December stats for Coventry
 

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Temperatures (celsius) Date

Average = 5.4 (+0.4)
Average maximum = 8.3 (+0.7)
Average minimum = 2.5 (+0.2)

Warmest day = 12.8 30th
Coldest day = 3.4 25th, 26th
Warmest night = 10.7 23rd
Coldest night = -3.6 20th
Lowest Grass Minimum= -7.0 27th
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Rainfall (mm)

Total = 19.6 (31%)

Wettest day = 7.4 27th

Rain days 0.2mm = 15
Wet days 1.0mm = 5
Very wet days 5.0mm = 1

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Sunshine (hours)

Total = 73.4 (152%)
Sunniest day = 6.1 26th,30th
Days without sunshine= 6
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Air frosts = 7
Snowfall = 3 17th,20th,25th
Ground frosts = 17
Snow lying at 0900hr = 2 26th, 27th
Fog at 0900hr = 0
Gale days = 0
Thunder = 0
Hail = 1 17th

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Average relative humidity at 0900hr = 86%

Average sea level pressure at 0900hr GMT = 1017.6mb (+3.3mb)
Highest sea level pressure = 1032mb8th
Lowest sea level pressure = 991 mb 17th

Average monthly wind speed (mph) = 6.2 mph
Maximum Wind Gust = 39 mph 17th

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
www.nelink.co.uk/users/bws