Epping Weather Station

Monthly Summary: December 2008 (Daily Readings)

Temperature °C
   Date or compared to 1971-2000 average
Mean Maximum
6.0
-1.1
Mean Minimum
1.7
-1.0
Monthly Mean
3.8
-1.1
Highest Maximum
12.6
20th
Lowest Maximum
0.7
31st
Highest Minimum
9.9
22nd
Lowest Minimum
-2.9
30th
Lowest Grass Min
-6.9
30th
Wind mph
Mean wind speed
5.4
Strongest Gust
31
Date
19th,20th
Dominant Direction
WSW
Direction at 0900
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
CALM
No of mornings
4
3
4
0
5
2
9
4
0
Precipitation mm
 Date or compared to 1971-2000 average
Monthly Total
22.4
38.9%
Wettest Day (09-09)
10.4
13th
Rain Days (>0.2mm)
14
Wet Days (>1mm)
13
Sunshine hours
Monthly Total
79.84
% Average
177.4%
Days with no sun
7
Sunniest days
7.01
Date
7th
Number of days with
Air Frost
11
Ground Frost
23
Snow/sleet falling (0000-2400GMT)
1
>50% snow cover at 0900
0
Fog at 0900 (vis <1000m)
0
Thunder heard
0
Hail <5mm diameter
0
Hail > 5mm diameter
0

 
Miscellaneous Data
Mean Relative Humidity at 0900 (%)
89.5
Mean Air Pressure at 0900 (mb)
1018.0
Lowest Pressure 978.7
Date
4th
Highest Pressure 1038.0
Date
26th
Hours of air frost
73.8
Mean soil temp °C (20cm depth)
4.4
Greatest snow depth (0900)
0
Date
-
Particular days/events

10th Hail and snow shower in evening

 

Month as a whole

A dry, sunny and cold month

Lowest mean maximum temperature since 2001 and 5th lowest since 1979
Driest December since 1991 and 4th driest since 1979
11 air frosts is 4th highest total for December since 1979
Sunniest December since I started recording sunshine in 2001

 

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