Monthly Climate Summary for  April  2010  at Chesham (Tennis Club)
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      Changeable early and late; long spell of dry and sunny weather mid-month       back forward
                         
Overall mean temperature was 8.3 ēC which is +0.0 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean day maximum (09-21) was 14.4 ēC which is +1.8 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean night minimum (21-09) was 2.1 ēC which is -1.8 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was 14.4 ēC                
Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was 2.1 ēC                
  Highest day max was 20.1 ēC on  the   28            
  Lowest day max was 7.9 ēC on  the 1            
  Highest night min was 6.8 ēC on  the 25            
  Lowest night min was -3.1 ēC on  the 17            
  Lowest grass min was   ēC on  the              
                         
Total rainfall this month was 15.2 mm which is 26.3 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest daily fall was 4.3 mm on  the 2            
Number of hours with rain was                    
Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was 5.2 hrs which is 11.2 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest no of wet hrs   hrs on  the              
  Highest duration 1.6 hrs on  the 2            
  Mean rainfall intensity 2.94 mm/hr                
                         
Total est sunshine this month was 160.2 hrs which is 115.3 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 8.3 hrs on  the 8            
                         
Maximum  snow depth  was   cm on  the               
                         
Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z 1019.4 mbar which is +4.2 mbar compared with the 1961-1990 average  
  Highest pressure at 09Z 1033.9 mbar on  the 10            
  Lowest  pressure at 09Z 1000.0 mbar on  the 3            
                         
Total number of days with:                      
Air Frost 8   0.2mm rain 8   No  sun 0   Snow lying 0    
Grnd Frost 0   1.0mm 6   3h  sun 24   Snow/sleet 0    
Max < 0ēC 0   5mm 0   6h  sun 15   Hail 0    
Max > 10 27   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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