Epping Weather Station

Monthly Summary: January 2006(Daily Readings)

Temperature °C
  Date or compared to 1971-2000 average
Mean Maximum
5.9
-0.4
Mean Minimum
2.0
0.4
Monthly Mean
4.0
0.0
Highest Maximum
10.3
19th
Lowest Maximum
1.8
24th
Highest Minimum
8.3
20th
Lowest Minimum
-3.9
25th
Lowest Grass Min
-5.6
25th
Wind mph
Mean wind speed
6.0
Strongest Gust
33
26th
Dominant Direction
NE
Direction at 0900
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
CALM
No of mornings
5
3
7
1
8
0
3
2
2
Precipitation mm
Date or compared to 1971-2000 average
Monthly Total
20.9
34%
Wettest Day
3.6
8th
Rain Days (>0.2mm)
13
Wet Days (>1mm)
9
Sunshine hours
Monthly Total
56.5
% Average
108
Days with no sun
11
Sunniest day
8.2
Date
29th
Number of days with
Air Frost
10
Ground Frost
12
Snow/sleet falling (0000-2400GMT)
7
>50% snow cover at 0900
1
Fog at 0900 (vis <1000m)
6
Thunder heard
0
Hail <5mm diameter
0
Hail > 5mm diameter
0

 

Miscellaneous Data
Mean Relative Humidity at 0900 (%)
93
Mean Air Pressure at 0900 (mb)
1022.8
Lowest Pressure
993.0
Date
1st
Highest Pressure
1037.9
Date
22nd
Hours of air frost
66.3
Mean soil temp °C (20cm depth)
4.1
Greatest snow depth (0900)
1cm
Date
7th
Particular days/events



7th mid AM short period of heavy snow with large flakes, thick fog/low cloud and nil wind-unusual for here
Weekend of 28th/29th almost unbroken sunshine with excellent visibility

 

 

 

Month as a whole


Coldest January since 2001, driest since 1997 and fourth driest since records began here in 1979

 

 

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