 | (-1.83) | 10.9 | (-1.02) | 0 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 44.6 | (-5.27) | 14 |
| August | 141.2 | (-55.04) | 19.9 | (-1.67) | 11.7 | (-0.14) | 0 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 81.2 | (+17.47) | 20 |
| September | 160.3 | (+16.88) | 19.6 | (+1.28) | 11.1 | (+1.14) | 0 | 14.0 | 15.1 | 38.4 | (-19.22) | 14 |
| October | 143.2 | (+31.46) | 16.7 | (+2.60) | 9.0 | (+1.95) | 4 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 25.2 | (-56.47) | 11 |
| November | 68.8 | (-1.92) | 12.4 | (+2.66) | 6.2 | (+2.44) | 4 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 36.4 | (-40.19) | 15 |
| December | 74.5 | (+20.66) | 8.6 | (+1.71) | 2.82 | (+1.16) | 11 | 4.5 |
6.8 | 82.4 | (+12.88) | 17 |
| Year | 1689.1 | (+96.86) | 14.7 | (+1.08) | 6.9 | (+0.95) | 67 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 571.5 | (-161.51) | 176 |
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| Maximum | Minimum | Ground Frost * | 10cm Under Bare Soil | 30cm Under Grass | Total | Duration | ||||||
| Hours | ( ) | oC | ( ) | oC | ( ) | no. | oC | oC | mm | ( ) | days** | |
| January | 65.8 | (+10.76) | 3.2 | (-3.10) | -0.9 | (-1.74) | 19 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 47.3 | (-22.32) | 13 |
| February | 55.6 | (-15.08) | 5.4 | (-1.27) | 0.3 | (-0.47) | 18 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 77.2 | (+22.44) | 23 |
| March | 145.7 | (+38.52) | 9.8 | (+0.34) | 2.5 | (+0.19) | 20 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 45.2 | (-8.72) | 13 |
| April | 222.5 | (+75.68) | 14.1 | (+2.17) | 3.8 | (+0.15) | 14 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 18.7 | (-34.83) | 8 |
| May | 205.4 | (+10.49) | 15.4 | (-0.37) | 5.7 | (-0.62) | 11 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 38.4 | (-11.32) | 8 |
| June | 240.8 | (+50.48) | 20.8 | (+2.22) | 10.3 | (+1.09) | 0 | 16.8 | 15.3 | 23.5 | (-36.71) | 9 |
| July | 179.4 | (-23.95) | 22.7 | (+1.35) | 13.2 | (+1.86) | 0 | 18.9 | 17.6 | 31.6 | (-10.41) | 12 |
| August | 140.3 | (-56.48) | 19.8 | (-1.63) | 11.7 | (+0.39) | 0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 127.6 | (+73.87) | 20 |
| September | 133.2 | (-9.16) | 17.7 | (-0.31) | 10.0 | (+0.51) | 0 | 13.3 | 14.8 | 59.7 | (-1.31) | 16 |
| October | 99.6 | (-12.59) | 13.7 | (-0.04) | 7.2 | (+0.60) | 7 | 9.7 | 12.2 | 84.9 | (+10.25) | 16 |
| November | 60.5 | (-9.62) | 7.5 | (-1.84) | 2.7 | (-0.60) | 13 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 54.8 | (-11.40) | 21 |
| December | 38.4 | (-9.70) | 2.0 | (-5.15) | -2.7 | (-4.6) | 24 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 35.3 | (-34.80) | 16 |
| Year | 1587.0 | (+49.34) | 12.7 | (-0.64) | 5.3 | (-0.27) | 126 | 10.1 | 644.2 | (-59.29) | 175 |
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| Maximum | Minimum | Ground Frost * | 10cm Under Bare Soil | 30cm Under Grass | Total | Duration | ||||||
| Hours | ( ) | oC | ( ) | oC | ( ) | no. | oC | oC | mm | ( ) | days** | |
| January | 76.2 | (+21.15) | 5.2 | (-1.15) | -0.8 | (-1.62) | 23 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 70.4 | (+0.74) | 21 |
| February | 85.0 | (+14.31) | 6.4 | (-0.36) | 1.0 | (+0.26) | 17 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 73.9 | (+25.14) | 14 |
| March | 182.0 | (+74.81) | 11.3 | (+1.81) | 2.4 | (+0.11) | 19 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 37.3 | (-16.59) | 18 |
| April | 184.7 | (+37.92) | 14.7 | (+2.75) | 5.3 | (+1.73) | 11 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 46.7 | (-6.84) | 16 |
| May | 242.1 | (+47.24) | 17.1 | (+1.37) | 7.7 | (+1.34) | 4 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 24.8 | (-24.93) | 13 |
| June | 208.3 | (+18.02) | 20.0 | (+1.35) | 10.2 | (+0.94) | 2 | 16.0 | 15.3 | 68.1 | (+7.90) | 13 |
| July | 199.7 | (-3.63) | 20.8 | (-0.58) | 12.3 | (+0.95) | 0 | 17.4 | 17.0 | 73.3 | (+31.28) | 19 |
| August | 185.2 | (-11.62) | 22.0 | (+0.54) | 12.7 | (+1.34) | 0 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 63.4 | (+9.75) | 13 |
| September | 144.7 | (+2.35) | 18.8 | (+0.81) | 10.6 | (+1.19) | 0 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 15.9 | (-45.13) | 9 |
| October | 79.9 | (-32.24) | 14.7 | (+0.98) | 8.0 | (+1.32) | 5 | 10.6 | 12.32 | 39.1 | (-35.51) | 15 |
| November | 77.0 | (+6.89) | 11.3 | (+1.96) | 6.0 | (+2.62) | 8 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 146.1 | (+79.88) | 23 |
| December | 72.4 | (+24.33) | 5.4 | (-1.74) | 0.0 | (-1.92) | 16 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 105.2 | (+35.08) | 21 |
| Year | 1737.2 | (+199.53) | 14.0 | (+0.65) | 6.3 | (+0.69) | 105 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 764.3 | (+60.76) | 195 |
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| The weather : Monthly Summary : 2008 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum | Minimum | Ground Frost * | 10cm Under Bare Soil | 30cm Under Grass | Total | Duration | ||||||
| Hours | ( ) | oC | ( ) | oC | ( ) | no. | oC | oC | mm | ( ) | days** | |
| January | 73.3 | (+18.25) | 9.3 | (+2.93) | 3.4 | (+2.59) | 11 | 5.0 |
6.2 | 103.2 | (+33.54) | 24 |
| February | 145.5 | (+74.81) | 9.7 | (+3.02) | 1.1 | (+0.35) | 20 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 21.9 | (-26.83) | 13 |
| March | 122.4 | (+15.21) | 9.3 | (-0.21) | 2.5 | (+0.19) | 15 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 108.5 | (+54.61) | 22 |
| April | 160.0 | (+13.22) | 12.2 | (+0.32) | 3.8 | (+0.13) | 14 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 53.5 | (-0.04) | 22 |
| May | 193.2 | (-1.67) | 18.0 | (+2.24) | 8.8 | (+2.44) | 5 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 87.0 | (+37.27) | 14 |
| June | 229.0 | (+38.72) | 18.8 | (+0.22) | 10.2 | (+1.00) | 1 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 35.3 | (-24.90) | 13 |
| July | 194.7 | (-8.64) | 20.9 | (-0.51) | 12.2 | (+0.89) | 0 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 90.3 | (+48.24) | 17 |
| August | 121.2 | (-75.62) | 20.1 | (-1.37) | 13.1 | (+1.73) | 0 | 16.4 | 17.0 | 107.8 | (+54.10) | 25 |
| September | 127.4 | (-14.94) | 17.1 | (-0.86) | 9.9 | (+0.46) | 1 | 13.4 | 15.5 | 66.2 | (+5.20) | 18 |
| October | 139.6 | (+27.46) | 13.6 | (-0.16) | 5.3 | (-1.30) | 14 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 74.3 | (-0.36) | 24 |
| November | 53.9 | (-16.20) | 9.5 | (+0.10) | 4.2 | (+0.83) | 10 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 91.1 | (+24.90) | 24 |
| December | 76.3 | (+28.20) | 5.9 | (-1.25) | 0.8 | (-1.07) | 21 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 42.0 | (-28.10) | 15 |
| Year | 1636.5 | (+98.81) | 13.7 | (+0.37) | 6.3 | (+0.69) | 112 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 881.1 | (+177.63) | 231 |
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| Maximum | Minimum | Ground Frost * | 10cm Under Bare Soil | 30cm Under Grass | Total | Duration | ||||||
| Hours | ( ) | oC | ( ) | oC | ( ) | no. | oC | oC | mm | ( ) | days** | |
| January | 71.4 | (+16.40) | 9.5 | (+3.10) | 4.0 |
(+3.20) | 9 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 91.6 | (+21.90) | 26 |
| February | 89.2 | (+18.51) | 8.6 | (+1.91) | 2.9 | (+2.13) | 11 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 97.4 | (+48.64) | 23 |
| March | 177.1 | (+69.91) | 11.1 | (+1.60) | 2.9 | (+0.60) | 15 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 57.6 | (+3.71) | 20 |
| April | 239.2 | (+92.42) | 16.6 | (+4.69) | 5.7 | (+2.12) | 9 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 2.8 | (-50.74) | 9 |
| May | 160.1 | (-34.77) | 16.0 | (+0.28) | 8.1 | (+1.77) | 2 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 135.8 | (+86.07) | missing |
| June | 151.5 | (-38.78) | 19.2 | (+0.58) | 11.3 | (+2.07) | 0 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 72.4 | (+12.20) | 18 |
| July | 174.8 | (-28.54) | 19.7 | (-1.75) | 11.9 | (+0.58) | 0 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 86.8 | (+44.74) | 22 |
| August | 193.5 | (-3.32) | 20.0 | (-1.44) | 11.1 | (-0.20) | 0 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 64.4 | (+10.70) | 16 |
| September | 153.6 | (+11.26) | 18.0 | (+0.05) | 10.0 | (+0.61) | 0 | 14.4 | 15.6 | 29.2 | (-31.80) | 14 |
| October | 99.6 | (-12.54) | 14.0 | (+0.31) | 7.1 | (+0.48) | 7 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 57.1 | (-17.56) | 18 |
| November | 92.3 | (+22.20) | 10.1 | (+0.69) | 3.5 | (+0.13) | 12 | 6.1 | 8.7 | 80.0 | (+13.80) | 21 |
| December | 76.9 | (+28.80) | 7.6 | (+0.41) | 2.0 | (+0.04) | 12 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 67.1 | (-3.00) | 18 |
| Year | 1679.2 | (+141.51) | 14.2 | (+0.87) | 6.72 | (+1.13) | 77 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 842.2 | (+138.70) | 205 |
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| Maximum | Minimum | Ground Frost * | 10cm Under Bare Soil | 30cm Under Grass | Total | Duration | ||||||
| Hours | ( ) | oC | ( ) | oC | ( ) | no. | oC | oC | mm | ( ) | days** | |
| January | 58.0 | (+3.0) | 6.2 | (-0.2) | 1.8 | (+1.0) | 15 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 29.2 | (-40.5) | 19 |
| February | 80.2 | (+9.5) | 5.7 | (-1.0) | 0.6 | (-0.2) | 18 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 41.4 | (-7.4) | 14 |
| March | 115.2 | (+8.0) | 7.9 | (-1.6) | 1.5 | (-0.8) | 16 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 49.5 | (-4.4) | 13 |
| April | 141.8 | (-5.0) | 12.5 | (+0.5) | 4.5 | (+0.9) | 8 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 51.0 | (-2.5) | 21 |
| May | 161.6 | (-33.3) | 16.4 | (+0.7) | 8.3 | (+2.0) | 1 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 89.0 | (+39.3) | 22 |
| June | 265.9 | (+75.6) | 21.6 | (+3.0) | 10.7 | (+1.5) | 0 | 17.6 | 16.5 | 15.0 | (-45.2) | 9 |
| July | 275.1 | (+71.8) | 26.1 | (+4.7) | 14.5 | (+3.1) | 0 | 20.7 | 18.9 | 35.6 | (-6.5) | 12 |
| August | 154.2 | (-42.6) | 20.3 | (-1.1) | 12.4 | (+1.0) | 0 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 110.0 | (+56.3) | 22 |
| September | 154.2 | (+11.9) | 21.3 | (+3.4) | 13.4 | (+4.0) | 0 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 54.2 | (-6.8) | 16 |
| October | 105.1 | (-7.0) | 16.5 | (+2.7) | 9.9 | (+3.3) | 0 | 12.7 | 14.5 | 105.0 | (+30.3) | 24 |
| November | 113.0 | (+42.9) | 11.5 | (+2.1) | 4.3 | (+1.0) | 12 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 104.4 | (+38.2) | 22 |
| December | 65.6 | (+17.5) | 8.8 | (+1.6) | 3.4 | (+1.4) | 9 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 95.0 | (+24.9) | 22 |
| Year | 1689.9 | (+152.2) | 14.6 | (+1.2) | 7.1 | (+1.5) | 79 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 779.3 | (+75.8) | 216 |
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| Maximum | Minimum | Ground Frost * | 10cm Under Bare Soil | 30cm Under Grass | Total | Duration | ||||||
| Hours | ( ) | oC | ( ) | oC | ( ) | no. | oC | oC | mm | ( ) | days** | |
| January | 81.3 | (+26.3) | 8.3 | (+2.0) | 2.5 | (+1.6) | 20 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 33.8 | (-35.9) | 22 |
| February | 66.3 | (-4.4) | 6.1 | (-0.6) | 1.2 | (+0.5) | 20 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 36.2 | (-12.9) | 23 |
| March | 99.3 | (-7.9) | 10.0 | (+0.5) | 3.2 | (+0.9) | 14 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 43.2 | (-10.7) | 17 |
| April | 149.5 | (+2.7) | 13.1 | (+1.1) | 4.7 | (+1.1) | 5 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 65.6 | (+12.1) | 21 |
| May | 214.4 | (+19.5) | 15.8 | (+0.0) | 6.9 | (+0.6) | 8 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 44.4 | (-5.3) | 19 |
| June | 219.4 | (+29.1) | 20.6 | (+2.0) | 10.7 | (+1.5) | 3 | 16.2 | 15.5 | 44.0 | (-16.2) | 11 |
| July | 176.5 | (-26.8) | 20.9 | (-0.5) | 12.6 | (+1.2) | 0 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 39.0 | (-3.1) | 14 |
| August | 205.3 | (+8.5) | 21.3 | (-0.1) | 11.0 | (-0.4) | 0 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 58.6 | (+4.9) | 12 |
| September | 149.4 | (+7.1) | 19.7 | (+1.7) | 10.9 | (+1.4) | 1 | 14.39 | 16.2 | 65.0 | (+4.0) | 19 |
| October | 94.2 | (-17.9) | 16.4 | (+2.6) | 10.1 | (+3.5) | 0 | 12.2 | 13.6 | 88.4 | (+13.7) | 19 |
| November | 96.1 | (+26.0) | 9.3 | (-0.0) | 2.3 | (-1.0) | 18 | 6.3 | 9.3 | 53.2 | (-13.0) | 24 |
| December | 82.0 | (+33.9) | 6.8 | (-0.4) | 1.1 | (-0.8) | 20 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 53.0 | (-17.1) | 20 |
| Year | 1633.7 | (+96.0) | 14.0 | (+0.7) | 6.4 | (+0.8) | 109 | 9.9 | 11.0 | 624.4 | (-79.1) | 221 |
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| The weather : Monthly Summary : 2004 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum | Minimum | Ground Frost * | 10cm Under Bare Soil | 30cm Under Grass | Total | Duration | ||||||
| Hours | ( ) | oC | ( ) | oC | ( ) | no. | oC | oC | mm | ( ) | days** | |
| January | 56.5 | (+1.5) | 7.5 | (+1.2) | 1.8 | (+1.0) | 14 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 88.2 | (+18.5) | 23 |
| February | 77.7 | (+7.0) | 7.5 | (+0.8) | 2.7 | (+2.0) | 13 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 24.0 | (-24.8) | 14 |
| March | 103.2 | (-4.0) | 9.6 | (+0.1) | 2.8 | (+0.4) | 14 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 47.4 | (-6.5) | 19 |
| April | 152.9 | (+6.1) | 13.5 | (+1.5) | 4.7 | (+1.1) | 5 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 82.2 | (+28.7) | 18 |
| May | 187.1 | (-7.8) | 16.3 | (+0.5) | 7.7 | (+1.4) | 0 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 51.6 | (+1.9) | 12 |
| June | 203.2 | (+12.9) | 20.3 | (+1.7) | 10.5 | (+1.3) | 0 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 32.4 | (-27.8) | 12 |
| July | 175.2 | (-28.1) | 21.4 | (-0.1) | 11.3 | (-0.1) | 0 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 49.8 | (+7.7) | 19 |
| August | 165.0 | (-31.8) | 22.4 | (+0.9) | 13.8 | (+2.5) | 0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 113.4 | (+59.7) | 24 |
| September | 166.9 | (+24.6) | 19.4 | (+1.4) | 11.1 | (+1.6) | 0 | 14.4 | 15.6 | 24.4 | (-36.6) | 17 |
| October | 85.6 | (-26.5) | 13.8 | (+0.1) | 7.5 | (+0.8) | 0 | 10.1 | 12.2 | 126.4 | (+51.7) | 26 |
| November | 70.3 | (+0.2) | 9.8 | (+0.4) | 4.9 | (+1.6) | 8 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 73.6 | (+7.4) | 21 |
| December | 61.0 | (+12.9) | 7.7 | (+0.5) | 1.9 | (+0.0) | 17 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 40.4 | (-29.7) | 16 |
| Year | 1504.6 | (-33.1) | 14.1 | (+0.8) | 6.7 | (+1.1) | 71 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 753.8 | (+50.3) | 221 |
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| Sunshine | Mean Temperatures | Rainfall | ||||||||||
| Maximum | Minimum | Ground Frost * | 10cm Under Bare Soil | 30cm Under Grass | Total | Duration | ||||||
| Hours | ( ) | oC | ( ) | oC | ( ) | no. | oC | oC | mm | ( ) | days** | |
| January | 67.8 | (+12.8) | 6.5 | (+0.2) | 1.3 | (+0.4) | 14 |
3.4 | 5.2 | 96.0 | (+26.3) | 21 |
| February | 94.2 | (+23.5) | 6.9 | (+0.2) | 0.4 | (-0.3) | 20 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 25.6 | (-23.2) | 11 |
| March | 168.0 | (+60.8) | 12.1 | (+2.6) | 2.5 | (+0.1) | 6 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 23.5 | (-30.4) | 8 |
| April | 186.4 | (+39.6) | 14.2 | (+2.2) | 4.2 | (+0.6) | 13 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 37.7 | (-15.8) | 8 |
| May | 196.0 | (+1.1) | 16.9 | (+1.2) | 7.4 | (+1.1) | 2 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 43.2 | (-6.5) | 14 |
| June | 220.6 | (+30.3) | 21.4 | (+2.8) | 11.2 | (+2.0) | 0 | 18.3 | 16.4 | 45.1 | (-15.1) | 12 |
| July | 204.5 | (+1.2) | 22.9 | (+1.5) | 12.9 | (+1.5) | 0 | 19.4 | 17.7 | 39.6 | (-2.5) | 14 |
| August | 247.4 | (+50.6) | 25.0 | (+3.5) | 13.4 | (+2.1) | 0 | 20.5 | 18.6 | 2.3 | (-51.4) | 3 |
| September | 188.5 | (+46.2) | 20.5 | (+2.5) | 8.5 | (-0.9) | 3 | 14..7 | 15.6 | 15.1 | (-45.9) | 5 |
| October | 145.8 | (+33.7) | 13.3 | (-0.5) | 5.1 | (-1.6) | 13 | 8.6 | 11.4 | 37.9 | (-36.8) | 13 |
| November | 80.3 | (+10.2) | 11.2 | (+1.8) | 5.4 | (+2.0) | 7 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 137.4 | (+71.2) | 19 |
| December | 63.4 | (+15.3) | 7.4 | (+0.2) | 1.9 | (-0.1) | 17 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 90.6 | (+20.5) | 24 |
| Year | 1862.9 | (+325.2) | 14.8 | (+1.5) | 6.2 | (+0.6) | 95 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 594 | (-109.5) | 152 |
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| The weather : Monthly Summary : 2002 | ||||||||||||
| (Departure from the 30 year means (1971 - 2000) in brackets) | ||||||||||||
| Sunshine | Mean Temperatures | Rainfall | ||||||||||
| Maximum | Minimum | Ground Frost * | 10cm Under Bare Soil | 30cm Under Grass | Total | Duration | ||||||
| Hours | ( ) | oC | ( ) | oC | ( ) | no. | oC | oC | mm | ( ) | days** | |
| January | 37.8 | (-17.3) | 8.4 | (+2.0) | 2.4 | (+1.5) | 11 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 69.4 | (-0.3) | 21 |
| February | 80.1 | (+9.4) | 10.1 | (+3.4) | 3.4 |
(+2.7) | 8 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 84.0 | (+35.2) | 21 |
| March | 98.4 | (-8.8) | 11.3 | (+1.8) | 3.4 | (+1.1) | 13 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 49.3 | (-4.6) | 10 |
| April | 200.9 | (+54.1) | 14.2 | (+2.2) | 4.5 | (+0.9) | 7 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 55.7 | (+2.2) | 8 |
| May | 173.5 | (-21.4) | 15.7 | (-0.0) | 7.8 | (+1.5) | 1 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 81.0 | (+31.3) | 16 |
| June | 189.8 | (-0.5) | 19.0 | (+0.4) | 9.9 | (+0.7) | 0 | 16.2 | 15.3 | 29.2 | (-31.0) | 15 |
| July | 179.5 | (-23.8) | 20.9 | (-0.5) | 11.8 | (+0.5) | 0 | 17.8 | 17.1 | 93.5 | (+51.4) | 14 |
| August | 155.7 | (-41.1) | 21.6 | (+0.2) | 13.2 | (+1.9) | 0 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 52.3 | (-1.4) | 10 |
| September | 163.7 | (+21.4) | 18.6 | (+0.6) | 10.0 | (+0.6) | 0 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 25.6 | (-35.4) | 5 |
| October | 95.4 | (-16.7) | 13.6 | (-0.1) | 6.6 | (-0.1) | 7 | 9.9 | 12.2 | 89.3 | (+14.6) | 15 |
| November | 48.6 | (-21.5) | 11.2 | (+1.8) | 5.6 | (+2.3) | 4 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 132.9 | (+66.7) | 24 |
| December | 30.9 | (-17.2) | 7.5 | (+0.3) | 4.1 | (+2.2) | 6 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 112.6 | (+42.5) | 25 |
| Year | 1454.3 | (-83.4) | 14.3 | (+1.0) | 6.9 | (+1.3) | 57 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 874.8 | (+171.3) | 184 |
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| The weather : Monthly Summary : 2001 | ||||||||||||
| (Departure from the 30 year means (1971 - 2000) in brackets) | ||||||||||||
| Sunshine | Mean Temperatures | Rainfall | ||||||||||
| Maximum | Minimum | Ground Frost * | 10cm Under Bare Soil | 30cm Under Grass | Total | Duration | ||||||
| Hours | ( ) | oC | ( ) | oC | ( ) | no. | oC | oC | mm | ( ) | days** | |
| January | 84.2 | (+29.2) | 5.7 | (-0.7) | 0.4 | (-0.5) | 27 |
2.1 | 3.7 | 76.1 | (+6.4) | 16 |
| February | 89.0 | (+18.3) | 7.8 | (+1.1) | 1.5 | (+0.8) | 18 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 110.4 | (+61.6) | 16 |
| March | 68.4 | (-38.8) | 8.2 | (-1.3) | 2.6 | (+0.2) | 10 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 91.4 | (+37.5) | 22 |
| April | 133.2 | (-13.6) | 11.4 | (-0.6) | 4.1 | (+0.5) | 11 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 83.7 | (+30.2) | 23 |
| May | 223.2 | (+28.3) | 47.4 | (+1.6) | 7.8 | (+1.5) | 2 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 50.1 | (+0.4) | 7 |
| June | 230.4 | (+40.1) | 18.8 | (+0.2) | 9.7 | (+0.5) | 0 | 16.9 | 15.4 | 27.9 | (-32.3) | 9 |
| July | 199.8 | (-3.5) | 22.0 | (+0.6) | 13.0 | (+1.6) | 0 | 18.9 | 17.5 | 56.1 | (+14.0) | 10 |
| August | 199.2 | (+2.4) | 21.7 | (+0.2) | 12.9 | (+1.5) | 0 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 119.2 | (+65.5) | 17 |
| September | 127.6 | (-14.7) | 16.5 | (-1.4) | 10.0 | (+0.6) | 0 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 73.8 | (+12.8) | 16 |
| October | 100.7 | (-11.4) | 16.3 | (+2.6) | 10.6 | (+3.9) | 0 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 115.7 | (+41.0) | 20 |
| November | 80.7 | (+10.6) | 10.1 | (+0.7) | 3.7 | (-0.3) | 9 | 6.4 | 9.3 | 49.0 | (-17.2) | 17 |
| December | 73.7 | (+25.6) | 5.9 | (-1.3) | 0.7 | (-1.3) | 22 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 19.5 | (-50.6) | 12 |
| Year | 1610.1 | (+72.4) | 13.5 | (+0.1) | 6.4 | (+0.8) | 99 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 872.9 | (+169.4) | 185 |
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