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East Midlands

 

August 2005 Issue No 95

                 
Rather Warm with average Sunshine and Rainfall above
normal where thunderstrorms centred on stations

AUGUST

Total Max Total number of days of: Total Extremes in degrees C: Grass Month's: Diff Total no.

2005

Rain % of 24hr Snow: Thu- Sun % of Day Maximum Night Minimum Min Mean Mean Mean from Frosts:
(mm) avg (mm) Rain Fllg Lyg nder Fog Hail (hrs) avg Highest Lowest Highest Lowest Lowest Max Min Temp avg Air Grd
STATION
DERBYS:
Derby 56.1 99 18 13 0 0 1 0 0 * * 29.2 17 15.9 8 * 21.8 12 16.9 0.3 0 0
Mickleover 46.3 86 15 13 0 0 3 0 0 192.0 114 29.4 17.1 15.6 7.4 5.5 21.8 11.7 16.8 0.2 0 0
Middleton 66.1 92 23 13 0 0 2 5 0 151.7 87 25.7 15 14.1 7.4 5.4 19 11.2 15.1 0.5 0 0
Wirksworth 55.2 86 20 14 0 0 2 0 0 * * 27.7 16.5 15 7.6 2.1 21 11.1 16 0.3 0 0
Rosliston 45.6 91 9.2 11 0 0 1 0 0 * * 29.7 16.9 15.2 6.5 1.8 22.3 11.1 16.7 0.3 0 0
NOTTS:
Lowdham 87.7 161 36 12 0 0 3 1 0 * * 29.5 17.2 14 7.6 4.9 21.9 10.9 16.4 -0.3 0 0
Eastwood 98.1 192 31 10 0 0 0 0 0 * * 29.5 17.4 17 7.2 * 22 11.9 16.9 0.4 0 *
LINCS:
Laughton 84.1 163 22 14 0 0 1 0 0 * * 27.6 16.1 14.8 8.2 7.5 21.1 11.2 16.2 0 0 0
Louth 69.1 132 16 15 0 0 3 * 0 * * 29.2 16.2 13.8 6.7 6 21.3 11 16.2 0.1 0 0
LEICS:
Mountsorrel 100 170 39 10 0 0 5 0 0 * * 29.4 16.1 13.5 6.6 6.5 22.4 10.6 16.5 0.1 0 0
Desford 87.8 149 30 12 0 0 3 0 1 * * 29.5 16.7 15.4 8.2 * 21.4 11.8 16.6 0.2 0 *
NORTHANTS:
Pitsford Hall 54.7 112 13 12 0 0 2 0 0 187.4 105 31 16.9 14.1 7.6 3.6 21.9 11.4 16.7 0.1 0 0
WARWICKS:
Bablake 59.6 90 16 13 0 0 4 0 0 195.0 105 29.6 17.3 15.6 8.4 5 21.7 12.1 16.9 0.3 0 0
CAMBS:
Ely 65.7 131 19 10 0 0 2 0 2 * * 31.1 15.8 15.7 7.7 4.5 22.4 11.3 16.8 -0.4 0 0
MEAN DATA 69.7 125 22 12 0 0 2 0 0 181.5 103 29.2 16.6 15.0 7.5 4.8 21.6 11.4 16.5 0.2 0 0
East Mids
71-00 August 56.5 178.8 16.3
1. * = data not available 2. 'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means
OBSERVERS' NOTES
Wirksworth: Coolest August since 1999
Mickleover: Second sunniest August since 1995 - sunshine recorded on every day
Desford:Rainfall above normal having been boosted by numerous thunderstorms
Mountsorrel: Heavy storms on 19th produced 30mm
Derby: Hottest day was 29.2 on 31st - the latest in the year with over 29C since
29.4 on 1st Sep 1954
  Lowdham: Mean temperature lowest since 1993