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EAST MIDLANDS

Issue no. 88
Autumn 2003

September 2003

Dry, fairly sunny and warm (warmer than average days but many clear cold nights)

September 2003 Total Max Total number of days of: Total Extremes in degrees C: Grass Month's: Diff Total:
Rain % of 24hr Rain Snow: Thunder Fog Hail Sun % of Day Maximum Night Minimum Min Mean Mean Mean from Air Grd
(mm) avg (mm) Fllg Lyg (hrs) avg Highest Lowest Highest Lowest Lowest Max Min Temp avg frsts frsts
STATION
DERBYS:
Derby 29.8 50 14.5 6 0 0 0 0 0 - - 26.1 14.5 15.3 3.4 - 20.2 9.5 14.9 1.2 0 -
Mickleover 26.7 44 12.9 7 0 0 0 3 0 172.5 135 26.8 14.0 14.8 3.3 1.2 20.5 9.6 15.1 1.3 0 0
Middleton 24.8 30 10.5 8 0 0 0 3 0 155.1 119 22.7 10.8 13.7 4.5 -0.4 17.1 9.5 13.3 1.4 0 1
Wirksworth 21.0 28 11.2 7 0 0 0 1 0 - - 24.9 13.4 14.6 1.4 -2.1 19.1 8.1 13.6 0.6 0 3
Rosliston 29.6 55 13.3 8 0 0 0 1 0 - - 26.0 14.2 15.1 0.7 -2.7 20.1 7.5 13.8 0.3 0 5
NOTTS:
Lowdham 22.3 41 7.3 6 0 0 0 1 0 - - 26.4 14.4 15.0 3.2 0.8 20.7 8.9 14.8 0.9 0 0
Eastwood 25.0 40 10.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 - - 27.3 15.5 15.4 1.4 - 21.7 7.6 14.7 0.6 0 -
LINCS:
Laughton 29.2 55 15.6 8 0 0 1 0 0 - - 25.6 12.5 14.6 1.7 1.2 19.6 8.2 13.9 0.4 0 0
Louth 33.4 58 19.0 7 0 0 2 - 0 - - 26.6 13.5 14.4 3.2 -0.5 20.7 9.3 15.0 1.5 0 1
LEICS:
Desford 39.9 73 14.3 7 0 0 1 0 0 - - 25.7 14.5 11.7 2.2 1.0 20.2 7.5 13.9 0.1 0 0
Mountsorrel 37.0 61 18.2 9 0 0 0 4 0 - - 26.1 14.4 15.2 2.3 - 20.2 8.0 14.1 0.3 0 -
NORTHANTS:
Pitsford Hall 19.0 34 10.3 4 0 0 0 0 0 176.4 128 27.5 15.4 14.5 3.9 0.4 21.2 9.0 15.1 1.1 0 0
WARWICKS:
Bablake 26.0 44 8.0 9 0 0 1 0 0 174.9 129 26.9 13.4 15.5 2.8 -1.5 20.4 9.4 14.9 1.0 0 3
CAMBS:
Ely 23.6 49 9.9 7 0 0 1 1 0 - - 27.8 14.0 13.8 2.0 -0.4 21.6 8.7 15.2 1.3 0 1
MEAN DATA 27.7 47 12.5 7 0 0 0 1 0 169.7 128 26.2 13.9 14.5 2.6 -0.3 20.2 8.6 14.5 0.9 0 1
E Mids 71-00Sep 59.1 132.6 13.6
Notes:
1. * = data not available 2. 'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means

OBSERVERS' COMMENTS

Lowdham: Lowest August/September rainfall since 1959
Middleton and Mickleover:  Sunniest September since 1961
Ely:  Fifth month in 2003 with mean max close to 3C above normal
Bablake: Daytime average temperatures were at their highest since 1959
Mountsorrel: Big difference between mean max up 2.7C and mean min down 1.4C due to clear cold nights.
Derby: 25C was achieved in each of 6 months Apr-Sep; probably first time since 1893 in this area
Rosliston:  Dry trend continues- even with some rain gardens still very parched.

A CENTURY OF SEPTEMBER WEATHER IN NOTTINGHAM

Running 5yr NOTTINGHAM SEPTEMBER MEAN DAILY MAX
Running 5yr NOTTINGHAM SEPTEMBER TOTAL RAINFALL