| Monthly Climate
Summary for February 2003 at Luton (Cranleigh Gdns) |
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home |
daily |
| Dry with a very sunny
second half. Often rather cold until the 20th, then mild |
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forward |
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| Overall mean
temperature was |
4.2 |
ēC |
which is |
+0.0 |
degC |
compared with the 1971-2000 average |
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| Mean day
maximum (09-21) was |
7.6 |
ēC |
which is |
+0.6 |
degC |
compared with the 1971-2000 average |
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| Mean night
minimum (21-09) was |
0.8 |
ēC |
which is |
-0.6 |
degC |
compared with the 1971-2000 average |
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| Mean 24hr
maximum (09-09) was |
7.7 |
ēC |
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| Mean 24hr
minimum (09-09) was |
0.6 |
ēC |
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Highest day max was |
14.4 |
ēC |
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27 |
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Lowest day max was |
1.5 |
ēC |
on the |
13 |
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Highest night min was |
6.8 |
ēC |
on the |
8 |
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Lowest night min was |
-5.8 |
ēC |
on the |
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Lowest grass min was |
-8.5 |
ēC |
on the |
18 |
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| Total rainfall
this month was |
20.7 |
mm |
which is |
44.7 |
per cent |
of the 1971-2000 average |
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Highest daily fall was |
5.5 |
mm |
on the |
10 |
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| Number of hours with rain was |
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| Equiv. TSR
rainfall duration was |
53.0 |
hrs |
which is |
90.5 |
per cent |
of the 1971-2000 average |
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Highest no of wet hrs |
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Highest duration |
15.0 |
hrs |
on the |
11 |
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Mean rainfall intensity |
0.39 |
mm/hr |
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| Total CS
sunshine this month was |
91.0 |
hrs |
which is |
144.0 |
per cent |
of the 1971-2000 average |
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| Equiv. C/S sunshine total was |
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hrs |
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per cent |
of the 1971-2000 average |
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Highest daily sun was |
7.8 |
hrs |
on the |
18 |
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| Maximum snow depth
was |
6.0 |
cm |
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| Mean sea-level
pressure at 09Z |
1018.8 |
mbar |
which is |
+3.6 |
mbar |
compared with the 1961-1990 average |
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Highest pressure at 09Z |
1037.5 |
mbar |
on the |
17 |
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Lowest
pressure at 09Z |
993.0 |
mbar |
on the |
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| Number of days
with: |
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| Air Frost |
14 |
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0.2mm rain |
12 |
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No sun |
6 |
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Snow lying |
1 |
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| Grnd Frost |
19 |
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1.0mm |
5 |
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3h sun |
13 |
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Snow/sleet |
2 |
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| Max < 0ēC |
0 |
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5mm |
2 |
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6h sun |
5 |
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Hail |
0 |
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| Max > 10 |
9 |
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10mm |
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9h sun |
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Thunder |
0 |
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| Max > 20 |
0 |
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25mm |
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12h sun |
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Fog at 09Z |
3 |
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| Max > 30 |
0 |
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15h sun |
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Gale |
0 |
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| Notable events
during the month: |
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| Sunshine 25.3h
during the first half, 65.7h during the second half. |
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| On the 1st,
moderate snow 0030-0300 gmt adding 4cm fresh snow, then turning to sleet
0300-0500, then rain |
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| On the 4th,
moderate snow 1200-1300 gmt, leaving a temporary 0.25cm cover |
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