Monthly Climate Summary for  October 2006 at Whipsnade (The Lodge),Beds

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A very warm month with frequent and occasionally heavy rain

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Overall mean temperature was

12.5

ºC

which is

+2.7

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean day maximum (09-21) was

15.6

ºC

which is

+2.6

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean night minimum (21-09) was

9.5

ºC

which is

+2.8

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was

15.8

ºC

Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was

9.3

ºC

Highest day max was

20.2

ºC

on  the

9

Lowest day max was

12.3

ºC

on  the

23

Highest night min was

13.7

ºC

on  the

6

Lowest night min was

4.5

ºC

on  the

5

Lowest grass min was

ºC

on  the

Total rainfall this month was

101.5

mm

which is

149.3

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest daily fall was

20.0

mm

on  the

9

Number of hours with rain was

TSR rainfall duration was

48.7

hrs

which is

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest no of wet hrs

hrs

on  the

Highest duration

9.1

hrs

on  the

22

Mean rainfall intensity

2.08

mm/hr

Total CS sunshine this month was

106.9

hrs

which is

100.4

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Equiv. C/S sunshine total was

hrs

which is

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest daily sun was

8.5

hrs

on  the

7

Maximum  snow depth  was

0.0

cm

on  the

Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z

1010.1

mbar

which is

-5.3

mbar

compared with the 1961-1990 average

Highest pressure at 09Z

1031.8

mbar

on  the

13

Lowest  pressure at 09Z

988.7

mbar

on  the

20

Number of days with:

Air Frost

0

0.2mm rain

18

No  sun

3

Snow lying

0

Grnd Frost

1

1.0mm

11

3h  sun

17

Snow/sleet

0

Max < 0ºC

0

5mm

6

6h  sun

6

Hail

0

Max > 10

31

10mm

4

9h  sun

0

Thunder

3

Max > 20

1

25mm

0

12h sun

0

Fog at 09Z

6

Max > 30

0

15h sun

0

Gale

0

Notable events during the month: