Epping Weather Station

Monthly Summary: October 2004 (Daily Readings)

Temperature °C
   Date or compared to 1971-2000 average
Mean Maximum
13.9
+0.2
Mean Minimum
8.5
+1.3
Monthly Mean
11.2
+0.7
Highest Maximum
17.3
24th
Lowest Maximum
9.8
16th
Highest Minimum
13.5
23rd
Lowest Minimum
4.3
26th
Lowest Grass Min
1.1
26th
Wind mph
Mean wind speed
2.9
Strongest Gust
39
Date
20th
Dominant Direction
WNW
Direction at 0900
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
CALM
No of mornings
0
0
7
2
3
0
13
3
3
Precipitation mm
 Date or compared to 1971-2000 average
Monthly Total
106.4
180%
Wettest Day
15.7
14th
Rain Days (>0.2mm)
17
Wet Days (>1mm)
15
Sunshine hours
Monthly Total
73.1
% Average
61
Days with no sun
4
Sunniest day 9.90
Date
8th
Number of days with
Air Frost
0
Ground Frost
0
Snow/sleet falling (0000-2400GMT)
0
>50% snow cover at 0900
0
 
Fog at 0900 (vis <1000m)
0
Thunder heard
2
Hail <5mm diameter
1
Hail > 5mm diameter
0

 
Miscellaneous Data
Mean Relative Humidity at 0900 (%)
91
Mean Air Pressure at 0900 (mb)
1006.4
Lowest Pressure 986.3
Date
20th
Highest Pressure 1023.5
Date
31st
Hours of air frost
0
Mean soil temp °C (20cm depth)
11.5
Greatest snow depth (0900)
n/a
Date
Particular days/events

Late on the 20th an active front crossed from the SW. Pressure fell to
986.3mb and 11mm of rain fell in 2 hours

 

 

 

Month as a whole
A rather wet and cloudy month.
October has been a rather inconsistent month in recent years. No particular trend as regards temperature or rainfall. Nevertheless the 1994-2003 figures show a slightly warmer and wetter theme compared to the longer term 1971-2000.

 

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