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EXTREMES and TOTALS, 0000-2400 UTC | |||||||||||
Air temperature and humidity | |||||||||||
Maximum temperature: ºC | 21.2 | at 1106 UTC | |||||||||
Minimum temperature: ºC | 10.9 | at 0529 UTC | |||||||||
Mean temperature (5min values): ºC | 15.7 | ||||||||||
Maximum wet bulb temperature: ºC | 16.1 | at 1422 UTC | |||||||||
Minimum wet bulb temperature: ºC | 10.7 | at 0504 UTC | |||||||||
Mean wet bulb temperature (5min values): ºC | 13.6 | ||||||||||
Note: The above wet bulb temperature is measured using a probe and wick | |||||||||||
Maximum relative humidity: % | 96 | at 0155 UTC | |||||||||
Minimum relative humidity: % | 48 | at 1143 UTC | |||||||||
Note: The above relative humidity is measured using a probe | |||||||||||
Surface temperatures (ºC) | |||||||||||
Grass minimum temperature: | 5.8 | at 0413 UTC | |||||||||
Concrete slab minimum temperature: | 10.5 | at 0505 UTC | |||||||||
Bare soil minimum temperature: | 9.1 | at 0510 UTC | |||||||||
Soil temperature under grass; maxima and minima (ºC) | |||||||||||
5 cm depth: | 19.5 at 1520 UTC | 17.1 at 0729 UTC | |||||||||
10 cm depth: | 18.8 at 0001 UTC | 17.4 at 0825 UTC | |||||||||
20 cm depth: | n/a at UTC | n/a at UTC | |||||||||
30 cm depth: | 18.6 at 0004 UTC | 17.8 at 1313 UTC | |||||||||
50 cm depth: | n/a at UTC | n/a at UTC | |||||||||
100 cm depth: | 17.4 at 0001 UTC | 17.3 at 1458 UTC | |||||||||
Sunshine and irradiance | |||||||||||
Daily sunshine total: h | 9.0 | ||||||||||
Total global solar irradiance: MJ/m2 | 16.32 | ||||||||||
Irradiance, maxima and minima | |||||||||||
Total global solar: W/m2 | 1033 at 1141 UTC | ||||||||||
Direct beam solar: W/m2 | 898 at 1214 UTC | ||||||||||
Diffuse solar: W/m2 | 435 at 1224 UTC | ||||||||||
Net: W/m2 | 787 at 1028 UTC | -213 at 1612 UTC | |||||||||
Ground heat flux density: W/m2 | 38 at 1455 UTC | -25 at 0522 UTC | |||||||||
Shortwave upwelling: W/m2 | 183 at 1141 UTC | -2 at 0019 UTC | |||||||||
Shortwave downwelling: W/m2 | 983 at 1141 UTC | -9 at 2231 UTC | |||||||||
Longwave upwelling: W/m2 | 442 at 1114 UTC | 351 at 0504 UTC | |||||||||
Longwave downwelling: W/m2 | 406 at 1614 UTC | 318 at 0734 UTC | |||||||||
Pressure | |||||||||||
Maximum mean sea level pressure: hPa | 1004.4 | at 0005 UTC | |||||||||
Minimum mean sea level pressure: hPa | 998.4 | at 2355 UTC | |||||||||
Wind | |||||||||||
2-metre average wind speed: m/s | 1.7 | ||||||||||
10-metre average wind speed: m/s | 2.4 | ||||||||||
10-metre maximum wind gust: m/s | 11.1 | ||||||||||
Precipitation (mm) | |||||||||||
Daily rainfall total 00-00 UTC: | 1.0 | ||||||||||
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