Shown below are monthly weather summaries from the University of Reading (Berkshire, UK) climatological station. Observations are made each day at 0900 GMT.
Year | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 |
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Month | March | February | January | December |
Number of days with data used | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 |
Average air temperature (C) | 9.0 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 8.0 |
Difference from average (degC) | +1.7 | +3.1 | 0.0 | +2.5 |
Average daily maximum temperature (C) | 12.6 | 11.7 | 8.2 | 10.7 |
Difference from average (degC) | +1.5 | +3.1 | +0.2 | +2.3 |
Highest air temperature (C) | 16.6 | 16.8 | 13.3 | 14.9 |
Average daily minimum temperature (C) | 5.3 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 5.3 |
Difference from average (degC) | +1.8 | +3.2 | -0.1 | +2.8 |
Lowest air temperature (C) | -1.9 | -1.9 | -6.1 | -2.9 |
Air frosts (days) | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
Difference from average (days) | -2.2 | -5.0 | 0.0 | -4.2 |
Lowest grass minimum temperature (C) | -6.0 | -5.7 | -9.0 | -7.5 |
Ground frosts (days) | 6 | 6 | 16 | 10 |
Difference from average (days) | -9.4 | -11.6 | -3.8 | -8.4 |
Precipitation total (mm) | 55.4 | 109.1 | 65.8 | 94.5 |
Percentage of average | 152 | 242 | 102 | 145 |
Greatest 24-hour total (mm) | 14.9 | 21.7 | 25.2 | 13.6 |
Rain days (0.2 mm or more) (days) | 15 | 20 | 10 | 22 |
Difference from average (days) | +4.0 | +6.7 | -6.4 | +6.3 |
Electronic sunshine total (KZ recorder) (h) | 60.5 | 91.4 | 31.9 | |
Sunshine total (C/S recorder) (h) | 76.1 | 52.6 | 65.0 | 13.1 |
Percentage of average | 71 | 67 | 118 | 28 |
Greatest daily total (h) | 9.7 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 2.6 |
Number of sunless days | 4 | 12 | 10 | 18 |
Difference from average (days) | -1.1 | +4.1 | -1.4 | +5.0 |
Average daily solar irradiance (MJ/m2) | 8.0 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 1.7 |
Difference from average (MJ/m2) | -0.6 | -0.5 | +0.5 | -0.4 |
Highest daily total (MJ/m2) | 15.96 | 8.68 | 6.02 | 3.15 |
Average mean sea level pressure (mb) | 1007.8 | 1010.0 | 1018.1 | 1011.4 |
Difference from average (mb) | -8.7 | -6.7 | +1.8 | -4.2 |
Average 10 cm soil temperature (C) | 7.8 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 6.5 |
Difference from average (degC) | +2.1 | +3.2 | -0.4 | +2.0 |
Average 30 cm soil temperature (C) | 9.0 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 8.3 |
Difference from average (degC) | +1.9 | +2.8 | +0.8 | +1.6 |
Average 100 cm soil temperature (C) | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 10.0 |
Difference from average (degC) | +1.8 | +2.3 | +1.2 | +1.3 |
Days with snow/sleet falling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Difference from average (days) | -1.6 | -3.1 | -1.3 | -1.5 |
Days with 50% snow cover at 0900 GMT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Difference from average (days) | -0.4 | -1.5 | -1.0 | -1.2 |
Days with thunder heard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Difference from average (days) | +0.6 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
Days with fog at 0900 GMT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Difference from average (days) | +0.7 | -0.1 | -2.0 | -1.3 |