Monthly Climate Summary for  March  2010  at Whipsnade (Lodge)

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Overall mean temperature was

5.5

ºC

which is

+0.4

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean day maximum (09-21) was

9.3

ºC

which is

+0.7

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean night minimum (21-09) was

1.7

ºC

which is

0.0

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was

9.3

ºC

Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was

1.6

ºC

Highest day max was

16.1

ºC

on  the

18

Lowest day max was

3.6

ºC

on  the

7

Highest night min was

9.7

ºC

on  the

20

Lowest night min was

-7.2

ºC

on  the

5

Lowest grass min was

-9.9

ºC

on  the

5

Total rainfall this month was

40.7

mm

which is

69.0

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest daily fall was

6.2

mm

on  the

25

Number of hours with rain was

Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was

51.9

hrs

which is

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest no of wet hrs

hrs

on  the

Highest duration

8.4

hrs

on  the

30

Mean rainfall intensity

0.78

mm/hr

Total CS sunshine this month was

121.2

hrs

which is

115.8

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

10.2

hrs

on  the

7

Maximum  snow depth  was

0.0

cm

on  the

Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z

1017.2

mbar

which is

+2.6

mbar

compared with the 1961-1990 average

Highest pressure at 09Z

1034.8

mbar

on  the

7

Lowest  pressure at 09Z

985.0

mbar

on  the

31

Number of days with:

Air Frost

13

0.2mm rain

13

No  sun

0

Snow lying

0

Grnd Frost

19

1.0mm

12

3h  sun

16

Snow/sleet

1

Max < 0ºC

0

5mm

3

6h  sun

10

Hail

2

Max > 10

17

10mm

0

9h  sun

2

Thunder

1

Max > 20

0

25mm

0

12h sun

0

Fog at 09Z

1

Max > 30

0

15h sun

0

Gale

0

Notable events during the month: