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Issue no. 90
Spring 2004 |
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April 2004 |
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Wet, but near average sunshine and mild
except 28th to 30th |
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| April 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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avg |
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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 |
86.9 |
178 |
24.0 |
16 |
0 |
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2 |
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2 |
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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 |
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3 |
0 |
1 |
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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 |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
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22.2 |
9.2 |
9.7 |
-2.6 |
-5.9 |
14.2 |
5.2 |
9.7 |
2.0 |
2 |
7 |
| NOTTS: |
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| Lowdham |
81.3 |
169 |
15.1 |
18 |
0 |
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2 |
1 |
4 |
* |
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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 |
* |
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23.2 |
10.0 |
9.1 |
-2.8 |
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16.0 |
5.4 |
10.7 |
2.5 |
2 |
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| LINCS: |
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| Laughton |
107.0 |
234 |
28.6 |
17 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
3 |
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21.5 |
8.9 |
10.8 |
-2.0 |
-2.0 |
14.0 |
5.7 |
9.9 |
1.9 |
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| Louth |
85.6 |
181 |
19.0 |
17 |
0 |
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* |
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22.0 |
8.9 |
9.5 |
-0.4 |
-2.1 |
14.8 |
5.3 |
10.1 |
2.5 |
1 |
2 |
| LEICS: |
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| Mountsorrel |
85.0 |
166 |
14.0 |
17 |
0 |
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3 |
0 |
3 |
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21.7 |
8.4 |
9.2 |
-2.4 |
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14.4 |
5.1 |
9.7 |
1.5 |
1 |
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| NORTHANTS: |
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| Pitsford Hall |
68.7 |
131 |
16.5 |
16 |
0 |
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1 |
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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: |
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| Bablake |
68.2 |
138 |
21.4 |
18 |
0 |
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137.8 |
100 |
21.1 |
8.4 |
9.9 |
0.1 |
-3.1 |
14.0 |
5.7 |
9.9 |
1.6 |
0 |
4 |
| CAMBS: |
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| Ely |
44.3 |
102 |
8.4 |
16 |
0 |
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1 |
2 |
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22.2 |
8.9 |
9.8 |
1.3 |
-2.5 |
14.8 |
5.4 |
10.1 |
1.8 |
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| MEAN DATA |
86.5 |
164 |
19.9 |
17 |
0 |
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2 |
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2 |
125.3 |
96 |
21.9 |
8.6 |
9.9 |
-1.0 |
-3.7 |
14.2 |
5.5 |
9.9 |
1.8 |
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5 |
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| E Mids 71-00Mar |
51.7 |
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130.8 |
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8.0 |
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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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Derby: 2nd warmest April on record (since
1952) |
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Rosliston: Only 7 completely dry days. |
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Lowdham: Mean minimum temp highest since
1993 |
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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. |
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Wirksworth: Warmest April since 1987,
and the 6th consecutive one with no lying snow |
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Middleton: The first April since 1993
with no air frost. |
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Mountsorrel: One fine warm spell but
generally unsettled and wet |
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Mickleover: 3rd was wettest day in April
since 1993 |
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