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Issue no. 89
Winter 2003 |
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December 2003 |
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Rainfall & Sunshine both above normal.
Daytime Temperatures near normal but more frosts and some exceptionally
cold nights. |
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| December 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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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 |
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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 |
88.7 |
127 |
23.8 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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12.5 |
1.0 |
10.5 |
-4.1 |
* |
6.9 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
-0.3 |
11 |
* |
| Mickleover |
81.8 |
118 |
21.3 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
73.7 |
185 |
12.8 |
1.0 |
9.1 |
-4.1 |
-7.5 |
7.2 |
2.4 |
4.8 |
0.2 |
11 |
18 |
| Middleton |
137.0 |
115 |
30.6 |
20 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
63.1 |
131 |
10.9 |
0.3 |
7.3 |
-2.6 |
-6.2 |
5.8 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
0.3 |
11 |
18 |
| Wirksworth |
123.2 |
118 |
29.9 |
16 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
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11.7 |
1.0 |
8.6 |
-4.7 |
-10.0 |
6.6 |
0.9 |
3.7 |
-0.5 |
16 |
21 |
| Rosliston |
84.1 |
117 |
17.9 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
* |
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12.6 |
0.5 |
8.5 |
-4.4 |
-8.9 |
7.1 |
1.0 |
4.1 |
-0.2 |
17 |
20 |
| NOTTS: |
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| Lowdham |
80.1 |
128 |
22.6 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
* |
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12.6 |
0.6 |
8.9 |
-4.5 |
-8.0 |
7.4 |
1.5 |
4.4 |
-0.4 |
13 |
18 |
| Eastwood |
92.0 |
137 |
27.0 |
13 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
* |
* |
13.1 |
1.3 |
10.4 |
-5.6 |
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7.4 |
1.6 |
4.5 |
0.3 |
15 |
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| LINCS: |
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| Laughton |
54.1 |
94 |
19.0 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
* |
* |
12.6 |
-0.3 |
8.5 |
-7.0 |
-7.0 |
7.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
-0.2 |
14 |
18 |
| Louth |
71.2 |
105 |
23.6 |
16 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
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0 |
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13.0 |
2.0 |
8.9 |
-4.4 |
-6.0 |
7.4 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
0.1 |
12 |
17 |
| LEICS: |
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| Desford |
99.5 |
156 |
20.0 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
* |
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11.5 |
0.2 |
7.6 |
-5.5 |
-5.9 |
6.0 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
-1.1 |
17 |
17 |
| Mountsorrel |
81.5 |
118 |
19.0 |
17 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
* |
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12.3 |
0.9 |
8.5 |
-5.1 |
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7.3 |
0.6 |
3.9 |
-0.6 |
18 |
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| NORTHANTS: |
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| Pitsford Hall |
60.5 |
96 |
11.3 |
14 |
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0 |
3 |
0 |
59.7 |
113 |
12.8 |
2.5 |
8.5 |
-3.2 |
-6.9 |
7.6 |
1.3 |
4.5 |
-1.0 |
14 |
22 |
| WARWICKS: |
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| Bablake |
58.0 |
93 |
8.4 |
16 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
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62.6 |
130 |
12.7 |
1.8 |
8.6 |
-3.2 |
-7.2 |
7.6 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
-0.3 |
12 |
19 |
| CAMBS: |
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| Ely |
50.2 |
98 |
11.6 |
15 |
3 |
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0 |
6 |
0 |
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13.3 |
2.5 |
8.5 |
-2.3 |
-5.1 |
7.7 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
0.2 |
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17 |
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| MEAN DATA |
83.1 |
116 |
20.8 |
15 |
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0 |
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0 |
68.5 |
142 |
12.6 |
1.0 |
8.7 |
-4.5 |
-7.4 |
7.0 |
1.4 |
4.2 |
-0.2 |
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19 |
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| E Mids 71-00Dec |
69.7 |
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47.2 |
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4.5 |
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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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Middleton: 8cm of snow on New Year's
Eve was the heaviest fall of the year |
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Mickleover: Second sunniest December
on my records |
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Lowdham: The 12-month running rainfall
total now lowest since May 1997 |
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Desford: 22nd Air Temp -2.9C with wind
gusting 25kt gave wind-chill equivalent of -12C around dawn. |
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