EAST MIDLANDS |
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Issue no. 85 WINTER 2003 |
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February 2003 |
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Rather Cold, but largely Dry and very
Sunny. |
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| February 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 |
19.9 |
39 |
9.1 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
* |
* |
13.2 |
2.1 |
7.3 |
-3.8 |
* |
7.4 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
-1.0 |
12 |
17 |
| Mickleover |
17.6 |
39 |
8.4 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
107.1 |
190 |
13.8 |
2.0 |
7.4 |
-3.6 |
-6.9 |
7.7 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
-0.1 |
12 |
18 |
| Middleton |
49.5 |
59 |
12.9 |
12 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
14 |
2 |
92.3 |
128 |
9.9 |
-0.7 |
5.8 |
-4.0 |
-7.9 |
4.8 |
-0.3 |
2.2 |
-0.2 |
14 |
21 |
| Wirksworth |
36.8 |
48 |
11.0 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
* |
* |
11.9 |
1.1 |
5.9 |
-5.3 |
-10.5 |
6.5 |
-0.1 |
3.2 |
-0.4 |
16 |
22 |
| NOTTS: |
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| Lowdham |
20.0 |
45 |
5.6 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
* |
* |
13.2 |
2.1 |
7.5 |
-4.6 |
-8.9 |
7.6 |
-0.1 |
3.8 |
-0.4 |
16 |
23 |
| Eastwood |
32.0 |
71 |
5.0 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
* |
* |
13.6 |
2.2 |
7.7 |
-6.3 |
* |
7.8 |
-0.4 |
3.7 |
-0.7 |
15 |
* |
| LINCS: |
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| Laughton |
17.8 |
46 |
4.5 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
* |
* |
14.0 |
2.2 |
7.5 |
-5.9 |
-6.0 |
7.4 |
0.1 |
3.8 |
-0.2 |
15 |
17 |
| Louth |
15.2 |
32 |
4.2 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
* |
0 |
* |
* |
12.0 |
3.5 |
7.2 |
-5.6 |
-8.0 |
7.0 |
-0.6 |
3.2 |
-0.4 |
17 |
22 |
| LEICS: |
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| Desford |
19.7 |
42 |
9.9 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
* |
* |
12.8 |
1.6 |
6.7 |
-6.3 |
-7.1 |
6.1 |
-0.8 |
2.7 |
-1.7 |
17 |
18 |
| Mountsorrel |
18.4 |
36 |
7.0 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
* |
* |
13.1 |
2.6 |
6.9 |
-5.7 |
* |
7.2 |
0.0 |
3.6 |
-0.4 |
13 |
* |
| NORTHANTS: |
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| Pitsford Hall |
17.3 |
46 |
5.7 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
73.9 |
100 |
13.5 |
2.0 |
7.1 |
-5.2 |
-8.0 |
7.4 |
-0.1 |
3.7 |
-0.8 |
16 |
23 |
| WARWICKS: |
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| Bablake |
17.4 |
39 |
9.2 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
101.9 |
149 |
14.1 |
1.0 |
6.6 |
-4.4 |
-9.4 |
7.4 |
0.4 |
3.9 |
-0.2 |
16 |
20 |
| CAMBS: |
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| Ely |
14.7 |
45 |
4.1 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
* |
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15.7 |
4.0 |
6.8 |
-3.7 |
-8.0 |
8.2 |
0.5 |
4.3 |
0.4 |
14 |
17 |
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| MEAN DATA |
22.8 |
45 |
7.4 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
93.8 |
142 |
13.1 |
2.0 |
7.0 |
-5.0 |
-8.1 |
7.1 |
0.1 |
3.6 |
-0.5 |
15 |
20 |
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| E Mids 71-00Feb |
43.0 |
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3.5 |
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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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Lowdham: Most February ground frosts since
1986 |
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Derby: Coldest February for 7 years |
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Middleton: Calmest since anemometer
installed in 1984 |
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Desford: 13th-23rd Air frosts every
night. 22nd dense freezing fog |
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Mickleover: Sunniest since 1988. Possibly
2nd sunniest on local records |
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A CENTURY OF FEBRUARY 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 |