Monthly Climate Summary for  March 2008 at Chesham (Tennis Club)
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               Fair, dry and rather mild start, then wet and rather cold.  Wintry Easter       back forward
                         
Overall mean temperature was 6.3 ēC which is +0.1 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean day maximum (09-21) was 9.9 ēC which is +0.0 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean night minimum (21-09) was 2.8 ēC which is +0.1 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was 9.9 ēC                
Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was 2.6 ēC                
  Highest day max was 14.3 ēC on  the   30            
  Lowest day max was 4.4 ēC on  the 23            
  Highest night min was 9.6 ēC on  the 2            
  Lowest night min was -5.6 ēC on  the 5            
  Lowest grass min was   ēC on  the              
                         
Total rainfall this month was 96.9 mm which is 179.2 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest daily fall was 24.4 mm on  the 15            
Number of hours with rain was                    
Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was 31.4 hrs which is 59.5 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest no of wet hrs   hrs on  the              
  Highest duration 8.4 hrs on  the 15            
  Mean rainfall intensity 3.09 mm/hr                
                         
Total est sunshine this month was 88.6 hrs which is 84.6 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 7.9 hrs on  the 30            
                         
Maximum  snow depth  was   cm on  the               
                         
Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z 1006.8 mbar which is -7.8 mbar compared with the 1961-1990 average  
  Highest pressure at 09Z 1036.3 mbar on  the 5            
  Lowest  pressure at 09Z 967.4 mbar on  the 10            
                         
Total number of days with:                      
Air Frost 8   0.2mm rain 21   No  sun 2   Snow lying 0    
Grnd Frost 0   1.0mm 16   3h  sun 14   Snow/sleet 0    
Max < 0ēC 0   5mm 7   6h  sun 2   Hail 0    
Max > 10 17   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    
                         
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