Monthly Climate Summary for February 2008  at Whipsnade (The Lodge)

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Exceptionally sunny; mild days and frosty nights; long dry period

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Overall mean temperature was

4.7

ºC

which is

+1.7

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean day maximum (09-21) was

8.7

ºC

which is

+2.9

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean night minimum (21-09) was

0.8

ºC

which is

+0.6

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was

9.1

ºC

Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was

0.4

ºC

Highest day max was

12.9

ºC

on  the

24

Lowest day max was

2.9

ºC

on  the

14

Highest night min was

7.7

ºC

on  the

22

Lowest night min was

-7.1

ºC

on  the

17

Lowest grass min was

-13.0

ºC

on  the

17

Total rainfall this month was

23.4

mm

which is

46.8

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest daily fall was

5.6

mm

on  the

4

Number of hours with rain was

Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was

17.0

hrs

which is

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest no of wet hrs

hrs

on  the

Highest duration

5.2

hrs

on  the

3

Mean rainfall intensity

mm/hr

Total CS sunshine this month was

138.7

hrs

which is

197.6

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

9.2

hrs

on  the

26

Maximum  snow depth  was

0.0

cm

on  the

1

Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z

1023.2

mbar

which is

8.0

mbar

compared with the 1961-1990 average

Highest pressure at 09Z

1043.6

mbar

on  the

16

Lowest  pressure at 09Z

997.9

mbar

on  the

5

Number of days with:

Air Frost

13

0.2mm rain

7

No  sun

5

Snow lying

0

Grnd Frost

24

1.0mm

5

3h  sun

18

Snow/sleet

0

Max < 0ºC

0

5mm

3

6h  sun

12

Hail

1

Max > 10

14

10mm

0

9h  sun

1

Thunder

0

Max > 20

0

25mm

0

12h sun

0

Fog at 09Z

4

Max > 30

0

15h sun

0

Gale

2

Notable events during the month: