University of Reading METFiDAS weather observations for 01 Jun 2023 at time 0140 UTC

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From time to time errors may arise which we will endeavour to correct as quickly as possible.

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CURRENT CONDITIONSEXTREMES and TOTALS since 0000 UTC
MaximumTime MinimumTime Total
UTC UTC

Temperature and humidity
Air temperature: ºC 10.2 11.1 0001 10.2 0130
Wet bulb temperature: ºC 9.1
Dew point bulb temp.: ºC 7.9
Vapour pressure: hPa 10.6
Note: The wet bulb, dew point and vapour pressure above are computed from air temperature and relative humidity
Relative humidity: % 85 85 0120 82 0004
Temperature change in 1 hour: degC -0.4
Wet bulb temperature: ºC 9.1 9.6 0001 9.1 0055
Note: The above wet bulb temperature is measured using a probe and wick

Surface temperatures (ºC)
Grass temperature 11.0 11.7 0001 11.0 0130
Concrete temperature 13.1 13.9 0009 12.8 0125
Bare soil temperature 11.2 11.9 0009 11.2 0057

Precipitation (mm)
Rainfall in past 5 minutes: 0.0
Rainfall in past hour: 0.0
Rainfall in past 3 hours: 0.0
Rainfall in past 6 hours: 0.0
Rainfall since 0000 UTC: 0.0

Soil temperatures under grass (ºC)
5 cm soil temperature: 16.0 16.3 0001 16.0 0138
10 cm soil temperature: 15.9 16.1 0001 15.9 0115
20 cm soil temperature: n/a n/a n/a
30 cm soil temperature: 15.4 15.4 0004 15.4 0005
50 cm soil temperature: n/a n/a n/a
100 cm soil temperature: 13.4 13.4 0004 13.4 0002

Lowest cloud base (ceilometer measurement)
Lowest cloud base in past 5 minutes: metres n/a
Lowest cloud base in past 5 minutes: feet n/a

Visibility and present weather (BIRAL SWS-250)
Visibility: metres 47145
Present weather Slight Drizzle

Sunshine and irradiance
Sunshine in past 5 minutes: min 0.0
Sunshine since 0000 UTC: h 0.0
Total global solar irradiance: W/m2 -1 -1 0000
Global solar irrad. since 0000 UTC: MJ/m2 0.0
Direct beam solar irradiance: W/m2 -1 n/a
Diffuse solar irradiance: W/m2 -1 n/a
Net irradiance: W/m2 2 n/a n/a
Ground heat flux density: W/m2 -7 n/a n/a
Shortwave upwelling irradiance: W/m2 -3 n/a n/a
Shortwave downwelling irradiance: W/m2 -3 n/a n/a
Longwave upwelling irradiance: W/m2 352 n/a n/a
Longwave downwelling irradiance: W/m2 358 n/a n/a

Pressure
Mean sea level pressure: hPa 1026.5 1026.7 0009 1026.3 0110
Pressure change in 1 hour: hPa 0.0
Pressure change in 3 hours: hPa +0.1

Wind
10-metre wind direction: 046
10-metre wind speed: m/s 2.2
Note: Wind speed and direction are 10-minute vector mean values
10-metre maximum 3-sec wind gust: m/s 4.0 7.4
2-metre average wind speed since 0000 UTC: m/s 2.0
10-metre average wind speed since 0000 UTC: m/s 3.0

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