[WR] Epping August 2006 and Summer 2006
 

August

Mean max 20.8 (-1.1)
Mean min 12.7 (+0.1)
Overall mean 16.7 (-0.6)

High max 27.9 (6th), low max 15.7 (12th)
High min 17.6 (7th), low min 8.9 (25th), grass min 7.8 (25th)

Rainfall 76.6mm (150%)
Greatest fall 19.3mm (12th)
Thunder 5 days

Sunshine 163.6hrs (82%)
Most sun 12.2hrs on the 8th

Coolest August since 1993
Lowest mean max since 1993 and 5th coolest on record

Annual rainfall so far 413.8mm (99.6%)

Summer

Mean max 23.5 (+2.7)
Mean min 13.0 (+1.2)
Season mean 18.3 (+2.0)

Rainfall 186.2mm (101%)
Sunshine 759.2hrs (129%)

Second warmest summer on record here, after 2003

(Records began in 1979)

All the best

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George in Epping, West Essex (107m asl)
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