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March 2012 (Means and totals to date are at foot of table) Monthly summary
 
  0900 hours readings
 Daily  Readings (See notes at foot of page)
Weather in previous 24h (to 0900 on date)Blue >50% snow cover @09
Date
Date
Pressure
(mb)
Temperature
(°C)
Relative
Humidity
(%)
Wind
Speed
(mph)
Wind
Direction
Soil Temp
at 20cm
(°C)
Snow
Depth
(cm)
1Maximum
Temperature
(°C)
2Minimum
Temperature
(°C)
3Rainfall
(mm)
4GrassMin
Temp (°C)
5Sunshine
(Hours)
6Max
Wind Speed
(mph)
1
1025.6
6.8
96
4
WNW
8.5
-
14.7
6.3
0.0
2.9
8.81
9
 Dull and cloudy 29th February. Fog overnight 29th/1st
1
2
1026.8
5.7
98
3
E
7.0
-
7.0
4.4
0.0
0.4
0.00
13
 Prolonged sunshine 1st. Fog overnight 1st/2nd 
2
3
1017.1
8.4
99
5
S
7.5
-
14.0
5.6
1.1
6.1
4.01
22.
 Cloudy,dull and chilly 2nd 
3
4
1014.4
6.7
97
6
SE
7.0
-
8.1
5.6
7.8
3.3
0.00
34
 Sunny intervals 3rd. Rain 0600 onwards 4th
4
5
1019.1
4.0
79
16
NW
5.0
-
7.2
2.5
0.0
1.5
3.26
37
 Rain 4th. Cold front & much colder pm  with 5.5º temp fall 1400-1500 4th
5
6
1024.7
2.9
90
6
N
5.0
-
6.7
2.7
0.5
2.0
0.00
24
 Sunny intervals 5th but cloud increasing from E mid pm onwards (5th)
6
7
1013.6
6.9
89
10
SSW
5.5
-
9.9
3.1
2.9
-1.7
1.09
30
 Cloudy daytime 6th but clearer in evening. Showery rain am 7th 
7
8
1029.6
4.7
83
7
W
4.5
-
12.0
2.1
0.0
-1.0
7.25
20
 Showers am and early pm 7th. Cold front @1400 on 7th. Clearer overnight 7th/8th 
8
9
1033.7
8.4
77
8
SW
5.5
-
10.7
6.0
0.0
1.9
0.01
22
 Prolonged sunshine 8th. Becoming cloudy overnight 8th/9th 
9
10
1036.0
8.9
97
6
W
7.0
-
14.9
7.5
0.0
4.6
0.87
18
 Cloudy 9th 
10
11
1037.2
7.8
96
2
NNW
8.0
-
15.2
6.5
0.0
2.1
5.39
9
 Mainly cloudy 10th
11
12
1034.7
4.6
97
3
N
7.0
-
11.0
3.9
0.1*
-0.3
2.73
11
 Sunny periods pm 11th. Fog am 12th  (*P=dew)
12
13
1034.5
5.5
97
1
N
7.5
-
8.8
5.1
0.0
5.1
0.91
7
 Fog and low cloud clearing pm on 12th. Fog/low cloud overnight 12th/13th
13
14
1031.7
5.1
88
3
ESE
7.5
-
10.9
4.4
0.0
4.3
5.98
12
 Granddaughter Lauren Catherine Booth born 14/3/2012 (Weather in Epping was dull on 13th)
14
15
1024.9
3.4
97
2
SSW
6.0
-
17.9
0.2
0.0
-0.9
7.74
14
 Sunny periods pm 14th. Thick fog am 15th
15
16
1019.3
8.3
79
4
SW
8.0
-
9.1
3.4
0.0
5.8
0.00
17
 Fog clearing then long sunny periods 15th. Cloudy am 16th 
16
17
1012.9
8.4
93
5
SSW
8.0
-
10.2
6.6
2.3
5.5
0.00
18
 Cloudy and dull 16th 
17
18
1013.8
5.6
96
6
WNW
7.0
-
8.2
2.8
0.0
1.3
4.05
16
 Showery rain 17th. Clearer skies am 18th
18
19
1031.5
4.6
93
4
WNW
6.0
-
13.6
0.7
0.0
-1.2
10.26
18
 Sunny intervals 18th. Clear overnight 18th/19th 
19
20
1034.5
7.9
85
4
WSW
6.0
-
16.1
3.2
0.0
0.9
9.79
17
 Prolonged sunshine 19th
20
21
 1035.0
8.4
84
5
NE
7.5
-
14.8
6.1
0.0
2.3
8.22
15
 Prolonged sunshine 20th
21
22*
1029.9
2.5
95
7
ENE
7.0
-
15.4
3.6
0.0
2.5
10.74
18
 Prolonged sunshine 21st *22nd 0900 obs at 0700
22
23
1026.5
9.4
97
2
ENE
7.0
-
18.6
6.1
0.0
2.5
10.83
12
 Prolonged sunshine 22nd
23
24
1028.7
10.2
95
4
NE
7.0
-
17.8
4.0
0.0
2.0
11.27
13
 Prolonged sunshine 23rd. fog am 24th
24
25
1033.9
4.2
96
4
ENE
6.5
-
12.8
2.0
0.0
-1.2
6.93
13
 Prolonged sunshine 24th. Fog am 25th
25
26
1036.8
11.6
72
5
E
6.5
-
16.8
1.9
0.0
-1.3
9.62
16
 Sunny periods 25th
26
27
1036.9
10.4
58
4
E
7.5
-
17.9
2.4
0.0
-1.0
12.25
12
 Prolonged sunshine 26th
27
28
1033.7
10.6
55
2
NW
7.5
-
21.0
3.1
0.0
-0.5
12.16
10
 Unbroken sunshine 27th 
28
29
1028.0
10.7
69
4
NNW
8.5
-
19.4
6.7
0.0
2.3
12.07
15
 Unbroken sunshine 28th which was warmest March day on record (equal to 17/18 March 1990)
29
30
1025.3
10.1
85
4
E
9.0
-
17.9
5.1
0.0
3.6
10.47
11
 Unbroken sunshine 29th 
30
31
1018.6
7.9
88
7
NNE
9.0
-
10.3
4.6
0.0
3.1
0.95
24
 Prolonged sunshine 30th
31
Total/
Mean
            
13.2ºC
4.1ºC
14.7mm
177.66hrs
  
*Ice Day is Tmax <0.0º 0900-0900 
Date
Anomaly
              
2.9degC
+0.8degC
32.7%
135.2%
  
 
Pressure
(mb)
 Temperature
(°C)
Relative
Humidity
(%)
Wind
Speed (mph)
Wind
Direction
Soil Temp
at 20cm
(°C)
Snow
Depth
(cm)
1Maximum
Temperature (°C)
2Minimum
Temperature
(°C)
3Rainfall
(mm)
4GrassMin'm
Temperature
(°C)
5Sunshine
(Hours)
6Maximum
Wind Speed
(mph)
 
  0900 hours readings
Daily Readings (see notes below)  
    

 

Notes
1. For the 24 hours from 0900UTC* on the date to 0900UTC* on the following day. (The maximum temperature is generally in the afternoon*)
2. For the 24 hours ending at 0900UTC* on the date. (The minimum temperature is generally just after sunrise*)
*Where a maximum is overnight or minimum is during the day the figure is shown in italics. This often occurs in winter
3. For the 24 hours from 0900UTC* on the date to 0900UTC* on following day
4. For the period from sunset on previous day to 0900UTC* on the date
5.For the period sunrise to sunset on the date
6. For the period 0000UTC*-2400UTC* on the date i.e the Calendar Day
* UTC is Universal Time Coordinated. It has been adopted by the UK Met.Office in place of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). When British Summer Time is in force UTC is BST minus one hour ,e.g.1000BST=0900UTC

 

 

 

 

 


 

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