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AUGUST 2026
August
was another record breaking hot month
Halesowen
70 year, 10 year and 30 year Overview
Basic statistics about temperature
and rainfall, and more,
have all been updated to the end of 2020...
See 50 Years of Records
and 30 Year Summaries 1991-2020
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AUGUST 2026
 
Overall
the warmest August on record here in 71 years. The warmest days were
12-14, coolest 6-7 and 23.
MeanMax was 2nd highest on record, MeanMin was 4th =
highest. It was dry until 17th, then some very heavy spells of
rain resulting in 114% of the month’s normal rainfall, accompanied by
several thunderstorms on 26, 27 and 30. Some windy days, especially 5th
also 18th and 25th.
Very sunny 1st to 16th, 19th and 22nd
to 26th. Dullest in 18th, 27th and 29th.
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SEASONAL
REPORT FOR Summer (Jun, Jul,
Aug 2026)
2026 boasts new record MeanMin, Mean and MeanMin temperatures for Summer
(J/J/A). The mean anomaly was +3.2 degrees, with July having the greatest
anomaly of +3.8 degrees, and August +2.8 degrees.
Summer
rainfall was 75% of normal, but very unevenly distributed, June having
97%, July a mere 5% and August (second half of the month) having 114%.
So
July was the most outstanding of the 3 months being exceptionally dry (as
was the first half of August), and way above normal temperatures.
this
year
normal
anomaly
MeanMax
26.0
21.4
+4.6
highest on record
MEAN
19.7
16.5
+3.2
highest on record
MeanMin 13.3
11.5
+1.8
highest on record
RAINFALL 153.2
204.0
75.1%
Raindays
31
41.1
75.4%
12th lowest
Wet Days
25
30.7
81.4% 16th
= lowest
Very Wet Days 12
13.2
90.1%
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TEMPERATURES
25.8
mmax (C) 2nd highest
13.1 mm (C) 4th
= highest
19.5 mean(C) 2.7 deg above normal, warmest on record
36.7 high max (C) on 13th
18.2 low max (C) on 29th
19.7 high min (C) on 13th
6.6 low min (C) on 7th
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RAINFALL
79.8
rain total (mm), 114% of av
13 raindays (with
>=0.2mm)
10 wet days (with >=1mm)
6
very wet days (with >=5mm)
Greatest fall 20.6mm on 26th |
OTHER
No
ground frost
No air frost
Windiest day 5th
44% cloud cover percent
76% mean RH
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THE THREE SUMMER MONTHS OF 2026
JUNE, JULY, AUGUST
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June
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July
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August
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Season
J/J/A
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TEMPERATURE
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Mean
max
30yr normal
anomaly
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23.7
20.3
+3.4
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28.4
22.3
+6.1
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25.8
21.6
+4.2
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26.0
21.4
+4.6
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Mean
30yr normal
anomaly
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18.4
15.3
+3.1
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21.0
17.2
+3.8
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19.5
16.8
+2.7
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19.7
16.5
+3.2
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Mean
min
30yr normal
anomaly
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13.1
10.3
+2.8
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13.7
12.2
+1.5
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13.1
12.0
+1.1
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13.3
11.5
+1.8
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RAINFALL
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Rain
30yr normal
anomaly
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70.2
72.1
93.7%
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3.2
63.4
5.0%
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79.8
70.0
114.0%
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153.2
204.0
75.1%
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Rain
days
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15
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3
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13
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31
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Wet
days
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14
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1
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10
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25
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Very
Wet days
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6
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0
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6
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12
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COMPARISON OF SPRING 2024 , SPRING 2025 and SPRING 2026
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2026
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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SPRING season
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MMax temp
30yr average
anomaly
71year ranking
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12.8C
10.6C
+2.2deg
4th = highest
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16.6C
14.1C
+2.5deg
5th =highest
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20.5C
17.4C
+3.1deg
2nd highest
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16.7C
14.0C +2.7deg
2nd highest
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MEAN TEMP
30yr average
anomaly
71year ranking
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8.6C
6.8C
+1.8deg
4th = highest
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10.9C
9.3C
+1.6deg
5th highest
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14.7C
12.4C +2.3deg
new record
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11.4C
9.6C +1.8deg
new record
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MMin temp
30yr average
anomaly
70year ranking
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4.4C
2.9C
+1.5deg
6th = highest
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5.2C
4.6C
+0.6deg
14th highest
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8.8C
7.4C
+1.4deg
5th highest
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6.1C
5.0C
+1.1deg
4th = highest
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RAINFALL mm
30yr average
anomaly
71year ranking
