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EAST MIDLANDS

Issue no. 88
Autumn 2003

AUTUMN (Sep+Oct+Nov)

Warmer and more sunshine than average. Rainfall mostly
two-thirds of average but more in south-east Midlands.

Autumn 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 119.5 64 14.5 34 0 0 0 3 0 * * 26.1 5.5 15.3 -2.1 * 14.8 6.9 10.9 0.7 4 *
Mickleover 105.8 57 14.8 31 0 0 0 9 0 397.6 143 26.8 5.5 14.8 -1.8 -4.6 14.9 6.9 11.0 0.8 5 15
Middleton 186.2 66 26.6 42 2 0 1 23 2 338.6 117 22.7 4.3 13.7 -0.3 -4.0 12.2 6.2 9.2 0.7 2 16
Wirksworth 160.7 68 22 38 0 0 1 9 0 * * 24.9 5.0 14.6 -3.6 -7.5 13.7 5.5 9.6 0.1 10 24
Rosliston 112.0 59 16.4 34 0 0 0 2 0 * * 26.0 4.3 15.1 -4.9 -8.2 14.6 5.3 10.0 0.1 9 34
NOTTS:
Lowdham 112.1 69 14.9 30 0 0 0 10 3 * * 26.4 4.8 15.0 -1.2 -4.8 15.2 6.4 10.8 0.6 3 17
Eastwood 112.0 60 25 25 0 0 0 11 0 * * 27.3 5.8 15.4 -3.2 * 15.4 5.9 10.6 0.6 8 *
LINCS:
Laughton 103.3 65 15.6 37 0 0 1 5 0 * * 25.6 4.5 14.6 -1.8 -2.5 14.3 5.6 10.0 0.1 5 9
LEICS:
Desford 156.7 88 20.9 33 0 0 1 4 1 * * 25.7 4.3 11.7 -2.1 -3.2 14.2 4.8 9.5 -0.4 10 15
Mountsorrel 127.2 69 18.2 36 0 0 0 9 2 * * 26.1 4.4 15.2 -1.3 * 14.8 5.6 10.2 0.1 7 *
NORTHANTS:
Pitsford Hall 137.2 83 18.3 34 0 0 0 5 0 407.2 136 27.5 6.4 14.5 -1.6 -4.8 15.4 6.1 10.8 0.4 3 22
WARWICKS:
Bablake 127.6 72 21.2 36 0 0 1 1 1 379.7 124 26.9 5.4 15.5 -1.2 -6.3 15.0 6.6 10.8 0.5 3 23
CAMBS:
Ely 140.1 90 14.5 38 0 0 3 8 2 * * 27.8 7.8 13.8 -0.3 -3.6 15.7 6.3 11.0 0.9 3 13
MEAN DATA 130.8 70 19 35 0 0 1 7 1 380.8 130 26.1 5.2 14.6 -2.0 -5.0 14.6 6.0 10.3 0.4 6 19
E Mids 71-00Nov 185.0 297.4 10.0
Notes:
1. * = data not available 2. 'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means

OBSERVERS' COMMENTS

Lowdham: Lowest rainfall since 1988
Wirksworth: The 10th consecutive warmer than average Autumn: driest since 1989
Ely: Highest mean autumn max in 33 years.