Epping Weather Station

Summary for Year 2012

Temperature °C
   Date or compared to 1981-2010 average
Mean Maximum 13.9 -0.1
Mean Minimum 6.8 0.0
Overall Mean 10.3 -0.1
Highest Maximum 30.2 25th July
Lowest Maximum -1.2 11th February
Highest Minimum 19.1 18th August
Lowest Minimum -8.4 11th February
Lowest Grass Min -13.7 11th February
Wind mph
Mean wind speed
5.0
Strongest Gust
49
Date
3rd January
Direction at 0900
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
CALM
No of mornings 54 23 46 14 78 52 84 13 2
Precipitation mm
 Date or compared to 1981-2010 average
Annual Total 951.5 141.4%
Wettest Day 29.5 7th July
Rain Days (>0.2mm) 199
Wet Days (>1mm) 148
Sunshine hours
Annual Total
1559.96
% Average
94.1
Days with no sun
54
Sunniest day
15.94
Date
27th May
Number of days with
Air Frost 36
Ground Frost 70
Snow/sleet falling (0000-2400GMT) 11
>50% snow cover at 0900 11
Fog at 0900 (vis <1000m) 20
Thunder heard 28
Hail <5mm diameter 2
Hail > 5mm diameter 15

 
Miscellaneous Data
Mean Relative Humidity at 0900 (%)
87.4
Mean Air Pressure at 0900 (mb)
1014.5
Lowest Pressure
974.9
Date
14th December
Highest Pressure
1042.6
Date
7th February
Hours of air frost
422.3
Mean soil temp °C (20cm depth)
9.8
Greatest snow depth (0900) 15cm
Date
5th February

 

Year as a whole

Along with 2010, 2012 was one of only 2 cooler than average years since 1996
The wettest year since 2000 and the second wettest on record
the 4th dullest year since sunshine recording began here in 2001

 

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