Monthly Climate Summary for  April  2008  at Whipsnade (Lodge)

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Warm early and late, but extended cold period 5th-20th; frequent hail

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Overall mean temperature was

7.5

ºC

which is

+0.3

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean day maximum (09-21) was

12.1

ºC

which is

+0.9

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean night minimum (21-09) was

2.8

ºC

which is

-0.4

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was

12.2

ºC

Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was

2.7

ºC

Highest day max was

20.5

ºC

on  the

26

Lowest day max was

4.6

ºC

on  the

6

Highest night min was

10.4

ºC

on  the

27

Lowest night min was

-3.4

ºC

on  the

15

Lowest grass min was

-9.2

ºC

on  the

15

Total rainfall this month was

48.0

mm

which is

87.3

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest daily fall was

13.8

mm

on  the

29

Number of hours with rain was

Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was

38.2

hrs

which is

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest no of wet hrs

hrs

on  the

Highest duration

6.8

hrs

on  the

29

Mean rainfall intensity

1.26

mm/hr

Total CS sunshine this month was

154.0

hrs

which is

110.9

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

10.1

hrs

on  the

28

Maximum  snow depth  was

5.0

cm

on  the

6

Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z

1010.7

mbar

which is

-4.5

mbar

compared with the 1961-1990 average

Highest pressure at 09Z

1030.9

mbar

on  the

3

Lowest  pressure at 09Z

987.5

mbar

on  the

30

Number of days with:

Air Frost

9

0.2mm rain

17

No  sun

4

Snow lying

2

Grnd Frost

22

1.0mm

12

3h  sun

24

Snow/sleet

1

Max < 0ºC

0

5mm

3

6h  sun

13

Hail

7

Max > 10

21

10mm

1

9h  sun

3

Thunder

4

Max > 20

1

25mm

0

12h sun

0

Fog at 09Z

2

Max > 30

0

15h sun

0

Gale

0

Notable events during the month: