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14 MONTH RAINFALL DEFICIT
March 2011 - April 2012
68% of normal total.

Actual total  = 528.7 mm
Average total  = 780.9 mm
 SITE RECORDS (since 1984)
 Highest Temperature
 36.5 °C ( 97.7 °F ), 10 Aug 2003
 Lowest Temperature
 -10.0 ºC ( 14.0 ºF ) 13 Feb 1985
 Lowest Daytime Maximum
 -6 ºC ( 21.2 ºF ) 12 Jan 1987
 Mean Annual Temperature
 10.97 ºC ( 51.75 ºF )
 Highest Daily Rainfall
 57.0 mm ( 2.24 ins ) 12 Oct 2000
 Average Annual Rainfall
 684.7 mm ( 27.0 ins )
 Driest year
 2005 ( 424.7 mm / 16.7 ins)
 Wettest Year
 2000 ( 1032.7 mm / 40.66 ins )
 Average Annual Wet Days >0.2mm
 163 ( min 129, max 206 )
 Average Annual Wet Days >=1mm
 122 ( min 90, max 147 )
 High Barometer
 c. 1045 hPa, 3 Mar 1990
 Low Barometer
 c. 951 hPa, 25 Feb 1989

 Dry \ Cloudy
 Last updated: 18/05/12 13:00, GMT / UTC +1)
 MEASURE
 Data update time as above
 Temperature
 14.8°C  HIGH: 16.1°C , LOW: 7.6°C
 Wind
 1.3 mph   SE  Gust: 4.0 mph
 Max today: 11.0 mph
 Pressure
 29.58 in.  +0.4 hPa/3hr  Steady
 Dewpoint
 7.6°C
 Relative Humidity: 62%
 "Feels Like"
 15.1°C °C
 (Humidex Apparent Temperature)
 Rain Total/Rate  0.00 in. / 0.0/hr
 2 day(s) without rain
 Solar Radiation
 16 %% of max  UV Index: 2.1  

PLEASE NOTE

This is a private automatic weather station (AWS) based in South East England, and reported data is neither official nor part of the UK Met Office network. This AWS does not conform to Met Office standards - which are far too stringent for most amateurs but the readings give a good indication of weather conditions in the "average" local back garden.

Information is provided for general interest only and use of any data is entirely at your own risk. Live weather updates are available most evenings and weekends.

APRIL 2012 - VERY WET AND RATHER COOL

Unlike the preceding two months, April was dominated by low pressure systems, often tracking south and very slowly. It was the first time here that April was colder than the March it followed since 1991. It was especially unsettled from Easter Monday (9th) with frequent rain and showery downpours, some of these prolonged and with thunder. There were many rather cool days and nights with two air frosts, and only the 30th being genuinely warm. This was the third coldest April in these site records and the fourth wettest, the rainfall total being more than twice the April normal. There were also some strong winds, and sunshine hours were rather lower than normal.

Full monthly stats for April 2012.


ALSO ON THIS SITE...


The SITE/WEATHER FAQS page provides some info about weather records and averages for Tonbridge and Kent. TONBRIDGE WEATHER NOTES - some anecdotal records of notable local weather events from 1692 onwards. Photos of "The Tonbridge Twister" from August 2002.


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