Monthly Climate Summary for  January 2009 at Chesham (Tennis Club)
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                         Cold and dry till the 10th then somewhat milder and often rainy       back forward
                         
Overall mean temperature was 4.2 ēC which is   degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean day maximum (09-21) was 7.8 ēC which is   degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean night minimum (21-09) was 0.6 ēC which is   degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was 7.8 ēC                
Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was -1.0 ēC                
  Highest day max was 18.6 ēC on  the   12            
  Lowest day max was -0.4 ēC on  the 10            
  Highest night min was 15.3 ēC on  the 13            
  Lowest night min was -11.9 ēC on  the 7            
  Lowest grass min was   ēC on  the              
                         
Total rainfall this month was 79.4 mm which is   per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest daily fall was 14.3 mm on  the 21            
Number of hours with rain was                    
Estimated rainfall duration* was 26.9 hrs which is   per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest no of wet hrs   hrs on  the              
  Highest duration 5.1 hrs on  the 21            
  Mean rainfall intensity 2.95 mm/hr                
                         
Total est sunshine this month was 22.0 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 2.8 hrs on  the 27            
                         
Maximum  snow depth  was 0.0 cm on  the               
                         
Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z 1010.4 mbar which is -4.2 mbar compared with the 1961-1990 average  
  Highest pressure at 09Z 1030.9 mbar on  the 3            
  Lowest  pressure at 09Z 970.5 mbar on  the 23            
                         
Total number of days with:                      
Air Frost 12   0.2mm rain 18   No  sun 11   Snow lying 0    
Grnd Frost 0   1.0mm 13   3h  sun 0   Snow/sleet 0    
Max < 0ēC 2   5mm 7   6h  sun 0   Hail 0    
Max > 10 9   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    
                         
Notable events during the month:                  
Temperature sensor faulty from the 11th until the 30th                
*Rainfall duration is the aggregate of 5-min sampling intervals with 0.2mm or more            
Davis AWS rainfall multiplied by 1.1 to achieve closest match with manually read rainfall