December 2008
Weather in Letchworth Garden City, day by day
Mean temperature
3.4°C
Station average 5.4°C
Highest
12.3°C
On Sat 20 Dec
Lowest
−4.5°C
On Tue 30 Dec
Rain
22.4 mm
39% of the station average, 57.3 mm
Wet days
15
With 0.2 mm of rain or more
Wettest day
10.2 mm
On Sat 13 Dec
Strongest gust
27 mph
On Fri 19 Dec
Highest pressure
1037.6 hPa
Lowest 977.2 hPa
How it compares
The 3rd coldest December of the 18 on record.
The 3rd driest December of the 18 on record.
Day by day
| Day | High | Low | Rain | Gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 3.7°C | 0.3°C | 1.0 mm | 12 mph |
| Tue 2 | 3.8°C | −0.7°C | 0.6 mm | 13 mph |
| Wed 3 | 3.7°C | −1.4°C | 0.2 mm | 10 mph |
| Thu 4 | 7.6°C | 0.3°C | 4.0 mm | 25 mph |
| Fri 5 | 5.9°C | 0.9°C | 0.4 mm | 17 mph |
| Sat 6 | 5.6°C | −1.7°C | 0.0 mm | 7 mph |
| Sun 7 | 5.9°C | −3.9°C | 0.2 mm | 7 mph |
| Mon 8 | 4.6°C | 1.3°C | 2.2 mm | 14 mph |
| Tue 9 | 4.4°C | −0.5°C | 1.0 mm | 9 mph |
| Wed 10 | 3.4°C | −1.3°C | 0.0 mm | 9 mph |
| Thu 11 | 2.2°C | −2.5°C | 0.2 mm | 8 mph |
| Fri 12 | 7.3°C | −3.3°C | 0.2 mm | 24 mph |
| Sat 13 | 6.9°C | 1.7°C | 10.2 mm | 25 mph |
| Sun 14 | 3.7°C | 1.2°C | 0.8 mm | 9 mph |
| Mon 15 | 4.7°C | 2.3°C | 0.0 mm | 10 mph |
| Tue 16 | 5.9°C | 0.9°C | 0.0 mm | 16 mph |
| Wed 17 | 7.2°C | 2.1°C | 0.0 mm | 14 mph |
| Thu 18 | 10.3°C | 6.2°C | 1.0 mm | 19 mph |
| Fri 19 | 10.3°C | 2.7°C | 0.0 mm | 27 mph |
| Sat 20 | 12.3°C | 8.1°C | 0.0 mm | 22 mph |
| Sun 21 | 11.3°C | 8.1°C | 0.0 mm | 22 mph |
| Mon 22 | 10.4°C | 9.6°C | 0.0 mm | 17 mph |
| Tue 23 | 9.6°C | 6.5°C | 0.2 mm | 11 mph |
| Wed 24 | 8.1°C | 5.3°C | 0.0 mm | 6 mph |
| Thu 25 | 5.7°C | 3.3°C | 0.0 mm | 14 mph |
| Fri 26 | 4.6°C | −0.9°C | 0.0 mm | 17 mph |
| Sat 27 | 1.1°C | −1.4°C | 0.0 mm | 17 mph |
| Sun 28 | 2.4°C | −1.6°C | 0.0 mm | 13 mph |
| Mon 29 | 1.5°C | −0.3°C | 0.0 mm | 13 mph |
| Tue 30 | 1.2°C | −4.5°C | 0.0 mm | 6 mph |
| Wed 31 | 0.0°C | −3.3°C | 0.2 mm | 7 mph |
Weather fronts
- Likely warm front · Tue 16 Dec, 23:15
Found automatically from this station’s readings alone, so likely rather than certain. What’s a front?
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Rainfall up to yesterday is from the Environment Agency’s rain gauges near Letchworth: the station’s own gauge is sheltered by nearby buildings and trees and catches less than falls. Today’s is the station’s. Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right, under the Open Government Licence.