Monthly Climate Summary for  May 2007 at Chesham (Tennis Club)
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                                    A very wet month with wide fluctuations of temperature       back forward
                         
Overall mean temperature was 12.0 ēC which is +0.3 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean day maximum (09-21) was 17.0 ēC which is +0.4 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean night minimum (21-09) was 7.0 ēC which is +0.3 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was 17.0 ēC                
Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was 7.0 ēC                
  Highest day max was 24.2 ēC on  the   24            
  Lowest day max was 7.7 ēC on  the 28            
  Highest night min was 12.6 ēC on  the 24            
  Lowest night min was 0.6 ēC on  the 30            
  Lowest grass min was   ēC on  the              
                         
Total rainfall this month was 116.6 mm which is 219.2 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest daily fall was 30.0 mm on  the 27            
Number of hours with rain was                    
Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was 40.7 hrs which is 137.4 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest no of wet hrs   hrs on  the              
  Highest duration 11.3 hrs on  the 27            
  Mean rainfall intensity 2.87 mm/hr                
                         
Total est sunshine this month was 122.6 hrs which is 66.3 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 8.8 hrs on  the 23            
                         
Maximum  snow depth  was 0.0 cm on  the               
                         
Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z 1010.3 mbar which is -4.8 mbar compared with the 1961-1990 average  
  Highest pressure at 09Z 1022.7 mbar on  the 23            
  Lowest  pressure at 09Z 996.1 mbar on  the 27            
                         
Total number of days with:                      
Air Frost 0   0.2mm rain 18   No  sun 3   Snow lying 0    
Grnd Frost 0   1.0mm 15   3h  sun 21   Snow/sleet 0    
Max < 0ēC 0   5mm 8   6h  sun 6   Hail 0    
Max > 10 30   10mm 4   9h  sun 0   Thunder 0    
Max > 20 7   25mm 1   12h sun 0   Fog at 09Z 0    
Max > 30 0         15h sun 0   Gale 0    
                         
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