Monthly Climate Summary for  March  1994  at Whipsnade, Beds

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Consistently mild and bright, but changeable and rather windy.

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Overall mean temperature was

6.6

ºC

which is

+1.5

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean day maximum (09-21) was

10.0

ºC

which is

+1.4

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean night minimum (21-09) was

3.3

ºC

which is

+1.6

degC

compared with the 1971-2000 average

Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was

10.1

ºC

Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was

3.2

ºC

Highest day max was

14.7

ºC

on  the

30

Lowest day max was

4.7

ºC

on  the

1

Highest night min was

9.4

ºC

on  the

23

Lowest night min was

-1.1

ºC

on  the

20

Lowest grass min was

ºC

on  the

Total rainfall this month was

73.4

mm

which is

124.4

per  cent

of the 1971-2000 average

Highest daily fall was

20.6

mm

on  the

31

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

133.8

hrs

which is

127.8

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

10.7

hrs

on  the

29

Maximum  snow depth  was

0.0

cm

on  the

22

Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z

1015.2

mbar

which is

+0.6

mbar

compared with the 1961-1990 average

Highest pressure at 09Z

1031.8

mbar

on  the

10

Lowest  pressure at 09Z

994.5

mbar

on  the

31

Number of days with:

Air Frost

3

0.2mm rain

22

No  sun

5

Snow lying

0

Grnd Frost

1.0mm

18

3h  sun

18

Snow/sleet

0

Max < 0ºC

0

5mm

4

6h  sun

12

Hail

1

Max > 10

14

10mm

1

9h  sun

4

Thunder

0

Max > 20

0

25mm

0

12h sun

0

Fog at 09Z

0

Max > 30

0

15h sun

0

Gale

0

Notable events during the month: