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The Data represented on this site cannot be used without the prior permission of the sites authors.
Neither can the Data displayed here be used as valid Data for the purpose of submitting to the Met office
or any other official recording organization. Any Data found to be used in this manner will be reported to
the publication concerned and asked to be removed.
The following equipment is used to collect data at this site.
i) Stevenson Screen.
ii) Max Thermometer.
iii) Min Thermometer.
iv) Dry and Wet Bulb.
v) Soil Thermometer x2.
vi) Barometer.
vii) Rain Gauges Daily.
viii) Davis Wireless VP2.
ix) VP2 Console.
x) Wireless Leaf Moisture and Soil Temperature Station.
Sensors included Wind Speed (Max Gust, Average), Wind Chill, Inside and Outside temp. Humidity inside
and Out, Rainfall, Barometer, Solar Radiation, UV. Soil Moisture, Leaf Wetness, Soil Temperature, Sun
temperature and grass min.
Live Data is collected by a data logger which is download to a PC via serial port using Weather Link
software version 6.0.3. Other software used is Sandysoft Cumulus which provides the live data.
There are three web cam feeds provided by three Y-Cam Black SD camera’s. Lightening detection is
provided by a Boltek LD-350 usb Detector and Astrogenic Nextstorm 1.9 software.
Rainfall 30 year Averages
Month |
Rainfall |
Rainfall |
Rainfall |
Years |
1961-1990 |
1971-2000 |
1981-2010 |
Jan |
86.1 mm |
85.8 mm |
81.0 mm |
Feb |
65.3 mm |
62.7 mm |
60.1 mm |
Mar |
72.1 mm |
68.8 mm |
63.7 mm |
Apr |
65.5 mm |
63.5 mm |
63.2 mm |
May |
61.9 mm |
56.3 mm |
57.7 mm |
Jun |
62.6 mm |
67.8 mm |
71.0 mm |
Jul |
52.8 mm |
49.5 mm |
57.0 mm |
Aug |
66.7 mm |
63.7 mm |
66.1 mm |
Sep |
63.2 mm |
64.9 mm |
65.4 mm |
Oct |
68.3 mm |
75.7 mm |
82.8 mm |
Nov |
77.1 mm |
76.6 mm |
79.4 mm |
Dec |
82.9 mm |
91.5 mm |
86.9 mm |
Total |
824.5 mm |
826.8 mm |
836.3 mm |
Temperature 30 year Averages
Month |
Ave Temp |
Ave Max |
Ave Min |
Ave Temp |
Ave Max |
Ave Min |
Ave Temp |
Ave Max |
Ave Min |
Years |
1961-1990 |
1961-1990 |
1961-1990 |
1971-2000 |
1971-2000 |
1971-2000 |
1981-2010 |
1981-2010 |
1981-2010 |
Jan |
3.4 C |
5.6 C |
1.3 C |
3.8 C |
6.3 C |
1.4 C
| 4.2 C |
6.9 C |
1.5 C |
Feb |
3.3 C |
6.3 C |
0.9 C
| 3.9 C |
6.9 C |
1.2 C |
4.3 C |
7.3 C |
1.2 C |
Mar |
5.2 C |
8.3 C |
2.1 C |
5.9 C |
9.2 C |
2.6 C |
6.3 C |
9.9 C |
2.8 C |
Apr |
7.5 C |
11.3 C |
3.8 C |
7.9 C |
11.8 C |
3.9 C |
8.4 C |
12.7 C |
4.1 C |
May |
11.0 C |
15.2 C |
6.7 C |
11.3 C |
16.5 C |
6.7 C |
11.8 C |
16.5 C |
7.1 C |
Jun |
14.0 C |
18.3 C |
9.6 C |
14.0 C |
18.3 C |
9.6 C |
14.5 C |
19.1 C |
9.9 C |
Jul |
15.7 C |
19.9 C |
11.6 C |
16.4 C |
20.9 C |
11.9 C |
16.7 C |
21.3 C |
12.0 C |
Aug |
15.5 C |
19.4 C |
11.6 C |
16.1 C |
20.4 C |
11.7 C |
16.3 C |
20.8 C |
11.8 C |
Sep |
13.1 C |
16.7 C |
9.6 C |
13.3 C |
17.1 C |
9.6 C |
13.7 C |
17.7 C |
9.7 C |
Oct |
10.1 C |
13.1 C |
7.2 C |
10.0 C |
13.1 C |
6.8 C |
10.2 C |
13.6 C |
6.9 C |
Nov |
6.1 C |
8.5 C |
3.7 C |
6.5 C |
8.5 C |
3.9 C |
6.8 C |
9.5 C |
4.1 C |
Dec |
4.4 C |
6.5 C |
2.2 C |
4.8 C |
7.1 C |
2.4 C |
4.6 C |
7.1 C |
2.0 C |
Total |
9.1 C |
12.4 C |
5.9 C |
9.5 C |
13.0 C |
6.0 C |
9.8 C |
13.5 C |
6.1 C |
Wind Averages
Month |
Average Wind Speed |
Average Gust |
Years |
2000 Onwards |
2000 Onwards |
Jan |
9.6 mph |
33.0 mph |
Feb |
8.6 mph |
30.0 mph |
Mar |
8.0 mph |
28.7 mph |
Apr |
7.3 mph |
26.6 mph |
May |
6.9 mph |
26.3 mph |
Jun |
5.2 mph |
23.5 mph |
Jul |
5.3 mph |
23.6 mph |
Aug |
5.3 mph |
23.6 mph |
Sep |
5.5 mph |
23.7 mph |
Oct |
6.7 mph |
25.8 mph |
Nov |
8.0 mph |
28.6 mph |
Dec |
9.6 mph |
33.1 mph |
Total |
7.1 mph |
27.0 mph |
Station Location
Latitude |
53.21.02 Degrees North |
Longitude |
1.28 Degrees West |
Altitude |
160.02 Meters |
Station Number |
39-0827529 |
File Ref Number |
23296/58 |