My first whole year of observing in more finer detail than usual is now
over. I therefore show my figures below for my sheltered suburban garden in
Newbury. I hope this isn't too weak an effort (a bit amateurish) and is
useful to someone.

Yearly adjusted precipitation 9am 1/1/03 to 9am 1/1/04. 631mm
Snow days in which was seen falling 11
Hail days
7
Thunder days
4
Ice days
2
Air frost days
46
Days Temp exceeded 30c 2
Days precipitation 25mm
1
Dry days
233
Trace days
12

Sorry I'm behind a few of the others on this NG by sending this out late but
I've now had the figures checked out and am now satisfied I'm there. Here's
to 2004 and all it's heat and storms???

Regards

Tony Powell
Suburban back garden, outskirts of Newbury, Berkshire

Tony,
Well done in completing your first year's detailed records. But there
are one or two figures that to me look a bit suspect. Only 2 days exceeding
30°C? I had 8 in August alone and 9 altogether, and I'm at 556 ft AMSL in
Surrey. Also the 4 days thunder looks very low, though it may well be right.
My figure was 11, one of the lower totals in 21 yrs record. The days of air
frost agrees near enough with mine, as one might expect.

Best wishes, Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.