Monthly Climate Summary for December 2010 at Chesham (Tennis Club)
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            Exceptionally cold till the 9th and from 16th-27th;  heavy snow at  times       back forward
                         
Overall mean temperature was -1.0 ēC which is   degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean day maximum (09-21) was 1.8 ēC which is   degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean night minimum (21-09) was -3.8 ēC which is   degC compared with the 1971-2000 average  
Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was 1.8 ēC                
Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was -4.8 ēC                
  Highest day max was 7.5 ēC on  the   11            
  Lowest day max was -3.1 ēC on  the 3            
  Highest night min was 4.5 ēC on  the 11            
  Lowest night min was -19.6 ēC on  the 20            
  Lowest grass min was   ēC on  the              
                         
Total rainfall this month was 34.9 mm which is   per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest daily fall was 15.6 mm on  the 27            
Number of hours with rain was                    
Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was 11.8 hrs which is   per  cent of the 1971-2000 average    
  Highest no of wet hrs   hrs on  the              
  Highest duration 4.8 hrs on  the 27            
  Mean rainfall intensity 2.95 mm/hr                
                         
Total est sunshine this month was 5.0 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 0.8 hrs on  the 2            
                         
Maximum  snow depth  was   cm on  the               
                         
Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z 1014.3 mbar which is   mbar compared with the 1961-1990 average  
  Highest pressure at 09Z 1036.5 mbar on  the 15            
  Lowest  pressure at 09Z 991.0 mbar on  the 18            
                         
Total number of days with:                      
Air Frost 24   0.2mm rain 13   No  sun 20   Snow lying 0    
Grnd Frost 0   1.0mm 6   3h  sun 0   Snow/sleet 0    
Max < 0ēC 11   5mm 2   6h  sun 0   Hail 0    
Max > 10 0   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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