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East Midlands

December 2005 Issue No. 97

Rainfall a little below normal. Colder than recent Decembers but fairly sunny

DECEMBER

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

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 41.3 59 11.0 14 2 1 0 1 0 * * 10.8 -1.6 8.4 -6.5 * 7.0 2.6 4.8 -0.1 9 *
Mickleover 39.0 56 8.4 13 2 1 0 2 0 72.4 181 10.8 -1.6 8.5 -6.9 -8.2 7.3 2.5 4.9 0.3 8 12
Middleton 93.8 79 26.2 20 7 3 0 12 4 54.8 114 9.8 -0.7 6.6 -4.6 -9.6 5.6 1.6 3.6 0.2 8 12
Wirksworth 81.1 78 21.9 18 4 3 0 3 0 * * 11.0 0.9 8.0 -7.4 -13.1 6.6 0.8 3.7 -0.5 11 22
Rosliston 44.9 63 12.6 15 2 1 0 1 0 * * 10.7 0.9 8.0 -7.5 -11.3 7.2 1.2 4.2 -0.1 13 20
NOTTS:
Lowdham 34.4 55 11.6 12 3 3 0 3 0 * * 11.8 0.1 8.4 -4.9 -8.7 7.3 1.6 4.5 -0.3 10 15
Eastwood 63.0 94 19.0 10 3 4 0 3 0 * * 10.9 -1.3 7.6 -8.6 * 6.8 1.3 4.1 -0.1 10 *
LINCS:
Laughton 22.1 39 7.9 13 4 3 0 3 0 * * 10.5 -1.5 6.0 -5.5 -6.0 6.2 1.0 3.6 -0.6 8 13
Louth 50.2 74 14.6 15 4 5 0 * 1 * * 11.0 0.0 7.0 -7.6 -6.4 6.9 1.0 3.9 -0.6 11 20
LEICS:
Desford 51.7 69 14.3 9 4 2 0 2 2 * * 9.8 0.0 7.0 -5.6 -7.1 6.1 0.9 3.5 -0.7 16 16
Mountsorrel 35.8 56 10.0 7 4 3 0 4 0 * * 11.0 0.7 8.6 -5.3 * 7.3 1.8 4.6 0.4 11 *
NORTHANTS:
Pitsford Hall 34.6 55 8.7 13 2 4 0 4 0 49.3 93 10.6 0.5 6.9 -4.5 -9.9 7.2 1.2 4.2 -1.3 10 26
WARWICKS:
Bablake 47.8 77 16.0 17 2 1 0 2 0 71.1 148 10.8 0.1 8.0 -4.4 -9.8 7.2 1.6 4.4 -0.6 10 18
CAMBS:
Ely 20.3 40 8.8 15 3 3 0 3 0 * * 10.8 1.4 7.3 -4.2 -7.5 7.1 1.4 4.2 -0.5 11 19
MEAN DATA 47.1 64 13.6 14 3 3 0 3 1 61.9 134 10.7 -0.2 7.6 -6.0 -8.9 6.8 1.5 4.2 -0.3 10 18
E Mids
1971-2000 Dec 69.7 47.2 4.5
Notes: 1. * = data not available 2. 'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means
OBSERVERS' NOTES
Mickleover: Lowest number of rain days in December since 1992
Louth: Lying snow depth on 29th was 15cm
Bablake: Only 3 Decs have recorded more sunshine since 1894 (1999,2001,2004)
Derby: Extreme Max 10.8C was the lowest for Dec since 1976
Middleton: Max air pressure of 1044mb on 12th was highest on record for Dec
Ely: Dec was the driest month of the year