Welcome to the Windrush Weather Station in Marlborough

 

 

 

 

Marlborough High Street in Summer

Marlborough is a rural town with a population of approximately 7500 people. My weather station site is on the eastern edge of the town some 150 metres above sea level where I have been making accurate weather observations since 1984.

 

Below are the data and graphs for the Actual Temperatures, Mean Temperatures and Rainfall for each month along with details of the annual statistics and record-breaking data. Readings are taken daily at 0900.

 

Data Since 1984:
Every Month of the Year


Seasonal Data:

Spring: Temperature, Rainfall

Summer: Temperature, Rainfall
Autumn: Temperature, Rainfall

Winter: Temperature, Rainfall

Annual Data:

Mean Temperatures

Rainfall

Wind Direction

 

Highest and Lowest:

Record Data

Monthly Records


Current statistics: July 2008

Updated 21/07/08


Last month: June 2008

June began with cool temperatures and considerable rainfall giving the two wettest days of the month with 13.1mm and 33.9mm on the 2nd and 3rd respectively. This was due to a rain band that stalled over southern England with 45mm falling within 12 hours on the 3rd. A week later, on the 8th and 9th, brought the two hottest days of the month with 24.5°amd 26.4°C respectively. The remainder of the month produced near average temperatures with the lowest on the 15th when the thermometer dropped to 4.7°C. The mean temperature was equal to the long-term average but the rainfall of 68.3mm was 123% of the long-term average.

 

Daily statistics: June 2008

 

 

 

 

My weather station consists of the standard 5 inch copper rain gauge and a maximum/minimum thermometer inside the Stevenson Screen. In addition I have a Davis Automatic Weather Station that continuously records more detailed temperature data from inside the screen and wind speed with wind direction from the instruments high above roof height. It monitors the sensors every 15 seconds then records the highs and lows every half hour. This data is then downloaded onto my computer for further analysis and graphing.

Eric Gilbert