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Issue no. 87
Summer 2003 |
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July 2003 |
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Heat-wave 7th - 16th. Mostly near average
Sunshine and rainfall amounts, but heavy local thunderstorms. |
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| July 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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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 |
44.9 |
83 |
12.7 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
* |
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30.0 |
16.0 |
17.4 |
10.3 |
* |
22.6 |
13.5 |
18.0 |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
| Mickleover |
32.6 |
64 |
7.2 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
157.3 |
91 |
31.2 |
15.5 |
17.2 |
10.3 |
* |
22.6 |
13.4 |
18.0 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Middleton |
140.6 |
246 |
63.2 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
156.9 |
85 |
26.3 |
13.4 |
15.6 |
9.6 |
6.4 |
19.4 |
12.1 |
15.7 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Wirksworth |
80.5 |
168 |
36.2 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
* |
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29.1 |
15.9 |
16.8 |
7.2 |
3.1 |
21.5 |
12.4 |
16.9 |
0.8 |
0 |
0 |
| Rosliston |
43.4 |
94 |
10.2 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
* |
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30.9 |
16.1 |
17.1 |
8.1 |
4.3 |
22.5 |
12.7 |
17.6 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
| NOTTS: |
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| Lowdham |
48.8 |
106 |
8.8 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
* |
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30.3 |
15.2 |
18.5 |
8.4 |
5.7 |
22.8 |
12.8 |
17.8 |
0.8 |
0 |
0 |
| Eastwood |
86.0 |
180 |
26.0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
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| LINCS: |
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| Laughton |
88.9 |
180 |
46.8 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
* |
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27.0 |
15.6 |
17.5 |
8.5 |
11.0 |
22.1 |
13.1 |
17.6 |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
| Louth |
42.9 |
101 |
8.6 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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0 |
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28.8 |
15.5 |
16.8 |
10.0 |
6.8 |
22.9 |
13.5 |
18.2 |
2.1 |
0 |
0 |
| LEICS: |
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| Desford |
65.9 |
139 |
18.7 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
* |
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31.1 |
15.7 |
15.7 |
8.7 |
8.3 |
22.8 |
12.5 |
17.6 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
| Mountsorrel |
54.1 |
110 |
14.5 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
* |
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30.9 |
15.5 |
16.7 |
9.8 |
* |
22.7 |
13.0 |
17.9 |
1.0 |
0 |
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| NORTHANTS: |
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| Pitsford Hall |
51.0 |
106 |
10.1 |
14 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
201.1 |
109 |
31.6 |
17.5 |
16.7 |
9.2 |
6.6 |
23.2 |
13.1 |
18.2 |
1.3 |
0 |
0 |
| WARWICKS: |
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| Bablake |
41.8 |
84 |
* |
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0 |
0 |
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183.2 |
92 |
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22.4 |
13.4 |
17.9 |
0.9 |
0 |
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| CAMBS: |
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| Ely |
45.3 |
106 |
9.2 |
15 |
0 |
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4 |
0 |
0 |
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31.7 |
15.0 |
16.8 |
9.7 |
8.0 |
23.9 |
13.7 |
18.8 |
1.9 |
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| MEAN DATA |
61.9 |
126 |
20.9 |
13 |
0 |
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2 |
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174.6 |
94 |
29.9 |
15.6 |
16.9 |
9.2 |
6.7 |
22.4 |
13.0 |
17.7 |
1.1 |
0 |
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| E Mids 71-00Jul |
47.9 |
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187.6 |
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16.6 |
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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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Rosliston: Heatwave 7-16th ended
with some quite severe storms |
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Mickleover: Driest July since 1998 -
Mickleover always on fringe of the rainfall |
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Lowdham: Thunder 16,17,21 & 30th
plus impressive lightning to East on 19th |
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Desford: Spectacular thunderstorm 19th. |
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Middleton: 62mm rain from severe thunderstorm
early hours 17th. Lightning so intense that 0.01 hrs 'sunshine' recorded
in otherwise total darkness. |
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Pitsford Hall: Notable heat-wave around
mid-month |
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Bablake: 4 out of 5 last July months
have recorded below average sunshine |
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Pitsford Hall: Some particularly wet
days |
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A CENTURY OF JULY WEATHER IN NOTTINGHAM |
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