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Forest Of Dean, then check out the 5-day forecast or alternatively visit my
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Copyright ©Nick Felstead 2004 -2012
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Please note that all
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photographic images, unless otherwise stated, remains strictly the copyright
of Nick Felstead at Chepstow Climate Station.
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Location: Chepstow,
Monmouthshire, S.E. Wales, U.K.
Latitude: 51.38.11 North. Longitude: 02.40.29
West.
Elevation: 35.9 metres, 117
feet Amsl
OS: ST534932
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Observing and recording the weather in and around Chepstow
since June 2004
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Headline News and Views
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12 January
Very
Mild
A
very mild beginning to January by day and overnight.
The
maximum today the 12th, reaches 12.6c, the warmest January day since the
19th 2007.
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3rd January
Daily
Rainfall for the 2nd
A very
wet day for the 2nd (0900-0900am).
The
majority of the 29.6mm, 1.18 inches has fallen from midnight today the 3rd.
This
would therefore make it the wettest January day since 2007.
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1st January 2012
2011
the warmest year ever?
Provisionally
the Metrological Office UK reports it was the second warmest year in their
database behind 2006.
Here
at Chepstow it was fractionally warmer than the 2006 record just…only by
0.08c.
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31st December
The
best to last?
A mild
second half this December (in complete contrast to last year) has resulted
in the warmest temperature of the month registering unusually on the 31st.
A
respectable 12.7c, 54.8f was reached at 1.49pm today.
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29th December
Rainfall….
a lack of it.
At last
December records average rainfall with more forecast.
In a
year, which has seen many months falling short of expected average
rainfall, December becomes only the third month that shows a respectable
total.
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21st-22nd December
Mild
The
maximum temperature reaches 12.1c today the 22nd, but the 21st the day of
the Winter solstice, records 12.6c.
This would make it the warmest December
day for 4 years.
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Gateway to
South Wales
The Wye Valley
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (ANOB)
The (Royal) Forest of Dean
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2012 Climate Overview
Table updated on 9th January
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Month
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Temperature Mean C
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Sunshine Hours
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Precipitation Mm
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January
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8.4
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8.59
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49.10
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February
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-
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-
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-
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March
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-
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-
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-
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April
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-
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-
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-
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May
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-
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-
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-
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June
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-
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-
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-
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July
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-
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-
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-
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August
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-
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-
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-
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September
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-
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-
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-
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October
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-
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-
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November
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-
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December
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Annual
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8.4
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8.59
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49.10
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For further in depth analysis on individual
months above visit the ‘monthly weather reports’ section of the site.
Winter Season
Northern
Hemisphere
December,
January and February
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