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FEBRUARY 2006
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| Note | A total hosepipe and sprinkler ban remains in effect in the Mid Kent Water supply area until further notice. |
| 1st - 7th | Anticyclonic gloom! The 4th is still mostly overcast but a little brighter. The first sunshine of the month arrived on the morning of the 5th but the dreary overcast returned on the 6th and 7th. |
| 8th - 11th | A rare event this year as a rain bearing front passes through early morning on the 8th, the first wet day in 12. This clears away the stagnant pool of weather to bring clearer skies and finally some overdue long sunny periods although becoming increasingly cloudy |
| 12th - 17th | The 12th was dull and rainy all day, and the wettest day since the 2nd December. The start of an milder but unsettled period of weather with a deep low stalling near the NW. The 15th saw the highest temperature since Christmas Eve and the wettest 24h since the 2nd December.. |
| 18th - 23rd | Low pressure sinks S and then E dragging in cloud, rain and cooler airflow from the continent. A wet and very miserable weekend 18th & 19th. Continuing very dull with only brief brighter intervals, frequent showers and those increasingly wintry. |
| 24th - 28th | Becoming brighter and drier with some sunny spells, but still cool with a considerable wind chill on the 25/26th. The 27th was dull but a cold front swept down from the north early morning 28th bringing rain then brighter weather with an afternoon snow flurry. |
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| † Sunshine Hours are approximate only and calculated from the sensor's limited exposure to direct sun, no allowance for visual only observation. As the sensor receives less than 50% of total possible sunshine exposure this month, the figures above can be very significantly less than the actual sunshine duration. * = deviation from 20 year average. The monthly mean is calculated from all logged temperatures and is not the simple mean of the daily minimum and maximum. THW = Shaded Heat Index calculated with cooling/warming effect of wind and humidity to give an apparent temperature. THSW = Unshaded Heat Index calculated with cooling/warming effect of wind, humidity and full direct sunshine to give an apparent temperature. EVAPO-TRANSPIRATION is drying effect due to sun and wind, and is equivalent to "negative rainfall" |
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FEBRUARY
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TEMPERATURE ºc |
HUMIDITY |
SUN ‡ |
PRESSURE |
RAINFALL |
WIND SPEED |
DIRECTION |
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DATE |
Minimum (21-09h) |
Maximum (09-21h) |
RH % at 14.00 |
Dewpoint ºc at 14.00 |
Bright sun hrs |
hPa † at 14.00 |
Day Total (mm) |
Average (mph) |
High Gust (mph) |
Dominant (Compass) |
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1st |
-1.1 | 0.8 | 84 | -2.4 | 0.0 | 1022.5 st | 0.0 | 0.2 | 5 | SE |
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2nd |
-1.7 | 0.9 | 86 | -2.1 | 0.0 | 1021.7 st | 0.0 | 0.3 | 7 | N |
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3rd |
-1.3 | 2.7 | 79 | -2.2 | 0.0 | 1023.4 fs | 0.0 | 0.7 | 7 | N |
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4th |
2.3 | 5.7 | 72 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1029.1 st | 0.0 | 0.4 | 10 | N |
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5th |
0.0 | 9.4 | 72 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1031.7 fs | 0.0 | 0.5 | 8 | SSW |
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6th |
4.7 | 6.8 | 68 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1028.6 fs | 0.0 | 1.0 | 11 | W |
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7th |
6.4 | 8.6 | 69 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1021.0 f | 0.0 | 3.6 | 22 | SSW |
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8th |
4.1 | 8.3 | 61 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1009.6 rs | 2.0 | 2.6 | 20 | W |
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9th |
1.3 | 5.5 | 46 | -5.3 | 4.2 | 1017.1 rs | 0.0 | 2.2 | 18 | NNW |
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10th |
-0.8 | 6.9 | 57 | -1.8 | 2.0 | 1023.8 st | 0.0 | 0.5 | 8 | N |
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11th |
0.4 | 6.5 | 56 | -1.9 | 0.5 | 1026.5 fs | 0.0 | 0.5 | 8 | SSW |
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12th |
0.8 | 8.3 | 92 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 1020.4 f | 7.6 | 2.0 | 14 | SSW |
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13th |
7.8 | 11.1 | 77 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 1017.7 fs | 0.3 | 1.4 | 13 | SSW |
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14th |
5.3 | 11.0 | 71 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1011.2 fs | 0.3 | 4.5 | 22 | SSW |
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15th |
6.9 | 11.2 | 67 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 993.9 fs | 11.9 | 6.1 | 27 | SSW |
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16th |
6.0 | 9.6 | 65 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 983.9 fs | 1.0 | 4.9 | 20 | SSW |
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17th |
5.3 | 10.7 | 61 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 986.0 rs | 0.3 | 3.1 | 20 | SSW |
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18th |
-0.1 | 5.9 | 88 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 991.8 rs | 1.3 | 0.1 | 7 | ESE |
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19th |
2.9 | 5.9 | 91 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 996.0 st | 6.6 | 1.0 | 14 | WSW |
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20th |
3.8 | 5.5 | 72 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1011.8 r | 3.8 | 3.8 | 21 | N |
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21st |
1.9 | 4.5 | 84 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1017.7 st | 2.5 | 3.0 | 20 | N |
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22nd |
2.7 | 3.3 | 84 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1024.7 rs | 1.8 | 2.1 | 13 | N |
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23rd |
0.9 | 1.9 | 90 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1021.0 f | 3.3 | 1.0 | 11 | N |
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24th |
-0.9 | 4.1 | 74 | -1.3 | 1.5 | 1018.4 st | 0.0 | 1.5 | 12 | N |
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25th |
2.3 | 5.1 | 67 | -1.4 | 1.5 | 1016.6 st | 0.0 | 3.8 | 21 | NE |
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26th |
1.6 | 5.9 | 52 | -3.6 | 2.5 | 1023.5 st | 0.0 | 2.5 | 14 | N |
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27th |
2.3 | 5.4 | 82 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1018.1 fs | 0.0 | 2.1 | 12 | N |
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28th |
1.7 | 5.5 | 42 | -7.2 | 3.2 | 1005.7 fs | 0.8 | 3.7 | 19 | N |
| ‡ SUN: Sunshine hours are calculated approximately and solely from solar radiation readings, but note that the solar sensor's exposure to sunshine in midwinter is very limited. The sensor receives only 40-50% of total possible sunshine exposure this month, and there is no allowance for sunshine by visual observation only, so the figures above can be very significantly less than the actual daily sunshine duration. |
| * Precipitation from melted snow. |
| † Barometer trend: f = falling, st = steady, r = rising; q = quickly, s = slowly |
'WIND ROSE' PLOT FOR THE MONTH |
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The 'petals' represent wind direction and the length represents frequency, i.e. in this case winds from the SSW were the most common, followed by the N. The colours represent the strength of the wind, with black being weakest through blue then lighter colours (cyan, light green, yellow, magenta, red) being stronger. This data excludes 'calm' readings. |