Monthly Statistics from AWS Burncross Sheffield UK Options

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Station Statistics for February 2011 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

9.4 Mean Max ©
+2.9 Diff from Average
4.4 Mean Min ©
+3.1 Diff from Average
4.0 Mean ©
+3.0 Diff from Average
14.5 High Max © 24th
3.6 Low Max © 20th
9.4 High Min © 25th
-2.1 Low Min © 1st
-5.4 Grass Min © 29th


RAIN

89.7 Rain Total (mm)
145 % of Average
5 Wet days with >0.2 mm
15 Wet days with >1.0 mm
22.5 Most Rain in a day 3rd

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

0 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
4 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
4 Sleet/Snow Falling
0 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
0 Thunder Heard
0 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
0 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
0 Fog at morning observation hour


SUNSHINE

42.94 Total Sunshine (hours)
66% of Average
7.03 Most in a day (hours)
8th Day of Most Sun
11 Sunless Days


WIND

0 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

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

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 3.4 mph
Maximum Gust 36.5 mph
Day of Max Gust 4th


THUNDER EVENTS

None

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

85 Cloud Cover %
74 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
1012 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1033 Max pressure at any time of day 28th
993 Min pressure at any time of day 15th and 16th

STATION NOTES.

February 2011 was a mild month which finished winter on a mild note with the mean temperatures well above average. If a cold spell had not occurred between the 13th – 23rd inclusive it would have been a warmer month. Ground frosts were only recorded on 4 mornings

The feature on the month was the amount of rain. I recorded rain on 20 of the days within the month with the 3rd, 4th and 5th making up the bulk of the rainfall. 46.3 mm recorded in the 3 days with the wettest the 3rd with 22.5 mm.

Sleet fell on the 14th and on the 18th and 21st Snow fell along with a light snow shower on the 28th

Sunshine was at a premium as I recorded 5 consecutive sunless days with only 43 hours on sunlight recorded.

The 1st to the 7th saw the highest wind gusts with 36.5 mph recorded on the 4th

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Station Statistics for March 2011 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

11.4 Mean Max ©
+2.3 Diff from Average
4.0 Mean Min ©
+1.3 Diff from Average
7.7 Mean ©
+1.8 Diff from Average
18.8 High Max © 23rd
4.5 Low Max © 3rd
9.2 High Min © 31st
-0.4 Low Min © 8th
-4.0 Grass Min © 8th


RAIN

7.0 Rain Total (mm)
9 % of Average
5 Wet days with >0.2 mm
2 Wet days with >1.0 mm
2.7 Most Rain in a day 30th

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

1 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
11 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Sleet/Snow Falling
0 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
0 Thunder Heard
0 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
0 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
2 Fog at morning observation hour


SUNSHINE

119.70 Total Sunshine (hours)
120% of Average
9.70 Most in a day (hours)
23rd Day of Most Sun
11 Sunless Days


WIND

0 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

4 N
3 NE
2 E
4 SE
1 S
6 SW
4 W
0 NW
7 Calm

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 1.9 mph
Maximum Gust 37.6 mph
Day of Max Gust 31st


THUNDER EVENTS

None

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

69 Cloud Cover %
61 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
1023 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1042 Max pressure at any time of day 23rd
999 Min pressure at any time of day 13th

STATION NOTES.

March 2011 was a record breaker in terms of rainfall. I recorded just 7mm which is 9% of the average. The wettest day was the 30th when 2.7 mm was recorded this was preceded by 1.8mm on the 13th. The 5th, 6th, 10th 16th and 17th gave the remainder of the total. This was the driest March on record locally for 58 years.

March was above normal temperature wise with a good warm spell from the 21st to the 25th and the plant growth was most notable, with the temperature peaking at 18.8c on the 23rd. The 26th was a cold day with a sudden plunge in temperature with a maximum of 8.4c recorded that day. The morning of the 8th under clear skies gave an air frost when -0.4c was recoded as a minimum throughout the month 11 ground frosts were recoded.

The month was not like a lion but more like a lamb with a mean wind speed of 19 mph. Winds were dominant from a South Westerly quadrant and the end of the month saw a gust of 37.6 mph. There was a further windy day on 10th when a gust of 36.5 mph was recoded.

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Station Statistics for April 2011 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

17.6 Mean Max ©
+5.6 Diff from Average
8.1 Mean Min ©
+3.7 Diff from Average
12.9 Mean ©
+4.1 Diff from Average
23.5 High Max © 23rd
12.4 Low Max © 4th
12.5 High Min © 6th
4.7 Low Min © 28th
2.3 Grass Min © 12th


RAIN

20.1 Rain Total (mm)
33 % of Average
2 Wet days with >0.2 mm
3 Wet days with >1.0 mm
10.8 Most Rain in a day 23rd

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

0 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
1 Sleet/Snow Falling
0 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
1 Thunder Heard
1 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
1 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
0 Fog at morning observation hour


SUNSHINE

172.25 Total Sunshine (hours)
135 % of Average
12.69 Most in a day (hours)
30th Day of Most Sun
2 Sunless Days


WIND

0 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

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

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 3.3 mph
Maximum Gust 37.6 mph
Day of Max Gust 1st


THUNDER EVENTS

Storm Saturday 23rd from 14.30 hours to 16.30 hours

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

54 Cloud Cover %
52 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
1021 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1030 Max pressure at any time of day 26th and 27th
1005 Min pressure at any time of day 2nd

STATION NOTES.

