Monthly Climate Summary for  March 2009 at Chesham (Tennis Club)
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Rather cold and changeable first and fourth weeks; otherwise fine and warm       back forward
                         
Overall mean temperature was 6.0 ēC which is -0.2 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean day maximum (09-21) was 11.1 ēC which is +1.3 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean night minimum (21-09) was 0.9 ēC which is -1.8 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was 11.1 ēC                
Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was 0.8 ēC                
  Highest day max was 15.2 ēC on  the   16            
  Lowest day max was 4.3 ēC on  the 4            
  Highest night min was 8.3 ēC on  the 12            
  Lowest night min was -5.4 ēC on  the 30            
  Lowest grass min was   ēC on  the              
                         
Total rainfall this month was 28.5 mm which is 52.6 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest daily fall was 11.6 mm on  the 3            
Number of hours with rain was                    
Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was 12.7 hrs which is 24.1 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest no of wet hrs   hrs on  the              
  Highest duration 2.9 hrs on  the 3            
  Mean rainfall intensity 2.24 mm/hr                
                         
Total est sunshine this month was 146.5 hrs which is 139.9 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 7.5 hrs on  the 24            
                         
Maximum  snow depth  was   cm on  the               
                         
Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z 1015.1 mbar which is +0.5 mbar compared with the 1961-1990 average  
  Highest pressure at 09Z 1035.4 mbar on  the 17            
  Lowest  pressure at 09Z 982.2 mbar on  the 4            
                         
Total number of days with:                      
Air Frost 15   0.2mm rain 12   No  sun 0   Snow lying 0    
Grnd Frost 0   1.0mm 8   3h  sun 24   Snow/sleet 0    
Max < 0ēC 0   5mm 1   6h  sun 11   Hail 0    
Max > 10 22   10mm 1   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    
                         
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