MAY 2017

 

Mean temperatures were around normal until 20^th, after which they were 5 degrees or so higher then normal. The only ground frost was on 10^th when air temp fell to 2.0C. The highest max temp was 28.3C on 26^th, the previous two days achieving slightly below this. Overall, the mean temp was 2.2 degrees above normal.

Rainfall was 105% of normal, with most falling on 1^st, between 12^th and 20^th, and 29^th. Dullest days were 6^th, 15^th to 17^th and 29^th. Many days had bright sunshine, the best were 4^th-5^th, 7^th-10^th,14^th, 18^th , 22^nd-28^th.

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Spring Stats
SEASONAL REPORT FOR SPRING 
Mar, Apr, May 

The second mildest spring, mean temperatures beaten by 2011, mean max was 4^th highest, and mean min 2^nd highest, in 62 years.
Rainfall was 90.7% of normal, fewer days with small amounts of rain.

               this year   normal   anomaly

HiMax              28.3      28.6    
MeanMax        15.3     13.0        +2.3
LoMax               7.4      -0.6     
MEAN               10.7       8.7        +2.0 
HighMin           14.7     14.7                
MeanMin          6.2       4.3        +1.9
LoMin              -1.4      -11.1                           
 
RAINFALL      156.2     172.0     90.7%

TEMPERATURES
19.2 mean max (C) 
  8.9 mean min (C) 
14.1 mean (C)  +2.2 diff from av (C)
28.3 high max (C) on 26
10.7 low max (C) on    6 
14.7 high min (C) on  29 
  2.0 low min (C) on   10

OTHER
Ground frost on 1 day
Air frost on 0 days