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EAST MIDLANDS

Issue no. 90
Spring 2004

April 2004

Wet, but near average sunshine and mild except 28th to 30th

April 2004 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 86.9 178 24.0 16 0 0 2 0 2 * * 22.6 8.9 10.2 -1.0 * 14.5 6.1 10.3 2.0 1 3
Mickleover 82.6 144 17.8 19 0 0 1 0 3 116.9 96 23.3 8.5 10.4 0.2 -2.7 14.4 6.1 10.2 1.9 0 5
Middleton 122.9 173 25.6 18 2 0 3 9 4 104.3 84 19.6 5.8 11.8 1.1 -3.2 11.4 5.1 8.2 1.7 0 6
Wirksworth 119.2 186 25.3 17 0 0 3 0 1 * * 22.0 7.9 9.7 -1.7 -7.0 13.5 5.4 9.4 1.7 1 12
Rosliston 83.3 159 23.1 19 0 0 1 0 1 * * 22.2 9.2 9.7 -2.6 -5.9 14.2 5.2 9.7 2.0 2 7
NOTTS:
Lowdham 81.3 169 15.1 18 0 0 2 1 4 * * 22.8 8.9 9.1 -1.6 -4.6 14.6 5.4 10.0 1.7 1 5
Eastwood 90.0 169 20.0 16 0 0 3 0 1 * * 23.2 10.0 9.1 -2.8 * 16.0 5.4 10.7 2.5 2 *
LINCS:
Laughton 107.0 234 28.6 17 0 0 1 0 3 * * 21.5 8.9 10.8 -2.0 -2.0 14.0 5.7 9.9 1.9 1 1
Louth 85.6 181 19.0 17 0 0 0 0 0 * * 22.0 8.9 9.5 -0.4 -2.1 14.8 5.3 10.1 2.5 1 2
LEICS:
Mountsorrel 85.0 166 14.0 17 0 0 3 0 3 * * 21.7 8.4 9.2 -2.4 * 14.4 5.1 9.7 1.5 1 *
NORTHANTS:
Pitsford Hall 68.7 131 16.5 16 0 0 1 1 2 142.2 106 21.0 9.4 9.7 -0.8 -4.0 14.5 5.3 9.9 0.8 1 7
WARWICKS:
Bablake 68.2 138 21.4 18 0 0 0 0 0 137.8 100 21.1 8.4 9.9 0.1 -3.1 14.0 5.7 9.9 1.6 0 4
CAMBS:
Ely 44.3 102 8.4 16 0 0 0 1 2 * * 22.2 8.9 9.8 1.3 -2.5 14.8 5.4 10.1 1.8 0 4
MEAN DATA 86.5 164 19.9 17 0 0 2 1 2 125.3 96 21.9 8.6 9.9 -1.0 -3.7 14.2 5.5 9.9 1.8 1 5
E Mids 71-00Mar 51.7 130.8 8.0
Notes:
1. * = data not available 2. 'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means

OBSERVERS' COMMENTS

Derby:  2nd warmest April on record (since 1952)
Rosliston: Only 7 completely dry days.
Lowdham:  Mean minimum temp highest since 1993
Ely:  Max 22.2on 24th highest for that date in 34 years, followed by max 8.9 on 29th lowest for that date in 34 years.
Wirksworth:  Warmest April since 1987, and the 6th consecutive one with no lying snow
Middleton:  The first April since 1993 with no air frost.
Mountsorrel:  One fine warm spell but generally unsettled and wet
Mickleover:  3rd was wettest day in April since 1993