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40.6mm
54.4mm
74.6%
22nd lowest
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24.2mm
60.0mm
40.3%
15th lowest
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56.3mm
60.4mm
93.2%
37th lowest
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121.1mm
173.5mm 69.8%
12th lowest
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2025
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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SPRING (M,A,M)
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MMax temp
30yr average
anomaly
70year ranking
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13.4C
10.6C
+2.8deg
new record hi
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18.1C
14.1C
+4.0deg
3rd highest
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20.4C
17.4C
+3.0deg
2nd highest
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17.3C
14.0C +3.3deg
new record hi
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MEAN TEMP
30yr average
anomaly
70year ranking
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8.2C
6.8C
+1.4deg
6th highest
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11.6C
9.3C
+2.3deg
3rd highest
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14.3C
12.4C +1.9deg
2nd highest
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11.3C
9.5C +1.8deg
new record
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MMin temp
30yr average
anomaly
70year ranking
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3.0C
2.9C
+0.1deg
26th = highest
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5.1C
4.6C
+0.5deg
14th highest
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8.2C
7.4C
+0.8deg
9th highest
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5.4C
5.0C +0.4deg
10th highest
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RAINFALL mm
30yr average
anomaly
70year ranking
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10.6mm
54.4mm
19.5%
2nd lowest
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29.2mm
60.0mm
48.0%
17th lowest
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27.6mm
60.4mm
45.7%
10th lowest
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67.4mm
173.5mm 38.9%
2nd lowest
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2024
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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SPRING (M,A,M)
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MMax
temp
30yr average
anomaly
70year ranking
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11.3C
10.6C
+0.7deg
16th highest
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13.9C
14.1C
-0.2deg
21st highest
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19.6C
17.4C
+2.2deg
4th highest
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15.0C
14.0C +1.0deg
8th = highest
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MEAN
TEMP
30yr average
anomaly
70year ranking
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8.0C
6.8C
+1.2deg
8th highest
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9.7C
9.3C
+0.4deg
14th highest
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14.7C
12.4C +2.3deg
new record hi
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10.8C
9.5C +1.3deg
3rd = highest
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MMin
temp
30yr average
anomaly
70year ranking
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4.7C
2.9C
+1.8deg
3rd = highest
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5.5C
4.6C
+0.9deg
9th highest
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9.8C
7.4C
+2.4deg
new record hi
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6.7C
5.0C +1.7deg
new record hi
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RAINFALL mm
30yr average
anomaly
70year ranking
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103.0mm
54.4mm
189.3%
6th highest
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73.8mm
60.0mm
123.0%
16th highest
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73.0mm
60.4mm
120.9%
19th highest
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249.8mm
173.5mm 144.0%
6th highest
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Halesowen Annual Summary for 2025
MONTHLY
RAIN AND MEAN TEMPS
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month
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JAN
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FEB
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MAR
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APR
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MAY
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JUN
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JUL
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AUG
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SEP
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OCT
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NOV
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DEC
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rain
mm
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89.6
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48.6
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10.6
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29.2
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27.6
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31.6
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45.6
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23.6
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90.6
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80.2
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157.6
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89.6
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30yr
rain avg
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72.1
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55.0
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54.4
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60.0
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60.4
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72.1
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63.4
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70.0
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65.2
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84.1
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82.0
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78.2
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rain
%
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124%
