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| Monthly
Climate Summary for February 2005 at Luton (Cranleigh Gardens) |
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| Another dry
month. A mild start, then often rather
cold. Some snow in the last week. |
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| Overall mean
temperature was |
3.9 |
ēC |
which is |
-0.3 |
degC |
compared with the 1971-2000 average |
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| Mean day
maximum (09-21) was |
6.4 |
ēC |
which is |
-0.6 |
degC |
compared with the 1971-2000 average |
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| Mean night
minimum (21-09) was |
1.3 |
ēC |
which is |
-0.1 |
degC |
compared with the 1971-2000 average |
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| Mean 24hr
maximum (09-09) was |
6.4 |
ēC |
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| Mean 24hr
minimum (09-09) was |
1.1 |
ēC |
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Highest day max was |
12.0 |
ēC |
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Lowest day max was |
1.3 |
ēC |
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Highest night min was |
10.6 |
ēC |
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Lowest night min was |
-7.6 |
ēC |
on the |
28 |
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Lowest grass min was |
-12.3 |
ēC |
on the |
28 |
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| Total rainfall
this month was |
35.6 |
mm |
which is |
76.9 |
per cent |
of the 1971-2000 average |
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Highest daily fall was |
6.6 |
mm |
on the |
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| Number of
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| Equiv. TSR
rainfall duration was |
72.5 |
hrs |
which is |
141.1 |
per cent |
of the 1971-2000 average |
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Highest no of wet hrs |
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Highest duration |
14.5 |
hrs |
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Mean rainfall intensity |
0.49 |
mm/hr |
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| Total CS
sunshine this month was |
58.2 |
hrs |
which is |
82.9 |
per cent |
of the 1971-2000 average |
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| Equiv. C/S sunshine total was |
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which is |
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Highest daily sun was |
6.1 |
hrs |
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| Maximum snow depth
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2.5 |
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on
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| Mean sea-level
pressure at 09Z |
1021.8 |
mbar |
which is |
+6.6 |
mbar |
compared with the 1961-1990 average |
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Highest pressure at 09Z |
1036.7 |
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Lowest
pressure at 09Z |
1000.3 |
mbar |
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| Number of days
with: |
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| Air Frost |
11 |
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0.2mm rain |
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No sun |
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Snow lying |
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| Grnd Frost |
21 |
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1.0mm |
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3h sun |
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Snow/sleet |
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| Max < 0ēC |
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5mm |
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6h sun |
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Hail |
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9h sun |
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Thunder |
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12h sun |
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Fog at 09Z |
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15h sun |
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Gale |
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| Notable events
during the month: |
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| Second half
of the month was the coldest such since 1986;
minimum of -7.6ēC on the 28th was the lowest in Feb since 10th/1991 |
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| Lowest
sunshine total for Feb since 1993;
Mean barometric pressure highest in Feb since 1998 |
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| Seven days
with snow lying was the most in Feb (equal with 1996) since 1991; 13 days
with snow falling was the most since 1986 |
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