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 2010 Updated 30/07/10 Last month: June 2010 June 2010 produced some real summer weather, particularly during the latter half of the month. There were a few cool days, notably at the beginning and middle of the month when the maximum was several degrees below the average but the last ten days compensated with days of hot, dry weather and often cloudless blue skies from start to the finish of the day. The maximum of 27.8°C was recorded on the 26^th but in contrast we had the coolest night since 2001 when a minimum of 1.4°C was noted in the early hours of the 20^th. The wettest day occurred on the 7^th with 14.7mm, almost half the total of 36.0mm for the month. There were three days with maximum sunshine of 13.5 hours and five of 13.3 hours. The mean temperature was 0.6°C above the long-term average, principally due to above average maxima. With 22 totally dry days it was a very dry month, 36.0mm was 65% of the long-term average. It was the fifth driest January – June period on record. Due to the high temperatures the evapotranspiration total was 114.8mm, thus more than three times the moisture returned to the atmosphere than fell in rainfall. Daily statistics: June 2010

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