December 2012
Weather in Letchworth Garden City, day by day
Mean temperature
4.3°C
Station average 5.4°C
Highest
12.2°C
On Sun 23 Dec
Lowest
−5.7°C
On Wed 12 Dec
Rain
86.6 mm
151% of the station average, 57.3 mm
Wet days
20
With 0.2 mm of rain or more
Wettest day
12.8 mm
On Thu 20 Dec
Strongest gust
29 mph
On Fri 14 Dec
Highest pressure
1029.8 hPa
Lowest 972.2 hPa
How it compares
The 4th coldest December of the 18 on record, and the coldest since 2010.
The 2nd wettest December of the 18 on record, and the wettest since 2009.
Day by day
| Day | High | Low | Rain | Gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 3.3°C | −3.2°C | 0.2 mm | 14 mph |
| Sun 2 | 3.6°C | −3.1°C | 0.2 mm | 7 mph |
| Mon 3 | 8.2°C | 1.3°C | 6.2 mm | 15 mph |
| Tue 4 | 6.7°C | −0.5°C | 0.0 mm | 15 mph |
| Wed 5 | 2.2°C | −1.6°C | 4.4 mm | 11 mph |
| Thu 6 | 3.4°C | −4.6°C | 1.6 mm | 18 mph |
| Fri 7 | 5.2°C | 0.9°C | 2.0 mm | 16 mph |
| Sat 8 | 4.9°C | 1.3°C | 0.0 mm | 11 mph |
| Sun 9 | 8.4°C | 2.8°C | 0.0 mm | 19 mph |
| Mon 10 | 4.3°C | −1.9°C | 0.0 mm | 13 mph |
| Tue 11 | −0.7°C | −4.1°C | 0.0 mm | 4 mph |
| Wed 12 | 1.6°C | −5.7°C | 2.2 mm | 9 mph |
| Thu 13 | −0.2°C | −4.4°C | 0.0 mm | 7 mph |
| Fri 14 | 7.8°C | −0.2°C | 7.8 mm | 29 mph |
| Sat 15 | 10.1°C | 5.1°C | 1.6 mm | 19 mph |
| Sun 16 | 7.9°C | 3.4°C | 0.0 mm | 14 mph |
| Mon 17 | 8.3°C | 3.2°C | 0.0 mm | 16 mph |
| Tue 18 | 6.6°C | 2.3°C | 0.0 mm | 11 mph |
| Wed 19 | 5.3°C | 1.2°C | 3.2 mm | 17 mph |
| Thu 20 | 7.7°C | 4.8°C | 12.8 mm | 21 mph |
| Fri 21 | 8.3°C | 4.8°C | 0.0 mm | 11 mph |
| Sat 22 | 12.1°C | 5.2°C | 12.4 mm | 18 mph |
| Sun 23 | 12.2°C | 7.7°C | 0.6 mm | 24 mph |
| Mon 24 | 10.6°C | 6.4°C | 8.2 mm | 27 mph |
| Tue 25 | 7.9°C | 4.7°C | 3.0 mm | 16 mph |
| Wed 26 | 8.3°C | 3.4°C | 1.6 mm | 21 mph |
| Thu 27 | 7.0°C | 4.4°C | 1.8 mm | 22 mph |
| Fri 28 | 10.8°C | 3.6°C | 2.0 mm | 24 mph |
| Sat 29 | 10.6°C | 5.6°C | 4.0 mm | 29 mph |
| Sun 30 | 9.7°C | 4.0°C | 0.0 mm | 24 mph |
| Mon 31 | 10.2°C | 8.1°C | 10.8 mm | 27 mph |
Weather fronts
- Likely warm front · Sat 1 Dec, 08:00
- Likely warm front · Mon 3 Dec, 06:15
- Likely warm front · Sat 22 Dec, 14:15
- Likely cold front · Sun 23 Dec, 05:00
- Likely cold front · Mon 24 Dec, 14:00
- Likely cold front · Sat 29 Dec, 13:30
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.