Monday 6th July 2009
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Today’s conditions and Readings @ 09:00 GMT:

A cloudy start with a few bursts of showery rain. Becoming brighter with sunny spells towards the observation time, though with shower cumulus building rapidly.

Sky: 6 Oktas,  Cumulus, Cumulus congestus, Altocumulus.
Temperature: 16.8°C
Wind Direction: Force 3 S.
Humidity: 82%
Barometer: 1002mb falling.

Today's readings for the 24 hrs up to 0900 GMT:

Maximum temperature: 23.7°C
Minimum temperature: 13.0°C
Minimum temperature on grass: 11.3°C
Rainfall total: 0.3 mm.
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Yesterday:

A bright and rather warm start with sunny spells. After a brief light shower just after the observation, the day turned out to be pleasantly warm with sunny spells and just a moderate southerly wind. Maximum temperature 23.7c. The late afternoon and early evening saw more cloudy conditions with a couple of light showers.
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July 2009 so far:

Mean temperature: 21.2c + 4.5c
Maximum temperature: 30.4c on the 1st
Minimum temperature: 11.9c on the 4th
Grass Minimum: 9.1c on the 4th
Rainfall = 30.2mm
Wettest 24 hours: on the 2^nd 19.9mm
Maximum wind gust: 21mph ESE on the 2nd.
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2009 so far:

Maximum temperature: 30.4c on the 1^ST July.
Minimum temperature: -7.3 on the 7th January
Grass Minimum: -9.4c on the 7th February
Rainfall: = 328.7mm
Wettest 24 hours: 23.3mm on the 7^th June.
Maximum wind gust: 46mph 23rd March.

Observations made for Stanton Station: (South Derbyshire) UK

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(For last month see Archived Data.)