PITSFORD HALL WEATHER STATION

NORTHAMPTON, UNITED KINGDOM

WEATHER REVIEW OF AUGUST 2008

Headline: The dullest August in Northampton since 1986. Frequent showers and
longer spells of rain made it also the wettest August since 2004.



Air Temperatures
The Highest Maximum: 24.5 C on 30th
The Lowest Maximum: 17.0 C on 13th
The Highest Minimum: 16.0 C on 30th
The Lowest Minimum: 8.6 C on 23rd
The Mean Maximum: 20.2 C
The Mean Minimum: 12.8 C
The Overall Mean: 16.5 C
Difference from the Monthly Mean: +0.1 C

Black Bulb
Maximum (at 0900): 27.8 C on 4th
Mean (at 0900): 19.4 C

Relative Humidity:
Highest Relative Humidity (at 0900): 98.0 % on 18th
Lowest Relative Humidity (at 0900): 70.3 % on 4th
Mean Relative Humidity (at 0900): 85.6 %

Dew Point:
The Highest Dew Point (0900): 16.7 C on 6th
The Lowest Dew Point (at 0900): 10.7 C on 13th
The Mean Dew Point (at 0900): 13.4 C

Rainfall:
Total: 86.0 mm
Difference from the Monthly Mean: 176.6 %
Duration: 52.4 hrs
Highest 24 hour fall (0900 to 0900): 24.7 mm on 11th
Rain Days (/=0.2mm): 19
Wet Days (/=1.0mm): 14

Sunshine:
Total Duration of Bright Sunshine: 131.6 hrs
Sunniest day: 10.7 hrs on 15th
No. of days without sunshine: 4
Difference from the Monthly Mean: 77.5 %
Cloud cover (mean at 0900): 6.9 oktas (86.3 %)

Pressure (reduced to sea level):
The Highest Pressu 1021.1 mb on 28th
The Lowest Pressu 987.0 mb on 12th
Mean Pressure (recorded at 0900): 1009.8 mb

Winds
Run of wind (mean over 24 hrs): 99.7 miles
Mean daily wind speed: 5.4 mph
Run of wind (cumulative): 3090.3 miles
Highest Maximum Gust: 32 mph on 22nd
No. of gusts of 50mph or mo 0
Highest wind strength (at 0900): 16.1 mph on 8th
Mean wind strength (at 0900): 7.7 mph

Winds from the Following Directions:

N 1 NE 0 E 0 SE 3 S 9 SW 13 W 2 NW 2 Calm 1

Concrete
Lowest Concrete Minimum: 6.0 C on 15th
Mean Concrete Minimum: 11.5 C

Evaporation
Piche 73.3 ml
Pan 49.61 mm

Days with:
Thunder: 0
Hail 5mm: 0
Hail /=5mm: 0
Snow or snow & rain: 0
Snow lying: 0
Fog: 1
Air Frost: 0
Gales: 0
All data © Pitsford Hall weather station.