December Weather Records

[Osbourne One-Nil]

December in Great Asby was like this:

Average daily maximum 6.4C

Highest daily maximum 11.9C (6th)

Lowest daily maximum 1.4C (16th)

Average daily minimum 0.3C

Highest daily minimum 7.8C (5th)

Lowest daily minimum -7.2 (17th)

MEAN TEMPERATURE 3.4C (10 yr mean 3.1C)

No of air frosts 13

Total rainfall 204.4mm

No wet days (0.2mm or above) 18

Wettest day 49.8mm (28th)

Highest wind gust 57mph (27th)

[johnholmes]

and here is sunny donny it was like this

() are the long term averages for this area=RAF Finningley 1942-1995 and Cantley 1997-

mean max=7.5(6.9) warmest day=6th at 15.1C

mean min=2.5(2.3) with the coldest night=-3.7 on 14th, the lowest of 2007.

Mean temperature=5.0(4.6) which made it the first time since July it did not exceed the long term average for this area by at least 0.5C

rainfall=29.6mm with the wettest day being 2nd with 5.0mm

There was no snow

air frosts=8(10) and ground frosts=12(15).

no thunder and fog on just 1 morning(5).

Over the coldest spell, 11-17th, the mean was 0.7C with 7 consecutive air frosts. The longest and coldest run fro quite some time.

[Lightning Hunter]

Another uneventful month here:

Ave temp - 5.23°C (0.67°C below average, 6th month in a row below average)

Ave max temp - 8.23°C

Ave min temp - 2.23°C

Highest max - 14°C (6th)

Lowest max - 3°C (18th)

Lowest min - -4°C (12th)

Highest min - 10°C (5th)

Rainfall - 80.2mm (97.8% of average)

Ave wet day - 5.32mm

Wettest day - 13.8mm (8th)

Days with rain - 15

Thunder - 0 days

No sun - 6 days

No cloud - 1 day

Average pressure - 1020.5mb

Max pressure - 1040.1mb (3rd)

Min pressure - 977.8mb (12th)

[Often_Will]

December 2007 Statistics

Blakenhall, Cheshire

(53.02, -2.41)

Average daily maximum: 6.9º

Average daily minimum: 1.8º

MEAN TEMPERATURE: 4.3º

Highest daily maximum: 13.4º (06th)

Lowest daily maximum: 01.6º (21st)

Days 10º or above: 6

Highest daily minimum: 8.4º (27th)

Lowest daily minimum: -3.4º (19th)

Days 0º or below: 12

Days With Rain: 15

Maximum Rainfall: 18.7mm (06th)

Total Rainfall: 77.2mm

Maximum Windspeed: 28th

Highest Relative Pressure: 1039.8mb (18th)

Lowest Relative Pressure: 974.3mb (09th)

[Zenarcher]

Isle Of Barra Castlebay

1st rain

2nd to 6th dry

7th hail showers

8th rain

9th to 12th dry

13th showers

14th to 23th dry

25th showers

26th rain

27th dry

28th drizzle

29th to 31st dry

Max Outdoor temp 12c

Min outdoor temp 2c

Max Humidity 94%

Min Humidity 70%

Min wind chill -7c

Max Pressure 1038mb

Min Pressure 968mb

Wind speed 38mph

Rainfall 2.5mm

[jmackenz]

December in Inverurie was a little cooler and drier than might be expected.

Monthly Weather Data Report for Garioch Weather Station, Aberdeenshire – December 2007

Mean Temperature 3.4°C, 0.3 less than 3.7 historic average.

Minimum Temperature -6.9°C on the 22nd.

Mean Minimum Temperature 0.2°C, 1.51 less than 1.7 average.

Maximum Temperature 13.8°C on the 5th.

Mean Maximum Temperature 6.2°C, 0.5 less than 6.7 average.

Maximum High Wind Speed 35.0 mph on the 7th.

Total Rainfall 46.0mm, 27.4 less than 73.4 average (62.7%)

Average Bright Sunshine Hours 0.8 hrs per day, 0.7 less than 1.5 average (56.0%)

For more detail, click here.

[Polar Continental]

December 2007 Report.

The beginning of the month saw a typical weather pattern for early December, low pressure, rain, strong winds and temperatures very much on the mild side.

The 10th saw a sudden change from a strong zonal flow from the Atlantic to a quickly building high pressure block from the south. I recorded the first air frost of the month on the 11th. The high pressure began to transfer NE on the 11th towards Scandinavia, bringing a light easterly wind.

