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Issue no. 86 SPRING 2003 |
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March 2003 |
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Some rain first two weeks then dry,
mild and very sunny. |
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| March 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 |
24.9 |
48 |
5.8 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
* |
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17.0 |
7.2 |
8.6 |
-1.4 |
* |
12.7 |
2.9 |
7.8 |
0.5 |
6 |
17 |
| Mickleover |
26.4 |
55 |
5.6 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
180.5 |
196 |
18.3 |
7.3 |
8.4 |
-0.5 |
-4.1 |
13.1 |
3.1 |
8.1 |
1.7 |
4 |
17 |
| Middleton |
45.8 |
50 |
13.4 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
164.4 |
180 |
14.9 |
4.6 |
6.0 |
-0.1 |
-4.3 |
9.9 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
1.9 |
1 |
17 |
| Wirksworth |
45.6 |
57 |
12.4 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
* |
* |
16.4 |
6.9 |
7.7 |
-2.0 |
-7.2 |
11.8 |
1.8 |
6.8 |
0.9 |
7 |
20 |
| Rosliston |
20.3 |
38 |
6.5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
* |
* |
17.0 |
7.3 |
8.2 |
-3.3 |
-6.5 |
12.5 |
1.3 |
6.9 |
0.6 |
12 |
22 |
| NOTTS: |
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| Lowdham |
24.4 |
51 |
7.9 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
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17.8 |
7.2 |
8.5 |
-2.1 |
-5.5 |
13.0 |
2.5 |
7.8 |
1.3 |
7 |
19 |
| Eastwood |
34.0 |
75 |
7.0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
* |
* |
20.1 |
9.1 |
8.5 |
-3.9 |
* |
15.6 |
1.0 |
8.3 |
1.7 |
14 |
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| LINCS: |
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| Laughton |
16.2 |
35 |
5.1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
* |
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16.2 |
8.8 |
8.5 |
-2.8 |
-3.0 |
12.6 |
1.8 |
7.2 |
0.9 |
9 |
11 |
| Louth |
21.8 |
41 |
10.1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
* |
0 |
* |
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16.0 |
8.4 |
8.1 |
-2.3 |
-4.7 |
12.1 |
2.5 |
7.3 |
1.5 |
8 |
17 |
| LEICS: |
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| Desford |
38.6 |
78 |
12.7 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
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16.5 |
7.5 |
7.8 |
-2.4 |
-4.3 |
11.9 |
1.6 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
9 |
13 |
| Mountsorrel |
23.4 |
57 |
10.5 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
* |
* |
16.5 |
7.9 |
8.5 |
-2.9 |
* |
12.4 |
1.9 |
7.1 |
0.1 |
13 |
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| NORTHANTS: |
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| Pitsford Hall |
29.1 |
65 |
19.4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
144.0 |
143 |
18.3 |
6.5 |
7.6 |
-3.2 |
-5.4 |
12.2 |
2.4 |
7.3 |
0.1 |
5 |
23 |
| WARWICKS: |
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| Bablake |
25.4 |
50 |
8.6 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
174.1 |
174 |
17.0 |
7.5 |
8.5 |
-1.1 |
-6.7 |
12.3 |
3.0 |
7.7 |
1.3 |
6 |
17 |
| CAMBS: |
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| Ely |
13.6 |
31 |
8.1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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18.5 |
7.9 |
7.5 |
-4.1 |
5.9 |
13.2 |
2.3 |
7.7 |
1.6 |
7 |
17 |
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| MEAN DATA |
27.8 |
52 |
9.5 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
165.7 |
173 |
17.2 |
7.4 |
8.0 |
-2.3 |
-3.8 |
12.5 |
2.2 |
7.4 |
1.0 |
8 |
17 |
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| E Mids 71-00Mar |
53.4 |
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97.9 |
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6.2 |
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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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Derby: Dry 12th to 31st - longest March
dry spell since 1953 |
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Rosliston: Large temperature variations
- rose from -3.3C to 17.0C on 23rd. |
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Bablake: Sunniest March on record in
Coventry (records date back to 1895) |
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Middleton: Exceptionally sunny. 2003
could well be the sunniest March in north Derbyshire on record (back to
1886). |
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Mickleover: 2nd consecutive month with
record sunshine amounts. Only 3 sunless days |
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Lowdham: 12th-30th longest dry spell
since Jul/Aug 1995 |
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A CENTURY OF MARCH WEATHER IN NOTTINGHAM |
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