Ascension : The Met Office Weather Report
Submitted by The Islander (Met Office) 25.12.2008 (Article Archived on 08.01.2009)

ASCENSION: Temperatures and humidity continue there slow but steady rise as expected for the season.

Statistics for the week ending Monday 22^ND December 2008

	Max (Celsius)	Min (Celsius)	Rainfall (mm)
AIRHEAD	28.8	21.9	Tr
TRAVELLERS	29.7	20.8	3.5
RESIDENCY	-	-	-
GEORGETOWN	30.8	20.8	0.0
ST. HELENA	21.7	16.6	1.8
FALKLANDS	21.6	4.5	9.8
UK (Brize Norton)	11.8	- 0.2	3.0

ASCENSION: Temperatures and humidity continue there slow but steady rise as expected for the season. Though not completely out of the woods it also looks like the end of the drizzly shower season may well have arrived. So we can look forward over the next month or two to increasingly sunny weather and higher temperatures.

St.HELENA: The weather seems to have improved recently, last week being mainly dry with some sunny spells and only light East to SE winds.  Temperatures just a little bit higher than recently as well, probably mainly due to the increase in sunshine.

UK: Windy and rather cool with rain in north, extending south by late Tuesday. The breezy weather continuing up to the weekend but turning milder. Then some more settled if rather overcast and misty weather over the weekend.

FALKLANDS: Mostly dry until Friday, then rather mixed weather with rain, some rather heavy. Some strong to local gale force winds later in the week as well.

The Met Office is considering running a book for a white Christmas on Ascension.  Looking at the statistics for the last century, Very Good odds could be on offer.

Issued by C Hill at  22/1500Z
Met Office Ascension
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Email: ascensionstaff@metoffice.gov.uk
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