Monthly Climate Summary for February 1983  at Whipsnade, Beds

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Very cold and wintry 6th-24th;  sunny mid-month

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Overall mean temperature was

0.4

ºC

which is

-2.6

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean day maximum (09-21) was

2.3

ºC

which is

-3.5

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean night minimum (21-09) was

-1.5

ºC

which is

-1.7

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was

2.5

ºC

Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was

-1.9

ºC

Highest day max was

9.7

ºC

on  the

26

Lowest day max was

-1.7

ºC

on  the

9

Highest night min was

2.9

ºC

on  the

25

Lowest night min was

-5.0

ºC

on  the

23

Lowest grass min was

-13.2

ºC

on  the

4

Total rainfall this month was

38.5

mm

which is

77.0

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest daily fall was

9.9

mm

on  the

10

Number of hours with rain was

Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was

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

mm/hr

Total CS sunshine this month was

74.1

hrs

which is

105.6

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

22

Maximum  snow depth  was

25.0

cm

on  the

22

Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z

1020.6

mbar

which is

5.4

mbar

compared with the 1961-1990 average

Highest pressure at 09Z

1037.8

mbar

on  the

17

Lowest  pressure at 09Z

991.5

mbar

on  the

1

Number of days with:

Air Frost

21

0.2mm rain

16

No  sun

6

Snow lying

18

Grnd Frost

25

1.0mm

9

3h  sun

11

Snow/sleet

14

Max < 0ºC

7

5mm

3

6h  sun

4

Hail

3

Max > 10

0

10mm

0

9h  sun

2

Thunder

0

Max > 20

0

25mm

0

12h sun

0

Fog at 09Z

5

Max > 30

0

15h sun

0

Gale

2

Notable events during the month:

Snow fell for much of the 8th and 9th with the temp around -5ºC; this was the deepest snowfall here since Jan 1982