Epping Weather Station

Monthly Summary: February 2005(Daily Readings)

Temperature °C
  Date or compared to 1971-2000 average
Mean Maximum
6.4
-0.4
Mean Minimum
1.5
0.0
Monthly Mean
4.0
-0.1
Highest Maximum
12.1
12th
Lowest Maximum
2.1
24th
Highest Minimum
7.7
10th
Lowest Minimum
-4.8
28th
Lowest Grass Min
-8.3
28th
Wind mph
Mean wind speed
7.3
Strongest Gust
44
13th
Dominant Direction
N
Direction at 0900
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
CALM
No of mornings
12
1
2
4
2
1
6
0
0
Precipitation mm
Date or compared to 1971-2000 average
Monthly Total
26.6
67
Wettest Day
4.5
10th
Rain Days (>0.2mm)
20
Wet Days (>1mm)
8
Sunshine hours
Monthly Total
65.8
% Average
95
Days with no sun
8
Sunniest day
8.6
Hours
7th
Number of days with
Air Frost
10
Ground Frost
16
Snow/sleet falling (0000-2400GMT)
13
>50% snow cover at 0900
5
 
Fog at 0900 (vis <1000m)
1
Thunder heard
0
Hail <5mm diameter
1
Hail > 5mm diameter
0

 

Miscellaneous Data
Mean Relative Humidity at 0900 (%)
89
Mean Air Pressure at 0900 (mb)
1020.3
Lowest Pressure
1000.0
Date
12th
Highest Pressure
1035.6
Date
3rd
Hours of air frost
75.2
Mean soil temp °C (20cm depth)
5.0
Greatest snow depth (0900)
4
Date
25th
Particular days/events

The evening of the 24th saw easterly winds set in with temperatures below freezing point and frequent snow showers.

 

 

Month as a whole

Coldest February since 1996.
First month with mean temperature below the long term average (1971-2000) since October 2003

 

 

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