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.
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Average Max Temp
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2005 Average Max Temp
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Difference
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Average Min Temp
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2005 Average Min Temp
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Difference
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Average Rainfall
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2005 Rainfall
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Difference
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Days of Rainfall >= 1mm
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Days of Rainfall >= 1mm in 2005
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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 | 8.5 | +2.2 (warmer) | 0.7 | 2.2 | +1.5 (warmer) | 49.5 | 19 | -30.5 (drier) | 11.0 | 12 | +1 (damper) |
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Feb
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6.6 | 6.4 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.5 (colder) | 35.1 | 44 | +8.9 (wetter) | 8.5 | 16 | +7.5 (wetter) |
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Mar
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9.5 | 10.8 | +1.3 (warmer) | 2.3 | 2.7 | +0.4 (warmer) | 42.5 | 30 | -12.5 (drier) | 10.6 | 12 | +1.4 (damper) |
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Apr
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11.9 | 15.3 | +3.4 (warmer) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 41.2 | 28 | -13.2 (drier) | 8.7 | 9 | +0.3 |
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May
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15.8 | 18.4 | +2.6 (warmer) | 6.8 | 6.1 | -0.7 (colder) | 43.7 | 37 | -6.7 (drier) | 8.2 | 9 | +0.8 |
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Jun
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18.7 | 23.3 | +4.6 (warmer) | 9.5 | 9.9 | +0.4 (warmer) | 52.2 | 7 | -45.2 (drier!) | 8.7 | 3 | -5.7 (drier) |
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Jul
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21.4 | 23.0 | +1.6 (warmer) | 11.8 | 12.6 | +0.8 (warmer) | 42.4 | 64 | +21.6 (wetter) | 7.8 | 11 | +3.2 (wetter) |
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Aug
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21.6 | 22.1 | +0.5 (warmer) | 11.9 | 10.9 | -1.0 (colder) | 47.1 | 55.7 | +8.6 (wetter) | 7.3 | 10 | +2.7 (wetter) |
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Sep
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18.3 | 20.9 | +2.6 (warmer) | 9.9 | 10.7 | +0.8 (warmer) | 55.1 | 54.6 | -0.5 | 8.6 | 7 | -1.6 |
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Oct
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13.9 | 16.9 | +3.0 (warmer) | 7.2 | 9.9 | +2.7 (warmer) | 57.2 | 66.8 | +9.6 (wetter) | 9.0 | 11 | +2.0 (wetter) |
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Nov
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9.3 | 9.4 | +0.1 | 3.5 | 2.4 | -1.1 (colder) | 55.6 | 40.9 | -5.7 (drier) | 10.4 | 8 | -2.4 (drier) |
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Dec
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7.1 | 6.4 | -0.7 (colder) | 1.9 | 0.5 | -1.4 (colder) | 52.1 | 20.1 | -32.1 (drier) | 10.6 | 4 | -6.6 (drier) |
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Year
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13.4 | 15.2 | +1.8 (warmer) | 5.8 | 6.0 | +0.2 (warmer) | 573.8 | 466.1 | -107.6 (drier) | 109.4 | 112 | +2.6 |
This is how the temperature has varied in 2005:
| Month |
Temperature
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Pressure
|
Humidity
|
Gust
|
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
|
Max
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Ave
|
Max
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Ave
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| Jan |
-4.7
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13.4
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5.5
|
994
|
1034
|
1020
|
47
|
98
|
83
|
27
|
5.4
|
17
|
3.7
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| Feb |
-6.7
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12.0
|
3.3
|
997
|
1035
|
1020
|
44
|
98
|
86
|
22
|
3.2
|
12
|
2.1
|
| Mar |
-7.0
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20.6
|
6.5
|
997
|
1032
|
1015
|
38
|
98
|
81
|
21
|
3.2
|
14
|
2.0
|
| Apr |
-2.3
|
22.3
|
9.3
|
994
|
1029
|
1013
|
32
|
98
|
73
|
20
|
2.6
|
13
|
1.6
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| May |
-1.0
|
29.3
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12.0
|
1004
|
1027
|
1016
|
32
|
98
|
70
|
16
|
2.9
|
10
|
1.7
|
| Jun |
1.4
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32.9
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16.5
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1003
|
1038
|
1018
|
28
|
94
|
65
|
14
|
2.1
|
10
|
1.2
|
| Jul |
8.2
|
30.4
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17.5
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1000
|
1032
|
1015
|
30
|
98
|
71
|
17
|
2.1
|
9
|
1.1
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| Aug |
5.4
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28.3
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16.2
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1001
|
1026
|
1017
|
32
|
98
|
72
|
18
|
2.8
|
10
|
1.8
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| Sep |
6.3
|
26.2
|
15.4
|
1007
|
1029
|
1017
|
36
|
98
|
78
|
16
|
2.6
|
9
|
1.7
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| Oct |
1.8
|
20.8
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13.4
|
993
|
1032
|
1015
|
48
|
98
|
85
|
19
|
3.2
|
12
|
2.0
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| Nov |
-5.4
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17.1
|
6.0
|
983
|
1040
|
1015
|
48
|
98
|
85
|
26
|
5.5
|
17
|
4.0
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| Dec |
-3.4
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10.6
|
3.6
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981
|
1041
|
1017
|
52
|
98
|
87
|
24
|
4.6
|
15
|
3.4
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| 2005 |
-7.0
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32.9
|
10.4
|
981
|
1041
|
1016
|
28
|
98
|
78
|
27
|
3.4
|
17
|
2.2
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Each year, the East Anglian Daily Times' weatherman, Ken Blowers publishes his records for the year. This section compares his records with mine.
| Record |
EADT
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Great Bealings
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| Hottest day | June 23 & 24 | 29°C | June 23 | 32.9°C |
| Coldest day | December 29 | -2°C | December 29 | -1.9°C |
| Coldest night | March 4 | -7°C | March 4 | -7.1°C |
| Wettest day | September 10 | 40.9 mm | July 4 September 10 |
28 mm 26.3 mm |
| Driest month | June | 9.4 mm | June | 7 mm |
| Wettest month | September | 74.9 mm | October | 66.8 mm |
| Total rainfall | 530 mm | 466 mm | ||
| Days with rain | 138 | 109 | ||