Recent weather observations from Maidenhead

January 1996

                 -09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps--                              Rain  Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH  Max  Min Gmin  5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm   1m E SS Rain  Sun SLHTGF  Press  hrs  hrs Evap
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01 8 08 05 46 06  1.9 98  6.0  1.8  1.0  0.8  1.0  1.3  3.0  3.4  5.9 1  0 tr    0.0 000001 1000.5  0.0  0.0  0.0
02 8 02 05 10 15  5.5 99  6.7  5.4  3.5  2.5  3.0  4.0  3.6  3.6  5.8 1  0  0.0  0.0 000000 1011.5  0.0  0.0  0.1
03 8 18 05 02 95  4.9 98  5.1  4.8  3.1  4.4  3.8  4.2  4.1  4.0  5.6 1  0 tr    0.0 000000 1021.5  0.0  0.0  0.4
04 8 15 02 02 96  4.2 97  7.6  4.0  1.1  4.9  3.8  4.4  4.4  4.3  5.7 1  0  3.0  0.0 000000 1011.5  1.8  0.0  0.6
05 8 18 02 02 96  7.6 98  8.1  4.2  5.0  5.6  5.0  5.0  4.9  4.6  5.9 1  0  2.9  0.1 000000  999.5  2.9  0.0  0.1
06 8 09 05 02 94  6.7 98  9.9  6.3  5.0  6.0  5.6  5.8  5.4  4.9  6.0 1  0  5.7  0.1 000000  995.0 11.0  0.0  0.7
07 7 20 09 21 97  9.9 95 10.8  6.3  5.5  6.4  6.2  6.2  5.7  5.4  6.1 1  0  2.4  1.3 000000  986.5  1.2  0.0  0.6
08 8 18 02 02 97  9.1 96 11.9  6.4  3.1  5.9  5.4  6.0  5.9  5.6  6.3 1  0 16.4  0.0 000000 1001.0 12.9  0.0  1.0
09 8 19 05 21 97  9.8 98 11.0  8.5  6.2  7.3  7.0  7.1  6.6  6.0  6.4 1  0 tr    0.4 000000  995.0  0.0  0.0  0.8
10 7 18 02 02 97  8.3 98 10.9  5.7  0.7  6.2  6.0  6.6  6.8  6.2  6.6 1  0  0.0  0.2 000000 1005.0  0.0  0.0  0.6
11 8 20 05 02 97  8.0 94 10.5  4.7 -0.3  6.2  5.9  6.6  6.7  6.3  6.8 1  0  0.8  0.0 000000  995.0  3.0  0.0  1.0
12 7 23 09 02 97 10.5 90 11.5  8.0  5.2  7.9  7.2  7.2  6.9  6.5  7.0 1  0  0.8  0.1 000000  992.0  1.2  0.0  1.5
13 7 23 05 02 97 10.5 95 11.8 10.3  6.9  8.1  7.7  7.9  7.4  6.8  7.1 1  0  0.1  3.1 000000 1005.0  0.1  0.0  1.1
14 5 18 02 03 97  8.0 96 12.1  8.0  4.0  7.2  7.2  7.7  7.5  7.1  7.1 1  0  0.0  3.3 000000 1012.5  0.0  0.0  0.7
15 4 00 00 02 95  6.0 98  8.8  4.8  0.8  5.5  5.6  6.8  7.5  7.2  7.4 1  0 tr    0.0 000001 1021.0  0.0  0.0  0.1
16 9 00 00 45 01  6.4 98  7.5  6.0  1.9  6.9  6.8  7.1  6.5  7.0  7.5 1  0 tr    0.0 000001 1027.5  0.0  0.0  0.0
17 9 00 00 45 05  6.5 98  8.9  6.4  6.0  7.1  6.9  7.3  7.4  7.1  7.5 1  0 tr    1.9 000001 1026.0  0.0  0.0  0.1
18 8 16 02 44 08  4.3 97  6.2  4.3 -0.3  6.1  6.0  6.7  7.0  7.0  7.6 1  0  0.2  0.0 000000 1021.0  0.2  0.0  0.3
19 8 15 02 21 94  6.2 97  8.0  4.2  4.1  6.3  6.1  6.6  6.9  6.8  7.5 1  0  0.0  0.0 000000 1015.0  0.0  0.0  0.4
20 2 10 09 01 96  4.6 94  4.6  4.6  1.9  5.7  6.0  6.8  7.0  6.8  7.5 1  0  0.5  0.1 000000 1012.5  0.9  0.0  0.7
21 8 12 13 02 96  2.8 90  4.5  2.2  1.8  3.5  4.1  5.4  6.4  6.6  7.5 1  0  0.0  0.0 000000 1015.5  0.0  0.0  1.1
22 8 13 05 02 94  4.5 86  6.7  2.2  1.5  3.7  3.6  4.7  5.9  6.2  7.4 1  0  0.1  0.0 000000 1011.0  0.2  0.0  1.4
23 8 10 09 50 94  3.8 93  3.9  3.8  2.8  4.1  3.9  4.9  5.7  5.9  7.2 1  0  6.0  0.0 000000 1007.0  6.2  0.0  0.5
24 8 10 13 21 96  3.9 96  4.1  1.9  1.4  3.4  3.2  4.3  5.2  5.6  7.1 1  0  0.0  0.0 000000 1006.5  0.0  0.0  0.7
25 8 07 19 02 96 -0.2 84 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5  1.6  2.2  3.9  5.0  5.4  7.0 1  0 tr    0.0 502000 1012.5  0.0 18.0  0.0
26 8 07 13 02 96 -2.5 67 -0.2 -3.0 -3.4  0.8  1.0  2.4  4.0  4.7  6.8 3  0 tr    1.3 500000 1017.5  0.0 24.0  0.0
27 8 09 05 71 95 -3.8 83  1.3 -4.8 -6.7 -0.3  0.1  1.7  3.3  4.0  6.5 5  0  0.1  1.5 500000 1016.0  0.1 24.0  0.0
28 8 09 09 50 95  1.3 96  1.4 -3.8 -5.5  0.2  0.2  1.6  2.9  3.7  6.1 3  0 tr    0.0 000000 1020.5  0.0  1.0  0.7
29 8 05 13 02 96  0.8 84  1.8  0.4 -0.2  0.5  0.5  1.6  3.0  3.4  5.9 3  0  0.0  0.0 500000 1018.5  0.0  0.0  0.6
30 8 07 09 02 96  1.8 86  3.0  0.8 -0.1  0.8  0.8  1.8  3.0  3.3  5.7 1  0  0.0  0.0 000000 1023.0  0.0  0.0  0.9
31 8 09 09 02 96  2.1 83  5.5  1.1  0.4  1.4  1.4  2.4  3.2  3.4  5.5 1  0  0.0  6.0 000000 1025.5  0.0  0.2  1.0
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Mean
   7.4  6.2       4.9 93  6.8  3.7  1.8  4.4  4.3  5.0  5.4  5.4  6.6                       1010.6
Total                                                                      39.0 19.4               41.7 67.2 17.7
1961-1990 Climatological
Mean5.5 6.7           89  7.1  1.1 -0.8  3.3  3.3  4.1  4.7  5.4  6.6      57.3 46.4        1015.1 57
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Snow                      days  4; mean  3.6;             50% snow cover at 09h     days  0; mean  3.5;
Hail                      days  0; mean  0.0;             Ice pellets               days  0; mean  0.3;
Thunder                   days  0; mean  0.3;             Fog at 09h                days  4; mean  2.5;
Gale                      days  0; mean  0.7;
Air frost                 days  4; mean 11.5;             Days with 0.2mm rain      days 10; mean 17.2*
Grass minimum frost       days  8; mean 17.8;             Days with 1.0mm rain      days  6; mean 11.9*
Soil frost                days  6                         Days with 5.0mm rain      days  3; mean  4.8*
Concrete frost            days  4                         Days with no sun          days 18; mean 14.0

Minimum relative humidity - 55%/26th;     Air pressure: max - 1027.5mb/16th, min - 983.0mb/7th

Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
     N    cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured);    dd      wind direction (degrees/10);       ff   wind speed (knots);
     VV   visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
     Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
     Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC);
     ww   present weather code (01 cloud decreasing, 02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing, 10 mist, 21 recent rain,
                    44,45 fog, 46 thickening fog, 50 intermittent light drizzle, 71 continuous light snow)
09GMT observations...
     Temp temperature (degC);      RH   relative humidity (%);
     Press   air pressure (mb); E    state of ground (0 dry, 1 moist, 2 wet, 3 frozen, 4 ice, 5 <50% snow);
24 hour readings...
     Max  maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT,    Min  minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
     Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap  Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
     Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm);     Sun  sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
     Rain hrs  hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT;      Fr. hrs   hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
     S    snow/sleet falling;      L    50% snow cover at 09GMT;      H>4  hail falling;
     H<5  ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling;             T    thunder heard;
     G    gale;                    F    fog at 09GMT;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)

Notes: Dullest January around Maidenhead since 1885 (when 15 hours recorded).
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February 1996

                 -09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps--                              Rain  Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH  Max  Min Gmin  5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm   1m E SS Rain  Sun SLHTGF  Press  hrs  hrs Evap
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01 0 09 02 05 96 -2.3 94  5.0 -2.3 -6.3  0.2  0.7  1.9  3.0  3.4  5.4 3  0  0.0  6.3 000000 1018.0  0.0 11.0  0.8
02 7 09 05 05 96 -0.3 89  2.5 -2.3 -4.5  0.5  0.0  1.8  2.9  3.3  5.4 3  0 tr    1.4 000000 1014.5  0.0  2.5  0.9
03 1 06 02 01 97  0.1 93  5.6 -0.8 -4.6  1.0  0.8  1.9  2.9  3.2  5.2 5  0  0.0  4.5 500000 1019.0  0.0  8.2  1.5
04 7 05 02 03 97  0.8 92  5.2 -1.4 -6.5  0.3  0.7  1.9  2.8  3.2  5.1 3  0  0.0  1.7 000000 1022.0  0.0 11.0  0.5
05 3 15 05 03 97 -3.5 83  1.7 -4.5 -8.3  0.6  0.4  1.7  2.6  3.0  5.1 3  0  0.2  0.8 000000 1013.0  1.0 14.5  0.0
06 8 15 09 71 94 -0.8 95  0.0 -3.5 -1.7  0.6  0.4  1.5  2.5  2.7  5.0 6  1  3.3  0.0 510000  994.0  4.0 23.7  0.0
07 8 16 02 02 96 -0.3 94  1.1 -1.6 -4.9  0.8  0.6  1.5  2.5  2.7  4.9 7  5  0.1  0.0 010000  993.5  1.0 12.5  0.1
08 8 02 02 02 96 -0.7 94  6.9 -3.3 -4.9  0.9  0.7  1.5  2.4  2.6  4.8 6  3  0.3  7.0 510000 1012.5  1.5 12.0  1.1
09 8 22 09 60 97  5.0 96  6.9 -2.9 -7.1  0.6  0.4  1.4  2.3  2.6  4.6 5  1  5.4  0.0 000000 1009.0  6.2  5.5  1.0
10 6 20 09 02 97  6.9 88 10.3  2.1 -2.2  1.6  1.2  2.1  2.7  2.7  4.6 1  0  1.2  1.9 000000 1000.0  2.2  0.0  1.3
11 7 18 09 21 97  6.9 86  8.6  6.2  3.4  3.9  3.4  3.8  3.5  3.2  4.6 1  0 11.2  0.2 000000 1005.5  7.1  0.0  1.3
12 6 24 09 02 97  3.9 91  6.1  3.5  0.2  3.9  3.8  4.4  4.0  3.6  4.8 1  0  1.9  0.9 105000  985.5  2.3  0.0  1.3
13 8 02 13 80 97  5.0 81  5.1  2.5 -0.4  3.8  3.4  4.0  4.1  3.9  4.9 1  0  0.2  0.0 000000 1001.0  0.5  0.0  1.6
14 6 36 05 02 97  2.2 82  5.8  2.0 -0.1  2.3  2.3  3.5  4.0  3.8  4.9 1  0  0.0  3.1 000000 1033.0  0.0  1.0  1.2
15 1 36 02 02 96 -1.3 93  6.9 -2.6 -5.6  1.1  1.1  2.8  3.8  3.9  5.0 3  0  0.0  0.6 000000 1037.5  0.0 10.2  0.9
16 2 23 02 05 95  7.0 94 13.1 -1.3 -1.1  3.1  2.9  3.8  4.0  3.7  5.0 1  0  0.0  6.9 000000 1026.5  0.0  0.0  2.3
17 8 25 05 02 97  7.8 69 11.9  6.4  1.9  4.1  3.8  4.5  4.7  4.2  5.1 1  0  6.6  2.0 000000 1023.0  6.1  0.0  1.6
18 1 30 05 02 97  6.8 73  8.9  5.1  1.6  4.7  4.8  5.5  5.2  4.6  5.1 1  0  1.7  5.0 000000  998.0  3.4  0.0  2.1
19 8 02 24 02 97  2.2 88  3.9  1.3 -0.4  2.1  2.3  4.1  5.0  4.7  5.3 1  0  1.5  4.2 500000 1007.5  3.0  3.4  0.5
20 5 04 13 22 97 -0.8 75  1.8 -1.8 -4.3  1.7  1.6  2.9  4.0  4.4  5.4 7  4 tr    4.3 510000 1023.0  0.1 18.2  0.0
21 7 01 13 70 97 -0.5 79  2.9 -2.1 -4.8  1.1  0.9  2.0  3.3  3.7  5.3 6  2  3.0  5.9 510000 1028.0  3.0 15.5  0.0
22 8 06 02 71 94  0.7 94  6.0 -4.6 -8.3  0.1  0.6  1.8  2.9  3.4  5.1 6  1  0.7  0.2 510000 1020.0  1.5  7.9  0.8
23 6 26 02 02 96  3.3 88  8.3  1.1 -2.5  2.1  2.0  3.8  3.2  3.2  5.0 5  0  9.2  3.9 000000 1015.5  5.4  0.0  1.4
24 8 20 05 21 97  7.1 93  8.9  3.3  0.5  4.5  4.5  5.0  3.9  3.6  4.9 1  0 10.7  0.0 000000 1000.0  4.4  0.0  0.3
25 8 15 05 61 96  4.9 92  7.0  4.9  3.5  4.2  4.3  4.8  4.3  4.0  5.0 1  0  3.4  0.3 000000  995.5  5.0  0.0  0.4
26 2 22 02 02 97  2.3 80 10.3 -0.1 -4.5  1.7  2.3  3.9  4.7  4.5  5.1 1  0  1.6  7.6 000000 1007.5  1.0  0.5  1.2
27 0 00 00 44 03 -1.0 94 11.1 -2.8 -6.0  1.4  1.7  3.5  4.7  4.5  5.2 3  0  0.0  6.5 000001 1019.5  0.0  8.2  1.4
28 9 05 02 45 03 -0.5 93  9.9 -1.0 -5.2  1.9  2.1  3.5  4.6  4.6  5.3 3  0  0.0  6.5 000001 1028.5  0.0  7.2  2.0
29 0 03 02 02 96  5.2 73 10.9 -1.4 -5.9  1.3  1.6  3.4  4.5  4.5  5.2 3  0  0.0  9.5 000000 1034.0  0.0  5.3  2.4
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Mean
   5.3  5.8       2.3 87  6.6 -0.1 -3.1  1.9  1.9  3.0  3.6  3.6  5.0                       1013.3
Total                                                                      62.2 91.2              58.7 178.3 29.9
1961-1990 Climatological
Mean5.7 6.5           88  7.8  1.3 -1.3  2.9  3.3  4.1  4.6  5.1  6.0      39.3 65.2        1015.5 43
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Snow                      days  8; mean  3.4;             50% snow cover at 09h     days  6; mean  2.1;
Hail                      days  1; mean  0.2;             Ice pellets               days  0; mean  0.4;
Thunder                   days  0; mean  0.2;             Fog at 09h                days  2; mean  2.0;
Gale                      days  0; mean  0.4;
Air frost                 days 18; mean 10.0;             Days with 0.2mm rain      days 17; mean 12.6*
Grass minimum frost       days 23; mean 17.7;             Days with 1.0mm rain      days 13; mean  8.4*
Soil frost                days 19                         Days with 5.0mm rain      days  5; mean  3.0*
Concrete frost            days 19                         Days with no sun          days  5; mean  9.5

Minimum relative humidity - 54%/28th;     Air pressure: max - 1038.0mb/15th, min - 984.0mb/12th

Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
     N    cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured);    dd      wind direction (degrees/10);       ff   wind speed (knots);
     VV   visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
     Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
     Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC);
     ww   present weather code (01 cloud decreasing, 02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing, 05 haze, 21 recent
                     rain, 22 recent snow, 44,45 fog, 60 intermittent light rain, 61 continuous light rain,
                     70 intermittent light snow, 71 continuous light snow, 80 light rain shower)
09GMT observations...
     Temp temperature (degC);      RH   relative humidity (%);
     Press   air pressure (mb); E    state of ground (1 moist, 3 frozen, 5 <50% snow, 6 >50% snow, 70 100% snow);
24 hour readings...
     Max  maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT,    Min  minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
     Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap  Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
     Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm);     Sun  sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
     Rain hrs  hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT;      Fr. hrs   hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
     S    snow/sleet falling;      L    50% snow cover at 09GMT;      H>4  hail falling;
     H<5  ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling;             T    thunder heard;
     G    gale;                    F    fog at 09GMT;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)

Notes: Coldest February for 5 years; most days with snow lying in February for 5 years.
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March 1996

                 -09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps--                              Rain  Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH  Max  Min Gmin  5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm   1m E SS Rain  Sun SLHTGF  Press  hrs  hrs Evap
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01 7 34 09 02 96  6.1 90  8.1 -0.1 -3.6  3.1  2.8  3.9  4.7  4.5  5.4 1  0  0.6  0.0 000000 1034.5  1.0  0.3  0.8
02 7 08 02 02 97  4.4 91  7.7  4.2  2.5  3.2  3.2  5.0  5.1  4.7  5.4 1  0  0.9  0.1 000000 1031.0  1.2  0.0  0.8
03 8 36 05 02 97  6.6 93  7.9  6.4  2.8  3.5  3.2  5.5  5.4  4.9  5.5 1  0  0.2  0.0 000000 1023.5  2.0  0.0  1.1
04 7 28 02 02 97  5.9 91  7.4  4.9  3.5  5.3  5.0  5.5  5.5  5.1  5.5 1  0 tr    0.0 000000 1024.5  0.0  0.0  1.8
05 8 36 05 21 97  6.0 87  6.9  5.8  2.5  4.8  4.5  5.4  5.5  5.2  5.6 1  0  0.0  0.0 000000 1027.5  0.0  0.0  0.9
06 8 03 02 02 96  6.0 87 10.6  5.9  3.1  4.7  4.4  5.2  5.5  5.2  5.7 1  0  0.0  1.3 000000 1029.5  0.0  0.0  1.6
07 2 07 05 02 97  4.1 79  6.0  2.7 -3.0  3.1  3.3  4.6  5.4  5.3  5.7 1  0 tr    1.0 004000 1022.5  0.0  0.0  1.7
08 8 10 09 02 96  3.7 85  7.6  3.1 -0.7  3.3  3.2  4.3  4.9  4.9  5.7 1  0  8.8  0.0 000000 1018.5  4.7  0.0  0.9
09 8 10 05 02 95  2.7 96  6.6  1.0 -2.0  2.7  2.6  4.0  4.9  4.8  5.7 1  0  0.1  0.1 000000 1019.5  0.3  0.0  0.3
10 8 00 00 44 08  5.0 94 11.0  1.2 -1.8  2.7  2.9  4.2  4.9  4.8  5.7 1  0  0.0  7.7 000000 1027.5  0.0  0.0  1.4
11 2 19 02 44 07 -1.4 92  7.4 -3.4 -7.7  1.6  1.8  3.9  5.0  4.9  5.7 3  0  1.7  3.0 104000 1023.0  3.2  9.2  2.7
12 8 19 09 02 96  1.1 59  3.2 -1.4  0.1  2.6  2.7  4.1  5.1  5.0  5.7 5  0  0.0  0.0 500000 1014.5  0.0  0.0  1.5
13 8 12 13 02 97  0.0 65  4.3 -0.5 -2.1  1.2  1.4  3.0  4.4  4.6  5.7 3  0  0.0  5.9 000000 1011.0  0.0  5.0  1.4
14 8 09 09 02 95  1.0 76  6.0 -0.5 -4.1  1.1  1.1  2.7  4.0  4.3  5.5 3  0  0.0  3.4 000000 1007.0  0.0  4.0  1.6
15 8 10 05 02 94  3.8 90 12.4  0.3 -4.4  1.7  1.7  3.0  4.0  4.0  5.4 1  0  0.0  2.0 000000 1007.5  0.0  0.0  1.7
16 8 20 02 02 95  3.4 84  7.3  3.4 -1.6  4.1  3.7  4.3  4.5  4.2  5.3 1  0 tr    0.0 000000 1009.5  0.0  0.0  0.7
17 9 00 00 45 01  1.8 96 11.2  0.5 -2.6  3.7  3.5  4.5  4.9  4.5  5.3 1  0  0.0  2.9 000001 1017.0  0.0  0.0  1.3
18 5 10 02 02 94  5.2 87 11.9  1.8 -1.0  3.6  3.8  5.0  5.4  4.8  5.4 1  0  0.3  2.1 000000 1017.5  0.2  0.0  1.5
19 8 15 05 41 07  4.1 95  9.0  3.0 -1.1  4.9  4.6  5.5  5.8  5.2  5.5 1  0 tr    0.4 000000 1018.0  0.0  0.0  0.9
20 8 12 09 21 94  2.0 95  7.0  1.3  1.2  4.0  4.3  5.2  5.7  5.2  5.6 1  0  4.1  0.0 000000 1011.5  6.8  0.0  0.6
21 8 13 05 61 94  7.0 98  9.0  2.0  3.6  5.4  5.0  5.3  5.4  5.2  5.7 1  0  3.9  0.0 000000 1004.5  7.0  0.0  0.1
22 8 00 00 44 05  7.8 98 11.3  7.0  5.7  6.7  6.3  6.4  6.0  5.3  5.7 1  0  7.6  0.0 000001 1012.5 12.8  0.0  0.5
23 8 18 02 02 97 11.3 99 14.8  7.4  5.8  7.8  7.1  6.9  6.5  5.8  5.8 1  0  0.0  0.7 000000 1015.0  0.0  0.0  0.9
24 8 09 05 02 97  9.3 82  9.5  8.8  5.6  8.7  8.3  8.4  7.5  6.3  6.0 1  0 tr    0.1 000000 1020.5  0.0  0.0  1.2
25 8 09 09 02 94  7.3 89 12.2  5.4  4.6  6.6  6.5  7.3  7.5  6.6  6.2 1  0  8.1  0.0 000000 1018.0 11.6  0.0  1.4
26 8 09 09 02 94  4.9 94  5.6  4.5  4.1  6.3  6.4  7.3  7.5  6.7  6.4 2  0  0.0  0.0 000000 1017.0  0.0  0.0  1.6
27 4 05 05 02 97  2.8 56  8.0 -0.2 -3.1  2.2  2.8  5.0  6.4  6.3  6.6 1  0  0.0  9.1 000000 1026.0  0.0  1.5  2.0
28 7 04 02 03 97  5.7 76 10.9 -1.4 -4.7  2.0  2.7  4.6  6.1  6.1  6.6 1  0  0.8  5.9 000000 1017.0  1.2  8.4  2.3
29 6 36 02 02 97  7.0 85 10.3 -0.1 -3.5  3.2  3.6  5.4  6.4  6.1  6.5 1  0 tr    8.8 000000 1017.5  0.0  0.2  1.7
30 0 02 09 02 97  5.8 81  8.5 -0.8 -5.0  3.0  3.1  5.0  6.3  6.2  6.5 1  0 tr    4.3 000000 1019.0  0.0  5.3  1.8
31 8 29 02 02 96  5.1 83  7.1  2.8  0.2  4.5  4.6  5.8  6.4  6.2  6.5 1  0 tr    0.0 004000 1018.5  0.0  0.0  1.2
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Mean
   6.9  4.8       4.7 86  8.6  2.4 -0.2  3.9  3.9  5.0  5.6  5.3  5.8                       1018.7
Total                                                                      37.1  58.8              52.0 33.9 39.9
1961-1990 Climatological
Mean6.0 6.3           83 10.7  2.7  0.0  4.6  4.9  5.8  5.9  6.2  6.4      51.6 106.1       1015.0 57
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Snow                      days  2; mean  2.7;             50% snow cover at 09h     days  0; mean  0.6;
Hail                      days  0; mean  0.5;             Ice pellets               days  3; mean  0.5;
Thunder                   days  0; mean  0.5;             Fog at 09h                days  2; mean  0.8;
Gale                      days  0; mean  0.4;
Air frost                 days  9; mean  6.4;             Days with 0.2mm rain      days 11; mean 15.3*
Grass minimum frost       days 16; mean 15.5;             Days with 1.0mm rain      days  6; mean 10.6*
Soil frost                days 11                         Days with 5.0mm rain      days  3; mean  3.9*
Concrete frost            days 11                         Days with no sun          days 13; mean  6.4

Minimum relative humidity - 47%/27th;     Air pressure: max - 1035.0mb/1st, min - 1004.5mb/21st

Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
     N    cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured);    dd      wind direction (degrees/10);       ff   wind speed (knots);
     VV   visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
     Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
     Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC);
     ww   present weather code (02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing, 21 recent rain, 41 fog patches,
                     44,45 fog, 61 continuous light rain);
09GMT observations...
     Temp temperature (degC);      RH   relative humidity (%);   SS snow depth (cm);
     Press   air pressure (mb); E    state of ground (1 moist, 2 wet, 3 frozen, 5 <50% snow);
24 hour readings...
     Max  maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT,    Min  minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
     Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap  Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
     Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm);     Sun  sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
     Rain hrs  hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT;      Fr. hrs   hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
     S    snow/sleet falling;      L    50% snow cover at 09GMT;      H>4  hail falling;
     H<5  ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling;             T    thunder heard;
     G    gale;                    F    fog at 09GMT;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)

Notes: An unusually dull month, with low daytime temperatures.
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April 1996

                 -09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps--                              Rain  Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH  Max  Min Gmin  5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm   1m E SS Rain  Sun SLHTGF  Press  hrs  hrs Evap
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01 0 28 09 02 97  2.2 83  8.0 -0.3 -3.6  2.4  2.9  4.9  5.9  5.8  6.5 1  0  0.0  9.3 000000 1014.5  0.0  0.6  2.2
02 1 31 02 02 97  6.0 56 10.2 -3.1 -6.7  1.5  2.1  4.1  5.6  5.5  6.4 1  0  0.0  7.4 000000 1022.0  0.0  6.8  2.2
03 0 05 02 02 97  5.5 64 10.2 -0.7 -4.2  1.8  2.6  4.6  5.7  5.6  6.3 1  0  0.0 11.9 000000 1030.5  0.0  4.4  2.2
04 0 00 00 02 94  5.1 69 12.4 -2.2 -6.0  1.7  2.4  4.7  5.9  5.7  6.3 3  0  0.0 11.8 000000 1032.0  0.0  8.0  3.0
05 0 12 02 05 94  7.5 81 14.2  1.4 -2.0  3.3  3.7  5.4  6.1  5.8  6.3 1  0  0.0  9.0 000000 1024.5  0.0  0.0  1.8
06 7 01 02 05 95  6.4 89 10.4  2.3  1.2  5.3  5.5  6.8  6.7  6.0  6.4 1  0  0.0  1.5 000000 1018.0  0.0  0.0  2.0
07 8 32 02 05 95  6.8 90 12.1  5.3  4.8  6.9  7.0  7.9  7.0  6.3  6.5 1  0  0.0  0.3 000000 1021.0  0.0  0.0  1.8
08 0 00 00 05 94 10.1 85 15.4  3.5 -1.8  5.1  5.3  6.8  7.1  6.5  6.6 1  0  0.0  4.5 000000 1026.5  0.0  0.0  2.4
09 8 00 00 02 95 10.9 94 16.2  8.5  4.6  8.4  8.3  8.4  7.9  7.0  6.6 0  0  0.4  0.8 000000 1026.0  0.8  0.0  1.6
10 8 20 05 60 97  9.7 93 11.9  8.1  3.5  8.6  8.4  8.9  8.4  7.4  6.9 0  0  0.8  0.0 000000 1018.0  1.9  0.0  0.9
11 8 23 02 02 97  8.5 93 16.4  5.2  1.4  7.9  7.6  8.4  8.2  7.6  7.1 1  0  0.9  2.3 000000 1018.0  3.3  0.0  1.7
12 8 13 02 61 96  6.6 95  6.6  6.6  6.9  8.8  8.8  9.2  8.2  7.8  7.2 1  0 13.8  0.0 500000 1017.0 14.5  0.0  0.3
13 7 12 02 02 97  6.6 77 12.0  1.2  0.1  5.6  5.5  6.6  7.7  7.6  7.4 1  0  0.0  7.8 000000 1019.0  0.0  0.0  2.4
14 8 12 02 02 96  6.1 93 11.9  2.3 -1.1  6.2  6.0  7.1  7.9  7.5  7.4 1  0 tr    0.0 000000 1023.0  0.0  0.0  1.8
15 7 18 02 02 97  8.8 75 17.6  5.7  1.7  7.2  7.3  8.1  8.1  7.4  7.4 1  0  0.0  0.8 000000 1025.0  0.0  0.0  2.8
16 8 18 02 02 96 12.1 89 17.9  8.8  7.0 10.0  9.8  9.9  9.0  7.8  7.5 1  0  0.4  0.1 000000 1015.5  1.6  0.0  3.1
17 8 18 02 60 96 10.8 90 16.8  9.8  8.0  9.9  9.9 10.2  9.5  8.4  7.6 1  0  0.0  6.1 000000 1006.5  0.0  0.0  2.3
18 8 21 09 02 97 10.9 87 13.4  5.5  1.7  8.9  8.8  9.5  9.7  8.7  7.9 1  0  1.8  1.1 000000 1013.0  4.2  0.0  1.6
19 8 21 02 60 97 10.2 95 15.1  9.8  9.0  9.9  9.9 10.1  9.6  8.7  8.0 1  0 tr    0.2 000000 1015.0  0.0  0.0  1.1
20 8 20 05 02 97 15.1 77 23.1  7.6  4.3  9.1  8.9  9.6  9.6  8.8  8.1 1  0  0.1  3.7 000000 1009.5  0.2  0.0  3.4
21 6 19 02 02 97 18.9 61 22.2  8.2  5.0 10.3 10.3 11.0 10.6  9.3  8.4 1  0 tr    9.3 000000 1004.0  0.0  0.0  3.7
22 7 18 02 02 97  9.5 91 10.4  6.0  3.4  9.6 10.1 11.6 11.4 10.0  8.5 1  0 11.3  0.0 000000 1008.0 13.0  0.0  0.5
23 8 28 02 02 95 10.1 94 13.5  9.3  8.3 10.2 10.1 10.6 10.6  9.9  8.9 1  0  2.9  0.2 000000 1001.0  2.4  0.0  1.0
24 8 27 05 02 97 13.5 78 16.3  6.4  3.0  8.0  8.2  9.5 10.2  9.7  9.0 1  0  0.3  8.0 000000 1015.0  0.2  0.0  2.5
25 0 27 02 02 97 13.9 78 17.2  6.2  3.9  8.6  9.2 10.3 10.7  9.8  9.0 1  0  0.0 10.0 000000 1024.5  0.0  0.0  2.5
26 7 22 02 02 97 15.4 84 21.4  7.4  4.5 10.6 10.3 11.1 11.0 10.0  9.1 1  0  0.0  9.1 000000 1023.0  0.0  0.0  1.9
27 0 00 00 02 97 16.8 77 22.0  5.9  3.3  9.7 10.3 11.8 12.3 10.3  9.2 1  0  0.0 12.5 000000 1018.0  0.0  0.0  3.2
28 3 33 09 02 97 12.5 65 15.4  9.4  7.8 11.1 11.4 12.5 12.9 10.8  9.4 0  0  0.0  4.5 000000 1015.0  0.0  0.0  2.4
29 8 35 05 02 97 10.2 73 13.5  4.8  1.1  9.2  9.7 11.3 12.7 11.3  9.7 0  0  0.0  2.2 000000 1012.0  0.0  0.0  1.8
30 6 02 02 02 97 11.2 77 14.5  4.9  2.7  8.7  9.3 10.7 12.0 11.0  9.9 0  0  0.5  5.3 000000 1004.5  1.5  0.0  1.8
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Mean
   5.4  2.8       9.9 82 14.6  5.1  2.4  7.5  7.7  8.7  8.9  8.1  7.7                       1017.3
Total                                                                      33.2 139.7              43.6 19.8 61.9
1961-1990 Climatological
Mean5.1 6.1           77 13.5  4.8  2.0  7.2  7.7  8.2  8.7  8.3  8.0      45.9 140.9       1015.2 45
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Snow                      days  1; mean  1.0;             50% snow cover at 09h     days  0; mean  0.1;
Hail                      days  0; mean  0.3;             Ice pellets               days  0; mean  0.3;
Thunder                   days  0; mean  0.6;             Fog at 09h                days  0; mean  0.1;
Gale                      days  0; mean  0.0;
Air frost                 days  4; mean  2.1;             Days with 0.2mm rain      days 10; mean 14.1*
Grass minimum frost       days  7; mean  9.2;             Days with 1.0mm rain      days  4; mean 10.1*
Soil frost                days  5                         Days with 5.0mm rain      days  2; mean  3.4*
Concrete frost            days  5                         Days with no sun          days  4; mean  3.4

Minimum relative humidity - 21%/4th;     Air pressure: max - 1032.5mb/4th, min - 998.6mb/23rd

Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
     N    cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured);    dd      wind direction (degrees/10);       ff   wind speed (knots);
     VV   visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
     Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
     Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC);
     ww   present weather code (02 sky not changing, 05 haze, 60 intermittent light, 61 continuous light rain);
09GMT observations...
     Temp temperature (degC);      RH   relative humidity (%);   SS snow depth (cm);
     Press   air pressure (mb); E    state of ground (1 moist, 2 wet, 3 frozen);
24 hour readings...
     Max  maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT,    Min  minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
     Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap  Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
     Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm);     Sun  sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
     Rain hrs  hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT;      Fr. hrs   hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
     S    snow/sleet falling;      L    50% snow cover at 09GMT;      H>4  hail falling;
     H<5  ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling;             T    thunder heard;
     G    gale;                    F    fog at 09GMT;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)

Relative humidity at 1730GMT on the 4th was 20% - the lowest value for any month since before 1984
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May 1996

                 -09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps--                              Rain  Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH  Max  Min Gmin  5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm   1m E SS Rain  Sun SLHTGF  Press  hrs  hrs Evap
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01 8 10 02 21 97 11.8 73 15.1  7.8  5.8 10.0 10.5 11.6 11.7 10.9 10.0 1  0  0.8  0.3 000000  998.5  0.5  0.0  1.9
02 7 09 09 02 97  9.6 79 11.3  6.5  7.0  9.8 10.1 11.4 11.6 10.8 10.0 1  0 tr    1.3 000000 1000.0  0.0  0.0  1.9
03 8 02 13 02 97  6.1 68 12.5  5.1  4.9  7.6  8.2 10.0 10.9 10.5 10.0 0  0  0.0  5.0 000000 1006.5  0.0  0.0  2.7
04 0 09 09 02 97  9.0 57 12.7  1.2 -1.6  5.6  6.4  8.9 10.2 10.1 10.0 0  0  0.0 10.5 000000 1017.5  0.0  0.0  2.1
05 7 25 02 03 97 10.8 42 13.3  0.8 -1.8  8.3  7.9  9.0 10.0 10.0  9.9 0  0  0.0  4.2 000000 1019.5  0.0  0.0  2.1
06 0 08 02 02 97 11.8 47 15.9  0.0 -1.9  6.1  6.9  9.1 10.2  9.8  9.9 0  0  0.0 10.9 000000 1017.0  0.0  0.0  3.6
07 6 05 09 02 97 10.9 58 15.2  4.8 -0.2  6.6  7.4  9.8 10.4  9.9  9.8 0  0  0.0 10.1 000000 1018.0  0.0  0.0  3.1
08 0 04 09 02 97  9.4 52 14.1  3.2  0.4  6.2  7.2  9.5 10.3  9.9  9.8 0  0  0.0 13.9 000000 1024.0  0.0  0.0  3.5
09 7 03 13 02 97  8.3 60 12.7  3.8  1.4  7.8  8.2  9.7 10.5 10.0  9.8 0  0  0.0  4.2 000000 1026.5  0.0  0.0  3.0
10 5 36 09 02 97 10.2 57 12.5  4.6  1.6  7.2  7.7  9.6 10.2  9.9  9.8 0  0  0.1  6.2 000000 1019.5  0.4  0.0  1.9
11 6 35 09 02 97  7.7 71 13.0  2.6 -1.5  7.8  7.6  8.9  9.9  9.8  9.8 0  0  0.0  2.6 000000 1017.5  0.0  0.0  1.6
12 4 02 02 02 97 12.4 59 15.5  6.9  4.4 11.1  9.5  9.8  9.9  9.6  9.6 0  0  0.0  5.9 000000 1021.5  0.0  0.0  2.1
13 0 02 02 02 96 14.1 52 18.4  2.2 -0.4  7.2  7.3  9.9 10.3  9.7  9.6 0  0  0.0 10.3 000000 1026.5  0.0  0.0  3.2
14 2 03 02 02 97 13.3 51 15.6  4.9  0.5  8.3  8.9 10.7 10.2 11.1  9.7 0  0  0.0  7.8 000000 1024.0  0.0  0.0  3.0
15 2 03 05 02 97 13.5 50 16.4  3.2 -0.2  8.0  8.8 10.8 11.2 10.4  9.8 0  0  0.0  6.6 000000 1021.5  0.0  0.0  3.0
16 7 04 09 02 97  7.5 60  9.9  2.8  0.0  8.3  8.8 10.6 11.3 10.6  9.9 0  0  2.6  0.6 000000 1018.5  9.1  0.0  1.8
17 8 32 09 21 97  6.4 80  9.0  4.3  4.1  7.6  8.0  9.6 10.5 10.3 10.0 1  0  0.4  0.0 000000 1009.5  1.0  0.0  1.4
18 8 08 05 21 97  6.0 83  9.5  4.8  3.5  7.2  7.4  8.9  9.9  9.7 10.0 1  0  3.6  0.0 000000 1005.5  7.4  0.0  0.8
19 8 19 13 02 97  9.5 72 13.0  5.4  3.5  8.3  8.2  8.9  9.4  9.4  9.8 1  0  0.1  4.1 000000  998.0  0.3  0.0  2.3
20 2 22 05 02 97 12.7 57 15.7  3.6 -0.2  6.7  7.0  8.7  9.7  9.4  9.7 1  0  0.2  8.8 000000 1012.0  0.4  0.0  2.5
21 7 22 05 02 97 13.8 57 17.0  6.7  2.3  9.3  9.4 10.3 10.5  9.7  9.6 1  0  0.8  7.3 000000 1017.0  1.4  0.0  2.3
22 8 14 09 02 97 12.3 74 14.6  9.5  7.7 10.3 11.2 11.8 11.5 10.3  9.7 1  0  4.3  0.0 000000 1018.0  4.5  0.0  1.1
23 5 24 05 01 97 14.6 73 16.8 10.6  9.9 11.6 11.2 11.5 11.1 10.3  9.9 1  0  5.1  3.0 000000 1014.5  9.6  0.0  1.5
24 8 22 13 61 97 12.1 87 13.8 11.4 10.7 11.9 11.9 12.3 11.8 10.6 10.0 1  0  4.2  0.0 000000 1007.5  6.1  0.0  0.5
25 6 24 02 01 97 13.8 76 19.2  7.4  3.6 11.2 10.9 11.4 11.5 10.8 10.1 1  0 tr    8.3 000000 1008.0  0.0  0.0  2.0
26 8 22 02 02 97 12.9 82 15.1  7.1  3.5 11.6 11.4 12.2 12.5 11.3 10.3 1  0  4.9  0.1 000000 1013.0  6.4  0.0  1.0
27 7 25 09 02 97 14.3 85 16.2 10.7 10.5 13.3 12.6 12.5 12.1 11.2 10.4 1  0  0.9  2.4 000000 1008.5  0.2  0.0  0.9
28 6 23 02 03 97 15.4 70 16.7  3.7  1.0  8.8  9.3 11.0 11.8 11.3 10.5 1  0 tr    2.1 000000 1025.0  0.0  0.0  1.8
29 8 21 05 02 97 15.1 85 20.5 12.4 12.0 12.8 12.7 12.9 12.2 11.3 10.6 1  0  0.0  0.3 000000 1019.5  0.0  0.0  1.5
30 8 19 02 02 97 20.6 79 25.6 13.3 11.8 14.4 13.9 14.0 13.1 11.7 10.7 1  0  0.0  9.3 000000 1015.0  0.0  0.0  4.0
31 7 20 09 03 97 17.3 54 19.5 12.9 11.1 14.6 14.7 15.4 14.6 12.8 10.9 0  0  0.0 12.0 000000 1016.5  0.0  0.0  3.3
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Mean
   5.6  6.5      11.7 66 15.0  5.9  3.7 9.2   9.4 10.7 11.0 10.4 10.0                       1015.0
Total                                                                      28.0 158.1              47.3  0.0 67.4
1961-1990 Climatological
Mean4.9 6.4           73 17.1  7.9  5.6 10.7 10.7 12.1 12.2 11.2 10.1      54.1 187.3       1015.2 46
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Snow                      days  0; mean  0.1;             50% snow cover at 09h     days  0; mean  0.0;
Hail                      days  0; mean  0.3;             Ice pellets               days  0; mean  0.1;
Thunder                   days  0; mean  1.8;             Fog at 09h                days  0; mean  0.1;
Gale                      days  0; mean  0.0;
Air frost                 days  0; mean  0.2;             Days with 0.2mm rain      days 11; mean 13.7*
Grass minimum frost       days  8; mean  2.0;             Days with 1.0mm rain      days  6; mean 10.3*
Soil frost                days  0                         Days with 5.0mm rain      days  1; mean  3.6*
Concrete frost            days  0                         Days with no sun          days  4; mean  2.3

Minimum relative humidity - 34%/4th,6th;     Air pressure: max - 1027.5mb/8th min - 995.5mb/19th

Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
     N    cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured);    dd      wind direction (degrees/10);       ff   wind speed (knots);
     VV   visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
     Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
     Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC);
     ww   present weather code (01 cloud decreasing, 02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing,
                     21 recent rain, 61 continuous light rain);
09GMT observations...
     Temp temperature (degC);      RH   relative humidity (%);   SS snow depth (cm);
     Press   air pressure (mb); E    state of ground (0 dry, 1 moist, 2 wet);
24 hour readings...
     Max  maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT,    Min  minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
     Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap  Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
     Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm);     Sun  sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
     Rain hrs  hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT;      Fr. hrs   hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
     S    snow/sleet falling;      L    50% snow cover at 09GMT;      H>4  hail falling;
     H<5  ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling;             T    thunder heard;
     G    gale;                    F    fog at 09GMT;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)
Notes: 3rd coldest May this century after 1902 (0.5degC colder) and 1941 (0.1degC colder).
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June 1996

                 -09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps--                              Rain  Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH  Max  Min Gmin  5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm   1m E SS Rain  Sun SLHTGF  Press  hrs  hrs Evap
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01 7 18 05 03 97 15.4 67 17.7  9.8  7.8 14.4 14.1 14.8 14.6 13.4 11.3 0  0 tr    9.1 000000 1018.0  0.0  0.0  2.5
02 5 10 02 02 97 17.7 75 20.5  6.2  3.8 11.7 12.2 13.9 14.4 13.4 11.6 0  0  0.0  9.4 000000 1018.5  0.0  0.0  2.2
03 1 21 02 02 97 16.9 52 18.9  7.1  4.9 11.8 12.8 14.5 14.8 13.5 11.8 0  0  0.0  7.8 000000 1020.0  0.0  0.0  2.5
04 4 15 02 02 97 18.0 69 22.6 12.7 12.0 14.6 14.9 15.4 15.0 13.7 12.0 0  0  0.0 13.1 000000 1025.5  0.0  0.0  2.6
05 2 10 02 02 97 22.0 71 27.3 10.0  7.9 14.2 14.7 15.9 15.8 14.1 12.1 0  0  0.0 13.0 000000 1023.5  0.0  0.0  3.9
06 6 11 02 02 97 23.8 59 30.2 12.4 10.1 16.1 16.4 17.2 16.5 14.8 12.4 0  0  0.0 13.5 000000 1018.0  0.0  0.0  4.1
07 0 18 02 02 97 26.2 69 30.7 16.3 13.7 18.1 18.2 18.8 17.5 15.5 12.7 0  0 10.9 11.7 000100 1013.5  0.9  0.0  3.7
08 6 20 09 02 97 18.5 66 21.7 13.8 12.9 17.8 18.8 19.6 18.6 16.2 13.1 1  0 tr    5.6 000000 1017.0  0.0  0.0  2.7
09 0 18 02 02 97 19.7 52 22.6  9.4  6.5 14.3 15.4 17.3 17.6 16.3 13.5 1  0  0.0 14.7 000000 1020.0  0.0  0.0  3.9
10 7 18 02 02 96 19.9 63 23.8 10.4  7.9 15.0 15.6 17.1 17.5 16.3 13.8 0  0  0.0  4.3 000000 1018.0  0.0  0.0  2.4
11 8 18 02 02 97 18.4 77 20.4 13.2 11.1 16.9 17.2 18.1 17.7 16.2 14.0 0  0 tr    0.6 000000 1019.5  0.0  0.0  2.0
12 6 32 09 01 97 18.1 55 22.2 12.2  9.3 15.6 16.2 17.3 17.1 16.1 14.1 0  0  0.0 10.9 000000 1028.5  0.0  0.0  3.3
13 1 02 02 02 97 18.5 50 22.1  7.0  4.6 13.6 14.9 15.9 17.3 16.2 14.1 0  0  0.0 13.6 000000 1035.5  0.0  0.0  3.8
14 1 05 02 02 97 18.4 53 22.8  8.5  6.0 14.4 15.4 17.2 17.4 16.3 14.3 0  0  0.0 13.5 000000 1034.0  0.0  0.0  4.0
15 1 00 00 02 97 18.5 57 24.1  8.5  6.3 14.9 15.6 17.2 17.4 16.5 14.5 0  0  0.0 13.3 000000 1030.5  0.0  0.0  4.7
16 0 07 02 02 97 20.3 54 26.9  9.3  6.2 15.1 15.9 17.6 17.7 16.7 14.4 0  0  0.0 14.0 000000 1026.5  0.0  0.0  4.0
17 6 27 02 02 97 20.7 52 28.3 11.1  8.4 16.6 17.2 18.6 18.4 16.9 14.6 0  0  0.0 13.0 000000 1019.5  0.0  0.0  4.1
18 6 33 09 02 97 16.4 71 22.8 11.9  9.3 16.2 17.3 19.0 18.7 17.1 14.8 0  0  0.0 11.4 000000 1015.5  0.0  0.0  3.1
19 4 08 02 03 97 18.3 60 22.9 10.8  7.6 16.2 17.2 18.6 18.4 17.2 14.9 0  0  0.0 10.9 000000 1014.0  0.0  0.0  3.6
20 8 13 09 02 97 10.6 80 15.1 10.5 11.3 16.7 17.6 18.8 18.5 17.3 15.0 0  0  0.3  0.1 000000 1009.5  0.7  0.0  1.7
21 8 05 02 60 97 13.3 55 18.4 10.0  7.8 14.6 15.3 16.8 17.0 16.5 15.1 0  0  0.0  4.0 000000 1011.0  0.0  0.0  3.3
22 2 36 02 02 97 16.2 54 17.1  6.8  3.9 14.5 14.6 16.2 16.8 16.3 15.1 0  0 tr    4.3 000000 1018.0  0.0  0.0  2.4
23 5 00 00 02 97 17.1 59 21.6  6.8  4.4 13.4 13.8 15.9 16.1 15.9 14.9 0  0  0.0  9.4 000000 1026.5  0.0  0.0  3.3
24 7 36 02 02 97 16.0 65 21.5 10.7  7.9 14.9 15.6 17.0 16.7 15.9 14.8 0  0  0.0  4.4 000000 1028.0  0.0  0.0  2.9
25 5 33 02 05 96 19.6 70 26.4 10.1  7.6 14.7 15.4 17.0 16.9 16.1 14.8 0  0  0.0  9.7 000000 1026.0  0.0  0.0  3.1
26 0 34 02 05 96 21.0 68 25.4 11.6  8.9 16.4 16.9 18.1 17.7 16.4 14.9 0  0  0.0  7.0 000000 1020.5  0.0  0.0  2.7
27 8 30 05 02 97 18.9 82 24.9 15.2 14.4 18.3 18.8 19.4 18.4 17.0 15.0 0  0  0.2  2.8 000000 1022.5  0.6  0.0  2.4
28 8 20 05 02 97 17.8 75 19.0 13.0 11.0 17.8 18.2 19.0 18.4 17.2 15.1 0  0  1.7  1.1 000000 1016.5  1.9  0.0  1.5
29 7 27 05 02 97 16.4 63 17.7 10.8  8.8 16.2 16.1 17.1 17.5 17.1 15.3 0  0  0.0  1.5 000000 1013.5  0.0  0.0  2.3
30 7 31 09 02 97 17.7 75 22.1 11.5  8.9 17.1 16.6 16.2 16.5 16.5 15.3 0  0 tr    1.5 000000 1012.5  0.0  0.0  2.5
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Mean
   4.5  3.4      18.3 64 22.6 10.6  8.4 15.4 16.0 17.2 17.1 16.0 14.0                       1020.7
Total                                                                      13.1 249.2               4.1  0.0 91.2
Climatological
Mean5.3 5.6           72 20.0 10.7  9.0 14.3 14.5 15.6 15.2 14.1 12.5      52.6 191.8       1017.0 41
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Snow                      days  0; mean  0.0;             50% snow cover at 09h     days  0; mean  0.0;
Hail                      days  0; mean  0.1;             Ice pellets               days  0; mean  0.0;
Thunder                   days  1; mean  2.3;             Fog at 09h                days  0; mean  0.1;
Gale                      days  0; mean  0.0;
Air frost                 days  0; mean  0.0;             Days with 0.2mm rain      days  4; mean 11.5*
Grass minimum frost       days  0; mean  0.0;             Days with 1.0mm rain      days  2; mean  8.2*
Soil frost                days  0                         Days with 5.0mm rain      days  1; mean  3.6*
Concrete frost            days  0                         Days with no sun          days  0; mean  2.1

Minimum relative humidity - 36%/16th;     Air pressure: max - 1035.5mb/13th min - 1008.0mb/20th

Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
     N    cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured);    dd      wind direction (degrees/10);       ff   wind speed (knots);
     VV   visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
     Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
     Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC);
     ww   present weather code (01 cloud decreasing, 02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing, 05 haze,
                    60 intermittent light rain)
09GMT observations...
     Temp temperature (degC);      RH   relative humidity (%);
     Press   air pressure (mb); E    state of ground code (0 dry, 1 moist, 2 wet);
24 hour readings...
     Max  maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT,    Min  minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
     Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap  Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
     Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm);     Sun  sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
     Rain hrs  hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT;      Fr. hrs   hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
     S    snow/sleet falling;      L    50% snow cover at 09GMT;      H>4  hail falling;
     H<5  ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling;             T    thunder heard;
     G    gale;                    F    fog at 09GMT;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)
Notes: 1035.5mb on the 13th is unusually high for June, while the total number of hours with rain was remarkably low.
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July 1996

                 -09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps--                              Rain  Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH  Max  Min Gmin  5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm   1m E SS Rain  Sun SLHTGF  Press  hrs  hrs Evap
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01 7 30 09 02 97 16.1 57 18.1 12.7 10.7 15.6 15.9 17.0 16.8 16.2 15.2 0  0  3.3  1.9 000000 1005.5  2.4  0.0  1.6
02 7 25 02 03 97 17.0 71 20.0  9.1  6.8 13.1 14.0 15.6 16.4 16.1 15.1 1  0  0.2  3.2 000000 1007.5  0.2  0.0  2.7
03 8 18 02 03 97 17.0 86 17.9 12.2  8.8 14.7 15.2 16.2 16.5 16.0 15.1 0  0  1.9  0.4 000000 1002.5  1.1  0.0  1.2
04 7 25 13 03 97 16.3 75 19.5 10.9  8.3 13.4 14.1 15.4 15.9 15.6 15.0 1  0  1.9  4.8 000000 1002.5  0.3  0.0  2.4
05 7 27 02 02 97 16.3 77 19.0 10.0  8.2 13.3 13.8 15.3 16.0 15.6 14.9 1  0 10.9  1.2 004100 1007.0  4.7  0.0  1.0
06 7 31 05 02 97 13.9 82 17.9 10.7  9.5 14.9 14.7 15.3 15.8 15.5 14.9 1  0  3.4  2.3 000100 1008.0  2.2  0.0  1.0
07 5 31 05 02 97 15.9 62 19.2  9.4  8.5 14.5 14.1 15.0 15.6 15.5 14.9 1  0  0.0  5.8 000000 1009.0  0.0  0.0  2.5
08 2 36 09 02 97 14.9 71 19.6 10.5  8.4 13.0 13.6 15.0 15.8 15.3 14.8 1  0  0.0  4.2 000000 1018.5  0.0  0.0  2.3
09 8 27 02 02 97 16.5 81 20.6 11.4  9.4 14.4 14.5 15.4 15.6 15.2 14.7 1  0 tr    0.1 000000 1022.0  0.0  0.0  1.8
10 7 32 09 02 97 17.5 75 26.8 13.0 11.3 13.9 14.6 15.8 15.9 15.2 14.7 1  0  0.0  7.3 000000 1024.5  0.0  0.0  2.5
11 8 26 05 10 95 21.6 78 24.7 14.3 12.7 16.9 16.7 17.0 16.5 15.4 14.7 0  0  0.0  2.6 000000 1021.0  0.0  0.0  2.1
12 8 25 05 02 97 20.1 79 23.9 14.9 13.3 17.1 16.9 17.5 17.2 16.0 14.8 0  0 tr    1.2 000000 1017.5  0.0  0.0  1.9
13 7 24 09 03 97 19.7 73 25.4 14.2 12.1 18.0 17.6 18.0 17.5 16.6 15.0 0  0  0.0  9.0 000000 1017.5  0.0  0.0  2.7
14 8 00 00 03 96 20.1 77 25.1 16.9 12.1 19.4 18.9 18.9 18.0 16.9 15.1 0  0 tr    1.0 000000 1023.0  0.0  0.0  1.8
15 0 01 09 02 97 18.7 64 24.8 11.3  9.5 15.2 16.3 17.9 18.0 17.1 15.4 0  0  0.0 14.1 000000 1028.0  0.0  0.0  4.3
16 4 04 13 02 97 15.0 63 22.4 10.6  8.5 15.0 16.2 18.0 18.1 17.3 15.6 0  0  0.0 10.4 000000 1032.0  0.0  0.0  3.8
17 7 08 05 03 97 16.6 75 25.0 10.3  8.0 15.3 15.6 17.4 17.8 17.2 15.7 0  0  0.0 11.0 000000 1029.5  0.0  0.0  4.1
18 0 00 00 02 97 20.9 42 27.5  9.2  6.5 14.9 16.1 17.7 18.1 17.3 15.8 0  0  0.0 14.2 000000 1026.5  0.0  0.0  4.4
19 6 09 02 02 97 19.5 64 26.8 12.2  9.3 17.1 17.8 19.1 18.8 17.7 15.8 0  0  0.0 10.8 000000 1025.5  0.0  0.0  3.9
20 2 10 02 02 97 21.1 60 28.5 12.6  9.0 17.3 18.1 19.1 18.9 17.9 16.0 0  0  0.0 14.7 000000 1023.0  0.0  0.0  4.3
21 3 00 00 02 97 21.2 53 29.7 11.4  8.0 17.1 18.1 19.5 19.4 18.3 16.1 0  0  0.0 14.2 000000 1020.5  0.0  0.0  4.7
22 3 09 02 02 97 24.8 52 31.4 12.7  9.7 17.8 18.7 20.0 19.7 18.6 16.3 0  0  0.0 13.9 000000 1015.5  0.0  0.0  6.5
23 7 22 02 02 97 21.8 62 26.6 18.7 13.0 20.0 20.5 21.1 20.3 18.9 16.5 0  0  1.3  1.6 000100 1007.0  1.3  0.0  3.2
24 8 32 05 02 97 17.8 73 23.0 14.8 12.1 17.6 18.3 19.6 19.8 18.8 16.7 0  0  0.0  3.5 000000 1014.0  0.0  0.0  2.9
25 1 29 05 02 97 19.4 64 22.4 11.2  7.5 15.6 16.6 18.4 18.8 18.4 16.8 0  0  0.0 13.3 000000 1022.5  0.0  0.0  3.2
26 8 00 00 03 95 22.1 62 29.0 12.7  9.2 17.2 18.3 19.9 19.5 18.4 16.8 0  0  1.1  7.4 000000 1021.5  2.0  0.0  4.1
27 8 36 05 02 97 21.5 82 23.1 15.9 12.6 19.4 20.1 20.1 20.1 19.0 16.8 1  0  0.0  2.4 000000 1019.0  0.0  0.0  3.8
28 7 18 05 02 97 17.8 71 22.0 14.4 11.5 19.0 19.2 20.0 19.7 19.0 17.0 0  0  3.2  0.1 000000 1017.5  4.3  0.0  1.7
29 8 15 05 60 97 18.2 82 24.6 15.8 14.0 18.5 18.9 19.8 19.4 18.7 17.0 1  0  0.2  5.8 000000 1013.0  0.2  0.0  1.7
30 7 27 05 10 96 18.7 81 24.1 14.1 11.3 18.9 18.4 19.1 19.3 18.5 17.1 1  0  2.7  0.9 000000 1015.0  2.2  0.0  2.8
31 7 22 05 60 97 19.2 79 24.6 15.5 13.6 18.8 18.5 19.0 19.0 18.5 17.0 1  0  0.0  7.0 000000 1014.5  0.0  0.0  2.5
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Mean
    5.9 4.7      18.6 70 23.7 12.7 10.1 16.4 16.8 17.8 17.9 17.1 15.7                       1017.1
Total                                                                      30.1 190.3              20.9  0.0 89.4
1961-1990 Climatological
Mean5.2 5.5           73 22.1 12.5 10.8 16.0 16.4 17.3 17.3 16.3 15.1      46.7 191.2       1017.5 35
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Snow                      days  0; mean  0.0;             50% snow cover at 09h     days  0; mean  0.0;
Hail                      days  0; mean  0.1;             Ice pellets               days  1; mean  0.0;
Thunder                   days  3; mean  1.9;             Fog at 09h                days  0; mean  0.1;
Gale                      days  0; mean  0.0;
Air frost                 days  0; mean  0.0              Days with 0.2mm rain      days 11; mean 10.9*
Grass minimum frost       days  0; mean  0.0              Days with 1.0mm rain      days  9; mean  7.6*
Soil frost                days  0                         Days with 5.0mm rain      days  1; mean  2.8*
Concrete frost            days  0                         Days with no sun          days  0; mean  1.7

Minimum relative humidity - 24%/22nd;     Air pressure: max - 1032.0mb/16th, min - 1000.0mb/3rd

Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
     N    cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured);    dd      wind direction (degrees/10);       ff   wind speed (knots);
     VV   visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
     Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
     Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC);
     ww   present weather code (02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing, 10 mist, 60 intermittent light rain);
09GMT observations...
     Temp temperature (degC);      RH   relative humidity (%);   SS snow depth (cm);
     Press   air pressure (mb); E    state of ground (0 dry, 1 moist, 2 wet);
24 hour readings...
     Max  maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT,    Min  minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
     Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap  Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
     Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm);     Sun  sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
     Rain hrs  hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT;      Fr. hrs   hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
     S    snow/sleet falling;      L    50% snow cover at 09GMT;      H>4  hail falling;
     H<5  ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling;             T    thunder heard;
     G    gale;                    F    fog at 09GMT;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away); Unusually high pressure for July on 16th.
Dry air on 17th (min rel. humidity 32%), 18th (32%), 20th (30%), 21st (29%) and 22nd (24%)
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August 1996

                 -09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps--                              Rain  Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH  Max  Min Gmin  5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm   1m E SS Rain  Sun SLHTGF  Press  hrs  hrs Evap
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01 6 23 05 02 97 16.7 78 22.3 11.9  8.6 16.7 16.7 18.2 18.8 18.4 17.0 1  0  0.0  6.0 000000 1015.5  0.0  0.0  2.5
02 4 27 02 02 97 16.7 74 20.3  9.7  6.2 15.0 15.6 17.4 18.4 18.2 17.0 1  0  0.0  2.1 000000 1022.0  0.0  0.0  3.0
03 1 31 02 02 97 20.0 55 23.3 11.9  7.4 15.0 15.7 17.2 17.7 17.7 16.9 0  0  0.0  9.3 000000 1020.5  0.0  0.0  2.8
04 1 02 05 05 96 19.5 60 27.5 11.2  7.5 15.6 15.9 17.8 18.0 17.8 16.9 0  0  0.0 12.5 000000 1025.5  0.0  0.0  4.0
05 1 07 05 05 96 23.5 49 25.4 13.5  9.0 16.0 16.2 17.5 18.6 18.1 16.9 0  0  0.0 12.0 000000 1014.5  0.0  0.0  5.4
06 5 13 05 01 97 20.0 78 21.4 17.0 14.8 19.9 17.8 19.8 19.2 18.4 16.9 0  0  0.0  5.8 000000 1006.0  0.0  0.0  3.4
07 6 24 09 02 97 14.9 69 22.6 14.2 12.4 17.9 18.6 18.9 18.7 18.3 16.9 0  0  0.0  6.5 000000 1015.5  0.0  0.0  2.6
08 7 19 02 02 97 17.5 67 22.6 10.8  7.5 15.5 16.0 17.0 18.5 18.2 16.9 0  0  0.1  6.0 000000 1016.0  0.3  0.0  2.4
09 7 15 05 02 97 17.5 83 21.6 14.8 12.6 17.0 17.5 17.5 18.3 18.0 16.9 1  0 14.9  0.7 000000 1012.0  8.4  0.0  1.9
10 8 24 09 21 97 18.0 76 22.4 15.2 14.4 17.8 17.8 18.0 18.0 17.8 16.8 1  0 24.0  6.5 000000 1004.5  3.2  0.0  2.4
11 7 13 05 03 97 16.9 85 22.5 13.8 11.5 16.2 16.6 17.8 18.1 17.7 16.9 1  0 12.3  2.0 000100 1003.5  2.5  0.0  1.1
12 8 05 05 05 96 17.4 83 22.5 14.1 13.4 16.2 16.7 17.5 18.0 17.5 16.9 1  0  0.0  2.0 000000 1011.5  0.0  0.0  1.6
13 3 03 09 02 97 18.5 77 23.4 13.3 11.2 15.4 16.1 17.6 17.9 17.4 16.8 1  0  0.0 12.0 000000 1015.0  0.0  0.0  2.7
14 8 01 02 05 96 16.9 82 21.1 14.9 13.0 16.3 16.7 17.6 17.9 17.4 16.7 1  0 tr    0.1 000000 1019.0  0.0  0.0  1.8
15 8 36 02 50 96 15.8 86 21.1 15.7 15.2 16.8 17.3 18.0 17.9 17.3 16.6 1  0  0.0  5.3 000000 1022.0  0.0  0.0  1.2
16 0 00 00 44 04 15.8 88 26.4 12.2 10.4 14.9 15.6 17.1 17.6 17.2 16.6 1  0  0.0 10.6 000000 1021.5  0.0  0.0  2.9
17 8 25 02 44 06 17.7 89 26.8 14.4 11.5 15.0 16.0 17.5 18.0 17.5 16.7 0  0  0.0 10.5 000000 1021.5  0.0  0.0  3.0
18 1 05 05 02 97 24.0 91 29.9 13.9 11.2 15.2 16.4 18.0 18.5 17.7 16.8 0  0  0.0 11.5 000000 1019.0  0.0  0.0  3.1
19 0 00 00 05 96 25.8 62 30.4 14.2 11.5 16.4 17.3 18.7 18.9 18.0 16.8 0  0  0.0 10.0 000000 1014.5  0.0  0.0  4.2
20 7 27 02 03 96 21.9 78 24.1 15.6 12.7 17.8 18.3 19.4 19.3 18.3 16.9 0  0  0.0  0.2 000100 1009.0  0.3  0.0  1.7
21 0 22 02 02 97 19.3 74 24.1 12.2  9.5 15.8 17.0 18.7 19.0 18.3 17.0 0  0  0.0 12.0 000000 1011.0  0.0  0.0  2.7
22 3 00 00 02 97 20.1 62 21.9 11.3  8.5 15.1 16.3 18.0 18.6 18.1 17.1 0  0 16.3  8.5 000000 1013.0 12.2  0.0  3.0
23 8 19 09 60 97 14.9 89 21.3 14.6 14.1 16.7 17.2 18.2 18.5 17.9 17.1 1  0  0.3  4.0 000000 1003.5  2.5  0.0  2.6
24 6 25 02 03 97 17.3 77 20.6 12.9 10.1 15.9 16.2 17.1 17.9 17.7 17.1 1  0  4.9  4.1 004100 1003.5  2.6  0.0  1.4
25 7 32 02 02 97 15.3 80 20.4 13.4 10.3 15.8 16.2 17.2 17.8 17.4 17.0 1  0  0.0  4.7 000000 1008.0  0.0  0.0  1.8
26 0 36 02 02 97 17.1 75 20.4 10.9  8.9 14.4 15.1 16.6 17.4 17.3 17.0 1  0  5.3  7.3 000000 1012.0  1.5  0.0  1.4
27 3 31 02 02 97 16.5 79 20.9  9.9  8.9 13.9 14.7 16.4 17.2 17.2 16.8 1  0  1.0  7.8 000000 1015.0  0.6  0.0  1.2
28 6 36 02 02 95 16.6 81 21.0  9.3  7.8 14.0 14.7 16.1 17.1 17.0 16.7 1  0  0.6  6.8 000100 1018.5  0.7  0.0  1.7
29 8 36 13 60 96 14.2 79 17.8 12.9 10.7 14.6 15.2 16.4 17.0 16.8 16.6 1  0  0.0  0.0 000000 1013.5  0.0  0.0  2.3
30 6 33 02 02 97 15.6 77 17.2 10.3  8.0 12.8 13.8 15.4 16.2 16.5 16.5 1  0 tr    2.0 000000 1019.0  0.0  0.0  1.5
31 8 27 05 03 97 14.1 76 19.3  7.9  5.6 12.1 12.8 14.7 15.8 16.0 16.4 1  0 0.0   2.2 000000 1026.5  0.0  0.0  1.6
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Mean
    4.9 3.9      17.9 76 22.7 12.8 10.5 15.7 16.3 17.5 18.0 17.6 16.8                       1014.6
Total                                                                      79.7 191.0              34.8  0.0 74.9
1961-1990 Climatological
Mean5.2 5.3           77 21.7 12.2 10.5 15.6 16.2 17.2 17.2 17.0 16.1      57.5 180.9       1016.4 39
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Snow                      days  0; mean  0.0;             50% snow cover at 09h     days  0; mean  0.0;
Hail                      days  0; mean  0.0;             Ice pellets               days  1; mean  0.1;
Thunder                   days  4; mean  1.5;             Fog at 09h                days  0; mean  0.4;
Gale                      days  0; mean  0.0;
Air frost                 days  0; mean  0.0              Days with 0.2mm rain      days  9; mean 12.4*
Grass minimum frost       days  0; mean  0.0              Days with 1.0mm rain      days  7; mean  8.6*
Soil frost                days  0                         Days with 5.0mm rain      days  5; mean  3.4*
Concrete frost            days  0                         Days with no sun          days  1; mean  2.2
Minimum relative humidity - 34%/5th;     Air pressure: max - 1028.5mb/3rd,31st, min - 1003.0mb/11th

Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
     N    cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured);    dd      wind direction (degrees/10);       ff   wind speed (knots);
     VV   visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
     Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
     Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC);
     ww   present weather code (01 cloud decreasing, 02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing, 05 haze,
                   21 recent rain, 44 fog, 50 intermittent light drizzle, 60 intermittent light rain);
09GMT observations...
     Temp temperature (degC);      RH   relative humidity (%);   SS snow depth (cm);
     Press   air pressure (mb); E    state of ground (0 dry, 1 moist, 2 wet);
24 hour readings...
     Max  maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT,    Min  minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
     Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap  Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
     Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm);     Sun  sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
     Rain hrs  hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT;      Fr. hrs   hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
     S    snow/sleet falling;      L    50% snow cover at 09GMT;      H>4  hail falling;    F    fog at 09GMT;
     H<5  ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling;             T    thunder heard;   G    gale;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)
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September 1996

                 -09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps--                              Rain  Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH  Max  Min Gmin  5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm   1m E SS Rain  Sun SLHTGF  Press  hrs  hrs Evap
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01 6 00 00 02 97 17.9 71 21.0  9.3  7.2 12.2 13.2 14.8 15.5 15.7 16.1 1  0  0.0  3.8 000000 1029.0  0.0  0.0  2.2
02 6 00 00 02 97 16.8 79 21.8 14.2 12.9 15.1 15.5 16.1 16.0 15.8 16.0 1  0  0.4  0.6 000000 1027.0  2.4  0.0  1.5
03 8 09 02 02 96 15.5 93 20.8 15.5 12.6 16.9 17.1 17.3 16.9 16.2 15.9 1  0  0.1  3.8 000000 1025.0  0.8  0.0  1.7
04 8 35 13 03 97 16.3 81 18.5 14.4 12.2 15.7 15.8 16.6 16.6 16.3 15.9 1  0  0.0  2.1 000000 1024.5  0.0  0.0  2.5
05 8 00 00 02 97 16.4 83 22.1 13.9 12.1 14.4 14.9 15.9 16.3 16.2 16.0 0  0  0.0  6.3 000000 1023.0  0.0  0.0  2.7
06 0 09 05 02 96 16.8 76 21.5 11.6  6.6 12.6 13.5 15.3 16.2 16.1 15.9 0  0  0.0 11.3 000000 1023.0  0.0  0.0  2.8
07 8 07 05 02 97 14.8 72 19.6 11.3  9.0 13.9 14.4 15.5 16.1 16.0 15.9 0  0  0.0  4.2 000000 1025.5  0.0  0.0  2.8
08 7 02 05 02 97 16.0 78 20.0 13.3 12.2 14.3 14.7 15.6 15.9 15.8 15.9 0  0 tr    4.6 000000 1027.5  0.0  0.0  2.5
09 7 04 09 02 97 14.6 81 18.2 12.6 10.7 14.4 14.7 15.6 15.9 15.8 15.8 0  0  0.0  2.3 000000 1027.0  0.0  0.0  2.1
10 7 36 05 02 97 13.9 78 16.4 11.9 10.2 13.7 14.1 15.1 15.5 15.6 15.7 0  0  0.0  0.5 000000 1024.5  0.0  0.0  1.4
11 8 00 00 05 96 12.5 81 19.5  7.8  5.2 12.2 12.8 14.4 15.1 15.4 15.6 0  0  0.0  3.8 000000 1020.5  0.0  0.0  1.9
12 8 33 02 02 97 15.2 68 17.9 12.5 12.3 14.3 14.5 15.1 15.3 15.1 15.5 0  0  0.0  5.3 000000 1012.0  0.0  0.0  3.3
13 0 35 09 02 97 13.2 66 17.6  7.8  4.7 10.6 11.9 13.9 15.0 15.1 15.4 0  0  0.0 10.9 000000 1018.0  0.0  0.0  2.5
14 0 00 00 02 97 14.8 68 19.0  5.5  2.1  9.9 11.1 13.0 14.4 14.7 15.3 0  0  0.0 11.7 000000 1024.5  0.0  0.0  1.8
15 0 00 00 02 96 15.3 75 22.6  4.7  2.2  9.8 11.1 13.1 14.4 14.7 15.1 0  0  0.0 11.2 000000 1025.0  0.0  0.0  2.2
16 0 00 00 10 95 15.5 78 22.0  6.8  4.5 10.6 11.8 13.6 14.6 14.6 15.1 0  0  0.0 11.1 000000 1024.0  0.0  0.0  4.0
17 1 09 05 05 95 16.2 55 19.6 10.2  6.5 11.5 12.4 14.0 14.7 14.7 15.0 0  0  0.0 11.2 000000 1018.0  0.0  0.0  2.4
18 0 09 02 05 97 12.7 75 15.5  8.9  5.0 10.6 11.7 13.5 14.5 14.7 15.0 0  0  0.0  1.6 000000 1016.5  0.0  0.0  3.1
19 3 06 05 02 97 11.9 81 14.1 10.9  8.9 11.6 12.3 13.7 14.1 14.3 14.9 0  0  2.7  0.3 000000 1012.5  3.8  0.0  1.3
20 8 07 02 05 96 14.1 83 14.8 11.4  8.9 12.6 12.7 13.3 13.8 14.0 14.7 1  0 tr    0.0 000000 1007.5  0.0  0.0  1.8
21 6 07 09 05 96 13.1 79 16.8 12.4 11.3 12.2 12.6 13.2 13.8 13.9 14.6 1  0  0.0  4.4 000000 1009.5  0.0  0.0  2.2
22 8 02 09 02 97 11.8 88 15.1  9.7  6.9 11.7 11.9 12.8 13.5 13.8 14.5 0  0  0.0  0.0 000000 1014.0  0.0  0.0  1.7
23 7 07 02 02 97 11.9 84 16.0 10.9  7.9 11.7 12.1 13.0 13.5 13.7 14.4 0  0  0.0  0.9 000000 1011.5  0.0  0.0  1.2
24 0 00 00 02 94 11.7 83 18.0  3.9  1.4  8.7  9.9 12.0 13.1 13.5 14.3 0  0  0.5  4.9 000000 1012.5  3.0  0.0  1.7
25 7 27 02 02 96 16.5 90 17.7 11.7  8.7 12.8 13.2 13.9 13.8 13.6 14.1 1  0  0.5  1.7 000000 1007.5  0.7  0.0  0.6
26 7 00 00 02 96 14.2 92 17.1  7.2  4.4 10.4 11.4 13.1 13.9 13.7 14.1 1  0  0.2  1.0 000000 1013.0  0.2  0.0  1.2
27 1 20 02 02 96 14.5 92 19.4 11.1  6.6 11.6 11.7 13.6 13.9 13.8 14.1 1  0  0.0  3.4 000000 1009.5  0.0  0.0  1.5
28 8 24 05 02 97 15.5 86 19.8  7.9  4.4 10.6 11.2 12.9 13.8 13.8 14.1 0  0  1.2  5.1 000000 1020.5  3.9  0.0  2.3
29 8 22 19 50 97 17.1 94 18.7 14.4 12.9 14.7 14.4 14.4 14.1 14.0 14.1 1  0  1.1  0.0 000000 1012.0  2.0  0.0  0.8
30 8 28 02 02 97 12.8 88 15.4 12.3  8.7 12.8 13.4 14.4 14.5 14.2 14.1 1  0  5.9  0.0 000000 1011.5  6.9  0.0  0.4
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Mean
    5.1 4.0      14.7 80 18.6 10.5  8.0 12.5 13.1 14.3 14.8 14.8 15.1                       1018.5
Total                                                                      12.6 128.0              23.7  0.0 60.1
1961-1990 Climatological
Mean5.7 4.4           83 19.2 10.0  7.9 13.2 13.8 15.0 15.5 15.4 15.3      57.7 137.0       1016.8 40
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Snow                      days  0; mean  0.0;             50% snow cover at 09h     days  0; mean  0.0;
Hail                      days  0; mean  0.0;             Ice pellets               days  0; mean  0.0;
Thunder                   days  0; mean  0.9;             Fog at 09h                days  0; mean  0.6;
Gale                      days  0; mean  0.2;
Air frost                 days  0; mean  0.0              Days with 0.2mm rain      days  8; mean 11.5*
Grass minimum frost       days  0; mean  0.3              Days with 1.0mm rain      days  4; mean  8.7*
Soil frost                days  0                         Days with 5.0mm rain      days  1; mean  3.8*
Concrete frost            days  0                         Days with no sun          days  4; mean  2.9
Minimum relative humidity - 39%/15th;     Air pressure: max - 1029.5mb/1st, min - 1005.5mb/26th

Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
     N    cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured);    dd      wind direction (degrees/10);       ff   wind speed (knots);
     VV   visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
     Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
     Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC);
     ww   present weather code (02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing, 05 haze, 10 mist,
          50 intermittent light drizzle);
09GMT observations...
     Temp temperature (degC);      RH   relative humidity (%);   SS snow depth (cm);
     Press   air pressure (mb); E    state of ground (0 dry, 1 moist, 2 wet);
24 hour readings...
     Max  maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT,    Min  minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
     Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap  Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
     Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm);     Sun  sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
     Rain hrs  hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT;      Fr. hrs   hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
     S    snow/sleet falling;      L    50% snow cover at 09GMT;      H>4  hail falling;    F    fog at 09GMT;
     H<5  ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling;             T    thunder heard;   G    gale;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)
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October 1996

                 -09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps--                              Rain  Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH  Max  Min Gmin  5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm   1m E SS Rain  Sun SLHTGF  Press  hrs  hrs Evap
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01 1 31 02 02 96 11.1 91 16.9  8.1  4.5 10.8 11.8 13.4 14.0 14.1 14.2 1  0  0.0  6.3 000000 1008.0  0.0  0.0  1.1
02 0 00 00 02 96 12.0 83 17.9  3.2  0.6  8.3  9.6 11.9 13.5 13.8 14.1 1  0  0.0  9.4 000000 1018.0  0.0  0.0  1.3
03 7 22 02 03 97 12.9 91 15.8  8.1  4.4 10.2 11.0 12.4 13.4 13.6 14.1 0  0  1.2  0.0 000000 1022.0  0.2  0.0  1.0
04 0 29 02 10 95 12.7 83 15.4  7.1  3.3  9.1 10.1 12.0 13.1 13.3 14.0 1  0  0.3  8.3 000000 1017.0  0.4  0.0  1.5
05 7 32 05 02 97 11.1 82 14.5  6.5  2.9  8.4  9.2 11.0 12.6 13.1 13.9 1  0  0.2  7.8 000000 1017.5  0.8  0.0  1.7
06 8 00 00 10 95  9.3 96 13.1  4.4  1.3  9.7  9.7 10.9 12.1 12.8 13.7 1  0 tr    0.5 000000 1025.0  0.0  0.0  0.3
07 7 00 00 10 95 12.1 98 16.4  9.3  9.0 11.6 11.6 12.1 12.4 12.6 13.5 1  0  0.0  0.5 000000 1022.0  0.0  0.0  0.8
08 8 00 00 05 96 14.6 90 16.8 12.1 11.4 12.6 12.7 13.0 13.0 12.8 13.4 1  0  8.8  1.1 000000 1021.5  9.1  0.0  0.6
09 8 24 05 60 97 10.0 94 15.5  9.4  8.9 12.0 12.4 13.1 13.3 13.1 13.4 1  0  0.0  5.4 000000 1021.5  0.0  0.0  1.4
10 6 36 02 01 97 11.2 93 15.9  8.5  5.8 11.3 11.8 12.8 13.3 13.1 13.4 1  0  0.0  5.5 000000 1027.0  0.0  0.0  1.7
11 7 31 02 02 97  9.3 82 15.7  6.0  3.0  9.8 10.3 11.9 12.7 12.9 13.4 1  0  0.0  2.1 000000 1021.5  0.0  0.0  1.3
12 8 24 02 02 95 13.6 93 16.2  9.3  5.9 11.4 11.5 12.2 12.6 12.7 13.4 1  0  0.0  3.9 000000 1010.5  0.0  0.0  1.1
13 6 21 09 02 96 15.1 93 18.5 10.5  6.2 10.8 11.1 12.2 12.8 12.7 13.4 1  0  0.0  7.0 000000 1004.5  0.0  0.0  1.6
14 6 19 02 05 96 13.8 97 19.4 10.2  6.3 10.6 11.2 12.4 12.9 12.7 13.3 0  0  1.6  0.6 000000 1003.5  0.2  0.0  1.2
15 1 24 02 02 96 12.8 89 14.8  9.8  5.6 11.2 12.1 13.1 13.1 12.8 13.3 1  0  0.1  7.5 000000 1003.5  0.2  0.0  1.4
16 2 18 02 02 97 11.1 84 15.0  4.4  0.9  7.8  9.8 10.9 12.4 12.7 13.3 1  0  0.0  7.5 000000 1007.0  0.0  0.0  1.6
17 1 00 00 02 97  7.3 93 14.8  2.2 -0.9  7.0  8.1 10.2 11.7 12.3 13.2 1  0  4.3  8.4 000000 1009.0  1.3  0.0  1.1
18 8 19 13 02 97 11.6 95 15.8  4.2  0.2  8.8  8.7  9.9 11.1 11.8 13.0 1  0  4.7  0.9 000000 1005.0  3.4  0.0  0.8
19 0 27 09 02 97 12.0 85 16.8  7.7  2.8  8.3  8.3 10.5 11.4 11.4 12.9 1  0  0.5  7.2 000000 1017.5  0.3  0.0  1.1
20 8 21 05 02 97 14.0 96 16.0 12.0  9.9 11.8 11.7 11.9 11.9 11.4 12.8 1  0  3.4  0.0 000000 1020.0  5.1  0.0  0.7
21 1 25 02 02 97 12.6 89 17.1 10.0  5.2 11.2 11.8 12.6 12.5 12.2 12.7 1  0  0.0  3.2 000000 1020.5  0.0  0.0  0.9
22 3 24 02 02 97 12.3 95 17.6  9.4  7.3 11.3 11.4 12.0 12.4 12.3 12.7 1  0  0.0  3.4 000000 1024.0  0.0  0.0  1.0
23 0 00 00 02 95 12.4 91 19.0  8.0  4.9  9.4 10.0 11.5 12.3 12.4 12.8 1  0  0.0  7.9 000000 1021.0  0.0  0.0  2.0
24 3 15 02 02 97 12.7 96 17.7  8.8  6.0  9.6 10.0 11.2 12.1 12.2 12.8 1  0  0.1  0.3 000000 1018.0  0.3  0.0  0.7
25 8 20 02 02 97 13.8 95 17.1 10.7  8.2 11.1 11.4 12.1 12.3 12.3 12.7 1  0  1.3  3.8 000000 1014.5  1.4  0.0  1.7
26 3 00 00 02 96 11.0 90 14.1  7.6  4.0  9.5 10.0 11.4 12.2 12.3 12.7 1  0  5.6  3.5 000000 1019.0  4.8  0.0  1.5
27 8 24 24 63 95 13.2 97 16.1  9.9  6.0 12.5 12.0 11.3 12.3 12.0 12.7 1  0  1.4  0.2 000000 1009.5  6.6  0.0  2.2
28 6 23 24 03 97 14.1 90 15.3 11.9 11.0 12.5 13.0 12.3 13.2 12.5 12.8 1  0  1.5  4.0 000000  999.5  2.0  0.0  1.1
29 4 32 05 02 97 10.7 72 11.8 10.5  6.5 10.0 11.0 11.0 12.8 12.4 12.8 1  0  0.0  6.7 000000 1012.0  0.0  0.0  2.2
30 7 25 05 02 97  8.0 95 11.3  3.2 -0.2  7.8  8.1 10.1 11.6 12.0 12.8 1  0  3.2  0.0 000000 1027.0  4.8  0.0  1.1
31 8 27 09 21 97 12.0 98 14.9  8.0  8.2  9.9 10.0 10.7 11.2 11.5 12.5 1  0  1.7  0.0 000000 1015.5  4.4  0.0  1.0
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Mean
    4.8 4.5      11.9 91 15.9  8.1  5.1 10.2 10.7 11.7 12.5 12.6 13.2                       1015.5
Total                                                                      39.9 122.9              45.3  0.0 38.7
1961-1990 Climatological
Mean5.4 5.1           88 15.3  7.5  5.3 10.1 10.8 11.7 12.4 12.6 13.2      60.4  97.0       1015.7 46
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Snow                      days  0; mean  0.0;             50% snow cover at 09h     days  0; mean  0.0;
Hail                      days  0; mean  0.0;             Ice pellets               days  0; mean  0.1;
Thunder                   days  0; mean  0.3;             Fog at 09h                days  0; mean  2.9;
Gale                      days  0; mean  0.3;
Air frost                 days  0; mean  0.6              Days with 0.2mm rain      days 15; mean 14.3*
Grass minimum frost       days  2; mean  3.9              Days with 1.0mm rain      days 12; mean 10.0*
Soil frost                days  0                         Days with 5.0mm rain      days  2; mean  3.8*
Concrete frost            days  0                         Days with no sun          days  4; mean  6.8

Minimum relative humidity - 40%/10th;     Air pressure: max - 1027.0mb/10th,30th, min - 986.0mb/28th

Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
     N    cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured);    dd      wind direction (degrees/10);       ff   wind speed (knots);
     VV   visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
     Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
     Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC);
     ww   present weather code (01 cloud decreasing, 02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing, 05 haze, 10 mist,
          21 recent rain, 60 intermittent light rain, 63 continuous moderate rain);
09GMT observations...
     Temp temperature (degC);      RH   relative humidity (%);   SS snow depth (cm);
     Press   air pressure (mb); E    state of ground (0 dry, 1 moist, 2 wet);
24 hour readings...
     Max  maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT,    Min  minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
     Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap  Piche evapoartion (ml) beginning O9GMT;
     Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm);     Sun  sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
     Rain hrs  hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT;      Fr. hrs   hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
     S    snow/sleet falling;      L    50% snow cover at 09GMT;      H>4  hail falling;    F    fog at 09GMT;
     H<5  ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling;             T    thunder heard;   G    gale;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)
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November 1996

                 -09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps--                              Rain  Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH  Max  Min Gmin  5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm   1m E SS Rain  Sun SLHTGF  Press  hrs  hrs Evap
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01 1 29 02 02 97  9.5 85 17.0  8.9  4.9  9.5 10.1 11.2 11.5 11.6 12.4 1  0  0.0  4.9 000000 1023.5  0.0  0.0  1.4
02 8 23 09 02 97 15.6 91 16.9  9.5 10.8 12.8 12.6 12.4 12.0 11.7 12.4 1  0  3.4  0.0 000000 1021.0  3.2  0.0  0.9
03 7 20 13 02 97 15.3 95 17.0 14.8 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.1 12.5 12.1 12.4 1  0 19.2  0.9 000000 1015.5  7.0  0.0  1.1
04 8 18 13 61 97 14.7 91 14.9 12.7 10.5 13.2 13.1 13.1 12.9 12.4 12.5 2  0  0.9  3.7 000000  999.5  0.4  0.0  1.9
05 0 27 19 02 97  9.9 64 15.0  9.1  6.5  9.3  9.9 11.4 12.4 12.4 12.6 1  0  1.0  7.0 000000 1007.5  1.1  0.0  2.0
06 1 30 13 02 97 11.9 81 14.8  9.9  9.0 11.0 11.4 11.7 11.9 12.0 12.6 1  0  1.6  5.7 000000 1003.5  3.2  0.0  2.2
07 8 21 02 21 97  8.5 92 12.1  8.2  6.6  9.7  9.9 10.9 11.6 11.8 12.5 1  0  0.1  4.6 000000 1005.5  0.2  0.0  0.9
08 0 00 00 02 95  1.8 94 10.7 -0.5 -2.9  5.5  6.7  9.0 10.9 11.4 12.5 1  0  0.0  4.8 000000 1023.5  0.0  2.0  0.8
09 2 25 02 02 96  5.0 94 11.3  1.8 -1.4  5.6  6.2  8.4 10.0 10.8 12.2 1  0 11.6  4.8 000000 1025.0  9.6  0.0  0.8
10 8 25 05 61 95  4.5 93  7.4  4.5  4.0  7.2  7.5  8.8  9.8 10.4 12.0 1  0  0.1  0.9 000000 1011.0  0.1  2.0  0.2
11 7 03 02 10 95  1.0 93  8.1 -1.6 -3.4  3.9  4.8  6.9  9.0  9.8 11.8 1  0  0.0  1.1 000000 1001.5  0.0 10.0  0.6
12 8 04 13 60 97  8.1 86  8.5  1.0  3.3  6.9  6.9  7.8  8.7  9.4 11.5 1  0  0.3  0.1 000000 1001.5  2.0  0.0  1.6
13 1 09 13 02 97  4.5 77  7.9  3.1  0.1  4.4  5.0  6.9  8.4  9.0 11.1 1  0  0.0  4.4 000000 1017.5  0.0  1.5  0.7
14 1 02 02 02 95 -1.0 94  8.4 -2.9 -5.2  2.6  3.3  5.6  7.8  8.6 10.9 3  0  0.0  5.1 000000 1025.5  0.0  9.3  0.5
15 7 07 02 10 96  3.2 83 10.5 -1.0  1.5  5.2  5.3  6.4  7.6  8.3 10.7 1  0  0.0  7.0 000000 1025.5  0.0  1.0  0.7
16 7 03 02 10 95  2.2 94  8.0 -1.5 -4.6  3.7  4.1  5.6  7.2  8.1 10.3 3  0  5.6  0.8 000000 1026.0  4.7  5.5  0.4
17 8 27 02 61 95  8.0 98  8.5  2.2 -0.4  6.1  6.4  6.9  7.4  7.8 10.1 1  0  5.1  0.0 000000 1010.0  8.5  0.0  0.6
18 8 33 09 02 97  1.7 82  5.5  1.7  0.9  4.4  4.8  6.4  7.4  7.9  9.9 1  0  9.5  6.0 000000 1010.5  2.9  6.4  0.6
19 8 18 19 63 96  2.7 93  6.6 -3.1 -6.1  3.1  2.9  4.5  6.6  7.4  9.6 5  0 20.5  0.0 500000  983.0 14.6  4.7  0.3
20 8 36 13 80 97  2.5 93  5.8  2.2  3.1  5.0  4.9  5.6  6.1  6.8  9.4 1  0  2.1  1.7 100000  985.0  2.0  0.0  0.7
21 1 33 02 02 97 -0.2 90  6.4 -0.8 -4.4  1.6  2.2  4.0  5.9  6.7  9.1 3  0  0.0  6.5 000000 1009.5  0.0 12.1  0.2
22 7 25 02 02 97  0.8 91  6.0 -3.7 -7.0  1.1  1.4  3.2  5.2  6.4  8.9 3  0  3.7  0.0 000000 1012.0  2.0  7.5  0.8
23 0 31 05 02 97  1.2 91  6.3  0.7 -2.9  1.7  2.1  3.8  5.1  6.0  8.6 1  0  0.0  7.4 000000 1013.5  0.0  3.6  0.6
24 7 00 00 03 97  0.8 94 10.1 -1.0 -4.4  1.1  1.4  3.0  4.9  5.8  8.4 3  0 12.7  0.0 000000 1020.5  9.5  8.1  0.5
25 7 27 02 02 96  5.8 95  9.2  0.8  0.2  4.6  4.4  5.0  5.1  5.6  8.1 1  0 tr    0.5 000000  999.0  0.0  0.0  1.3
26 1 35 13 02 97  3.5 87  6.7  3.4  1.1  3.3  4.1  5.2  5.8  5.9  8.0 1  0  0.0  5.3 000000 1014.5  0.0  0.0  0.5
27 7 15 02 02 96  2.0 94  5.7 -0.2 -3.3  2.7  2.7  4.1  5.6  6.0  8.0 1  0  0.0  1.9 000000 1011.0  0.0  1.5  0.3
28 8 32 02 02 95  1.0 93 11.0 -0.5 -4.5  1.7  1.8  3.4  5.1  5.8  8.0 3  0  8.0  3.7 000000 1021.0  8.8  1.8  1.1
29 8 27 09 21 97 11.0 97 11.0  0.4 -1.1  5.6  4.6  4.5  5.0  5.6  7.9 1  0  2.2  0.0 000000 1002.5  1.2  0.0  0.6
30 4 35 02 02 97  6.8 86  9.7  5.6  2.1  4.1  4.2  5.0  5.6  5.8  7.7 1  0  0.9  0.2 000000 1004.0  1.9  0.0  1.2
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Mean
   5.2  6.5       5.4 90  9.9  2.8  0.9  5.7  5.9  7.1  8.2  8.6 10.4                       1011.0
Total                                                                     108.5  89.0              82.9 77.0 26.0
Climatological
Mean5.6  5.5          89 10.4  3.8  1.7  6.1  6.7  7.7  8.6  9.2 10.6      62.3  60.4       1014.6 53
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Snow                      days  2; mean  0.6;             50% snow cover at 09h     days  0; mean  0.1;
Hail                      days  0; mean  0.1;             Ice pellets               days  0; mean  0.1;
Thunder                   days  0; mean  0.2;             Fog at 09h                days  0; mean  3.4;
Gale                      days  0; mean  0.2;
Air frost                 days 11; mean  5.6              Days with 0.2mm rain      days 17; mean 15.0*
Grass minimum frost       days 14; mean 11.1              Days with 1.0mm rain      days 14; mean 10.6*
Soil frost                days 10                         Days with 5.0mm rain      days  8; mean  4.4*
Concrete frost            days 11                         Days with no sun          days  6; mean 10.3

Minimum relative humidity - 51%/12th;     Air pressure: max - 1026.5mb/16th, min - 969.0mb/19th

Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
     N    cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured);    dd      wind direction (degrees/10);       ff   wind speed (knots);
     VV   visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
     Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
     Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC);
     ww   present weather code (02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing, 10 mist, 21 recent rain, 60 intermittent
          light rain, 61 continuous light rain, 63 continuous moderate rain, 80 light rain shower);
09GMT observations...
     Temp temperature (degC);      RH   relative humidity (%);   SS snow depth (cm);
     Press   air pressure (mb); E    state of ground (0 dry, 1 moist, 2 wet, 3 frozen);
24 hour readings...
     Max  maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT,    Min  minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
     Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap  Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
     Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm);     Sun  sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
     Rain hrs  hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT;      Fr. hrs   hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
     S    snow/sleet falling;      L    50% snow cover at 09GMT;      H>4  hail falling;    F    fog at 09GMT;
     H<5  ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling;             T    thunder heard;   G    gale;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)
Coldest November for 3 years, wettest November since 1992. Lowest November pressure (on 19th) since 1965.
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December 1996

                 -09GMT- --Temperature- --Soil temps-- -Earth temps--                              Rain  Fr. Pch
DD N dd ff ww VV Temp RH  Max  Min Gmin  5cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 50cm   1m E SS Rain  Sun SLHTGF  Press  hrs  hrs Evap
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01 8 23 02 50 94  8.1 98 10.2  2.2 -1.5  4.9  4.4  5.0  5.6  6.0  7.7 1  0  0.0  0.0 000000 1015.0  0.0  0.0  1.2
02 2 28 13 02 97  6.9 78 10.6  6.0  3.2  3.9  4.2  5.4  6.1  6.2  7.7 1  0  6.9  4.1 000000 1015.5  8.0  0.0  1.9
03 8 23 13 61 96 10.6 97 12.6  2.7 -1.2  6.1  5.3  5.5  6.0  6.3  7.6 1  0  0.5  0.2 000000  992.5  1.2  0.0  1.4
04 1 23 05 02 97  3.5 84  9.1  2.1 -0.7  2.7  3.3  5.0  6.3  6.3  7.8 1  0  0.0  6.5 000000 1002.0  0.0  0.0  0.9
05 2 36 02 02 96  1.1 95  6.8 -1.2 -3.7  1.0  2.0  3.9  5.7  6.3  7.8 3  0  1.0  6.2 000000 1014.0  0.7  8.0  0.3
06 8 08 02 10 94  3.5 95  5.0  1.1  0.2  3.6  3.3  4.1  5.2  5.8  7.6 1  0  0.0  0.8 000000 1021.5  0.0  0.0  0.3
07 8 03 02 02 95  3.9 94  6.3  1.5 -0.6  3.7  3.3  4.1  5.1  5.5  7.5 1  0  0.1  0.0 000000 1025.5  0.3  0.0  0.2
08 8 00 00 20 95  4.4 96  4.7  3.9  4.0  5.0  4.7  5.2  5.5  5.6  7.4 1  0  0.1  0.0 000000 1027.5  0.2  0.0  0.1
09 8 09 02 02 95  3.8 96  4.7  3.4  3.0  4.4  4.4  5.0  5.5  5.7  7.4 1  0 tr    0.0 000000 1022.5  0.0  0.0  0.2
10 8 07 05 02 96  3.6 94  3.9  2.8  2.3  4.2  4.1  4.9  5.6  5.7  7.3 1  0  0.0  0.0 000000 1019.0  0.0  0.0  0.6
11 8 08 05 02 96  3.6 91  4.4  3.1  2.5  3.9  3.8  4.8  5.5  5.7  7.4 1  0  0.0  0.0 000000 1018.5  0.0  0.0  0.6
12 8 11 05 02 96  4.0 91  4.5  3.6  2.4  4.3  4.1  4.9  5.5  5.6  7.2 1  0  0.4  0.0 000000 1013.0  3.1  0.0  0.3
13 8 18 05 21 96  4.5 94  5.0  2.0  1.6  4.1  3.8  4.4  5.2  5.6  7.1 1  0  0.1  0.0 000000 1008.0  0.5  0.0  0.5
14 4 00 00 03 96 -3.5 93  6.5 -4.0 -6.7  0.9  1.3  2.9  4.8  5.4  7.1 3  0 tr    3.9 000000 1013.0  0.0  9.8  0.4
15 8 08 02 50 96  6.5 92  7.9 -3.5 -1.8  3.7  3.2  3.6  4.5  5.1  7.0 1  0 tr    0.0 000000 1014.5  0.0  0.0  0.2
16 8 00 00 02 96  6.5 94  7.2  6.1  4.5  5.0  4.6  4.9  5.1  5.2  6.9 1  0  0.2  0.0 000000 1015.5  0.7  0.0  0.2
17 8 15 02 02 96  5.4 91  8.6  4.2 -0.1  4.4  4.2  4.9  5.4  5.4  6.9 1  0  1.6  0.0 000000 1010.0  3.8  0.0  0.2
18 9 07 02 45 04  8.6 95 10.0  5.4  6.1  6.4  5.8  5.9  5.7  5.6  6.8 1  0  3.3  0.0 000000 1005.5  7.0  0.0  0.2
19 8 09 02 60 95  8.3 95  8.3  8.3  7.4  7.2  6.7  6.8  6.4  5.9  6.9 1  0  1.9  0.0 000000  999.5  5.5  0.0  0.1
20 8 09 02 02 97  7.2 95  8.1  5.9  4.6  6.4  6.1  6.6  6.6  6.3  7.0 1  0  0.1  0.0 000000 1003.5  0.1  0.0  0.7
21 8 12 13 02 97  2.7 84  3.2  2.5  2.1  6.9  7.1  5.4  6.3  6.3  7.1 1  0  0.0  0.0 000000 1014.0  0.0  0.0  1.2
22 7 04 05 02 97  2.8 71  5.7  1.9  0.3  2.7  3.1  4.5  5.6  5.9  7.2 1  0  0.0  5.3 000000 1015.0  0.0  0.0  2.3
23 1 07 09 02 97  1.8 62  4.4  1.5 -0.8  1.1  1.4  3.0  4.9  5.5  7.1 3  0  0.0  6.2 000000 1009.5  0.0  2.0  1.9
24 7 07 13 02 97 -0.3 73  2.4 -0.8 -2.7  0.6  0.8  2.3  4.0  4.9  6.9 3  0 tr    5.5 000000 1011.5  0.0 16.2  0.6
25 7 04 05 02 97  1.6 98  5.3 -0.3 -3.7  0.3  0.4  1.9  3.5  4.4  6.7 5  0  0.0  3.7 500000 1021.5  0.0  3.5  0.8
26 1 03 04 02 95 -2.5 91  1.7 -2.8 -7.0  0.6  0.6  1.8  3.4  4.1  6.4 3  0  0.6  4.6 000000 1040.0  0.6 20.0  0.6
27 8 22 02 70 96 -1.0 98  3.9 -2.8 -7.0  0.1  0.1  1.5  2.9  3.7  6.1 6  1  0.1  0.4 513000 1029.5  0.1 10.7  0.5
28 8 04 05 02 97  0.8 82  2.2 -1.0 -1.1  0.7  0.6  1.6  3.1  3.5  6.0 3  0  0.0  5.8 000000 1026.5  0.0  8.0  0.7
29 7 03 02 02 97 -0.6 67  3.8 -3.3 -7.5 -0.3  0.0  1.3  2.7  3.4  5.8 3  0  0.5  0.0 000000 1025.0  0.7  9.6  0.4
30 7 07 02 02 97  1.8 83  2.7 -0.6 -0.6  0.5  0.3  1.4  2.7  3.2  5.6 1  0  0.1  0.7 003000 1015.0  0.1  4.9  0.5
31 2 09 09 02 97 -3.1 61 -0.6 -3.2 -5.4  0.6  0.4  1.4  2.6  3.2  5.4 6  0 tr    4.9 510000 1019.0  0.0 24.0  0.0
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Mean
   6.4  4.5       3.4 88  5.8  1.5 -0.3  3.2  3.1  4.0  4.9  5.3  7.0                       1015.6
Total                                                                      17.5  58.8             32.6 116.7 20.0
Climatological Mean
   6.0  5.7           89  7.8  2.0  0.0  4.3  4.5  5.3  6.0  6.7  8.1      64.0  39.7       1015.0 59
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Snow                      days  4; mean  1.9;             50% snow cover at 09h     days  2; mean  1.5;
Hail                      days  0; mean  0.1;             Ice pellets               days  0; mean  0.3;
Thunder                   days  0; mean  0.2;             Fog at 09h                days  0; mean  2.2;
Gale                      days  0; mean  0.2;
Air frost                 days 11; mean  8.8              Days with 0.2mm rain      days 10; mean 16.2*
Grass minimum frost       days 17; mean 15.9              Days with 1.0mm rain      days  5; mean 11.2*
Soil frost                days 12                         Days with 5.0mm rain      days  1; mean  5.2*
Concrete frost            days 14                         Days with no sun          days 16; mean 15.0

Minimum relative humidity - 46%/31st;     Air pressure: max - 1041.0mb/26th, min - 990.5mb/3rd

Key
DD: date
07GMT observations...
     N    cloud cover (oktas, 9=obscured);    dd      wind direction (degrees/10);       ff   wind speed (knots);
     VV   visibility (00-50 metres/100, 94 very poor, 95 poor, 96 moderate, 97 good);
     Soil temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a bare soil surface (degC);
     Earth temperatures are for 07GMT beneath a grass surface (degC);
     ww   present weather code (02 sky not changing, 03 cloud increasing, 10 mist, 20 recent drizzle, 21 recent rain,
          45 fog, 50 intermittent light drizzle, 60 intermittent light rain, 61 continuous light rain,
          70 intermittent light snow);
09GMT observations...
     Temp temperature (degC);  RH relative humidity (%); SS snow depth (cm); Press   air pressure (mb);
     E    state of ground (1 moist, 2 wet, 3 frozen, 4 ice, 5 <50% snow cover, 6 >50% snow cover);
24 hour readings...
     Max  maximum temperature (degC) beginning 09GMT,    Min  minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT;
     Gmin grass minimum temperature (degC) ending 09GMT; Pch Evap  Piche evaporation (ml) beginning O9GMT;
     Rain rainfall beginning 09GMT (mm);     Sun  sunshine (hours) sunrise-sunset;
     Rain hrs  hours of rainfall (>0.1mm/hr) 09-09GMT;      Fr. hrs   hours of air frost (00-24GMT)
Days with...
     S    snow/sleet falling;      L    50% snow cover at 09GMT;      H>4  hail falling;    F    fog at 09GMT;
     H<5  ice pellets, snow grains, snow pellets falling;             T    thunder heard;   G    gale;
* Averages for Hurley (4km away)
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Annual 1996

Comparison with recent years of annual values
     --------Temperature (degC)--------  -Rainfall (mm)-  Sunshine (hrs) Days with               Piche
     Mean              Max   Min  Grass  Total  >=   >=   Total   no     AF  GF  SF  SL  T  F09  Evaporation
     Air   30cm  100cm Air   Air  Min           0.2  1.0          sun                            (ml)
1988 10.6  10.9  10.9  29.2  -5.1  -8.5  617.8  155  112  1420.0  74     28  89   7   0  12   8  -
1989 11.7  11.9  11.8  33.0  -6.3 -10.4  604.3  145  106  1802.8  60     35  88   4   0  15  13  -
1990 11.6  11.9  11.8  35.3  -4.1  -7.2  492.5  132  101  1772.3  50     21  92   5   1  11   7  -
1991 10.5  10.7  10.7  28.5  -8.4 -13.9  527.2  145   96  1364.3  80     49  95  10   9  10  13  -
1992 10.9  11.2  11.1  29.5  -6.2  -9.5  712.6  170  118  1328.7  80     43  91   5   1  15  14  -
1993 10.6  10.9  10.9  27.4  -4.8  -7.8  681.5  151  112  1333.1  78     31  83   8   0  12  11  555.8
1994 11.4  11.4  11.2  31.9  -5.2  -7.6  649.0  172  131  1445.9  81     27  81   7   3   9  11  581.5
1995 11.7  12.1  11.9  33.9  -5.3  -7.8  627.7  141  105  1640.7  71     44  70  15   2  16   8  675.4
1996 10.3  10.7  10.6  31.4  -4.8  -8.3  500.9  133   88  1496.4  75     57  96  21   8   8   8  614.6

(AF=air frost, GF=ground frost, SF=snow falling, SL:>=50 per cent snow cover at 09GMT, T=thunder, F09=fog at 09GMT)

     Cloud amount   Wind speed     Humidity            Grass minimum temperature
     (oktas)        at 07h (kts)   at 09h (%)          (degC)
     Mean Anomaly   Mean Anomaly   Mean Anomaly        High Low  Mean Anomaly
J    7.4   1.9      6.2  -0.5      93    4              6.9 -6.7  1.8  2.6 
F    5.3  -0.4      5.8  -0.7      87   -1              3.5 -8.3 -3.1 -1.8 
M    6.9   0.9      4.8  -1.5      86    3              8.7 -7.7 -0.2 -0.2 
A    5.4   0.3      2.8  -3.3      82    5              9.0 -6.7  2.4  0.4 
M    5.6   0.7      6.5   0.1      66   -7             12.0 -1.9  3.7 -1.9 
J    4.5  -0.8      3.4  -2.2      64   -8             14.4  3.8  8.4 -0.6 
J    5.9   0.7      4.7  -0.8      70   -3             14.0  6.5 10.1 -0.7 
A    4.9  -0.3      3.9  -1.4      76   -1             15.2  5.6 10.5  0.0 
S    5.1  -0.6      4.0  -0.4      80   -3             12.9  1.4  8.0  0.1 
O    4.8  -0.6      4.5  -0.6      91    3             11.4 -0.9  5.1 -0.2 
N    5.2  -0.4      6.5   1.0      90    1             13.6 -7.0  0.9 -0.8 
D    6.4   0.4      4.5  -1.2      88   -1              7.4 -7.5 -0.3 -0.3 
1996 5.6   0.1      4.8  -1.0      81   -1             15.5 -8.3  4.0 -0.3 

     Maximum temperature      Minimum temperature      Monthly mean
     (degC)                   (degC)                   Temperature (degC)
     High Low  Mean Anomaly   High Low  Mean Anomaly   Mean Anomaly
J    12.1 -0.2  6.8 -0.3      10.3 -4.8  3.7  2.6       5.3  1.2 -0.2C coldest Jan day since 1987
F    13.1  0.0  6.6 -1.2       6.4 -4.6 -0.1 -1.4       3.3 -1.3
M    14.8  3.2  8.6 -2.1       8.8 -3.4  2.4 -0.3       5.5 -1.2 3.2C lowest low max since 1986, coldest March since 1987
A    23.1  6.6 14.6  1.1       9.8 -3.1  5.1  0.3       9.9  0.8 23.1C warmest April day since 1987
M    25.6  9.0 15.0 -2.1      13.3  0.0  5.9 -2.0      10.5 -2.0 third coldest May since this century (after 1902 and 1941)
J    30.7 15.1 22.6  2.6      16.3  6.2 10.6 -0.1      16.6  1.2 highest mean max since 1976
J    31.4 17.9 23.7  1.6      18.7  9.1 12.7  0.2      18.2  0.9
A    30.4 17.2 22.7  1.0      17.0  7.9 12.8  0.6      17.7  0.8
S    22.6 14.1 18.6 -0.6      15.5  3.9 10.5  0.5      14.5 -0.1
O    19.4 11.3 15.9  0.6      12.1  2.2  8.1  0.6      12.0  0.6
N    17.0  5.7  9.9 -0.5      14.8 -3.7  2.8 -1.0       6.3 -0.8
D    12.6 -0.6  5.8 -2.0       8.3 -4.0  1.5 -0.5       3.7 -1.2 31st coldest day since 1994
1996 31.4 -0.6 14.2 -0.2      18.7 -4.8  6.4  0.0      10.3 -0.1 coldest year since 1987

     Soil temperatures recorded at 07h (degC)
     ------5cm depth-------   ------10cm depth------   ------20cm depth------
     High Low  Mean Anomaly   High Low  Mean Anomaly   High Low  Mean Anomaly
J     8.1 -0.3  4.4  1.1       7.7  0.1  4.3  1.0       7.9  1.3  5.0  0.9 
F     4.7  0.2  1.9 -1.0       4.8  0.0  1.9 -1.4       5.5  1.5  3.0 -1.1 5cm: equal coldest Feb since 1986
M     8.7  1.1  3.9 -0.7       8.3  1.1  3.9 -1.0       8.4  2.7  5.0 -0.8 
A    11.1  1.5  7.5  0.3      11.4  2.1  7.7  0.0      12.5  4.1  8.7  0.5 
M    14.6  5.6  9.2 -1.5      14.7  6.4  9.4 -1.3      15.4  8.7 10.7 -1.4 20cm: coldest May since 1955
J    18.3 11.7 15.4  1.1      18.8 12.2 16.0  1.5      19.4 13.9 17.2  1.6 20cm: warmest June since 1976
J    20.0 13.1 16.4  0.4      20.5 13.6 16.8  0.4      21.1 15.3 17.8  0.5 
A    19.9 12.1 15.7  0.1      18.6 12.8 16.3  0.1      19.8 14.7 17.5  0.3 
S    16.9  8.7 12.5 -0.7      17.1  9.9 13.1 -0.7      17.3 12.0 14.3 -0.7 
O    12.6  7.0 10.2  0.1      13.0  8.1 10.7 -0.1      13.4  9.9 11.7  0.0 
N    13.5  1.1  5.7 -0.4      13.4  1.4  5.9 -0.8      13.1  3.0  7.1 -0.6 
D     7.2 -0.3  3.2 -1.1       7.1  0.0  3.1 -1.4       6.8  1.3  4.0 -1.3 20cm: coldest Dec since 1968
1996 20.0 -0.3  8.9 -0.2      20.5  0.0  9.1 -0.3      21.1  1.3 10.2 -0.2 5cm, 10cm, 20cm: coldest year since 1987

     Earth temperatures recorded at 07h (degC)
     ------30cm depth------   ------50cm depth------   ------100cm depth-----
     High Low  Mean Anomaly   High Low  Mean Anomaly   High Low  Mean Anomaly
J     7.5  2.9  5.4  0.7       7.2  3.3  5.4  0.0       7.6  5.5  6.6  0.0
F     5.2  2.3  3.6 -1.0       4.7  2.6  3.6 -1.5       5.4  4.6  5.0 -1.0
M     7.5  4.0  5.6 -0.3       6.7  4.0  5.3 -0.9       6.6  5.3  5.8 -0.6
A    12.9  5.6  8.9  0.2      11.3  5.5  8.1 -0.2       9.9  6.3  7.7 -0.3
M    14.6  9.4 11.0 -1.2      12.8  9.4 10.4 -0.8      10.9  9.6 10.0 -0.1
J    18.7 14.4 17.1  1.9      17.3 13.4 16.0  1.9      15.3 11.3 14.0  1.5 30cm: coldest June since 1976
J    20.3 15.6 17.9  0.6      19.0 15.2 17.1  0.8      17.1 14.7 15.7  0.6
A    19.3 15.8 18.0  0.8      18.4 16.0 17.6  0.6      17.1 16.4 16.8  0.7
S    16.9 13.1 14.8 -0.7      16.3 13.5 14.8 -0.6      16.1 14.1 15.1 -0.2
O    14.0 11.1 12.5  0.1      14.1 11.4 12.6  0.0      14.2 12.5 13.2  0.0
N    12.9  4.9  8.2 -0.4      12.4  5.6  8.6 -0.6      12.6  7.7 10.4 -0.2
D     6.6  2.6  4.9 -1.1       6.3  3.2  5.3 -1.4       7.8  5.4  7.0 -1.1 30cm, 50cm, 100cm: coldest Dec since 1981
1996 20.3  2.3 10.7  0.0      19.0  2.6 10.4 -0.3      17.1  4.6 10.6 -0.1 50cm, 100cm: coldest year since 1987

Rainfall (mm)                                               
     Total  Per   Max    ---------Number of days with---------------
            Cent  Fall   >=0.2 Anomaly  >=1.0 Anomaly  >=5.0 Anomaly
J     39.0   68   16.4   10    -7.2      6    -5.9      3    -1.8
F     62.2  158   11.2   17     4.4     13     4.6      5     2.0
M     37.1   72    8.8   11    -4.3      6    -4.6      3    -0.9
A     33.2   72   13.8   10    -4.1      4    -6.1      2    -1.4
M     28.0   52    5.1   11    -2.7      6    -4.3      1    -2.6
J     13.1   25   10.9    4    -7.5      2    -6.2      1    -2.6
J     30.1   64   10.9   11     0.1      9     1.4      1    -1.8
A     79.7  139   24.0    9    -3.4      7    -1.6      5     1.6 Wettest Aug day since 1989
S     12.6   22    5.9    8    -3.5      4    -4.7      1    -2.8 Driest Sept since 1971
O     39.9   66    8.8   15     0.7     12     2.0      2    -1.8
N    108.5  174   20.5   17     2.0     14     3.4      8     3.6
D     17.5   27    6.9   10    -6.2      5    -6.2      1    -4.2
1996 500.9   77   24.0  133   -31.7     88   -28.2     33   -12.7 Driest year since 1990

     Sunshine (hours)                        Number of days with
     Total  Per   24hr   Sunless days        Gale           Fog at 09h
            Cent  Max    Total  Anomaly           Anomaly        Anomaly
J      19.4  42    3.3   18      4.0         0    -0.7      4     1.5 Dullest January since 1885
F      91.2 140    9.5    5     -4.5         0    -0.4      2     0.0
M      58.8  55    9.1   13      6.6         0    -0.4      2     1.2
A     139.7  99   12.5    4      0.6         0     0.0      0    -0.1
M     158.1  84   13.9    4      1.7         0     0.0      0    -0.1
J     249.2 130   14.7    0     -2.1         0     0.0      0    -0.1
J     190.3 100   14.7    0     -1.7         0     0.0      0    -0.1
A     191.0 106   12.5    1     -1.2         0     0.0      0    -0.4
S     128.0  93   11.7    4      1.1         0     0.0      0    -0.6
O     122.9 127    9.4    4     -2.8         0    -0.3      0    -2.9 Sunniest Oct since 1979
N      89.0 147    7.4    6     -4.3         0    -0.2      0    -3.4
D      58.8 148    6.5   16      1.0         0    -0.2      0    -2.2
1996 1496.4 104   14.7   75     -1.6         0    -2.2      8    -7.2

     Number of days with
     Snow falling   50% snow cover ---Hail-----   Ice Pellets    Thunder heard
                    at 09h         
          Anomaly        Anomaly        Anomaly        Anomaly        Anomaly
J     4    0.4      0    -3.5      0     0.0      0    -0.3      0    -0.3 Most days with snow in Jan since 1987
F     8    4.6      6     3.9      1     0.8      0    -0.4      0    -0.2 Most days with snow lying in Feb since 1987
M     2   -0.7      0    -0.6      0    -0.5      3     2.5      0    -0.5
A     1    0.0      0    -0.1      0    -0.6      0    -0.3      0    -0.6
M     0   -0.1      0     0.0      0    -0.3      0    -0.1      0    -1.8
J     0    0.0      0     0.0      0    -0.1      0     0.0      1    -1.3
J     0    0.0      0     0.0      0    -0.1      1     1.0      3     1.1
A     0    0.0      0     0.0      0     0.0      1     1.0      4     2.5
S     0    0.0      0     0.0      0     0.0      0     0.0      0    -0.9
O     0    0.0      0     0.0      0     0.0      0    -0.1      0    -0.3
N     2    1.4      0    -0.1      0    -0.1      0    -0.1      0    -0.2
D     4    2.1      2     0.5      0    -0.1      0    -0.3      0    -0.2
1996 21    6.7      8     0.1      1    -1.0      5     2.9      8    -2.7 Most days with snow since 1986; 
                                                                           least days with thunder since 1978

     Air Pressure (millibar)                 Number of days with
                         Mean at 09h         Air frost      Ground frost
     High      Low               Anomaly          Anomaly        Anomaly
J    1027.5     983.0    1010.6  -4.5         4   -7.5       8    -9.8
F    1038.0     984.0    1013.3  -2.2        18    8.0      23     5.3
M    1035.0    1004.5    1018.7   3.7         9    2.6      17     1.5
A    1032.5     998.5    1017.3   2.1         4    1.9       7    -2.2 Most air frost in April since 1984
M    1027.5     995.5    1015.0  -0.2         0   -0.2       8     6.0 Most ground frost in May since 1980
J    1035.5    1008.0    1020.7   3.7         0    0.0       0     0.0 Highest June pressure since 1962
J    1032.0    1000.0    1017.1  -0.4         0    0.0       0     0.0 Highest July pressure since 1972
A    1028.5    1003.0    1014.6  -1.8         0    0.0       0     0.0
S    1029.5    1005.5    1018.5   1.7         0    0.0       0    -0.3
O    1027.0     986.0    1015.5  -0.2         0   -0.6       2    -1.9
N    1026.5     969.0    1011.0  -3.6        11    5.4      14     2.9 Most air frost in Nov since 1988; lowest Nov pressure since 1965
D    1041.0     990.5    1015.6   0.6        11    2.2      17     1.1
1996 1041.0     969.0    1015.7  -0.1        57   11.8      96     2.6 Most ground frost since 1987; 
                                                                       most air frost since 1985

     Number of hours with               Piche evaporation (ml)
     Rain falling        Air frost      Monthly   Daily
     Total     Anomaly   Total          total     Max
J     41.7     -15.3      67.2           17.7      1.5
F     58.7      15.7     178.3           29.9      2.4
M     52.0      -5.0      33.9           39.9      2.7
A     43.6      -1.4      19.8           61.9      3.7
M     47.3       1.3       0.0           67.4      4.0
J      4.1     -36.9       0.0           91.2      4.7
J     20.9     -14.1       0.0           86.9      6.5
A     34.8      -4.2       0.0           74.9      5.4
S     23.7     -16.3       0.0           60.1      4.0
O     45.3      -0.7       0.0           38.7      2.2
N     82.9      29.9      77.0           26.0      2.2
D     32.6     -26.4     116.7           20.0      2.3
1996 487.6     -73.4     492.9          614.6      6.5

Number of days in 1996 when certain conditions observed at 07h

                       1996 1995 1994                              1996 1995 1994
Cloud obscured            5    5    6             Wind N             44   43   28
8/8 cloud               147  139  152                  NE            34   36   22
6/8 to 7/8 cloud         99   99  108                  E             61   43   45
3/8 to 5/8 cloud         31   33   41                  SE            26   31   22
1/8 to 2/8 cloud         45   36   27                  S             47   36   47
Sky cloudless            39   53   31                  SW            43   60   82
                                                       W             41   48   67
Visibility < 100m         0    0    0                  NW            29   39   28
           100-190m       2    1    2                  calm          41   29   24
           200-390m       2    6    4                  force 1-3    290  309  320
           400-900m      10    8    9                  force 4-5     32   27   20
           1.0-1.9km     19   13   19                  force 6-7      3    0    1
           2.0-3.9km     35   23   35                  force 8-12     0    0    0
           4-9km         73   78   73
           10km or more 225  236  223
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