BABLAKE WEATHER STATION

Seasonal Averages and Totals for Summer 2003
*figures in brackets compare values to 30 year averages*

Temperatures (celsius)

Average = 17.8 (+1.8)
Average maximum = 22.6 (+1.8)
Average minimum = 13.0 (+1.7)

Warmest day = 34.2 9/8
Coldest day = 15.9 28/8
Warmest night = 18.0 11/8
Coldest night = 7.3 30/8
Lowest Grass Minimum = 2.9 31/8

Rainfall (mm)

Total = 127.4 (74%)
Wettest day = 23.0 22/6

Rain days 0.2mm = 34
Wet days 1.0mm = 21
Very wet days 5.0mm = 8


Sunshine (hours)

Total = 584.2 (104%)
Sunniest day = 14.5 13/7
Days without sunshine = 1
Longest period without sun = 1


Thunder = 4
Hail = 2

A brief summary of the climate statistics for Summer 2003 in Coventry

· This has been the warmest Summer in the city since 1995 (17.9C).
· With records dating back to 1892, only 2 summers have ever been
warmer than 2003, with both 1911 and 1995 recording 17.9C.
· 73 days out of 92 summer days could be classified as 'warm' with
maximum temperatures of 20C or over.
· Only 5 summers have recorded more warm days than 2003, namely
1893 (78), 1899, 1975, 1976 (all 75).
· 17 days can be classified as 'very warm' with maxima above 26C,
though this is well below that figure for 1976 which recorded 31 such
days.
· There were 4 'hot' days, recording maxima over 30C, during
summer 2003, again well below 1976 (13).
· Although the sunshine total was only 4% above the 30-year
climatological normal for the city, it was still the sunniest summer
since 1999 (586.2hr).
· It was the driest summer since 2000 (104.6mm).

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