Monthly Climate Summary for October 2003 at Luton (Cranleigh Gardens)

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Coldest since 1993, driest since 1996, sunniest since 1997

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Overall mean temperature was

8.9

ºC

which is

-1.5

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean day maximum (09-21) was

13.4

ºC

which is

-0.7

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean night minimum (21-09) was

4.4

ºC

which is

-2.4

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was

13.4

ºC

Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was

4.3

ºC

Highest day max was

19.3

ºC

on  the

8

Lowest day max was

8.2

ºC

on  the

22

Highest night min was

12.0

ºC

on  the

3

Lowest night min was

-2.4

ºC

on  the

24

Lowest grass min was

-7.0

ºC

on  the

27

Total rainfall this month was

43.5

mm

which is

61.9

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest daily fall was

18.1

mm

on  the

30

Number of hours with rain was

Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was

58.6

hrs

which is

87.3

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest no of wet hrs

hrs

on  the

Highest duration

14.0

hrs

on  the

30

Mean rainfall intensity

0.74

mm/hr

Total CS sunshine this month was

134.6

hrs

which is

126.4

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

8.9

hrs

on  the

11

Maximum  snow depth  was

0.0

cm

on  the

Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z

1014.0

mbar

which is

-1.4

mbar

compared with the 1961-1990 average

Highest pressure at 09Z

1030.5

mbar

on  the

16

Lowest  pressure at 09Z

975.0

mbar

on  the

31

Number of days with:

Air Frost

5

0.2mm rain

15

No  sun

3

Snow lying

0

Grnd Frost

16

1.0mm

8

3h  sun

21

Snow/sleet

0

Max < 0ºC

0

5mm

2

6h  sun

11

Hail

0

Max > 10

27

10mm

1

9h  sun

0

Thunder

0

Max > 20

0

25mm

0

12h sun

0

Fog at 09Z

4

Max > 30

0

15h sun

0

Gale

0

Notable events during the month:

The 20th-26th was the coldest October week since 1992.