April 2011 was a record breaking month in terms of warmth for this time of the year beating the previous records which were set in April 2007. The mean maximum was +5.6 c. The mean minimum was + 3.7c and the mean was +4.1c. There were cool nights the minimum on the 4th was 4.9c, the 12th 5.2c and the 28th gave a minimum of 4.4c. This was offset by warm days the period 21st to 23rd gave maximum temperatures of + 20c

On the 1st a gust of37.6 mph was recorded. The wind direction was predominantly northerly on 14 of the days within the month. It was also a sunny month with sunshine 135% of the average

The month was dry with 17 consecutive days with no rain during the period 6th to the 22nd. On the 3rd and 4th over the two days 9.3mm of rain fell.

Then came the event of note on Saturday 23rd. There were warnings of thunderstorms given and the met office graphics were showing heavy rain for the part of Sheffield in which we live. During the day the temperature climbed to 23.5c. We were out visiting and at 14.30 we heard the first thunder accompanied by a flash of lightning.

Welcome rain at long last for the bone dry garden. We then had small hail to start the storm; this was followed by heavy rain as we set off home down the hill into Hillsborough. We were met by flooded roads and as I drive an MG Salon which is low I turned back to find another way home. As we were standing in traffic we experienced large hailstones which sounded like machine gun fire on the car roof this left un-flooded ground covered with a blanket of hail. Finally after parking up the car and allowing the storm to abate we finally made it to higher ground and home. Manhole covers were tossed into the air and I observed a fountain of water from 1 drain about 1 metre high.

I enclose an extra from the local paper with comments from the metro Group “I t6hink it’s a combination of a few things, such as how the ground is surrounding Sheffield. The moors south west of the city aid the lifting of the air a bit more. The hot and cold winds would have met in the Peak District, with the warm sunshine increasing the heat and moisture in the air.

These ingredients came together over Sheffield – the lift from the hills, the sunshine and the cold air in the upper atmosphere made the conditions moister. They came together in sufficient quantities over Sheffield to create a thunderstorm which was slow moving owning to the light winds which were shifting from the South to the East.

In a nutshell it was the humidity near the ground surface and the uplift from the moors and converging winds. It is stated that the large hailstones formed in freezing clouds about 2.5 kilometres above the ground and remained unusually large as they had only a short distance to travel from the sky.

It is reported that 42mm rain fell in about 2 hours I live about 2 miles away from the centre and I recorded 10.8 mm it was so local that a station the other side of town recorded only 1mm

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Station Statistics for May 2011 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

17.8 Mean Max ©
+2.5 Diff from Average
8.5 Mean Min ©
+1.6 Diff from Average
13.2 Mean ©
+2.0 Diff from Average
23.3 High Max © 6th
13.8 Low Max © 2nd
12.8 High Min © 18th
2.8 Low Min © 4th
-0.6 Grass Min © 4th


RAIN

44.7 Rain Total (mm)
76 % of Average
11 Wet days with >0.2 mm
8 Wet days with >1.0 mm
15.3 Most Rain in a day 7th

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

0 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
1 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Sleet/Snow Falling
0 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
0 Thunder Heard
0 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
0 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
0 Fog at morning observation hour


SUNSHINE

160.57 Total Sunshine (hours)
103% of Average
13.47 Most in a day (hours)
1st Day of Most Sun
0 Sunless Days


WIND

0 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

0 N
3 NE
3 E
4 SE
7 S
5 SW
8 W
1 NW
0 Calm

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 5.0 mph
Maximum Gust 28.6 mph
Day of Max Gust 23rd


THUNDER EVENTS

None

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

52 Cloud Cover %
41 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
1016 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1025 Max pressure at any time of day 15th and 25th
1003 Min pressure at any time of day 13th

STATION NOTES.

May was another warm month and the temperatures exceed those of Aprils which were above average therefore taking into account the longer days the weather was exceptional

Rainfall was more than some other parts of the country I recorded 76% of my local average there were 19 days in which rainfall was recorded with the 7th producing 15.3 mm followed by the 30th with 5.7 mm

It was a windy month with the mean wind speed at 09z working out over the month a 5.0 mph the trees always appeared to be moving in the breeze.

The warmest day was the 6th when the maximum recorded was 23.3 c and yet part of the day was cool and overcast so the forecasted storms were not triggered as the temperature did not climb to the expected heights. On the 4th there was a ground frost and I recorded a grass minimum of -0.4c the minimum air temperature that night was 2.8c. All the cold nights occurred in the first few days of the month. A maximum of 20c + was reached on the 5th to the 11th inclusive and again on the 17th. Thereafter during the months the temperatures dropped slightly

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Station Statistics for June 2011 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

20.7 Mean Max ©
+2.0 Diff from Average
11.1 Mean Min ©
+1.1 Diff from Average
14.9 Mean ©
+0.5 Diff from Average
31.3 High Max © 27th
14.4 Low Max © 10th
19.0 High Min © 27th
6.0 Low Min © 12th
4.5 Grass Min © 11th


RAIN

58.2 Rain Total (mm)
84 % of Average
2 Wet days with >0.2 mm
9 Wet days with >1.0 mm
21.1 Most Rain in a day 12th

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

0 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Sleet/Snow Falling
0 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
1 Thunder Heard
1 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
0 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
0 Fog at morning observation hour


SUNSHINE

178.36 Total Sunshine (hours)
124% of Average
15.37 Most in a day (hours)
3rd Day of Most Sun
0 Sunless Days


WIND

0 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

4 N
2 NE
2 E
6 SE
3 S
5 SW
7 W
1 NW
0 Calm

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 4.3 mph
Maximum Gust 20.1 mph
Day of Max Gust 23rd


THUNDER EVENTS

12.30 hours on the 8th single flash with thunder observed

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

58 Cloud Cover %
45 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
1016 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1037 Max pressure at any time of day 3rd
999 Min pressure at any time of day 18th

STATION NOTES.

