Monthly Climate Summary for January 1994  at Whipsnade, Beds

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A very disturbed month with heavy rain and gales at times

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Overall mean temperature was

4.2

ºC

which is

+1.3

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean day maximum (09-21) was

6.9

ºC

which is

+1.6

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean night minimum (21-09) was

1.4

ºC

which is

+1.0

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was

6.6

ºC

Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was

1.9

ºC

Highest day max was

11.2

ºC

on  the

12

Lowest day max was

2.3

ºC

on  the

6

Highest night min was

6.0

ºC

on  the

22

Lowest night min was

-2.8

ºC

on  the

18

Lowest grass min was

ºC

on  the

Total rainfall this month was

110.0

mm

which is

164.2

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest daily fall was

14.1

mm

on  the

9

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

73.1

hrs

which is

139.0

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

7.1

hrs

on  the

28

Maximum  snow depth  was

4.0

cm

on  the

22

Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z

1010.2

mbar

which is

-4.4

mbar

compared with the 1961-1990 average

Highest pressure at 09Z

1030.0

mbar

on  the

29

Lowest  pressure at 09Z

977.8

mbar

on  the

5

Number of days with:

Air Frost

11

0.2mm rain

24

No  sun

7

Snow lying

2

Grnd Frost

1.0mm

20

3h  sun

12

Snow/sleet

3

Max < 0ºC

0

5mm

9

6h  sun

2

Hail

0

Max > 10

4

10mm

3

9h  sun

0

Thunder

0

Max > 20

0

25mm

0

12h sun

0

Fog at 09Z

3

Max > 30

0

15h sun

0

Gale

5

Notable events during the month:

Whipsnade lay on the western edge of the heavy snowfall on the evening of the 6th - just 4cm here.