Rainfall Month by Month
in millimetres: 25 millimetres = approx. 1inch
Any month with over 47 millimetres of rain is wetter than average. By
national standards East Anglia has a dry climate. Freckenham seems to be no
exception with an average rainfall of about 556 millimetres, or 22¼ inches, a
year
Year |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total |
Cum.
Total |
1990 |
43 |
61 |
20 |
30 |
26 |
35 |
23 |
21 |
34 |
61 |
51 |
42 |
447 |
|
1991 |
29 |
16 |
32 |
37 |
14 |
84 |
37 |
52 |
47 |
21 |
60 |
27 |
456 |
903 |
1992 |
59 |
14 |
67 |
45 |
49 |
44 |
104 |
54 |
74 |
85 |
73 |
39 |
707 |
1610 |
1993 |
45 |
19 |
30 |
60 |
62 |
55 |
77 |
54 |
81 |
104 |
50 |
77 |
714 |
2324 |
1994 |
46 |
28 |
45 |
63 |
47 |
38 |
36 |
41 |
86 |
82 |
32 |
37 |
581 |
2905 |
1990-4 |
222 |
138 |
194 |
235 |
198 |
256 |
277 |
222 |
322 |
353 |
266 |
222 |
2905 |
|
|
1995 |
83 |
78 |
34 |
13 |
27 |
23 |
39 |
0 |
77 |
8 |
24 |
68 |
474 |
3379 |
1996 |
26 |
38 |
20 |
5 |
22 |
13 |
40 |
59 |
14 |
44 |
93 |
32 |
406 |
3785 |
1997 |
13 |
46 |
12 |
14 |
39 |
145 |
25 |
50 |
10 |
54 |
45 |
79 |
532 |
4317 |
1998 |
50 |
10 |
48 |
121 |
5 |
103 |
26 |
20 |
72 |
74 |
61 |
74 |
664 |
4981 |
1999 |
56 |
28 |
55 |
73 |
25 |
87 |
44 |
80 |
65 |
60 |
36 |
58 |
667 |
5648 |
1995-9 |
228 |
200 |
169 |
226 |
118 |
371 |
174 |
209 |
238 |
240 |
259 |
311 |
2743 |
|
|
Total |
450 |
338 |
363 |
461 |
316 |
627 |
451 |
431 |
560 |
593 |
525 |
533 |
5648 |
|
Rank |
8 |
11 |
10 |
6 |
12 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
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Freezing Nights, Month By Month
The number of nights where the temperature fell to 31°F or colder. No sub
zero nights were recorded during June to September inclusive.
Period |
1990-1 |
1991-2 |
1992-3 |
1993-4 |
1994-5 |
1995-6 |
1996-7 |
1997-8 |
1998-9 |
Average |
Oct |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
1.8 |
Nov |
3 |
7 |
5 |
12 |
1 |
6 |
13 |
5 |
10 |
6.9 |
Dec |
8 |
12 |
14 |
4 |
9 |
16 |
16 |
10 |
11 |
11.1 |
Jan |
10 |
11 |
5 |
9 |
12 |
10 |
23 |
13 |
8 |
11.2 |
Feb |
21 |
6 |
5 |
17 |
3 |
19 |
6 |
5 |
12 |
10.4 |
Mar |
4 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
10 |
11 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
5.1 |
Apr |
6 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3.6 |
May |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
Total |
52 |
41 |
39 |
49 |
40 |
73 |
65 |
49 |
49 |
50.8 |
Allowing for its shortness, February is the coldest month on a per diem
basis.
© Robert Creasy, January 2000
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