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88%
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19%
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47%
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46%
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44%
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72%
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34%
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139%
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95%
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192%
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115%
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Rain
rank
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temp C
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2.7
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5.0
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8.2
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11.6
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14.3
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18.1
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19.2
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18.5
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14.0
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11.0
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7.8
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6.2
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30yr
temp avg
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4.3
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4.7
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6.8
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9.3
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12.4
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15.3
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17.2
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16.8
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14.2
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10.6
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7.0
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4.6
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anomaly
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-1.6
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+0.3
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+1.4
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+2.3
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+1.9
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+2.8
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+2.0
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+1.7
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-0.2
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+0.4
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+0.8
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+1.6
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70yr
temp avg
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3.8
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4.1
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6.2
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8.5
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11.8
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14.7
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16.6
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16.2
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13.8
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10.5
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6.6
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4.5
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TEMPERATURES
15.8
mean max (C) , +1.6
diff from av (C)
7.0 mean min (C) ,
+0.7 diff from av (C)
11.4 mean (C), +1.1
diff from av (C)
HiMax 35.9 C on
11/7/25
LoMax 0.6C
on 8/1/25
HiMin 18.4C on 13/8/25
LoMin -5.6C on
9/1/25
Highest Mean 25.0C on 11/7/25
(the 18th highest on record here)
Lowest Mean -2.0C was
on 10/1/25
Mean of means
11.4C, 2nd = highest, beaten only in 2006 with 11.6C
RAINFALL
724.4
rain total (mm), 89% of av
ranks 22nd lowest in 71 years
192 raindays (with 0.2mm or more)
ranks 27th highest
113 wetdays (with 1mm or more)
ranks 8th = lowest
45 verywetdays (with
5mm or more)
ranks 15th = lowest
39.2mm
most rainfall in a day on 14/11/25, 25th = highest
Rainfall duration 612.5 hours
SNOWFALL
1day
with snow falling, totalling 2.5 cm.
Most snowfall in a day 2.5cm on 4/1/25
3 days with lying snow on 4/1/25,
5/1/25 and 6/1/25
PRESSURE
1015.6
mean pressure (mb) , +0.7mb pressure anomaly (mb), normal is 1014.9
mb
1045.7 max pressure at any time of day, on 6/2/25, ranks 10th
highest
972.5 min pressure at
any time of day, on 6/1/25
FOG
18
days with fog . 3
in Jan, 2 in Feb, 1 in April, 5 in Oct, 4 in Nov, 3 in Dec
FROSTS
39 air frosts, the last was 19/3/25 , first was 18/11/25
140 ground frosts, the last was 9/5/25 , first was 22/9/25
so 136 days with no air or ground frost.
Frost duration 292 hours.
THUNDER
7 days
with thunder heard
HAIL
No days with hail
HUMIDITY
84% at 0900
CLOUD COVER 58% at 0900 , 5th lowest
(although subjective!)
Overall 2025 was the 2nd warmest year
here in the last 71 years, beaten only in 2006. All months in 2025
had a positive anomaly, especially April through to August, only January
and September has a negative anomaly.
The highest 20 annual mean temperatures here have all occurred since 2002,
except for 1990.
Overall 2025 ranked 22nd
driest in 71 years records. Four months had more rainfall than
normal, Jan, Sep, Nov and Dec, the other months had less rainfall,
especially March through to June
and August, when less than half the normal rainfall occurred.
The highest 12 annual rainfall totals have all occurred since
2000, except for 1960.
Of the years with the highest number of rain days 3 have been since 2020.
The 22 years with least air frost days have all been since
2002.
Unsurprisingly the 19 years with least snow days have all been since 2000,
except for 1957, 1961 and 1992.
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Halesowen Annual Summary for 2024
2024
was a very mild and wet year.
The year enjoyed the 6th highest
annual mean temperature of 11.0C in 70 years records here.
Four months Feb, Mar, May and Dec had mean anomalies over 1 degree, while
the lowest anomaly in Sept was only –0.4 degrees..
Annual rainfall ranked 11th highest, 935.2mm. The 237 raindays
(with 0.2mm or more) was highest on record, and equals the 2023 record.
Wet days ranked 9th = highest and Very Wet days ranked 12th
highest.
A new record of fog days was set.
MONTHLY
RAIN AND MEAN TEMPS
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month
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JAN
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FEB
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MAR
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APR
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MAY
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JUN
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JUL
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AUG
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SEP
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OCT
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NOV
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DEC
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rain
mm
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55.6
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125.4
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103.0
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73.8
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73.0
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36.2
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57.0
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33.0
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122.4
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69.6
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88.2
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98.0
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30yr
rain avg
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72.1
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55.0
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54.4
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60.0
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60.4
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72.1
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63.4
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70.0
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65.2
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84.1
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82.0
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78.2
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rain
%
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77%
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228%
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189%
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123%
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121%
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50%
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90%
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47%
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188%
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83%
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108%
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125%
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Rain
rank
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highest
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3rd highest
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2nd lowest
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lowest
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2nd highest
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temp C
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4.3
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7.4
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8.0
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9.7
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14.7
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15.1
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17.1
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17.4
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13.8
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11.0
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6.7
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6.4
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30yr
temp avg
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4.3
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4.7
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6.8
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9.3
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12.4
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15.3
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17.2
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16.8
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14.2
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10.6
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7.0
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4.6
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anomaly
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0.0
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+2.7
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+1.2
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+0.4
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+2.3
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-0.2
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-0.1
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+0.6
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-0.4
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+0.4
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-0.3
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+1.8
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65yr
temp avg
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3.8
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4.1
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6.2
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8.5
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11.8
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14.7
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16.6
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16.2
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13.8
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10.5
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6.6
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4.5
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TEMPERATURES
14.8
mean max (C) , +0.6
diff from av (C)
7.2 mean min (C) ,
+0.9 diff from av (C)
11.0 mean (C),
+0.7 diff from av (C)
6th highest in 70 years
HiMax
31.7 C on 25/6/24 LoMax
1.2C on
19/11/24
HiMin 17.5C on 12/8/24
LoMin -7.1C on
18./1/24
Highest Mean 23.2C on 19/7/24
Lowest Mean -2.4C on 18/1/24
RAINFALL
935.2 rain total (mm), 114% of av
ranks 11th
highest in 70 years
237 raindays (with 0.2mm or more)
ranks highest – new record shared with
2023
148 wetdays (with 1mm or more)
ranks 9th = highest
63 verywetdays (with
5mm or more)
ranks 12th highest
25.4mm
most rainfall in a day on 23/11/24
Rainfall duration 836.5 hours
SNOWFALL
5 days with snow falling, totalling 4.8 cm.
Most snowfall in a day 3.5cm on 19/11/24
3 days with lying snow on 20/11/24, 21/11/24, 22/11/24
PRESSURE
1013.8 mean pressure (mb) , -1.1 pressure anomaly (mb), normal
is 1014.9 mb
1040.9 max pressure at any time of day, on 11/1/24
970.2 min pressure at
any time of day, on 28/3/24
FOG
42 days with fog – a new record high
6 in Feb,7 in Mar, 1 in Apr, 6 in May. 5 in Sep, 9 in Oct, 2 in Nov and 6
in Dec
FROSTS
23 air frosts, the last was 20/4/24 , first was
11/10/24
68 ground frosts, the last was 26/4/24 , first was 13/9/24
so 140 days with no air or ground frost.
Frost duration 168 hours.
THUNDER
6 days
with thunder heard
HAIL
4 days with hail
HUMIDITY
86% at 0900
CLOUD
COVER 66% at 0900 |
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Halesowen
65 year,
10 year and 30 year
Mean
Min, Max and Mean Temperatures
and Mean Total Rainfall
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Temperature
C
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Rainfall
mm
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MMin
|
MMax
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Mean
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65 year
1956 - 2020
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5.8
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13.6
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9.7
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785.8
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10
year
|
|
|
|
|
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1956
- 1960
|
5.3
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13.0
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9.1
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794.6
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1961
- 1970
|
5.1
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12.6
|
8.9
|
754.1
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1971
- 1980
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5.5
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13.2
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9.4
|
748.4
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1981
- 1990
|
5.5
|
13.6
|
9.5
|
756.2
|
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1991
- 2000
|
5.9
|
13.8
|
9.9
|
760.1
|
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2001
- 2010
|
6.5
|
14.3
|
10.4
|
777.2
|
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2011
- 2020
|
6.7
|
14.6
|
10.6
|
913.6
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30
year
|
|
|
|
|
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1971
- 2000
|
5.6
|
13.5
|
9.6
|
754.9
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1981
- 2010
|
6.0
|
13.9
|
9.9
|
764.5
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1991
- 2020
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6.4
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14.3
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10.3
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816.9
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