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Valentia Observatory 1991–2020 averages
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TEMPERATURE (degrees Celsius) |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
mean daily max |
9.8 |
9.9 |
10.8 |
12.4 |
14.5 |
16.6 |
17.8 |
18 |
16.9 |
14.4 |
11.8 |
10.4 |
13.6 |
mean daily min |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
6.7 |
8.8 |
11.1 |
12.9 |
12.8 |
11.7 |
9.5 |
7.2 |
5.8 |
8.5 |
mean temperature |
7.4 |
7.5 |
8.2 |
9.6 |
11.7 |
13.8 |
15.3 |
15.4 |
14.3 |
12 |
9.5 |
8.1 |
11.1 |
absolute max. |
14.6 |
17.2 |
20.4 |
22.9 |
26.6 |
28.4 |
27.6 |
28 |
28 |
21.8 |
19.5 |
15.3 |
28.4 |
min. maximum |
1.3 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
7 |
7.5 |
11.1 |
13.6 |
13.9 |
12.3 |
7.9 |
2.3 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
max. minimum |
12.1 |
12.2 |
13.1 |
13.3 |
15.7 |
19.1 |
19 |
19.5 |
18.1 |
17.3 |
14.4 |
13.2 |
19.5 |
absolute min. |
-6.5 |
-4.8 |
-5 |
-2.1 |
0.6 |
4.2 |
6 |
5.5 |
2.6 |
-0.7 |
-3.1 |
-7.7 |
-7.7 |
mean num. of days with air frost |
2.4 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
2 |
8.5 |
mean num. of days with ground frost |
7.7 |
7.3 |
7 |
4.1 |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
6.3 |
39.9 |
mean 5cm soil |
6.1 |
6.1 |
7.1 |
9.6 |
13 |
15.7 |
16.8 |
16.3 |
14.2 |
11.1 |
8.5 |
6.8 |
10.9 |
mean 10cm soil |
6.4 |
6.4 |
7.3 |
9.4 |
12.5 |
15.2 |
16.5 |
16.1 |
14.2 |
11.4 |
8.8 |
7.1 |
10.9 |
mean 20cm soil |
7 |
7 |
7.9 |
9.9 |
12.7 |
15.4 |
16.7 |
16.5 |
14.9 |
12.2 |
9.5 |
7.7 |
11.4 |
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%) |
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mean at 0900UTC |
82.9 |
82.7 |
80.8 |
77.4 |
76.9 |
79.3 |
83.5 |
83.2 |
83.1 |
83.4 |
83.8 |
82.8 |
81.6 |
mean at 1500UTC |
78.7 |
75.8 |
72.9 |
71.2 |
72.5 |
75.6 |
79.5 |
77.9 |
76.4 |
76.8 |
78.8 |
79.2 |
76.3 |
SUNSHINE (hours) |
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mean daily duration |
1.5 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
greatest daily duration |
7.6 |
9.2 |
11.2 |
13.4 |
15.3 |
15.9 |
15.2 |
13.9 |
11.8 |
9.6 |
8.1 |
6.5 |
15.9 |
mean num. of days with no sun |
10.4 |
7.5 |
5.9 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
5.9 |
8.3 |
10.7 |
67.7 |
RAINFALL (mm) |
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mean monthly total |
187 |
137.1 |
116.1 |
108.4 |
94.4 |
100.8 |
117.2 |
114.2 |
129.8 |
173 |
189.2 |
179.4 |
1646.5 |
greatest daily total |
41.6 |
51.6 |
49.1 |
55.1 |
42.1 |
51.8 |
60.6 |
53.1 |
99.3 |
131.6 |
56.7 |
56.3 |
131.6 |
mean num. of days with >= 0.2mm |
23.9 |
20.8 |
19.9 |
18.4 |
18.2 |
17.6 |
20.8 |
20.8 |
19.9 |
21.8 |
24.2 |
23.8 |
250.1 |
mean num. of days with >= 1.0mm |
20.8 |
17.8 |
16.4 |
14.1 |
13.5 |
12.8 |
16 |
15.6 |
16.5 |
18.2 |
21 |
20.4 |
203.1 |
mean num. of days with >= 5.0mm |
12.7 |
9.5 |
8.1 |
7 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
10.6 |
12 |
11.9 |
106.5 |
WIND (knots) |
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mean monthly speed |
11.3 |
11 |
9.9 |
9.1 |
8.6 |
8.1 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
9.2 |
10.1 |
11.2 |
9.4 |
max. gust |
82 |
74 |
73 |
65 |
63 |
50 |
48 |
52 |
67 |
68 |
69 |
88 |
88 |
max. mean 10-minute speed |
49 |
53 |
47 |
44 |
34 |
32 |
30 |
31 |
40 |
39 |
49 |
60 |
60 |
mean num. of days with gales |
2.2 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
6.8 |