Monthly Climate Summary for  August 2008 at Chesham (Tennis Club)
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Overall mean temperature was 16.7 ēC which is -0.2 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean day maximum (09-21) was 20.7 ēC which is -1.3 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean night minimum (21-09) was 12.7 ēC which is +0.9 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was 20.7 ēC                
Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was 12.7 ēC                
  Highest day max was 25.9 ēC on  the   30            
  Lowest day max was 16.7 ēC on  the 9            
  Highest night min was 17.1 ēC on  the 6            
  Lowest night min was 5.2 ēC on  the 15            
  Lowest grass min was   ēC on  the              
                         
Total rainfall this month was 122.8 mm which is 242.8 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest daily fall was 36.4 mm on  the 31            
Number of hours with rain was                    
Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was 25.3 hrs which is 67.7 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest no of wet hrs   hrs on  the              
  Highest duration 3.5 hrs on  the 9            
  Mean rainfall intensity 4.85 mm/hr                
                         
Total est sunshine this month was 82.9 hrs which is 44.8 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 5.7 hrs on  the 15            
                         
Maximum  snow depth  was 0.0 cm on  the               
                         
Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z 1010.7 mbar which is -5.4 mbar compared with the 1961-1990 average  
  Highest pressure at 09Z 1021.7 mbar on  the 27            
  Lowest  pressure at 09Z 988.4 mbar on  the 12            
                         
Total number of days with:                      
Air Frost 0   0.2mm rain 23   No  sun 2   Snow lying 0    
Grnd Frost 0   1.0mm 17   3h  sun 15   Snow/sleet 0    
Max < 0ēC 0   5mm 10   6h  sun 0   Hail 0    
Max > 10 31   10mm 2   9h  sun 0   Thunder 0    
Max > 20 20   25mm 1   12h sun 0   Fog at 09Z 0    
Max > 30 0         15h sun 0   Gale 0    
                         
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