Monthly Climate Summary for December 2007 at Whipsnade (Lodge)

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Disturbed but very mild first ten days; anticyclonic 11th-24th;  changeable last week

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Overall mean temperature was

4.3

ºC

which is

+0.4

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean day maximum (09-21) was

6.5

ºC

which is

+0.3

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean night minimum (21-09) was

2.0

ºC

which is

+0.5

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was

6.9

ºC

Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was

1.5

ºC

Highest day max was

13.1

ºC

on  the

6

Lowest day max was

1.7

ºC

on  the

17

Highest night min was

10.9

ºC

on  the

28

Lowest night min was

-5.2

ºC

on  the

20

Lowest grass min was

-11.1

ºC

on  the

20

Total rainfall this month was

61.9

mm

which is

87.2

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest daily fall was

12.3

mm

on  the

24

Number of hours with rain was

TSR rainfall duration was

42.9

hrs

which is

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest no of wet hrs

hrs

on  the

Highest duration

6.6

hrs

on  the

Mean rainfall intensity

1.44

mm/hr

Total CS sunshine this month was

64.3

hrs

which is

132.6

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

6.6

hrs

on  the

11

Maximum  snow depth  was

0.0

cm

on  the

Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z

1024.2

mbar

which is

+9.6

mbar

compared with the 1961-1990 average

Highest pressure at 09Z

1111.1

mbar

on  the

7

Lowest  pressure at 09Z

978.4

mbar

on  the

9

Number of days with:

Air Frost

11

0.2mm rain

14

No  sun

8

Snow lying

0

Grnd Frost

20

1.0mm

10

3h  sun

10

Snow/sleet

0

Max < 0ºC

0

5mm

6

6h  sun

3

Hail

0

Max > 10

8

10mm

1

9h  sun

0

Thunder

1

Max > 20

0

25mm

0

12h sun

0

Fog at 09Z

2

Max > 30

0

15h sun

0

Gale

1

Notable events during the month: