MOST RECENT RECORDS - posted 2.02.10.
LOWEST MONTHLY MEAN - At just 0.5°c, January 2010 as become the coldest month recorded at this site. It beats December 2009 by some distance, which only held the record for such a short time.
HIGHEST BAROMETRIC PRESSURE Slightly unusual for January, but the pressure rose high, reaching 1042.6 Hpa - 0.1 higher than the previous record from Feb' 2008
JANUARY 2010 - by any standards a truly interesting month meteorologically. One in which 7 records were beaten and one equalled.
TEMPERATURE
Highest Temperature 28.3° 02.07.09.
Lowest Temperature - 12.4° 08.01.10.
Highest Min' 17.7° 02.07.09.
Lowest Max' - 2.9° 31.12.08. + 08.01.10.
Grass - Lowest - 18.2° 08.01.10.
Highest Monthly Mean 16.31° July 2008
Lowest Monthly Mean 0.5° Jan' 2010
Earliest (Spring) 20° 22.0° 06.05.08.
Latest (Autumn) 20° 20.7° 12.09.09.
Earliest (Autumn) =< 0.0° - 1.5° 24.10.07.
Latest (Spring) =< 0.0° - 1.1° 12.04.09.
Most consecutive days of Max' 20.0° >= 14 days 22/6 - 5.7.09.
Most consecutive days of Min' =< 0.0° 11 days 01 - 11.02.09. + 31.12.09. - 10.1.10.
RAIN
Most in one day 68.0 mm 11.01.09.
Rain Rate (mm per hour) 164.6 mm/hr 6.07.09.
Most in one month 317.2 mm Nov' 2009
Driest month 20.70 mm May 2008
Month with most days of some ppt 28 days Nov' 2009
Month with most days of no ppt 21 days May 2008
Most consecutive days of no ppt 15 days 12-26.5.08.
Most consecutive days of some ppt 21 days 14/8- 4.9.09.
WIND
Highest Gust 51.4 Mph 12.12.08.
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
Highest 1042.6 hpa 26.01.10.
Lowest 953.9 hpa 15.01.08.
SNOWFALL
Most consecutive days of laying snow 29 days 18.12.09.-15.1.10.
Greatest (level) depth 14 cms 9.1.10.
(5.51 inch)