PITSFORD HALL WEATHER STATION
PITSFORD, NORTHAMPTON, UK

FEBRUARY 2008

Headline: Windy at either end of the month, but mainly anticyclonic and very
dry. The driest February since 1998.


Air Temperatures
The Highest Maximum: 14.4C on 29th
The Lowest Maximum: 0.9C on 19th
The Highest Minimum: 8.1C on 24th
The Lowest Minimum: -4.9C on 17th
The Mean Maximum: 9.6C
The Mean Minimum: 1.3C
The Overall Mean: 5.5C
Difference from the Monthly Mean: +0.8C

Black Bulb
Maximum (at 0900): 11.5C on 10th
Mean (at 0900): 6.0C

Relative Humidity:
Highest Relative Humidity (at 0900): 100.0% on 4th, 18th, 19th & 20th.
Lowest Relative Humidity (at 0900): 74.3% on 3rd
Mean Relative Humidity (at 0900): 88.6%

Dew Point:
The Highest Dew Point (0900): 8.0C on 23rd
The Lowest Dew Point (at 0900): -3.0C on 19th
The Mean Dew Point (at 0900): 2.1C

Rainfall:
Total: 18.0mm
Difference from the Monthly Mean: 47.7%
Duration: 12.3hrs
Highest 24 hour fall (0900 to 0900): 7.2mm on 3rd
Rain Days (/=0.2mm): 7
Wet Days (/=1.0mm): 6

Sunshine:
Total Duration of Bright Sunshine: 109.2hrs
Sunniest day: 7.4hrs on 18th
No. of days without sunshine: 7
Difference from the Monthly Mean: 177.9%
Cloud cover (mean at 0900): 4.7oktas (58.8 %)

Pressure (reduced to sea level):
The Highest Pressu 1044.8mb on 16th
The Lowest Pressu 995.3mb on 5th
Mean Pressure (recorded at 0900): 1022.7mb

Winds
Run of wind (mean over 24 hrs): 136.1miles
Mean daily wind speed: 7.4mph
Run of wind (cumulative): 3947.0miles
Highest Maximum Gust: 60mph on 29th
No. of gusts of 50mph or mo 1
Highest wind strength (at 0900): 17.3mph on 7th
Mean wind strength (at 0900): 6.3mph

Winds from the Following Directions:

N 0 NE 1 E 6 SE 1 S 8 SW 8 W 1 NW 1 Calm 3

Concrete
Lowest Concrete Minimum: -8.5C on 17th
Mean Concrete Minimum: -1.0C

Evaporation
Piche 46.1ml
Pan 22.87 mm

Days with:
Thunder: 0
Hail 5mm: 0
Hail /=5mm: 0
Snow or snow & rain: 1
Snow lying: 0
Fog: 2
Air Frost: 7
Duration of Air Frost: 66.0hrs
Gales: 0

All data © Pitsford Hall weather station.