June was not worthy on the title of “Flaming June” this year. The month started off with high temperatures and then they fell away. Contrast the 10th the maximum was only 14.4 and on the 12th the minimum was 6.0c this was the day we had 21.1 mm of rain. If it were not for the 2 hot days the 26th Maximum 29.5 and the 27th maximum 31.3c with a minimum temperature that night of 19c it would have been a cold month.

We had a short lived storm at noon on the 8th with nothing spectacular. In the day we only had 6.7 mm of rain. In total rainfall worked out at 84% of the average. We had rain on 5 days running 20th to the 24th inclusive giving a total of 21.5 mm and on the 12th we had 21.1 mm of rain.

It was never a windy month with winds dominant from the southerly quadrant.

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Station Statistics for July 2011 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

21.7 Mean Max ©
+1.3 Diff from Average
12.3 Mean Min ©
+0.3 Diff from Average
17.0 Mean ©
+1.2 Diff from Average
26.5 High Max © 4th and 31st
17.5 Low Max © 22nd
16.5 High Min © 4th and 5th
9.6 Low Min © 14th
6.8 Grass Min © 23rd and 30th


RAIN

26.8 Rain Total (mm)
44 % of Average
2 Wet days with >0.2 mm
8 Wet days with >1.0 mm
6.3 Most Rain in a day 7th

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

0 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Sleet/Snow Falling
0 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
1 Thunder Heard
0 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
0 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
0 Fog at morning observation hour


SUNSHINE

146.29 Total Sunshine (hours)
97% of Average
11.93 Most in a day (hours)
24th Day of Most Sun
1 Sunless Days


WIND

0 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

6 N
2 NE
1 E
5 SE
3 S
2 SW
9 W
1 NW
2 Calm

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 3.8 mph
Maximum Gust 26.4 mph
Day of Max Gust 1st


THUNDER EVENTS
Distant Thunder heard on the 31st with a couple of C to G discharges in the distance in the early evening about 19.30 hours

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

67 Cloud Cover %
45 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
1014 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1028 Max pressure at any time of day 1st
991 Min pressure at any time of day 17th

STATION NOTES.

July continued with the trend so far this summer with the temperatures just above normal.
July is normally a dry month the local average is 61.3mm this was a dry month when you look at rainfall of 26.8mm only 44% of the average. There were not wet day the most rainfall occurred on the 7th when 6.3mm fell

Temperature wise the month started in the low twenties until the 16th when they fell away to the high teens. The 31st of the month again was a hot and sticky day with storms forecast but they gave North Sheffield a miss. Thunder was heard in the distance and we had a couple of C to G discharges around 19.30 hours in the evening

There was some cool night’s grass minimums of 6.8c were recorded on the 23rd and 30th Grass minimum below 10.0c were recorded 14 times during the month. There were 3 nights when the Screen Minimum was below 10.0c

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Station Statistics for August 2011 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

21.0 Mean Max ©
+1.2 Diff from Average
12.9 Mean Min ©
+1.1 Diff from Average
17.0 Mean ©
+1.2 Diff from Average
28.6 High Max © 3rd
14.0 Low Max © 26th
18.5 High Min © 1st
9.6 Low Min © 27th
6.0 Grass Min © 21st


RAIN

41.1 Rain Total (mm)
62 % of Average
7 Wet days with >0.2 mm
7 Wet days with >1.0 mm
12.6 Most Rain in a day 24th

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

0 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Sleet/Snow Falling
0 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
1 Thunder Heard
0 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
0 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
0 Fog at morning observation hour


SUNSHINE

120.11 Total Sunshine (hours)
94% of Average
11.94 Most in a day (hours)
9th Day of Most Sun
3 Sunless Days


WIND

0 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

0 N
3 NE
4 E
4 SE
4 S
3 SW
8 W
5 NW
0 Calm

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 3.8 mph
Maximum Gust 24.8 mph
Day of Max Gust 8th


THUNDER EVENTS
3rd Thunder heard at 15.40 hours
3rd Slight Storm 20.15-2040 hours Thunder 3 Cloud to Ground discharges in the distance

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

63 Cloud Cover %
53 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
1012 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1022 Max pressure at any time of day 9th
1000 Min pressure at any time of day 7th

STATION NOTES.

August was a month that will live in the memory for a very long time here in Burncross. I knew that there was an aurora alert issued for the evening of 6th August. Not expecting to see a thing as I retired to bed the lights went off and the curtains were opened and despite all the light pollution I could see in the North a green glow amongst the cloudy conditions, if I would have had a clear night the display would have been outstanding.

August again continued the dry conditions with only 62% of the average rainfall recorded 41mm in total but for the 22mms which fell during the 24th and 26th it would have been a dry month. There was a slight storm in the evening of the 3rd with no appreciable rain recorded but 40 miles to the East if was a different picture.

Temperature wise the period 1st – 3erd inclusive was warm with a maximum of 28.6 with heavy storms forecast yet we only got a slight storm with 2.2mm of rain. The 26th was a cold day with a maximum of 14.0c recorded although it was sunless all day which accounted for a low maximum. Overall the mean temperatures for August were just above the average.

