University of Reading METFiDAS weather observations for 28 Aug 2025

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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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EXTREMES and TOTALS, 0000-2400 UTC

Air temperature and humidity
Maximum temperature: ºC21.2 at 1106 UTC
Minimum temperature: ºC10.9 at 0529 UTC
Mean temperature (5min values): ºC15.7
Maximum wet bulb temperature: ºC16.1 at 1422 UTC
Minimum wet bulb temperature: ºC10.7 at 0504 UTC
Mean wet bulb temperature (5min values): ºC13.6
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: h9.0
Total global solar irradiance: MJ/m216.32
Irradiance, maxima and minima
Total global solar: W/m21033 at 1141 UTC
Direct beam solar: W/m2898 at 1214 UTC
Diffuse solar: W/m2435 at 1224 UTC
Net: W/m2787 at 1028 UTC -213 at 1612 UTC
Ground heat flux density: W/m238 at 1455 UTC -25 at 0522 UTC
Shortwave upwelling: W/m2183 at 1141 UTC -2 at 0019 UTC
Shortwave downwelling: W/m2983 at 1141 UTC -9 at 2231 UTC
Longwave upwelling: W/m2442 at 1114 UTC 351 at 0504 UTC
Longwave downwelling: W/m2406 at 1614 UTC 318 at 0734 UTC

Pressure
Maximum mean sea level pressure: hPa1004.4 at 0005 UTC
Minimum mean sea level pressure: hPa998.4 at 2355 UTC

Wind
2-metre average wind speed: m/s1.7
10-metre average wind speed: m/s2.4
10-metre maximum wind gust: m/s11.1

Precipitation (mm)
Daily rainfall total 00-00 UTC: 1.0

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