Date Mountain Sites? Wind Unit? Number of Results
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24-hour Temperature Extremes

Min Temperatures - 01/05/1956 09Z(D-1) to 09Z(D)
IDStation Name (Altitude)Minimum
00286Floors Castle (59 m)0.0°C
00449Lowestoft (25 m)0.0°C
00107Fort Augustus (21 m)0.0°C
00148Balmoral (283 m)3.3°C
00426Cromer (37 m)3.9°C
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Max Temperatures - 01/05/1956 09Z(D) to 09Z(D+1)
IDStation Name (Altitude)Maximum
00253Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden No 2 (28 m)17.2°C
00384Waddington (68 m)16.7°C
00554Sutton Bonington (43 m)16.7°C
00386Cranwell (63 m)16.7°C
00458Woburn (89 m)16.7°C
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12-hour Temperature Extremes

Min Temperatures - 01/05/1956 21Z(D-1) to 09Z(D)
IDStation Name (Altitude)Minimum
00432Gorleston (4 m)5.0°C
00009Lerwick (82 m)5.6°C
00032Wick Airport (36 m)5.6°C
00497Shoeburyness (2 m)6.1°C
00384Waddington (68 m)6.1°C
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Max Temperatures - 01/05/1956 09Z(D) to 21Z(D)
IDStation Name (Altitude)Maximum
00384Waddington (68 m)16.7°C
00708Heathrow (25 m)16.1°C
00497Shoeburyness (2 m)15.6°C
00671Ross-on-wye (67 m)15.6°C
01450Aldergrove (63 m)15.0°C
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Rainfall & Sunshine Extremes

Max Rainfall - 01/05/1956 09Z(D)-09Z(D+1)
IDStation Name (Altitude)Rainfall
00096Onich (15 m)8.6 mm
00013Baltasound (24 m)6.1 mm
00009Lerwick (82 m)5.4 mm
01023Eskdalemuir (236 m)4.9 mm
00925Benmore, Forestry School (14 m)2.5 mm
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Max Sunshine - 01/05/1956
IDStation Name (Altitude)Maximum
01389Penzance, Penlee Gardens (19 m, CS)12.3 hours
01399Falmouth (51 m, CS)11.5 hours
01385Scilly: St Marys (51 m, CS)11.2 hours
01348Ilfracombe (8 m, CS)10.9 hours
11169Tenby, Priory (20 m, CS)9.9 hours
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Wind Extremes

Max 10-min mean - 01/05/1956
IDStation Name (Altitude)Maximum
00925Benmore, Forestry School (14 m)19 knots
01336Plymouth, Mountbatten (50 m)19 knots
00970Renfrew (8 m)18 knots
01450Aldergrove (63 m)17 knots
00384Waddington (68 m)16 knots
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Max Hourly Gust - 01/05/1956
IDStation Name (Altitude)Maximum
01450Aldergrove (63 m)27 knots
00970Renfrew (8 m)27 knots
00434Mildenhall (5 m)20 knots
01135Ringway (69 m)20 knots
00663Halesowen (153 m) knots
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Pressure Extremes

Highest Pressure - 01/05/1956
IDStation Name (Altitude)Highest
01336Plymouth, Mountbatten (50 m)1023.1 hPa
00708Heathrow (25 m)1020.3 hPa
00593Elmdon (96 m)1019.9 hPa
00434Mildenhall (5 m)1019.5 hPa
00384Waddington (68 m)1019.3 hPa
Lowest Pressure - 01/05/1956
IDStation Name (Altitude)Lowest
01450Aldergrove (63 m)1009.2 hPa
00970Renfrew (8 m)1010.4 hPa
01135Ringway (69 m)1014.0 hPa
00384Waddington (68 m)1014.8 hPa
00593Elmdon (96 m)1014.9 hPa