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Issue no. 90
Spring 2004 |
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March 2004 |
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Average sunshine. Drier and a little
warmer than the long-term average despite a very cold start. Severe
gales on 20th. |
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| March 2004 |
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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(hrs) |
avg |
Highest |
Lowest |
Highest |
Lowest |
Lowest |
Max |
Min |
Temp |
avg |
frsts |
frsts |
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STATION |
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| Derby |
43.0 |
83 |
8.6 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
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0 |
2 |
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18.0 |
3.5 |
11.7 |
-4.4 |
* |
10.7 |
3.5 |
7.1 |
0.7 |
3 |
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| Mickleover |
41.4 |
87 |
8.9 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
98.2 |
106 |
18.2 |
4.2 |
11.7 |
-4.3 |
-7.8 |
10.5 |
3.7 |
7.1 |
0.7 |
3 |
10 |
| Middleton |
61.4 |
67 |
11.2 |
20 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
7 |
78.6 |
86 |
14.3 |
1.8 |
8.5 |
-2.3 |
-5.3 |
7.9 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
7 |
13 |
| Wirksworth |
51.9 |
65 |
8.2 |
20 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
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16.5 |
3.5 |
10.0 |
-5.2 |
-11.0 |
9.7 |
2.7 |
6.2 |
0.3 |
3 |
21 |
| Rosliston |
32.3 |
60 |
8.1 |
14 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
* |
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17.9 |
4.8 |
10.0 |
-7.1 |
-10.7 |
10.4 |
2.6 |
6.5 |
0.2 |
7 |
17 |
| NOTTS: |
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| Lowdham |
24.8 |
52 |
4.8 |
16 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
* |
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18.0 |
4.4 |
10.1 |
-4.0 |
-7.1 |
10.8 |
3.0 |
6.9 |
0.4 |
3 |
16 |
| Eastwood |
15.0 |
33 |
3.0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
* |
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18.7 |
3.6 |
12.6 |
-6.5 |
* |
11.4 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
0.6 |
5 |
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| LINCS: |
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| Laughton |
24.4 |
53 |
5.4 |
16 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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15.6 |
4.2 |
12.0 |
-5.8 |
-6.0 |
10.1 |
2.4 |
6.3 |
0.0 |
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| Louth |
31.6 |
60 |
4.4 |
17 |
3 |
0 |
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* |
5 |
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16.7 |
4.1 |
9.3 |
-3.4 |
-5.4 |
10.7 |
2.7 |
6.7 |
0.9 |
4 |
12 |
| LEICS: |
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| Desford |
42.8 |
87 |
9.4 |
17 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
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3 |
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17.7 |
3.0 |
8.9 |
-5.8 |
-7.1 |
9.4 |
2.0 |
5.7 |
-0.6 |
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11 |
| Mountsorrel |
38.7 |
74 |
9.5 |
15 |
4 |
0 |
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2 |
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18.0 |
4.4 |
11.8 |
-5.9 |
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10.6 |
3.0 |
6.8 |
0.6 |
3 |
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| NORTHANTS: |
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| Pitsford Hall |
35.1 |
78 |
12.5 |
18 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
98.9 |
98 |
19.2 |
4.8 |
9.7 |
-4.0 |
-9.5 |
10.7 |
2.7 |
6.7 |
-0.8 |
5 |
18 |
| WARWICKS: |
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| Bablake |
34.8 |
69 |
4.2 |
19 |
4 |
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0 |
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3 |
109.0 |
109 |
18.0 |
4.5 |
9.9 |
-4.7 |
-8.2 |
10.3 |
3.2 |
6.8 |
0.4 |
5 |
12 |
| CAMBS: |
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| Ely |
35.8 |
79 |
10.8 |
16 |
3 |
0 |
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2 |
5 |
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19.5 |
4.5 |
11.0 |
-3.4 |
-8.0 |
10.8 |
3.3 |
7.0 |
0.7 |
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11 |
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| MEAN DATA |
36.6 |
68 |
7.8 |
17 |
3 |
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3 |
96.2 |
100 |
17.6 |
4.0 |
10.5 |
-4.8 |
-7.8 |
10.3 |
2.9 |
6.6 |
0.4 |
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| E Mids 71-00Jan |
53.4 |
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97.9 |
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6.2 |
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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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Mickleover: Gale force gusts to 66mph
on 20th |
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Rosliston: Low of -7.1C on 2nd was the
lowest reading in the whole 'winter' |
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Wirksworth: Third consecutive March with
no lying snow |
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Middleton: Severe gale 20th gave mean
3-min speeds up to 61mph, max gust 94mph |
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Derby: Early March (1st -10th) coldest
for 9 years |
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Ely: Rainfall below average in March
for 8 of last 9 years. |
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