Winter statistics

[SP1986]

Below are the statistics for my weather station during the Winter season 2012-13

Mean Maximum: 7.0C

Mean Minimum: 2.0C

Overall Mean: 4.5C

Seasonal Rainfall total: 274.5mm

Rainfall days: 46 days

Max rainfall in one day: 22.9mm (20th December)

Total Snowfall: 8.5cm

Snowfall Days (snow falling): 6 days

Max snowfall in one day: 4.5cm (26th January)

Highest daily maximum temperature: 14.1C (29th January)

Lowest daily maximum temperature: -0.6C (12th December)

Highest daily minimum temperature: 10.5C (3rd January)

Lowest daily minimum temperature: -3.9C (13th December)

Days with Ground Frost: 48

Days with Air Frost: 25

Days of falling snow: 6

Days of lying snow: 5

Thunder days: 1

Temperature frequency breakdown

Maximum temperature:

-5.0 to -0.1C: 2 days

0.0C to 4.9C: 23 days

5.0C to 9.9C: 41 days

10.0C to 14.9C: 24 days

Minimum temperature:

-5.0C to -0.1C: 25 days

0.0C to 4.9C: 47 days

5.0C to 9.9C: 17 days

10.0C to 14.9C: 1 day

Compared to the Winter CET average (81-10 average = 4.5 ), my average comes in average when compared to the CET mean

[Aaron]

Whitkirk, Leeds, United Kingdom

Elevation 86 metres asl

Latitude/longitude 53° 47′ 59″ N, 1° 32′W

Mean: 3.7°C

Mean maximum: 5.4°C

Mean minimum: 0.6°C

Maximum temperature: 13.0°C (29 Jan)

Minimum temperature: -7.1°C (16 Jan)

Lowest maximum: -3.7°C (15 Jan)

Highest minimum: 9.4°C (3 Jan)

Days above 10°C: 8

Days below 5°C: 46

Days below 0°C: 3

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Precipitation: 142.7 mm

Rain days >1 mm: 29

Rain days >0.2 mm: 44

Most in one day: 22.8 mm (20 Dec)

Maximum snow depth: 25 cm (26 Jan)

Total snowfall: in the region of 40 - 45 cm

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Maximum pressure: 1038.5 mb (27 Feb)

Minimum pressure: 975.8 mb (13 Dec)

Maximum wind gust: 60.1 mph (31 Jan)

Sunshine: 182.3 hours

Mean: 2.0 hours

Most in one day: 9.3 hours (28 Feb)

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Thunder: 1

Lightning: 2

Hail: 0

Snow falling: 27

Snow on ground (>50%): 17

Air frost: 44