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| Monthly
Climate Summary for December 2006 at Luton (Cranleigh Gardens) |
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| Very mild and unsettled
first half; cold and foggy before Christmas |
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| Overall mean
temperature was |
6.4 |
ēC |
which is |
+1.5 |
degC |
compared with the 1971-2000 average |
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| Mean day
maximum (09-21) was |
8.5 |
ēC |
which is |
+1.4 |
degC |
compared with the 1971-2000 average |
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| Mean night
minimum (21-09) was |
4.4 |
ēC |
which is |
+1.7 |
degC |
compared with the 1971-2000 average |
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| Mean 24hr
maximum (09-09) was |
8.8 |
ēC |
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| Mean 24hr
minimum (09-09) was |
3.6 |
ēC |
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Highest day max was |
14.0 |
ēC |
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Lowest day max was |
0.8 |
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Highest night min was |
12.8 |
ēC |
on the |
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Lowest night min was |
-4.3 |
ēC |
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Lowest grass min was |
-8.4 |
ēC |
on the |
20 |
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| Total rainfall
this month was |
75.0 |
mm |
which is |
110.8 |
per cent |
of the 1971-2000 average |
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Highest daily fall was |
12.4 |
mm |
on the |
29 |
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hours with rain was |
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| Equiv. TSR
rainfall duration was |
73.3 |
hrs |
which is |
117.8 |
per cent |
of the 1971-2000 average |
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Highest no of wet hrs |
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Highest duration |
16.0 |
hrs |
on the |
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Mean rainfall intensity |
1.02 |
mm/hr |
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| Total CS
sunshine this month was |
51.9 |
hrs |
which is |
107.0 |
per cent |
of the 1971-2000 average |
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| Equiv. C/S sunshine total was |
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hrs |
which is |
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of the 1971-2000 average |
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Highest daily sun was |
6.0 |
hrs |
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20 |
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| Maximum snow depth
was |
0.0 |
cm |
on
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28 and 30 |
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| Mean sea-level
pressure at 09Z |
1019.4 |
mbar |
which is |
+4.8 |
mbar |
compared with the 1961-1990 average |
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Highest pressure at 09Z |
1044.8 |
mbar |
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Lowest
pressure at 09Z |
984.0 |
mbar |
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| Number of days
with: |
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| Air Frost |
6 |
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0.2mm rain |
17 |
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No sun |
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Snow lying |
0 |
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| Grnd Frost |
11 |
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1.0mm |
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3h sun |
8 |
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Snow/sleet |
0 |
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| Max < 0ēC |
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5mm |
8 |
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6h sun |
1 |
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Hail |
0 |
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| Max > 10 |
15 |
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10mm |
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9h sun |
0 |
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Thunder |
0 |
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| Max > 20 |
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25mm |
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12h sun |
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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 |
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| Notable events
during the month: |
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| Warmest
December since 1988; 4th was the
warmest December day since 1994, and the night of the 4th/5th was the
warmest |
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| December night on record (since
before 1900) |
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