Guildford May 2006
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Mean Temp : 11.9c
Max Temp : 25.9c 4th
Mean Max : 16.7c
Min Temp : 2.5c 31st
Mean Min : 7.4c
Monthly Rain : 84.3mm
Wettest Day : 19.0mm 8th
Monthly High Press:
1027.3mb 31st
Monthly Low Press:
986.6mb 22nd
Weather:
GR on 21st & 29th


Phil

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Phil Layton wrote:

Weather:
GR on 21st & 29th


GR?


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"Brian Wakem" wrote in message ...
Phil Layton wrote:

Weather:
GR on 21st & 29th


GR?

Ground frost?

Col
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Bolton, Lancashire.
160m asl.

Col wrote:


"Brian Wakem" wrote in message
...
Phil Layton wrote:

Weather:
GR on 21st & 29th


GR?

Ground frost?



No. I got mins of ~9c on both of those days and I'm only 15 miles from
Phil.


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"Phil Layton" wrote in message ...
Guildford May 2006
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Mean Temp : 11.9c
Max Temp : 25.9c 4th
Mean Max : 16.7c
Min Temp : 2.5c 31st
Mean Min : 7.4c
Monthly Rain : 84.3mm
Wettest Day : 19.0mm 8th
Monthly High Press:
1027.3mb 31st
Monthly Low Press:
986.6mb 22nd
Weather:
GR on 21st & 29th

Interesting for two locations so far apart the temperature data isn't so
very different.

Mean temp: 11.6C
Max temp: 24.5C 4th
Mean max: 15.8C
Mean min: 7.3C
Lowest min: 1.3C 2nd

Col
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Bolton, Lancashire.
160m asl.

"Brian Wakem" wrote in message
...
Phil Layton wrote:

Weather:
GR on 21st & 29th


GR?

Brian,

Its Hail as in

EGLL 082235Z 090624 31008KT 9999 SCT030 TEMPO 1122 5000 SHRA BKN025CB PROB40
TEMPO 1321 34015G25KT 2000 +TSGR=

Thunderstorm with Hail - but I didnt record the Thunderstorm!

Actually help Jon ?

Ive just looked at the FAA site and it says:

hail (greater than 3/4")
GR
METAR

hail showers
SHGR
METAR

hail showers (small)
SHGS
METAR

Mine certainly were smaller than 3/4", but I thought GS was soft hail - the
polar air type where the stones are 'fluffy' in a cold airmass

Phil

"Phil Layton" wrote in message
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Mine certainly were smaller than 3/4", but I thought GS was soft
hail - the polar air type where the stones are 'fluffy' in a cold
airmass


is also used for soft hail, snow pellets etc., as well as small hail.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.w....htm#Soft_hail

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.w...htm#Small_hail

Martin.


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"Martin Rowley" wrote in message
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is also used for soft hail, snow pellets etc., as well as small hail.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.w....htm#Soft_hail

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.w...htm#Small_hail

Martin.


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Thanks Martin.

For all intents and purposes its GS all the way as I rarely have seen hail
greater than 5mm in diameter.

Phil

"Brian Wakem" wrote in message
...
Phil Layton wrote:

Weather:
GR on 21st & 29th


GR?


METAR coding for hail.

Joe

"Phil Layton" wrote in message
...


For all intents and purposes its GS all the way as I rarely have seen
hail greater than 5mm in diameter.


.... your comment sent me to look at our records (Bracknell/Tawfield
since 2000), and the figures using the climatological distinction
between hail with diameters 5mm and =5mm (slightly different to that
used for the GS/GR split).

Year: dia: 5mm =5mm
2000 9 3
2001 10 0
2002 5 1
2003 9 1
2004 11 3
2005 8 2
2006 7 0 (so far)

As you write, the larger hail not common, but I wouldn't use the word
'rare'. It's surprising how large apparently 'small' hail is when you
get out there with a ruler. (To the amusement of my wife when the stuff
is absolutely heaving down!)

Martin.


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NGR: SU 854 667 Elev: 80m
Lat: 51DEG23MIN30SEC(N): Long: 00DEG46MIN28SEC(W)