The following 2 weeks saw little change, frost continued at night and was moderate at times when the sky cleared. The days were very much on the cold side with frost often persisting in the shade. There was some sunshine, but also a good deal of low cloud at times.

The 24th finally saw the high-pressure sink away south east and weaken, this allowed low pressure to approach the country from the Atlantic, bringing unsettled and much milder and at times wet weather for the Christmas period. The period from the 26th until the end of the month continued mild with SW winds dominating.

Summary.

A very mild start to December, becoming much colder for the middle part of the month with the temperature very much below average. The last week saw a return to very mild conditions. The mean temperature here was 4.5c –0.6 below the 1971-2000 CET average.

Stats for December 2007

Mean maximum temperature = 7.1c

Mean minimum temperature = 1.9c

Mean temperature = 6.5c -0.4c below the 1971-2000 CET average.

Warmest day on the 06th = 14.7c

Coldest day on the 14th = 1.2c

Warmest night on the 28th = 9.7c

Coldest night on the 11th = -4.3c

Minimum Grass Temperature on the 11th = -7.0 c

Ground Frosts = 16

Air frost = 10

Fog Observed = 2, 20th and 23rd.

Days of Rain, with 1mm or more = 10

Wettest Day 06th = 19mm

Days of snow = 0

Days of lying snow = 0

Thunder heard / Thunderstorms = 0

Rainfall total = 53mm

Rain total for 2007 = 661mm

Paul

[johnholmes]

hi Paul

re this

Mean temperature = 6.5c -0.4c below the 1971-2000 CET average.

seems a bit too high to me?

I would expect your value to be below mine and that was 5.0C?

[TonyH]

December stats:

Wet but cold and dry mid month

Mean temperature: 4.5c

Highest max: 13.6c 6th

Lowest min: -3.8c 11th.

Lowest max: 1.8c 16th

highest min: 9.2c 5th

Total rainfall: 180mm

Wettest day: 25.5mm 24th

Rain days >0.2mm: 18

Wet days >1.0mm: 14

Days of heavy rain >10mm: 9

Air frosts: 11

[weatherterry]

Decembers 07 weather here rainfalls 139 mm top temp 59 deg f low 25 deg f -21 days rain and 3 snow included.-1 gale

98 % hum low 78 %

TEZZ

[Polar Continental]

hi Paul

re this

Mean temperature = 6.5c -0.4c below the 1971-2000 CET average.

seems a bit too high to me?

I would expect your value to be below mine and that was 5.0C?

Hi John, yes, my sloppy typing , corrected on my web-sites and report to COL, should read.....

Mean temperature = 4.5c -0.6c below the 1971-2000 CET average.

Paul

[johnholmes]

cheers Paul, was beginning to think even my simple maths had gone walk about!

easy done as I know myself.

[reef]

Hull, East Yorkshire.

December 2007

Warmest Max: 12.9°C (on 06/12/07)

Coldest Max: 3.4°C (on 23/12/07)

Warmest Min: 9.6°C (on 05/12/07)

Coldest Min: -1.2°C (on 16/12/07)

Average Max: 7.4°C (-0.2°C Below 1971-2000 Average)

Average Min: 3.5°C (+1.0°C Above 1971-2000 Average)

Overall Average: 5.4°C (+0.3°C Above 1971-2000 Average)

Rain: 54.3mm (104% Of Normal)

Wettest Day: 2nd (16.0mm)

Air Frosts: 2

Days with Snow: 0

Snow lying at 0900: 0 days

Dry Days: 14

Wet Days: 17

Days With Rain >1.0mm: 11

Thunderstorms: 0

A month with a mild beginning and end, but a cold middle. The first 8 days were Atlantic dominated, seeing a mixture of showers and longer spells of rain, dumping 40mm in total. It was also exceptionally mild, averaging 8.1°C - 3.0°C above average.

The 9th - 24th were then anticyclonic and cold, with an average of 3.7°C. It started off clear and sunny at first, but as the wind gained more of an easterly component, cloud was dragged in from the North Sea and it turned overcast and dull. As a result, frosts were at a premium, though it cleared for a time to give 2 air frosts on the 16th and 17th, the only ones of the month.

The final days were then much the same as the first few: mild, wet and windy. As a result, both the rainfall and temperature were close to average, though once again it was completely snowless.

[Andy Bown]

As with the overall 2007 thread, I'm resurrecting this because I forgot to post here a month ago.

Average max = 8.74c (Highest = 15c on Dec 6)

Average min = 2.77c (Lowest = -4c on Dec 17, 20)

Mean = 5.76c

Dry days = 15

Precipitation days = 16 (inc. 1 snow)

Rainfall = 110mm