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Issue no. 86 SPRING 2003 |
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April 2003 |
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Often Dry and Sunny, and Warmest for
over 50 years. |
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| April 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 |
29.0 |
59 |
6.4 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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25.8 |
6.6 |
11.0 |
-1.9 |
* |
15.2 |
5.2 |
10.2 |
1.9 |
4 |
7 |
| Mickleover |
24.2 |
42 |
6.7 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
178.8 |
146 |
26.1 |
7.4 |
11.1 |
-1.4 |
-4.8 |
15.3 |
5.4 |
10.3 |
2.0 |
3 |
7 |
| Middleton |
78.1 |
110 |
22.6 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
164.0 |
132 |
22.4 |
4.2 |
11.7 |
-2.2 |
-6.5 |
12.8 |
4.6 |
8.4 |
1.9 |
3 |
8 |
| Wirksworth |
55.4 |
87 |
21.2 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
* |
* |
24.9 |
7.0 |
10.5 |
-3.0 |
-8.5 |
14.3 |
4.4 |
9.3 |
1.6 |
5 |
12 |
| Rosliston |
29.8 |
57 |
6.9 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
* |
* |
25.6 |
6.6 |
11.6 |
-4.4 |
-7.9 |
15.1 |
4.0 |
9.6 |
1.9 |
5 |
12 |
| NOTTS: |
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| Lowdham |
28.0 |
58 |
12.1 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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* |
26.4 |
8.4 |
9.8 |
-4.0 |
-5.5 |
15.4 |
4.6 |
10.0 |
1.7 |
6 |
10 |
| Eastwood |
38.0 |
71 |
14.0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
* |
* |
27.8 |
9.1 |
10.9 |
-3.8 |
* |
15.9 |
3.5 |
9.7 |
1.5 |
6 |
* |
| LINCS: |
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| Laughton |
28.9 |
63 |
11.8 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
* |
* |
26.0 |
9.6 |
9.5 |
-3.6 |
-4.5 |
15.2 |
4.2 |
9.7 |
1.7 |
5 |
6 |
| Louth |
27.1 |
57 |
6.0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
* |
1 |
* |
* |
21.5 |
7.3 |
10.0 |
-2.5 |
-5.2 |
14.2 |
4.2 |
9.2 |
1.6 |
2 |
11 |
| LEICS: |
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| Desford |
32.5 |
63 |
7.7 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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* |
25.0 |
5.5 |
10.5 |
-3.5 |
-4.6 |
14.5 |
4.0 |
9.3 |
1.4 |
5 |
7 |
| Mountsorrel |
27.7 |
47 |
6.8 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
* |
* |
25.7 |
6.3 |
11.0 |
-2.7 |
* |
15.1 |
4.8 |
9.9 |
1.3 |
5 |
* |
| NORTHANTS: |
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| Pitsford Hall |
18.5 |
35 |
5.5 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
177.6 |
133 |
25.4 |
6.4 |
15.3 |
-2.1 |
-6.0 |
14.9 |
4.8 |
9.9 |
1.2 |
5 |
9 |
| WARWICKS: |
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| Bablake |
29.0 |
59 |
6.8 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
190.1 |
138 |
25.3 |
7.8 |
11.0 |
-2.0 |
-7.4 |
14.7 |
5.2 |
10.0 |
1.7 |
3 |
10 |
| CAMBS: |
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| Ely |
18.4 |
43 |
5.9 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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26.4 |
7.7 |
10.8 |
-2.8 |
-6.5 |
15.6 |
5.0 |
10.3 |
2.4 |
4 |
9 |
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| MEAN DATA |
33.2 |
61 |
10.0 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
177.6 |
137 |
25.3 |
7.1 |
11.1 |
-2.9 |
-6.1 |
14.9 |
4.6 |
9.7 |
1.7 |
4 |
9 |
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| E Mids 71-00Apr |
51.7 |
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130.8 |
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8.0 |
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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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Bablake: Warmest April in Coventry for
16 years. |
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Middleton: First 23 days mainly dry;
the last week particularly wet. The 16th was the warmest April day since
local records began in 1881. |
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Desford: Max 25C on 16th followed by
36hrs of totally cloud-free skies |
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Pitsford Hall: Driest April in Northampton
since 1984 |
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Mickleover: Third successive month with
record (1955) local sunshine |
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Rosliston: Despite the warmth there were
some sharp and damaging frosts earlier in the month. |
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A CENTURY OF APRIL WEATHER IN NOTTINGHAM |
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