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Station Statistics for September2011 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

19.9 Mean Max ©
+2.8 Diff from Average
11.9 Mean Min ©
+2.0 Diff from Average
15.9 Mean ©
+2.4 Diff from Average
27.2 High Max © 30th
15.5 Low Max © 22nd
14.2 High Min © 29th
8.7 Low Min © 15th
6.3 Grass Min © 1st and 15th


RAIN

26.7 Rain Total (mm)
42 % of Average
4 Wet days with >0.2 mm
9 Wet days with >1.0 mm
4.0 Most Rain in a day 11th

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

0 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Sleet/Snow Falling
0 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
0 Thunder Heard
0 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
0 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
0 Fog at morning observation hour


SUNSHINE

136.84 Total Sunshine (hours)
112% of Average
10.48 Most in a day (hours)
28th Day of Most Sun
1 Sunless Days


WIND

0 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

0 N
0 NE
3 E
7 SE
7 S
10 SW
2 W
1 NW
0 Calm

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 3.5 mph
Maximum Gust 27.1 mph
Day of Max Gust 12th


THUNDER EVENTS

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

60 Cloud Cover %
73 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
1011 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1027 Max pressure at any time of day 28th
999 Min pressure at any time of day 12th

STATION NOTES.

September was a warm and dry month. This is surprising as ex hurricane Katina did not produce very much rain, during the passage of the storm pressure fell to 993 mb with a maximum wind speed of 27.1 mph and rain 4 mm in total. There were no Thunderstorms within the month.

Rainfall was recorded on 13 days within the month but amounts were small and only gave a total of 26.7 mm which is 42% of the average for the city.

We booked a few days away on the Lincolnshire Coast and we basked in the Warm Weather. When we arrived on Monday 26th we were treated to a very bright sundog within the cirrus cloud. Then the hot weather arrived and when I am away I have my next door neighbour reads the instrumentation. On the 30th the maximum recorded was 27.2 c the warmest night was 22nd when the air temperature was 15.5c. In contrast the lowest maximum was 8.7c on the 15th with a grass minimum of 6.3 c and the highest minimum was 14.2c on the 29th [b][/b][size="3"][/size]

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Station Statistics for October2011 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

15.6 Mean Max ©
+2.4 Diff from Average
9.0 Mean Min ©
+1.8 Diff from Average
12.3 Mean ©
+2.2 Diff from Average
27.0 High Max © 1st
10.2 Low Max © 18th
17.9 High Min © 2nd
3.9 Low Min © 15th
1.7 Grass Min © 20th


RAIN

56.8 Rain Total (mm)
77 % of Average
5 Wet days with >0.2 mm
13 Wet days with >1.0 mm
7.3 Most Rain in a day 7th

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

0 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Sleet/Snow Falling
0 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
0 Thunder Heard
1 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
0 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
1 Fog at morning observation hour


SUNSHINE

92.37 Total Sunshine (hours)
115% of Average
8.21 Most in a day (hours)
1st Day of Most Sun
4 Sunless Days


WIND

0 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

0 N
1 NE
3 E
11 SE
7 S
5 SW
4 W
0 NW
0 Calm

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 3.9 mph
Maximum Gust 28.6 mph
Day of Max Gust 18th


THUNDER EVENTS
25th 19.00 hours to 20.00 lightning in distance no thunder heard

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

73 Cloud Cover %
71 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
1015 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1032 Max pressure at any time of day 14th
995 Min pressure at any time of day 25th

STATION NOTES.

October 2011 was a warm month with the mean maximum temperature coming in 2.4c above the average. It was a very warm start which was the continuation of the warm end to September the maximum on the 1st was 27.0 c, the following two days were also warm. Right through to the 14th with the exception of the 6th it was a mild spell.

On the 15th the cold dry air began to take over and on the night of the 15th a screen minimum temperature of 3.96c was recorded. There was no ground frost record in my location.

Rainfall came in again below average with 56.8 mm recorded and sunshine was above the average with 92.37 hours recorded. There were no windy spells of any note with a mean wind speed of 3.9 mph recorded @ 09.00 each morning.

There was a storm which passed just north east of my location on the 25th 19.00 hours to 20.00 lightning in distance no thunder heard.

Rainbows were observed on the 15th, 17th and 18th

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Station Statistics for November 2011 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

11.8 Mean Max ©
+2.8 Diff from Average
7.3 Mean Min ©
+3.2 Diff from Average
9.6 Mean ©
+3.0 Diff from Average
15.6 High Max © 3rd
9.4 Low Max © 20th and 27th
11.3 High Min © 4th
3.4 Low Min © 28th
-0.4 Grass Min © 23rd


RAIN

35 Rain Total (mm)
46 % of Average
7 Wet days with >0.2 mm
11 Wet days with >1.0 mm
6.8 Most Rain in a day 4th

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

0 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
1 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Sleet/Snow Falling
0 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
0 Thunder Heard
0 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
0 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
1 Fog at morning observation hour


SUNSHINE

48.52 Total Sunshine (hours)
5.92 Most in a day (hours)
19th Day of Most Sun
12 Sunless Days


WIND

0 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

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

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 2.2 mph
Maximum Gust 30.4 mph
Day of Max Gust 25th


THUNDER EVENTS

None

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

86 Cloud Cover %
75 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
1017 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1032 Max pressure at any time of day 13th
993 Min pressure at any time of day 4th

STATION NOTES.

November was a drab month until the winds began to blow in a stormy spell at the end of the month.

This November was the mildest on record locally for mean air temperature. For Minimum Mean Air Temperature it surpassed all previous records. Even the Maximum Air Temperature was just short of the 1994 and 2009 record breakers. A maximum of 16.6c was recorded on the 3rd whilst the lowest was 9.4c on the 20th. It was almost a frost free month with a grass minimum of -0.4c recorded on the 23rd

It was a dull dry month with sunshine 76% of the normal and rainfall 46% of the average

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Station Statistics for December 2011 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

8.2 Mean Max ©
+1.5 Diff from Average
3.7 Mean Min ©
+1.7 Diff from Average
6.0 Mean ©
+1.4 Diff from Average
13.2 High Max © 26th
3.2 Low Max © 16th
10.4 High Min © 23rd
-0.8 Low Min © 10th
-2.4 Grass Min © 17th

RAIN

102.2 Rain Total (mm)
122 % of Average
5 Wet days with >0.2 mm
16 Wet days with >1.0 mm
12.6 Most Rain in a day 23rd

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

2 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
3 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
6 Sleet/Snow Falling
1 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
0 Thunder Heard
3 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
0 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
0 Fog at morning observation hour

SUNSHINE

37.84 Total Sunshine (hours)
4.74 Most in a day (hours)
17th Day of Most Sun
9 Sunless Days

WIND

0 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

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

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 5.3 mph
Maximum Gust 33.8 mph
Day of Max Gust 28th

THUNDER EVENTS

None

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

59 Cloud Cover %
62 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
1008 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1032 Max pressure at any time of day 27th
982 Min pressure at any time of day 13th

STATION NOTES.

December was a warm, wet and windy month. At the start of the month above average temperatures were recorded and it was not until the 13th that any colder weather began to feature, this spell lasted through until the 18th, when on the 19th and 20th temperatures showed a recovery. During this period the coldest day was the 16th with a maximum temperature 3.2c recorded overnight there was a minimum air temperature of -0.7c recorded and a grass minimum of 2.4c the next two mornings also say a ground frost.

Snow was lying on the morning of the 15th which soon melted away but during the period of 11th to 16th inclusive rain, sleet, snow and small hail was recorded. Rainfall was above average with 122 % recorded that was a total of 102.2 mm. The highest rainfall occurred on the 21st with 12.6mm recorded.

High wind speeds were a feature of the month with two distinct spells 2nd to the 8th and 24th to the 30th a maximum gust of 33.85 mph was recorded on the 28th. The mean wind speed a 09z each morning averaged out at 5.3 mph

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Station Statistics for January 2012 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

7.9 Mean Max c
+1.7 Diff from Average
2.9 Mean Min c
+1.3 Diff from Average
5.4 Mean c
+1.5 Diff from Average
11.5 High Max c 3rd and 18th
2.4 Low Max c 31st
8.8 High Min c 1st
-2.8 Low Min c 15th
-5.2 Grass Min c 14th


RAIN

79.5 Rain Total (mm)
100 % of Average
7 Wet days with >0.2 mm
12 Wet days with >1.0 mm
16.2 Most Rain in a day 4th

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

6 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
14 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
1 Sleet/Snow Falling
0 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
0 Thunder Heard
1 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
0 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
0 Fog at morning observation hour


SUNSHINE

63.35 Total Sunshine (hours)
127% of Average
6.54 Most in a day (hours)
14th Day of Most Sun
8 Sunless Days


WIND

1 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

1 N
0 NE
1 E
3 SE
1 S
4 SW
14 W
0 NW
7 Calm

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 3.7 mph
Maximum Gust 40.3 mph
Day of Max Gust 4th


THUNDER EVENTS

None

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

62Cloud Cover %
62 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
1016 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1031 Max pressure at any time of day 13th
988 Min pressure at any time of day 3rd

STATION NOTES.

January 2012was a mild month with rainfall exactly on the expected average, the month was a windy month with winds from the west on 14 days and the South West on 4 days. Yet at 09z on 7 of the days conditions were calm.

The month started on a mild note and these conditions prevailed until the 13th. There was a brief cold spell from the 14th to the 18th when calm and frosty mornings were the norm. Maximums of 11.5c were recorded on the 3rd and 18th and 13 days had a double figure maximums. The 28th onwards commenced a cold spell.

High wind speeds were recorded on the mild first 4 days on the month with a gale on the 4th. During these first days 41.7 mm of rainfall was recorded. On the 27th snow flurries were observed together with a mixture of rain and sleet. On the 31st Grauple was observed

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Station Statistics for February 2012 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

7.9 Mean Max c
+1.4 Diff from Average
2.9 Mean Min c
+1.4 Diff from Average
5.4 Mean c
+1.4 Diff from Average
17.2 High Max c 23rd
1.8 Low Max c 8th
11.3 High Min c 24th
-4.7 Low Min c 11th
-7.3 Grass Min c 11th


RAIN

20.5 Rain Total (mm)
30 % of Average
3 Wet days with >0.2 mm
5 Wet days with >1.0 mm
6.7 Most Rain in a day 22nd

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

6 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
15 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
2 Sleet/Snow Falling
1 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
0 Thunder Heard
0 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
0 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
0 Fog at morning observation hour


SUNSHINE

60.05 Total Sunshine (hours)
94% of Average
8.61 Most in a day (hours)
19th Day of Most Sun
5 Sunless Days


WIND

0 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

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

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 3.6 mph
Maximum Gust 26.2 mph
Day of Max Gust 22nd


THUNDER EVENTS

None

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

77 Cloud Cover %
59 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
1025 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1041 Max pressure at any time of day 8th
1003 Min pressure at any time of day 18th

STATION NOTES.

