Epping Weather Station

Monthly Summary: February 2004 (Daily Readings)

Temperature °C
  Date or compared to 1971-2000 average
Mean Maximum
7.9
+1.1
Mean Minimum
3.2
+1.7
Monthly Mean
5.6
+1.5
Highest Maximum
17.0
4th
Lowest Maximum
2.4
25th
Highest Minimum
11.8
4th
Lowest Minimum
-3.8
26th
Lowest Grass Min
-5.8
26th
Wind mph
Mean wind speed
5.5mph
Strongest Gust
42mph
8th
Dominant Direction
WSW
Direction at 0900
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
CALM
No of mornings
11
1
3
0
0
2
9
1
2
Precipitation mm
Date or compared to 1971-2000 average
Monthly Total
27.1
68.3%
Wettest Day
6.5
1st
Rain Days (>0.2mm)
15
Wet Days (>1mm)
6
Sunshine hours
Monthly Total
60.18
% Average
89
Days with no sun
8
Sunniest day
8.77
Hours
26th
Number of days with
Air Frost
11
Ground Frost
12
Snow/sleet falling (0000-2400GMT)
7
>50% snow cover at 0900
4
 
Fog at 0900 (vis <1000m)
0
Thunder heard
0
Hail <5mm diameter
4
Hail > 5mm diameter
0

 

Miscellaneous Data
Mean Relative Humidity at 0900 (%)
86
Mean Air Pressure at 0900 (mb)
1020.2
Lowest Pressure
997.6
Date
27th
Highest Pressure
1035.7
Date
9th
Hours of air frost
90.7
Mean soil temp °C (20cm depth)
5.8
Greatest snow depth (0900)
1.0
Date
27th
Particular days/events

The maximum of 17.0°C on the 4th was the third highest for February since
records began in 1979. The overnight minimum of 11.8°C for the same day was
the highest since records began

 

 

Month as a whole

A month of contrasts. The first 7 days had a mean temperature of 11.1°C and
no frost. The last 7 days had a mean temperature of only 1.0°C, air frost
every night, snow falling on 6 of the days and >50% snow cover on 4 of the
mornings

 

 

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