Monthly Climate Summary for  August  2008 at Whipsnade (The Lodge),  Beds

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Overall mean temperature was

15.9

ºC

which is

0.0

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean day maximum (09-21) was

19.4

ºC

which is

-1.1

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean night minimum (21-09) was

12.4

ºC

which is

+1.1

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was

19.6

ºC

Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was

12.4

ºC

Highest day max was

23.6

ºC

on  the

30

Lowest day max was

16.5

ºC

on  the

9

Highest night min was

15.9

ºC

on  the

29

Lowest night min was

7.1

ºC

on  the

15

Lowest grass min was

4.1

ºC

on  the

23

Total rainfall this month was

125.8

mm

which is

228.7

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest daily fall was

21.8

mm

on  the

31

Number of hours with rain was

Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was

52.2

hrs

which is

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest no of wet hrs

hrs

on  the

Highest duration

6.1

hrs

on  the

5

Mean rainfall intensity

2.41

mm/hr

Total CS sunshine this month was

126.1

hrs

which is

68.2

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

12.6

hrs

on  the

15

Maximum  snow depth  was

0.0

cm

on  the

Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z

1010.8

mbar

which is

-5.3

mbar

compared with the 1961-1990 average

Highest pressure at 09Z

1021.7

mbar

on  the

27

Lowest  pressure at 09Z

988.4

mbar

on  the

12

Number of days with:

Air Frost

0

0.2mm rain

20

No  sun

2

Snow lying

0

Grnd Frost

0

1.0mm

17

3h  sun

17

Snow/sleet

0

Max < 0ºC

0

5mm

10

6h  sun

10

Hail

0

Max > 10

31

10mm

4

9h  sun

3

Thunder

2

Max > 20

9

25mm

0

12h sun

1

Fog at 09Z

1

Max > 30

0

15h sun

0

Gale

0

Notable events during the month: