Epping Weather Station

Summary for Year 2008

Temperature °C
   Date or compared to 1971-2000 average
Mean Maximum
14.2
+0.8
Mean Minimum
7.1
+0.7
Overall Mean
10.6
+0.7
Highest Maximum
28.5
27th July
Lowest Maximum
0.7
31st December
Highest Minimum
17.6
23rd July
Lowest Minimum
-3.1
17th February
Lowest Grass Min
-7.2
17th & 18th February
Wind mph
Mean wind speed
5.5
Strongest Gust
49
Date
1st March
Direction at 0900
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
CALM
No of mornings
39
25
44
20
46
55
112
22
3
Precipitation mm
 Date or compared to 1971-2000 average
Annual Total
604.0
92.2%
Wettest Day
21.4
26th May
Rain Days (>0.2mm)
187
Wet Days (>1mm)
121
Sunshine hours
Annual Total
1658.53
% Average
108.3
Days with no sun
50
Sunniest day
15.77
Date
9th June
Number of days with
Air Frost
33
Ground Frost
78
Snow/sleet falling (0000-2400GMT)
11
>50% snow cover at 0900
3
Fog at 0900 (vis <1000m)
12
Thunder heard
17
Hail <5mm diameter
7
Hail > 5mm diameter
7

 
Miscellaneous Data
Mean Relative Humidity at 0900 (%)
81.5
Mean Air Pressure at 0900 (mb)
1014.0
Lowest Pressure
961.7
Date
10th March
Highest Pressure
1042.8
Date
16th February
Hours of air frost
181.4
Mean soil temp °C (20cm depth)
10.6
Greatest snow depth (0900)
4cm
Date
6th April
Particular days/events

27th February Earthquake felt at 0058!
0900 6th April 4cm snow. The latest date on record (since 1979) for such a depth
29th October snow showers. Earliest date on record here

 

Year as a whole

Warmer than long term average but relatively cool in terms of recent years. We have to go back to 1996 for a cooler year.

 

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