2003 annual summary

Temperatures:
Highest max. +29.3°C (August 9th)
Lowest max. -2.4°C (December 30th)
Average max. +13.3°C
Highest min. +15.7°C (July 17th)
Lowest min. -9.2°C (December 30th)
average min. +4.6°C
lowest grass min. -14.1°C (December 30th)
average temp. +8.9°C
Anomaly +0.7°C

Precipitation:
Total 676.2mm
Anomaly 76% of average
Highest 24hr 32.8mm (May 30th)
Peak intensity (10 min's) 27.6mm/hour (May 24th)
Days of 0.2mm or more 197 days
Days of 1.0mm or more 119 days
Days of 25mm or more 2 days
Longest period without 21 days (March 12th - April 1st)

Sunshine:
Total 1601.3 hours
Highest 24hr : 16.0hrs (June 25th)
Days over 12hr's: 16 Days
Sunless days: 65 days

Wind:
Days with direction:
N 26
NE 61
E 16
SE 21
S 77
SW 90
W 52
NW 8
calm days 14
prevailing SSW
No.of days with Gales: 2
highest 10 min. mean 40 mph (16th January)
Highest gust 58 mph (15th January)
Windiest 24hr 17.4 mph (15th January)
mean wind speed 7.4 mph

Other notables:
Air frosts 83 days
Air frost duration 748.4Hrs
Ground frosts 117 days
snow falling 14 days
snow lying 15 days
Greatest snow depth 6cm (February 3rd)
Thunder/lightning 9 days
Fog at 9am 23 days
mean RH 79.7%
Highest SLP 1042.0mb (March 13th)
Lowest SLP 974.2mb (January 20th)

Very brief summary:
January: Cold then windy, average
February: Very dry and very sunny
March: Dry, mild and exceptionally sunny
April: Very warm mid month
May: Wet
June: Warm and sunny
July: Warm, hot midmonth
August: Very warm 1st third, exceptionally dry
September: Average
October: Cold and frosty, very dry
November: Very mild
December: Average, cold end

Exceptional dates (by preference)
1) 14th July ~ 2nd warmest day of the year (+28.9°C), Perfectly
warm day with record low humidity (18%RH).
2) 30th May ~ Succession of severe thunderstorms in afternoon,
havoc in neighbourhood from hailstorms and flooding
3) 16th April ~ Exceptionally warm day for early/mid spring
(+24.8°C), beautiful
4) 30th December ~ First ice day for almost 3 years, lowest max (-2.4°C) for
8 years
5) 5th August ~ High base thunderstorm after dusk, spectacular
lightning. Wonderfully warm week


Graphical representations and other titbits are available in the climate
section of my website, URL below.

Happy New Year everyone.

Alex.

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Alex Stephens Jr
Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
(20 miles ESE of Glasgow)
55°47'14" -3°55'15" 115m/358ftamsl
http://www.alex114.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
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Alex

I like your style of the annual summary - must start something like that
myself

Good idea

Paul c
Brampton

"Paul Crabtree" (remove spam for valid
e-mail) wrote in message ...
Alex
I like your style of the annual summary - must start something like that
myself
Good idea
Paul c
Brampton


Cheers Paul, this is the forth or fifth annual I've done for the newsgroup
and I've tried to stick to the same well received format.
I note we've had a very similar year weatherwise. Must the height that does
it. :-).
all the best.
Alex.