Monthly Climate Summary for  May 2008 at Chesham (Tennis Club)
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                          Fine and very warm till the 14th, then cooler; very wet last week       back forward
                         
Overall mean temperature was 13.1 ēC which is +1.5 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean day maximum (09-21) was 18.7 ēC which is +2.2 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean night minimum (21-09) was 7.5 ēC which is +0.8 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was 18.7 ēC                
Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was 7.5 ēC                
  Highest day max was 25.8 ēC on  the   11            
  Lowest day max was 11.3 ēC on  the 26            
  Highest night min was 13.9 ēC on  the 28            
  Lowest night min was -0.9 ēC on  the 19            
  Lowest grass min was   ēC on  the              
                         
Total rainfall this month was 75.1 mm which is 141.2 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest daily fall was 21.4 mm on  the 26            
Number of hours with rain was                    
Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was 20.3 hrs which is 68.4 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest no of wet hrs   hrs on  the              
  Highest duration 5.8 hrs on  the 26            
  Mean rainfall intensity 3.71 mm/hr                
                         
Total est sunshine this month was 133.0 hrs which is 72.0 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 8.4 hrs on  the 6            
                         
Maximum  snow depth  was 0.0 cm on  the               
                         
Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z 1015.7 mbar which is +0.6 mbar compared with the 1961-1990 average  
  Highest pressure at 09Z 1026.2 mbar on  the 5            
  Lowest  pressure at 09Z 1001.8 mbar on  the 28            
                         
Total number of days with:                      
Air Frost 2   0.2mm rain 15   No  sun 6   Snow lying 0    
Grnd Frost 0   1.0mm 11   3h  sun 19   Snow/sleet 0    
Max < 0ēC 0   5mm 4   6h  sun 10   Hail 0    
Max > 10 31   10mm 3   9h  sun 0   Thunder 0    
Max > 20 11   25mm 0   12h sun 0   Fog at 09Z 0    
Max > 30 0         15h sun 0   Gale 0    
                         
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