December 2003
Mean max 7.4°C (+0.3), mean min 2.7°C (0.0), Overall mean 5.1°C (+0.2)
High max 13.0°C (13th at 0420), low max 2.5°C (29th)
High min 8.6°C (25th), low min -2.4 (8th), lowest grass min -4.4°C (8th)
Precipitation 57.4mm (100%)
6 air frosts, 13 ground frosts, 1 day with snow falling, 3 mornings with fog
Sunshine 64.7 hours (141%). 6.91 hrs on the 17th
Since records began here in 1979 this was closest to the December average
for temperature and rainfall

Year 2003
Mean max 15.7°C (+2.3), mean min 7.2°C (+0.8), Overall mean 11.4°C (+1.5)
High max 37.9°C (10thAugust), low max 0.4°C (8thJanuary)
High min 18.6° (6thAugust), low min -4.4°C (18thFeb), lowest grass min -8.6°
(18th Feb)
Precipitation 529.9mm (81%). Wettest 22ndNovember 21.8mm
35 air frosts, 63 ground frosts, 10 days with snow falling, 3 mornings snow
lying
10 days with thunder, 12 mornings with fog
Sunshine 1953.0 hours (134%), sunniest day 15th June with 15.72 hours
Wind dir'n (0900) N57, NE8, E94, SE23, S19, SW8, W116, NW25, Calm15
Mean wind speed (Davis) 4.2mph, greatest gust 41mph on the 20thDecember
Equal warmest year (with 2002) since records began here in 1979
Third driest year since records began
9 of the last 10 years have been warmer than the long term average
A much drier and sunnier year than 2002 with more frosts

All the best
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George in Epping, West Essex (107m asl)
www.eppingweather.co.uk