Monthly Climate Summary for  August  2007 at Whipsnade (The Lodge),  Beds

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Dull, wet and cold 13th-23rd, otherwise dry with long sunny spells

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Overall mean temperature was

15.0

ºC

which is

-0.9

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean day maximum (09-21) was

19.8

ºC

which is

-0.7

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean night minimum (21-09) was

10.1

ºC

which is

-1.2

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was

19.9

ºC

Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was

10.0

ºC

Highest day max was

27.4

ºC

on  the

5

Lowest day max was

14.5

ºC

on  the

22

Highest night min was

15.7

ºC

on  the

15

Lowest night min was

5.3

ºC

on  the

10

Lowest grass min was

1.8

ºC

on  the

10

Total rainfall this month was

66.4

mm

which is

120.7

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest daily fall was

13.6

mm

on  the

18

Number of hours with rain was

Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was

80.4

hrs

which is

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest no of wet hrs

hrs

on  the

Highest duration

15.0

hrs

on  the

21

Mean rainfall intensity

0.83

mm/hr

Total CS sunshine this month was

194.9

hrs

which is

105.4

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

14.1

hrs

on  the

5

Maximum  snow depth  was

0.0

cm

on  the

Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z

1016.5

mbar

which is

+0.4

mbar

compared with the 1961-1990 average

Highest pressure at 09Z

1030.3

mbar

on  the

26

Lowest  pressure at 09Z

995.6

mbar

on  the

15

Number of days with:

Air Frost

0

0.2mm rain

15

No  sun

4

Snow lying

0

Grnd Frost

0

1.0mm

9

3h  sun

20

Snow/sleet

0

Max < 0ºC

0

5mm

5

6h  sun

15

Hail

0

Max > 10

31

10mm

3

9h  sun

14

Thunder

1

Max > 20

13

25mm

0

12h sun

3

Fog at 09Z

2

Max > 30

0

15h sun

0

Gale

0

Notable events during the month: