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EAST MIDLANDS

Year 2005: Rainfall and Sunshine near normal, but markedly warmer than the average for 1971-2000

YEAR

Total Max Total number of days of: Total Extremes in degrees C: Grass Year's: Diff Total:

2005

Rain % of 24hr Snow: Thu- Sun % of Day Maximum Night Minimum Min Mean Mean Mean from Air Grd
(mm) avg (mm) Rain Fllg Lyg nder Fog Hail (hrs) avg Highest Lowest Highest Lowest Lowest Max Min Temp avg frsts frsts
STATION
DERBYS:
Derby yr05 644.8 94 28 170 16 3 8 2 6 * * 31.1 -1.6 18.5 -6.5 * 14.5 7.3 10.9 1.1 37 *
Mickleover yr05 666.0 98 35 178 16 4 9 6 5 1453.6 110 30.8 -1.6 17.9 -6.9 -8.2 14.6 7.1 10.9 0.9 37 76
Middleton Yr05 952.1 92 34 204 52 19 14 106 29 1151.0 83 27.4 -0.7 16.5 -4.6 -9.6 11.9 6.0 8.9 0.9 41 84
Wirksworth yr05 819.5 90 30 191 27 7 10 13 8 * * 30.1 0.9 17.5 -7.4 -13.1 13.7 6.1 9.9 0.7 44 132
Rosliston yr05 577.0 85 28 161 18 5 7 1 3 * * 31.2 0.9 16.6 -7.5 -11.3 14.7 6.2 10.4 0.8 54 109
NOTTS:
Lowdham yr05 570.1 91 35.6 166 21 8 14 29 5 * * 30.8 0.1 16.3 -4.9 -8.7 14.7 6.4 10.6 0.7 42 87
Eastwood Yr05 589.7 89 35 133 16 12 5 17 0 * * 30.7 -1.3 17.4 -8.6 * 14.8 6.7 10.8 1.1 40 *
LINCS:
Laughton yr05 543.6 91 26 188 20 14 10 14 3 * * 29.8 -1.5 17.2 -5.5 -6.0 13.9 6.3 10.1 0.6 46 58
Louth yr05 615.3 92 22 178 24 15 12 * 5 * * 30.7 0.0 20.0 -7.6 -6.4 14.4 6.3 10.4 1.1 42 82
LEICS:
Desford yr05 817.1 110 39 150 25 8 17 7 12 * * 30.8 0.0 17.0 -5.6 -7.7 13.9 5.7 9.8 0.2 59 71
Mountsorrel Yr05 641.8 96 30.0 141 23 8 13 18 9 * * 30.5 0.7 17.9 -5.3 * 14.5 6.7 10.5 0.9 48 *
NORTHANTS:
Pitsford Hall yr05 531.1 86 28 155 19 13 10 23 4 1385.3 64 31.0 0.5 17.2 -4.5 -9.9 14.6 6.4 10.5 0.2 48 122
WARWICKS:
Bablake yr05 654.0 98 37 184 23 6 14 4 8 1523.4 103 31.1 0.1 18.0 -5.1 -9.8 14.4 7.0 10.7 0.8 45 91
CAMBS:
Ely yr05 497.3 87 22 157 26 9 12 21 13 * * 32.7 1.4 17.8 -4.2 -8.3 15.0 6.7 10.8 0.9 47 95
MEAN DATA 651.4 93 30.7 168 23 9 11 20 8 1378.3 98 30.6 -0.2 17.6 -6.0 -9.0 14.3 6.5 10.4 0.8 45 92
Mean 1971-2000 688.4 1419.1 9.6
Notes: 1. * = data not available 2. 'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means
OBSERVERS' NOTES:
Lowdham: Highest number of snow days since 1996
Bablake: This has been the 9th successive year with above average temperatures
More days with snowfall than in any year since 1996
Derby: The cold end consigned 2005 to the second warmest year on record.