seasonal Averages and Totals for Autumn 2020
*Anomaly figures compare values to 30 year averages*
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Anomaly |
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Date |
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Temperatures |
(ยบ C) |
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Mean seasonal |
11.2 |
+0.5 |
Warmest day |
28.8 |
15/9 |
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Coldest day |
7.0 |
27/11 |
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Average maximum |
14.7 |
+0.5 |
Warmest night |
14.4 |
9/9 |
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Coldest night |
-1.8 |
27/11 |
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Average minimum |
7.6 |
+0.4 |
Lowest Grass Minimum |
-3.5 |
23/11 |
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Rainfall |
(mm) |
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Total |
174.8 |
92% |
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Rain days > 0.2mm |
56 |
Wettest day |
38.0 |
3/10 |
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Wet days>1.0mm |
36 |
Very wet days > 5.0mm |
11 |
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Sunshine |
(hr) |
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Total |
311.2 |
101% |
Sunniest day |
11.2 |
13/9 |
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Days without sunshine |
17 |
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Days with: |
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Air frosts |
4 |
Snowfall |
0 |
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Ground frosts |
11 |
Snow lying |
0 |
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Fog |
0 |
Gales |
0 |
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Thunder |
0 |
Hail |
0 |
Some brief comments on the climate statistics for Autumn 2020
This has been the mildest autumn in Coventry since 2015.
Decadal averages 2011-20 suggest that autumn is now 1.5C warmer than it was a hundred years ago.
Not only is autumn much warmer than a century ago, it is also wetter (123%) and sunnier (112%).