Monthly Climate Summary for  October 2008 at Chesham (Tennis Club)
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                              Changeable;  warm dry second week,  wintry  last few days       back forward
                         
Overall mean temperature was 9.5 ēC which is   degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean day maximum (09-21) was 14.5 ēC which is   degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean night minimum (21-09) was 4.5 ēC which is   degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was 14.5 ēC                
Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was 3.8 ēC                
  Highest day max was 21.2 ēC on  the   12            
  Lowest day max was 7.2 ēC on  the 29            
  Highest night min was 12.9 ēC on  the 5            
  Lowest night min was -3.4 ēC on  the 29            
  Lowest grass min was   ēC on  the              
                         
Total rainfall this month was 77.3 mm which is   per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest daily fall was 14.8 mm on  the 4            
Number of hours with rain was                    
Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was 53.5 hrs which is   per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest no of wet hrs   hrs on  the              
  Highest duration 32.0 hrs on  the 29            
  Mean rainfall intensity 1.44 mm/hr                
                         
Total est sunshine this month was 113.2 hrs which is   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 7.1 hrs on  the 9            
                         
Maximum  snow depth  was 5.0 cm on  the               
                         
Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z 1014.7 mbar which is   mbar compared with the 1961-1990 average  
  Highest pressure at 09Z 1031.7 mbar on  the 9            
  Lowest  pressure at 09Z 995.0 mbar on  the 5            
                         
Total number of days with:                      
Air Frost 7   0.2mm rain 21   No  sun 3   Snow lying 2    
Grnd Frost 0   1.0mm 12   3h  sun 20   Snow/sleet 0    
Max < 0ēC 0   5mm 6   6h  sun 7   Hail 0    
Max > 10 27   10mm 2   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: