Monthly Climate Summary for  April  2008  at Chesham (Tennis Club)
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                         Extended cold spell from 5th-20th.  Rather warm early and late       back forward
                         
Overall mean temperature was 8.0 ēC which is -0.3 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean day maximum (09-21) was 13.0 ēC which is +0.3 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean night minimum (21-09) was 3.0 ēC which is -0.9 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was 13.0 ēC                
Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was 2.9 ēC                
  Highest day max was 20.3 ēC on  the   26            
  Lowest day max was 6.4 ēC on  the 6            
  Highest night min was 10.0 ēC on  the 3            
  Lowest night min was -4.6 ēC on  the 8            
  Lowest grass min was   ēC on  the              
                         
Total rainfall this month was 58.9 mm which is 101.8 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest daily fall was 18.6 mm on  the 29            
Number of hours with rain was                    
Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was 17.5 hrs which is 37.9 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest no of wet hrs   hrs on  the              
  Highest duration 5.4 hrs on  the 29            
  Mean rainfall intensity 3.36 mm/hr                
                         
Total est sunshine this month was 120.8 hrs which is 87.0 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 7.6 hrs on  the 26            
                         
Maximum  snow depth  was   cm on  the               
                         
Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z 1010.7 mbar which is -4.5 mbar compared with the 1961-1990 average  
  Highest pressure at 09Z 1031.0 mbar on  the 3            
  Lowest  pressure at 09Z 987.3 mbar on  the 30            
                         
Total number of days with:                      
Air Frost 8   0.2mm rain 19   No  sun 1   Snow lying 0    
Grnd Frost 0   1.0mm 11   3h  sun 22   Snow/sleet 0    
Max < 0ēC 0   5mm 3   6h  sun 6   Hail 0    
Max > 10 24   10mm 1   9h  sun 0   Thunder 0    
Max > 20 1   25mm 0   12h sun 0   Fog at 09Z 0    
Max > 30 0         15h sun 0   Gale 0    
                         
Notable events during the month: