The table below compares the temperatures and rainfall experienced in Great Bealings, Suffolk, with the averages from 1971-2000 for RAF Wattisham (about 13 miles East of Bealings). The Wattisham data is taken from the Met Office website. At the bottom of the page are details of the records for 2004 recorded by the East Anglian Daily Times' weatherman, Ken Blowers.
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Average Max Temp
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2004 Average Max Temp
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Difference
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Average Min Temp
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2004 Average Min Temp
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Difference
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Average Rainfall
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2004 Rainfall
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Difference
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Days of Rainfall >= 1mm
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Days of Rainfall >= 1mm in 2004
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Difference
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Month
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[deg C]
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[deg C]
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[deg C]
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[deg C]
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[deg C]
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[deg C]
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[mm]
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[mm]
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[mm]
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[days]
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[days]
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[days]
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Jan
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6.3 | - | - | 0.7 | - | - | 49.5 | - | - | 11.0 | - | - |
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Feb
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6.6 | 5.3 | -1.3 (colder) | 0.7 | -1.9 | -2.6 (colder) | 35.1 | - | - | 8.5 | - | - |
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Mar
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9.5 | 10.9 | +1.4 (warmer) | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0 (normal) | 42.5 | 29 | -13.5 (drier) | 10.6 | 13 | +2.4 (damper) |
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Apr
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11.9 | 16.0 | +4.1 (warmer) | 3.7 | 3.6 | -0.1 (normal) | 41.2 | 48 | +6.8 (wetter) | 8.7 | 12 | +3.3 (damper) |
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May
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15.8 | 19.4 | +3.6 (warmer) | 6.8 | 6.0 | -0.8 (colder) | 43.7 | 40 | -3.7 (drier) | 8.2 | 7 | -1.2 (drier) |
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Jun
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18.7 | 23.0 | +4.3 (warmer) | 9.5 | 10.7 | +1.2 (warmer) | 52.2 | 40 | -12.2 (drier) | 8.7 | 9 | +0.3 |
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Jul
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21.4 | 23.0 | +1.6 (warmer) | 11.8 | 11.2 | -0.6 (colder) | 42.4 | 105 | +62.6 (wetter !) | 7.8 | 15 | +7.2 (wetter) |
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Aug
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21.6 | 23.1 | +1.5 (warmer) | 11.9 | 13.8 | +1.9 (warmer) | 47.1 | 128 | +80.9 (wetter !) | 7.3 | 16 | +8.7 (wetter) |
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Sep
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18.3 | 20.3 | +2.0 (warmer) | 9.9 | 9.8 | -0.1 (normal) | 55.1 | 27 | -28.1 (drier) | 8.6 | 7 | -1.6 (drier) |
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Oct
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13.9 | 14.5 | +0.6 (warmer) | 7.2 | 7.3 | +0.1 (normal) | 57.2 | 52* | -5.2 (drier) | 9.0 | 14 | +5 (damper) |
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Nov
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9.3 | 10.2 | +0.9 (warmer) | 3.5 | 3.9 | +0.4 (warmer) | 55.6 | 36 | -19.4 (drier) | 10.4 | 11 | +0.6 |
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Dec
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7.1 | 7.5 | +0.4 (warmer) | 1.9 | 1.2 | -0.7 (colder) | 52.1 | 30 | -22.1 (drier) | 10.6 | 7 | -3.6 (drier) |
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Year to date
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14.4 | 16.4 | +2.0 (warmer) | 6.6 |
6.6 |
0.0 (normal) | 489.1 | 535 | +45.9 (wetter) | 89.9 | 111 | +21.1 (damper) |
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Year
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13.4 | 5.8 | 573.8 | 109.4 |
* I lost over a day's data for October owing to a system crash so the rain may be understated.
This is how the temperature has varied in 2004:
| Month |
Temperature
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Pressure
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Humidity
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Gust
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Average Wind
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Min
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Max
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Ave
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Min
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Max
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Ave
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Min
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Max
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Ave
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Max
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Ave
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Max
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Ave
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| Feb |
-4.6
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7.3
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1.3
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991
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1027
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1010
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48
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98
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89
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13
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4.1
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9
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2.8
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| Mar |
-5.1
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18.8
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6.1
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996
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1036
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1019
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41
|
98
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84
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34
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4.0
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21
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2.6
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| Apr |
-1.9
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23.1
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9.3
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977
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1028
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1012
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34
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98
|
81
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21
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3.0
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13
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2.0
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| May |
1.1
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26.5
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12.3
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978
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1031
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1016
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33
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98
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76
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22
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2.0
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11
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1.2
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| Jun |
4.9
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30.0
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16.7
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991
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1032
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1017
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27
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98
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70
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21
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3.0
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12
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1.9
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| Jul |
5.0
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28.3
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16.9
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1005
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1026
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1015
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32
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98
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77
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17
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2.1
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11
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1.2
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| Aug |
8.4
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28.2
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17.8
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994
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1022
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1010
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35
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98
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82
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15
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2.0
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9
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1.1
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| Sep |
2.0
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26.5
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14.9
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998
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1035
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1018
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36
|
98
|
78
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19
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3.3
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12
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2.0
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| Oct |
-0.5
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17.1
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11.1
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987
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1024
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1008
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45
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98
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86
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20
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3.4
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12
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2.1
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| Nov |
-7.0
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13.6
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7.1
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1004
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1036
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1021
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51
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98
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89
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15
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2.5
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10
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1.6
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| Dec |
-4.5
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12.4
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4.7
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989
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1032
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1017
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49
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98
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90
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19
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3.2
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11
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2.1
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| 2004 |
-7.0
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30.0
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977
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1036
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27
|
98
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34
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21
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| Hottest day | June 14 | 27.8 |
| Coldest day | January 3 | 1.1 |
| Coldest night | November 21 | -6.7 |
| Wettest month | August | 124 mm |
| Driest month | December | 29 mm |
| Total rainfall | 664 mm | |
| Average rainfall (1900 to 2000) |
604 mm | |
| Wettest day | August 9 | 28 mm |
| Wettest year | 1860 | 919 mm |
| Driest year | 1921 | 346 mm |
| Wettest month | October 1939 | 211 mm |
| Driest month | February 1891 | 0.5 mm |