BABLAKE WEATHER STATION

Monthly Averages and Totals for August 2003
*figures in brackets compare values to 30 year averages*

Temperatures (celsius)

Average = 18.8 (+2.2)
Average maximum = 23.8 (+2.4)
Average minimum = 13.8 (+2.0)

Warmest day = 34.2 9th Coldest day = 15.9 28th
Warmest night = 18.0 11th
Coldest night = 7.3 30th
Lowest grass Minimum = 2.9 31st

Rainfall (mm)

Total = 24.8 (37%)

Wettest day = 19.2 10th

Rain days 0.2mm = 5
Wet days 1.0mm = 3

Very wet days 5.0mm = 1
Driest spell = 16 days

Sunshine (hours)

Total = 199.7 (107%)
Sunniest day = 13.9 2nd
Days without sunshine= 0
Longest period without sun = 0


Air frosts = 0 Snowfall = 0
Ground frosts = 0 Snow lying at 0900hr = 0
Fog at 0900hr = 0 Gale days = 0
Thunder = 1 (10th) Hail = 1 (


Average relative humidity at 0900hr =70 %

Average sea level pressure at 0900hr GMT= 1019.9mb (+4.1mb)
Highest sea level pressure = 1026mb 5th
Lowest sea level pressure = 1008mb 29th

Average monthly wind speed (mph) = 6.0 mph
Maximum Wind Gust =31 mph 5th

30 year climatological normal period 1971-2000
Records date back to : temperatures 1892
rainfall 1886 sunshine 1894
0900hr GMT standard Met Office time for climatological readings


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Steve Jackson,
Bablake Weather Station,
Coventry, UK
http://www.netlink.co.uk/users/bws