| Monthly Climate
Summary for January 2004 at Luton (Cranleigh Gardens) |
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| Very unsettled with frequent
rain; heavy snow squall on the 28th |
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home |
daily |
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| Overall mean
temperature was |
4.9 |
ēC |
which is |
+0.9 |
degC |
compared with the 1971-2000 average |
back |
forward |
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| Mean day
maximum (09-21) was |
7.1 |
ēC |
which is |
+0.7 |
degC |
compared with the 1971-2000 average |
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| Mean night
minimum (21-09) was |
2.7 |
ēC |
which is |
+1.0 |
degC |
compared with the 1971-2000 average |
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| Mean 24hr
maximum (09-09) was |
7.6 |
ēC |
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| Mean 24hr
minimum (09-09) was |
2.1 |
ēC |
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Highest day max was |
11.3 |
ēC |
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31 |
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Lowest day max was |
3.3 |
ēC |
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Highest night min was |
9.4 |
ēC |
on the |
11 |
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Lowest night min was |
-4.4 |
ēC |
on the |
29 |
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Lowest grass min was |
-7.4 |
ēC |
on the |
30 |
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| Total rainfall
this month was |
87.1 |
mm |
which is |
127.9 |
per cent |
of the 1971-2000 average |
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Highest daily fall was |
12.2 |
mm |
on the |
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| Number of hours with rain was |
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| Dynes' TSR
rainfall duration was |
101.3 |
hrs |
which is |
157.6 |
per cent |
of the 1971-2000 average |
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Highest no of wet hrs |
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hrs |
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Highest duration |
10.0 |
hrs |
on the |
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Mean rainfall intensity |
0.86 |
mm/hr |
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| Total CS
sunshine this month was |
53.1 |
hrs |
which is |
112.2 |
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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of the 1971-2000 average |
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Highest daily sun was |
7.8 |
hrs |
on the |
29 |
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| Maximum snow depth
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8.0 |
cm |
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| Mean sea-level
pressure at 09Z |
1007.1 |
mbar |
which is |
-7.5 |
mbar |
compared with the 1961-1990 average |
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Highest pressure at 09Z |
1026.5 |
mbar |
on the |
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Lowest
pressure at 09Z |
982.0 |
mbar |
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| Number of days
with: |
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| Air Frost |
10 |
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0.2mm rain |
24 |
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No sun |
13 |
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Snow lying |
2 |
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| Grnd Frost |
16 |
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1.0mm |
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3h sun |
9 |
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Snow/sleet |
5 |
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| Max < 0ēC |
0 |
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5mm |
7 |
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6h sun |
2 |
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Hail |
1 |
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| Max > 10 |
5 |
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10mm |
2 |
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9h sun |
0 |
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Thunder |
1 |
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| Max > 20 |
0 |
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25mm |
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12h sun |
0 |
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Fog at 09Z |
2 |
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| Max > 30 |
0 |
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15h sun |
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Gale |
1 |
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| Notable events
during the month: |
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| Remarkable
snow squall hit at 1610Z on the 28th, 8cm of snow fell in under two hours |
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