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

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Dull and rather cold till the 6th then unsettled; cold but bright from the 21st

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Overall mean temperature was

6.2

ºC

which is

+0.6

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean day maximum (09-21) was

8.3

ºC

which is

0.0

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean night minimum (21-09) was

4.0

ºC

which is

+1.1

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was

8.5

ºC

Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was

3.4

ºC

Highest day max was

12.9

ºC

on  the

15

Lowest day max was

1.0

ºC

on  the

30

Highest night min was

9.7

ºC

on  the

16

Lowest night min was

-4.4

ºC

on  the

23

Lowest grass min was

-9.3

ºC

on  the

23

Total rainfall this month was

96.1

mm

which is

145.6

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest daily fall was

23.7

mm

on  the

1

Number of hours with rain was

Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was

90.8

hrs

which is

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest no of wet hrs

hrs

on  the

Highest duration

hrs

on  the

Mean rainfall intensity

1.06

mm/hr

Total CS sunshine this month was

47.6

hrs

which is

68.6

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

6.7

hrs

on  the

11

Maximum  snow depth  was

TR

cm

on  the

23

Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z

1013.8

mbar

which is

-0.6

mbar

compared with the 1961-1990 average

Highest pressure at 09Z

1031.9

mbar

on  the

17

Lowest  pressure at 09Z

995.0

mbar

on  the

29

Number of days with:

Air Frost

6

0.2mm rain

19

No  sun

14

Snow lying

0

Grnd Frost

12

1.0mm

15

3h  sun

7

Snow/sleet

2

Max < 0ºC

0

5mm

7

6h  sun

1

Hail

1

Max > 10

9

10mm

2

9h  sun

0

Thunder

0

Max > 20

0

25mm

0

12h sun

0

Fog at 09Z

6

Max > 30

0

15h sun

0

Gale

0

Notable events during the month: