Monthly Climate Summary for December 2006 at Chesham (Tennis Club)
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                       Very mild and unsettled first half; then rather cold with some fog       back forward
                         
Overall mean temperature was 6.3 ēC which is +1.3 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean day maximum (09-21) was 8.8 ēC which is +1.5 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean night minimum (21-09) was 3.8 ēC which is +1.1 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was 8.8 ēC                
Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was 2.5 ēC                
  Highest day max was 13.7 ēC on  the   4            
  Lowest day max was 0.7 ēC on  the 21            
  Highest night min was 12.5 ēC on  the 5            
  Lowest night min was -6.5 ēC on  the 20            
  Lowest grass min was   ēC on  the              
                         
Total rainfall this month was 76.8 mm which is 113.4 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest daily fall was 15.6 mm on  the 29            
Number of hours with rain was                    
AWS notional rainfall duration was 23.2 hrs which is   per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest no of wet hrs   hrs on  the              
  Highest duration 4.8 hrs on  the 29            
  Mean rainfall intensity 3.32 mm/hr                
                         
Total est sunshine this month was 20.6 hrs which is 42.4 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
Equiv. C/S sunshine total was   hrs which is   per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest daily sun was 2.0 hrs on  the 6            
                         
Maximum  snow depth  was 0.0 cm on  the               
                         
Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z 1019.3 mbar which is +4.7 mbar compared with the 1961-1990 average  
  Highest pressure at 09Z 1044.3 mbar on  the 22            
  Lowest  pressure at 09Z 983.4 mbar on  the 8            
                         
Total number of days with:                      
Air Frost 9   0.2mm rain 19   No  sun 14   Snow lying 0    
Grnd Frost 0   1.0mm 12   3h  sun 0   Snow/sleet 0    
Max < 0ēC 0   5mm 5   6h  sun 0   Hail 0    
Max > 10 13   10mm 2   9h  sun 0   Thunder 0    
Max > 20 0   25mm 0   12h sun 0   Fog at 09Z 0    
Max > 30 0         15h sun 0   Gale 0    
                         
Notable events during the month:                  
                         
                         
                         
NOTE:  AWS notional rainfall duration equals the number of 5-min intervals with measurable rain divided by 12