Monthly Climate Summary for  May  2001 at Milhaguet (Carreau)

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Overall mean temperature was

15.1

ºC

which is

1.0

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean day maximum (09-21) was

21.6

ºC

which is

0.6

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean night minimum (21-09) was

8.6

ºC

which is

+1.4

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was

21.6

ºC

Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was

8.6

ºC

Highest day max was

33.0

ºC

on  the

30

Lowest day max was

6.2

ºC

on  the

5

Highest night min was

13.3

ºC

on  the

31

Lowest night min was

1.8

ºC

on  the

18

Lowest grass min was

-0.3

ºC

on  the

4

Total rainfall this month was

47.7

mm

which is

56.2

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest daily fall was

24.2

mm

on  the

14

Number of hours with rain was

0.0

hrs

Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was

0.0

hrs

which is

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest no of wet hrs

0.0

hrs

on  the

Highest equiv duration

0.0

hrs

on  the

Total sunshine this month was

242.1

hrs

which is

115.8

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Equiv. C/S sunshine total was

266.3

hrs

which is

115.8

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest daily sun was

10.9

hrs

on  the

27

Maximum  snow depth  was

0.0

cm

on  the

Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z

mbar

which is

mbar

compared with the 1961-1990 average

Highest pressure at 09Z

mbar

on  the

Lowest  pressure at 09Z

mbar

on  the

Number of days with:

Air Frost

0

0.2mm rain

13

No  sun

0

Snow lying

0

Grnd Frost

1

1.0mm

8

3h  sun

28

Snow/sleet

0

Max < 0ºC

0

5mm

2

6h  sun

27

Hail

0

Max > 10

30

10mm

1

9h  sun

11

Thunder

0

Max > 20

20

25mm

0

12h sun

0

Fog at 09Z

0

Max > 30

3

50mm

0

15h sun

0

Gale

0

Notable events during the month:

Abnormally cold 5th-7th with a strong NE wind;  max of 6.2ºC on the 5th was probably the lowest in May for at least four years