Monthly Climate Summary for  April  2009  at Chesham (Tennis Club)
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Overall mean temperature was 9.2 ēC which is +0.9 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean day maximum (09-21) was 14.9 ēC which is +2.3 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean night minimum (21-09) was 3.4 ēC which is -0.5 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was 14.9 ēC                
Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was 3.4 ēC                
  Highest day max was 20.7 ēC on  the   15            
  Lowest day max was 9.1 ēC on  the 27            
  Highest night min was 8.8 ēC on  the 16            
  Lowest night min was -1.8 ēC on  the 1            
  Lowest grass min was   ēC on  the              
                         
Total rainfall this month was 36.8 mm which is 63.7 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest daily fall was 9.0 mm on  the 16            
Number of hours with rain was                    
Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was 13.0 hrs which is 28.1 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest no of wet hrs   hrs on  the              
  Highest duration 3.1 hrs on  the 16            
  Mean rainfall intensity 2.83 mm/hr                
                         
Total est sunshine this month was 144.4 hrs which is 104.0 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 24            
                         
Maximum  snow depth  was   cm on  the               
                         
Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z 1013.3 mbar which is -1.9 mbar compared with the 1961-1990 average  
  Highest pressure at 09Z 1027.9 mbar on  the 20            
  Lowest  pressure at 09Z 994.9 mbar on  the 27            
                         
Total number of days with:                      
Air Frost 7   0.2mm rain 11   No  sun 4   Snow lying 0    
Grnd Frost 0   1.0mm 7   3h  sun 23   Snow/sleet 0    
Max < 0ēC 0   5mm 4   6h  sun 13   Hail 0    
Max > 10 29   10mm 0   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    
                         
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