February 2012 was a month which was dry and saw swings in temperature throughout the month. The month started with temperatures below normal and this lasted through until the 12th. On the 11th a minimum of -4.7c was recorded and at 09z the temperature had risen to -3.5c.

The rainfall was only 30% of the local average with 4.5mm falling as snow on the 4th. On the 4th the snow started about 14.30 hours and a slight covering snow again fell on the 8th but it was only flurries. The slight accumulation of the 4th lasted through until the 7th but only in patches

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Station Statistics for March 2012 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

13.7 Mean Max c
+4.6 Diff from Average
5.3 Mean Min c
+2.6 Diff from Average
9.5 Mean c
+3.5 Diff from Average
20.9 High Max c 28th
7.0 Low Max c 4th
10.0 High Min c 10th
1.0 Low Min c 6th
-2.1 Grass Min c 6th


RAIN

31.0 Rain Total (mm)
51 % of Average
1 Wet days with >0.2 mm
6 Wet days with >1.0 mm
16.2 Most Rain in a day 17th

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

0 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
5 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Sleet/Snow Falling
0 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
0 Thunder Heard
0 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
0 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
5 Fog at morning observation hour


SUNSHINE

169.98 Total Sunshine (hours)
157% of Average
11.72 Most in a day (hours)
27th Day of Most Sun
1 Sunless Days


WIND

0 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

1 N
1 NE
2 E
5 SE
0 S
2 SW
7 W
2 NW
11 Calm

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 2.5 mph
Maximum Gust 27.5 mph
Day of Max Gust 7th


THUNDER EVENTS

None

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

52 Cloud Cover %
60 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
1024 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1035 Max pressure at any time of day 11th
1006Min pressure at any time of day 7th

STATION NOTES.

March 2012 was a sunny dry and warm month with temperatures above the means; it was more like summer in the last week of the month than spring.

The le3ngthening days produced some exceptional sunshine figures 26th gave 11.65 hours, the 27th gave 11.72 hours, the 28th gave 11.60 hours, the 29th 10.30 hours and the 30th 10.53 hours. These figures gave a boost to the month with a total of 169.98 hours of sunshine recorded which is 157% of the average.

It got warm from the 25th onwards culminating in a maximum of 20.9c on the 28th until the 30th the quite nights gave fog each morning from the 22nd to the 25th inclusive this prevented ground frosts as I only recorded 5 within the month. The mean temperatures were well above normal with the coldest night on the 6th when the minimum air temperature was 1.0c with a grass minimum -2.1c.

The lack of rainfall again was the concern as rainfall was recorded on only 7 days within the month a total of 31mm was recorded which is 51% of the local average. 16.2 mm of rainfall fell on the 17th.

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Station Statistics for April 2012 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

11.4 Mean Max c
-0.6 Diff from Average
4.4 Mean Min c
0 Diff from Average
7.9 Mean c
-0.3 Diff from Average
16.5 High Max c 30th
5.0 Low Max c 4th
7.5 High Min c 9th
1.0 Low Min c 15th and 16th
-2.3 Grass Min c 16th


RAIN

172.8 Rain Total (mm)
291 % of Average
7 Wet days with >0.2 mm
18 Wet days with >1.0 mm
26.5 Most Rain in a day 18th

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

0 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
5 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
3 Sleet/Snow Falling
1 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
0 Thunder Heard
5 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
1 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
0 Fog at morning observation hour


SUNSHINE

81.09 Total Sunshine (hours)
68% of Average
11.70 Most in a day (hours)
1st Day of Most Sun
6 Sunless Days


WIND

0 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

11 N
1 NE
3 E
1 SE
0 S
5 SW
7 W
2 NW
0 Calm

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 4.3 mph
Maximum Gust 27.5 mph
Day of Max Gust 3rd


THUNDER EVENTS

None

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

75 Cloud Cover %
66 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
999 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1020 Max pressure at any time of day 16th
978 Min pressure at any time of day 18th

STATION NOTES.

April was a very wet cold month but it was not a record breaker there were colder and wetter Aprils than this year.

The first precipitation which was recorded was the snow of the morning of the 4th which had melted away by noon this gave 7.6mm. We were in for a month of Power Showers with hail mixed in you had only to travel half a mile and you would miss the rain. We had a very wet day on the 18th with 26.5 mm falling then on the 25th 25.6 mm and on the 26th 25.2 mm finally on the 29th 20.0 mm a total of 172.8 mm was recorded and this is still short of April 2000 when 179.4 mm was recorded contrast this with last April when 20.1 mm was recorded.

The month commenced with warm and sunny condition with 11.70 hours of sunshine recorded on the 1st by the 4th it was cold with a maximum of only 5.0c recorded. Temperatures never recovered until the maximum of 16.5 c on the 30th Lower double digit maximums were the norm throughout the month. The coldest nights were the 15th and 16th when the minimum was 1.0c and the warmest night was on the 9th with a maximum of 7.6c.

Pressure was a feature on the 17th when the low moved in 991 mb was recorded on the 18th during the period the persistent low was present 978 mb was recorded and it was during that period until the 28th when pressure rose to 1016 mm that there was any improvement in conditions

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Station Statistics for May 2012 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

17.0 Mean Max c
-1.3 Diff from Average
7.9 Mean Min c
+0.8 Diff from Average
12.0 Mean c
-0.5 Diff from Average
28.6 High Max c 28th
9.2 Low Max c 5th
14.2 High Min c 31st
-0.6 Low Min c 6th
-2.2 Grass Min c 6th


RAIN

41.6 Rain Total (mm)
72 % of Average
3 Wet days with >0.2 mm
5 Wet days with >1.0 mm
18.4 Most Rain in a day 9th

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

1 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
4 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Sleet/Snow Falling
0 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
0 Thunder Heard
0 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
0 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
0 Fog at morning observation hour


SUNSHINE

177.53 Total Sunshine (hours)
112% of Average
15.50 Most in a day (hours)
26th Day of Most Sun
2 Sunless Days


WIND

0 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

10 N
4 NE
2 E
2 SE
0 S
2 SW
6 W
5 NW
0 Calm

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 8.4mph
Maximum Gust 35.0 mph
Day of Max Gust 11th, 13th, 25th


THUNDER EVENTS

None

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

52 Cloud Cover %
57 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
1014 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1038 Max pressure at any time of day 12th
998 Min pressure at any time of day 10th

STATION NOTES.

May commenced in cold conditions which apart from a warm day on the 10th where 21.8c was recorded as a maximum then as forecast on the 22nd the warm spell began and lasted until the 30th culminating in a maximum of 28.6c on the 28th. Two cold nights occurred on the 5th +1.1c and the 6th -0.6c as minimum air temperatures.

Rainfall again was below average 72% a total of 41.6 mm with most of the rain 18.4 mm recorded on the 9th. Pressure was low on the 10th with a measurement of 998 mb at 09z.

From the 22nd onwards some outstanding sunshine figures were recorded 22nd, 14.81 hours, 23rd, 12.89, 24th, 12.87 hours, 25th 13.25 hours 26th 15.50 hours 27th 15.39 hours, 28th 9.39 hours and the 29th 10.07hors. This gave a total of 177.53 hours sunlight within the month.

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Station Statistics for June 2012 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

18.2 Mean Max c
-0.5 Diff from Average
10.0 Mean Min c
+0.9 Diff from Average
14.3 Mean c
+0.3 Diff from Average
27.1 High Max c 27th
10.6 Low Max c 3rd
14.1 High Min c 27th’ 28th and 29th
6.5 Low Min c 4th
5.7 Grass Min c 4th


RAIN

133.7 Rain Total (mm)
191 % of Average
4 Wet days with >0.2 mm
15 Wet days with >1.0 mm
27.0 Most Rain in a day 7th

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

0 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Sleet/Snow Falling
0 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
1 Thunder Heard
0 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
0 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
0 Fog at morning observation hour


SUNSHINE

69.30Total Sunshine (hours)
51% of Average
8.54 Most in a day (hours)
25th Day of Most Sun
3 Sunless Days


WIND

0 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

3 N
4 NE
5 E
8 SE
2 S
0 SW
3 W
2 NW
3 Calm

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 3.5mph
Maximum Gust 24.8 mph
Day of Max Gust 9th


THUNDER EVENTS

heard on the 28th 11.10 hours and 14.10 hours

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

81 Cloud Cover %
58 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
1005 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1015 Max pressure at any time of day 1st and 25th
981 Min pressure at any time of day 8th

STATION NOTES.

June was a cool and a very wet month although it was not a record breaker we have had wetter Junes than this one locally for example 2007 when we had floods and 318mm was recorded.

Any warm weather was at the end of the month 25th onwards apart from a few odd days previously in the month on the 27th the mercury peaked at 27.1c there were very high minimums of 14.1 c on the 27th, 28th and 29th. This when contrasted with the maximum of 10.6c on the 3rd gives an indication of the overall picture. On the night of the 4th the minimum was 6.5c

Sunshine was very disappointing for “Flaming June” 69.30 hours 51% of the average with only 8.54 hours recorded on the sunniest day the 25th but there were only 5 sunless days within the month.
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Rainfall was high during the month 133.7 mm which is 191% of the average locally on the 7th 27.0 mm was recorded and pressure at 09z was 993 mb but a day later pressure fell to 981mb. On the 28th we had a weak thunderstorm in the morning followed by a further one in the early afternoon.

On the morning on the 27th the car roof was coved with blotches of sand which had originated from the Sahara.

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Station Statistics for July 2012 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

20.3 Mean Max c
+0.4 Diff from Average
13.0 Mean Min c
+1.2 Diff from Average
16.9 Mean c
+0.7 Diff from Average
29.8 High Max c 24th
15.1 Low Max c 13th
17.9 High Min c 25th
9.7 Low Min c 12th
5.3 Grass Min c 31st


RAIN

121.4 Rain Total (mm)
195 % of Average
4 Wet days with >0.2 mm
16 Wet days with >1.0 mm
33.7 Most Rain in a day 6th

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

0 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Sleet/Snow Falling
0 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
1 Thunder Heard
0 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
0 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
0 Fog at morning observation hour


SUNSHINE

111.37 Total Sunshine (hours)
76.4% of Average
10.31Most in a day (hours)
23rd Day of Most Sun
1 Sunless Day


WIND

0 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

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

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 3.6 mph
Maximum Gust 21.9 mph
Day of Max Gust 11th

THUNDER EVENTS

Heard on the 5th 17.30 hours and 18.45 hours

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

63 Cloud Cover %
57 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
1008 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1020 Max pressure at any time of day 22nd
998 Min pressure at any time of day 13th

STATION NOTES.

