Monthly Climate Summary for  October 2007 at Whipsnade (The Lodge)

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Largely dry, but with two isolated heavy falls on the 9th and 16th

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Overall mean temperature was

9.9

ºC

which is

+0.1

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean day maximum (09-21) was

13.5

ºC

which is

+0.5

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean night minimum (21-09) was

6.4

ºC

which is

-0.3

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was

13.5

ºC

Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was

6.3

ºC

Highest day max was

16.5

ºC

on  the

4

Lowest day max was

8.8

ºC

on  the

25

Highest night min was

13.5

ºC

on  the

13

Lowest night min was

-0.7

ºC

on  the

21

Lowest grass min was

-5.0

ºC

on  the

23

Total rainfall this month was

60.8

mm

which is

89.4

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest daily fall was

28.4

mm

on  the

16

Number of hours with rain was

TSR rainfall duration was

40.8

hrs

which is

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest no of wet hrs

hrs

on  the

Highest duration

14.6

hrs

on  the

16

Mean rainfall intensity

1.49

mm/hr

Total CS sunshine this month was

102.0

hrs

which is

95.8

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

9.3

hrs

on  the

20

Maximum  snow depth  was

0.0

cm

on  the

Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z

1024.5

mbar

which is

+9.1

mbar

compared with the 1961-1990 average

Highest pressure at 09Z

1037.4

mbar

on  the

20

Lowest  pressure at 09Z

1013.1

mbar

on  the

29

Number of days with:

Air Frost

2

0.2mm rain

9

No  sun

8

Snow lying

0

Grnd Frost

10

1.0mm

5

3h  sun

12

Snow/sleet

0

Max < 0ºC

0

5mm

2

6h  sun

9

Hail

0

Max > 10

28

10mm

2

9h  sun

1

Thunder

0

Max > 20

0

25mm

1

12h sun

0

Fog at 09Z

4

Max > 30

0

15h sun

0

Gale

0

Notable events during the month: