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Issue no. 85 WINTER 2003 |
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January 2003 |
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Fairly Sunny, near average Temperatures
and Rainfall but some snow late in month. |
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| January 2003 |
Total |
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Max |
Total number of days of: |
Total |
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Extremes in degrees C: |
Grass |
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Month's: |
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Diff |
Total: |
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Rain |
% of |
24hr |
Rain |
Snow: |
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Thunder |
Fog |
Hail |
Sun |
% of |
Day Maximum |
Night Minimum |
Min |
Mean |
Mean |
Mean |
from |
Air |
Grd |
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(mm) |
avg |
(mm) |
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Fllg |
Lyg |
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(hrs) |
avg |
Highest |
Lowest |
Highest |
Lowest |
Lowest |
Max |
Min |
Temp |
avg |
frsts |
frsts |
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STATION |
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| DERBYS: |
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| Derby |
51.4 |
82 |
15.3 |
18 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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* |
13.4 |
0.8 |
9.2 |
-4.5 |
* |
7.0 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
8 |
14 |
| Mickleover |
45.0 |
74 |
15.2 |
14 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
68.8 |
145 |
13.3 |
1.0 |
9.1 |
-3.9 |
-6.8 |
7.2 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
0.9 |
8 |
15 |
| Middleton |
99.2 |
86 |
16.3 |
22 |
10 |
11 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
59.4 |
106 |
11.2 |
-1.5 |
6.5 |
-4.4 |
-7.5 |
4.9 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
11 |
18 |
| Wirksworth |
81.4 |
81 |
22.6 |
20 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
* |
* |
12.6 |
-0.1 |
8.7 |
-4.5 |
-8.5 |
6.3 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
0.3 |
12 |
20 |
| Rosliston |
45.3 |
79 |
13.3 |
19 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
* |
* |
13.1 |
-0.2 |
8.3 |
-7.4 |
-8.9 |
6.5 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
10 |
14 |
| NOTTS: |
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| Lowdham |
52.3 |
90 |
18.7 |
17 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
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13.4 |
0.2 |
8.4 |
-3.9 |
-8.3 |
6.8 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
0.5 |
11 |
14 |
| Eastwood |
92.0 |
164 |
21.0 |
11 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
* |
* |
13.9 |
1.2 |
9.4 |
-6.9 |
* |
7.4 |
1.7 |
4.6 |
0.9 |
10 |
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| LINCS: |
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| Laughton |
52.5 |
105 |
18.0 |
22 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
* |
* |
13.0 |
1.5 |
8.4 |
-3.6 |
-4.0 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
12 |
13 |
| Louth |
96.1 |
144 |
13.5 |
21 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
* |
2 |
* |
* |
13.0 |
1.1 |
8.7 |
-3.1 |
-5.4 |
6.7 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
11 |
13 |
| LEICS: |
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| Desford |
68.8 |
121 |
18.2 |
23 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
* |
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12.7 |
-1.1 |
7.2 |
-6.3 |
-6.9 |
6.1 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
-0.1 |
10 |
13 |
| Mountsorrel |
53.6 |
94 |
15.5 |
18 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
* |
* |
13.4 |
-0.3 |
8.3 |
-6.0 |
* |
6.7 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
12 |
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| NORTHANTS: |
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| Pitsford Hall |
70.0 |
134 |
16.0 |
16 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
71.1 |
113 |
13.5 |
0.1 |
7.0 |
-5.2 |
-7.2 |
6.9 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
-0.1 |
10 |
16 |
| WARWICKS: |
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| Bablake |
60.0 |
98 |
13.0 |
15 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
77.6 |
141 |
14.0 |
0.6 |
7.7 |
-5.1 |
-10.0 |
6.8 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
0.0 |
10 |
18 |
| CAMBS: |
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| Ely |
84.2 |
181 |
13.5 |
20 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
* |
* |
13.9 |
0.6 |
7.7 |
-5.1 |
-8.0 |
6.8 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
13 |
14 |
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| MEAN DATA |
68.0 |
110 |
16.4 |
18 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
69.2 |
126 |
13.2 |
0.3 |
8.2 |
-5.0 |
-7.4 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
11 |
15 |
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| E Mids 71-00Jan |
63.6 |
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53.6 |
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3.7 |
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Notes: |
1. * = data not available 2. 'Average'
refers to each station's 1971-2000 means |
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OBSERVERS' COMMENTS |
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Mountsorrel: No significant snow |
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Middleton: It is now 16 years since
a heavy (20cm or more) fall of snow at this station |
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Ely: 10cm snow on 30th in blizzard
conditions. Heaviest fall in January since 1984 |
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Lowdham: Mean wind speed 8.4mph highest
for any month on Stn record (Oct 1995) |
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Derby: 21st to 23rd 55mb pressure increase |
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Bablake: 26th mildest Jan day in Coventry
since 1944 |
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A CENTURY OF JANUARY WEATHER IN NOTTINGHAM |
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Fig 85.2 Running 5-yr means (1= 1897-1901,
81= 1977-1981 and so on) of
(a) Total monthly rainfall and (b) mean daily maximum temperatures |