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Issue no. 88
Autumn 2003 |
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October 2003 |
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Exceptionally sunny, fairly dry but rather
cool.
Solar storm in last week gave brilliant aurorae. |
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| October 2003 |
Total |
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Total number of days of: |
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Extremes in degrees C: |
Grass |
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Month's: |
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Total: |
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24hr |
Rain |
Snow: |
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Thunder |
Fog |
Hail |
Sun |
% of |
Day Maximum |
Night Minimum |
Min |
Mean |
Mean |
Mean |
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Air |
Grd |
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Fllg |
Lyg |
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Highest |
Lowest |
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Lowest |
Lowest |
Max |
Min |
Temp |
avg |
frsts |
frsts |
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| DERBYS: |
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| Derby |
50.3 |
78 |
14.4 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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18.5 |
8.5 |
11.4 |
-0.8 |
* |
13.4 |
5.8 |
9.6 |
-0.7 |
1 |
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| Mickleover |
43.6 |
68 |
14.8 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
154.0 |
172 |
18.5 |
8.3 |
10.9 |
-0.9 |
-3.2 |
13.5 |
5.8 |
9.7 |
-0.6 |
2 |
6 |
| Middleton |
74.1 |
74 |
26.6 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
131.3 |
144 |
15.2 |
5.3 |
10.6 |
0.1 |
-2.1 |
10.6 |
5.0 |
7.8 |
-0.8 |
0 |
6 |
| Wirksworth |
67.9 |
89 |
22.0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
* |
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17.0 |
6.5 |
11.6 |
-1.4 |
-5.7 |
12.3 |
5.0 |
8.6 |
-0.9 |
4 |
9 |
| Rosliston |
48.4 |
68 |
16.4 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
* |
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18.4 |
8.1 |
11.1 |
-3.6 |
-8.2 |
13.2 |
4.0 |
8.6 |
-1.6 |
5 |
16 |
| NOTTS: |
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| Lowdham |
43.5 |
80 |
14.9 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
* |
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19.5 |
8.1 |
12.6 |
1.2 |
-1.7 |
13.9 |
5.7 |
9.8 |
-0.4 |
0 |
8 |
| Eastwood |
49.0 |
76 |
25.0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
* |
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19.0 |
9.2 |
13.3 |
-3.2 |
* |
13.5 |
5.3 |
9.4 |
-0.7 |
4 |
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| LINCS: |
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| Laughton |
33.0 |
60 |
10.4 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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17.5 |
8.9 |
11.1 |
-0.4 |
-1.0 |
13.1 |
4.7 |
8.8 |
-1.2 |
1 |
3 |
| LEICS: |
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| Desford |
52.9 |
82 |
20.9 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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19.1 |
7.6 |
10.7 |
-1.7 |
-2.0 |
12.7 |
3.4 |
8.1 |
-1.7 |
6 |
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| Mountsorrel |
37.8 |
60 |
11.0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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18.8 |
7.9 |
11.0 |
-1.3 |
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13.3 |
4.4 |
8.9 |
-1.0 |
2 |
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| NORTHANTS: |
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| Pitsford Hall |
45.8 |
83 |
18.3 |
13 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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153.1 |
155 |
20.8 |
7.9 |
11.5 |
-0.9 |
-4.8 |
13.7 |
4.7 |
9.2 |
-1.1 |
2 |
11 |
| WARWICKS: |
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| Bablake |
48.8 |
82 |
21.2 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
141.1 |
136 |
19.6 |
7.8 |
12.4 |
-0.2 |
-5.1 |
13.4 |
5.4 |
9.4 |
-0.9 |
1 |
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| CAMBS: |
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| Ely |
32.3 |
59 |
9.0 |
13 |
0 |
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2 |
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19.8 |
9.1 |
12.9 |
-0.3 |
-3.0 |
13.9 |
4.8 |
9.4 |
-1.2 |
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| MEAN DATA |
48.3 |
74 |
17.3 |
12 |
0 |
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144.9 |
152 |
18.6 |
7.9 |
11.6 |
-1.0 |
-3.7 |
13.1 |
4.9 |
9.0 |
-1.0 |
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| E Mids 71-00Sep |
63.7 |
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98.8 |
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10.0 |
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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: Only 1959 and 1997 have ever
had more October sunshine |
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Rosliston: Relatively warm first half,
very dry mid-month then much colder. |
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Middleton: Sunniest October since local
records began in 1892. |
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Derby: 2/3 of Sep+Oct rain fell in just
4 days |
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Pitsford Hall: Solar storm in final week
- spectacular aurorae in night sky |
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A CENTURY OF OCTOBER WEATHER IN NOTTINGHAM |
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