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| Monthly
Climate Summary for December 2007 at Luton (Cranleigh Gardens) |
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| Very mild and unsettled early and
late; lengthy anticyclonic spell
11th-24th |
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| Overall mean
temperature was |
4.9 |
ēC |
which is |
0.0 |
degC |
compared with the 1971-2000 average |
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| Mean day
maximum (09-21) was |
7.3 |
ēC |
which is |
+0.2 |
degC |
compared with the 1971-2000 average |
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| Mean night
minimum (21-09) was |
2.5 |
ēC |
which is |
-0.2 |
degC |
compared with the 1971-2000 average |
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| Mean 24hr
maximum (09-09) was |
7.4 |
ēC |
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| Mean 24hr
minimum (09-09) was |
1.9 |
ēC |
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Highest day max was |
13.6 |
ēC |
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Lowest day max was |
2.1 |
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Highest night min was |
11.8 |
ēC |
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Lowest night min was |
-6.5 |
ēC |
on the |
20 |
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Lowest grass min was |
-9.6 |
ēC |
on the |
20 |
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| Total rainfall
this month was |
60.3 |
mm |
which is |
89.1 |
per cent |
of the 1971-2000 average |
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Highest daily fall was |
13.1 |
mm |
on the |
24 |
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hours with rain was |
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| Equiv. TSR
rainfall duration was |
40.7 |
hrs |
which is |
65.4 |
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 |
6.1 |
hrs |
on the |
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Mean rainfall intensity |
1.48 |
mm/hr |
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| Total CS
sunshine this month was |
58.2 |
hrs |
which is |
120.0 |
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 |
on the |
11 |
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| Maximum snow depth
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0.0 |
cm |
on
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28 and 30 |
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| Mean sea-level
pressure at 09Z |
1020.9 |
mbar |
which is |
+6.3 |
mbar |
compared with the 1961-1990 average |
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Highest pressure at 09Z |
1042.0 |
mbar |
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Lowest
pressure at 09Z |
980.4 |
mbar |
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| Number of days
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| Air Frost |
10 |
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0.2mm rain |
13 |
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No sun |
9 |
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Snow lying |
0 |
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| Grnd Frost |
12 |
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1.0mm |
10 |
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3h sun |
10 |
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Snow/sleet |
0 |
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| Max < 0ēC |
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5mm |
6 |
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6h sun |
3 |
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Hail |
0 |
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| Max > 10 |
7 |
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10mm |
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9h sun |
0 |
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Thunder |
1 |
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| Max > 20 |
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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 |
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| Notable events
during the month: |
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