July was a very wet month with average temperatures.

If July would have followed the trend of previous months it would have been cool. The month started on a cool note and then warmed up during the first week. Apart from the 13th which was a cool days and the 20th again was cool the maximum were always respectable with 19.5 c throughout. The real warm commenced on the 20th and lasted through until the 28th inclusive culminating in a maximum of 29.8 c on the 24th. The coldest night was the 12th when the minimum air temperature was 9.7 c.

July was the 8th wettest on record locally and the highest total was an impressive 33.7 mm recorded on the 6th and double figure falls were also recorded on the 5th (14.8mm), the 9th (11.0 mm) and the 18th *(13.5 mm). No measurable rain fell from the 21st to the 28th inclusive.

On the 5th there was a short thunderstorm from 17.30 hours and 18.45 hours

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Station Statistics for August 2012 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

21.7 Mean Max c
+1.8 Diff from Average
13.1 Mean Min c
-2.7 Diff from Average
17.4 Mean c
+1.6 Diff from Average
26.1 High Max c 14th
13.4 Low Max c 30th
16.0 High Min c 19th
7.0 Low Min c 31st
3.5 Grass Min c 31st


RAIN

110.00 Rain Total (mm)
163 % of Average
6 Wet days with >0.2 mm
14 Wet days with >1.0 mm
29.2 Most Rain in a day 25th

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

0 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Sleet/Snow Falling
0 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
1 Thunder Heard
1 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
0 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
0 Fog at morning observation hour


SUNSHINE

112.09 Total Sunshine (hours)
88.0% of Average
11.96 Most in a day (hours)
9th Day of Most Sun
1 Sunless Day


WIND

0 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

2 N
2 NE
4 E
9 SE
3 S
5 SW
1 W
1 NW
4 Calm

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 3.0 mph
Maximum Gust 21.0 mph
Day of Max Gust 30th

THUNDER EVENTS

Saturday 25th 11.30 hours to 12.30m hours further storm 16.30 hours to 17.45 hours

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

59 Cloud Cover %
55 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
1012 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1028 Max pressure at any time of day 10th
994 Min pressure at any time of day 25th

STATION NOTES.

August was a warm month but wet with above average rainfall again.

Most of this month was on the warm side with a high maximum of 26.1 c on the 14th and a high minimum of 13.4 c on the 30th although there never was a hot spell throughout the month.

There was a very cold night in the month the 30th under clearing skies temperatures plummeted with a screen minimum of 7.0 c and a grass minimum of 3.5 c which is a record for an August night. The same trend was applicable throughout the County of Yorkshire.

Rainfall was a fairly dry month up to the 15th when 15.7 mm was recorded on the 25th which had two storms within the day one at noon and one later in the afternoon when 29.2 mm was recorded this was not at all surprising as a drove home through a rushing torrent of water 60 mm deep in places. These falls made up a 110 mm which is 163% of the average

Sunshine again was below average with 112.09 hours recorded which is 88% of the average on the 9th 11.96 hours of sunshine was recorded with only one sunless day within the month

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Station Statistics for September 2012 AWS Burncross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire UK

TEMPERATURE

17.6 Mean Max c
+0.5 Diff from Average
9.7 Mean Min c
-0.2 Diff from Average
13.6 Mean c
+0.1 Diff from Average
25.7 High Max c 9th and 10th
12.5 Low Max c 24th and 25th
15.1 High Min c 10th
5.0 Low Min c 22nd
4.9 Grass Min c 22nd


RAIN

87.7 Rain Total (mm)
138 % of Average
3 Wet days with >0.2 mm
11 Wet days with >1.0 mm
36.4 Most Rain in a day 24th

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH.

0 Air frost (air min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Ground Frost (grass min temp -0.1C or less)
0 Sleet/Snow Falling
0 50% snow cover at morning observation hour
0 Thunder Heard
1 Small hail (<5mm diameter)
0 Large Hail (>=5mm diameter)
0 Fog at morning observation hour


SUNSHINE

126.16 Total Sunshine (hours)
103% of Average
9.51 Most in a day (hours)
22nd Day of Most Sun
4 Sunless Day


WIND

0 Days with gale (10 min mean wind 39 mph or more)

Wind Direction number of days with wind from.

3 N
1 NE
2 E
2 SE
5 S
7 SW
8 W
0 NW
2 Calm

WIND GUST

Mean Wind Speed 3.5 mph
Maximum Gust 24.4 mph
Day of Max Gust 14th and 15th

THUNDER EVENTS

None

OTHER MEASUREMENTS

54 Cloud Cover %
55 Mean Relative Humidity % (Taken at Morning Observation)
1008 Mean Pressure (mb) at 9:00 am GMT only
1023 Max pressure at any time of day 6th
976 Min pressure at any time of day 25th

STATION NOTES.

September was an average month with temperatures normal but again it was wet. The first ten days of the month were warm with maximums of 25.7 c on the 9th and 10th it was also dry. Then we entered into a colder period. With 5.0 c recorded overnight on the 22nd.

During the period 23rd to the 25th a deep low crossed the country which was widely reported as a summer storm. Pressure fell in this period to 976 mb on the 26th. The feature was the high rainfall totals in this period 23rd 16.6 mm, 24th 36.4 mm and 25th 12.6 mm.