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Weather Front Archive

East Midlands

January 2006 Issue No. 97

Sunshine and temperatures near normal but very
dry with only one third of average rainfall.

JANUARY

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

2006

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 25.5 41 11.9 8 2 0 0 1 0 * * 11.5 2.6 8.9 -2.5 * 6.6 2.8 4.7 0.6 5 *
Mickleover 21.2 35 7.3 9 1 0 0 2 0 48.9 104 10.9 2.4 8.6 -2.4 -5.0 6.8 2.7 4.7 0.7 5 13
Middleton 43.3 37 22.0 11 4 1 0 12 1 34.4 62 9.4 0.2 7.2 -1.4 -3.0 4.5 1.4 2.9 0.4 11 14
Wirksworth 35.4 35 14.2 12 1 0 0 2 0 * * 10.8 1.6 8.4 -2.8 -8.0 5.9 2.1 4.0 0.6 5 19
Rosliston 15.7 27 5.1 10 2 0 0 1 0 * * 11.7 2.1 8.9 -4.9 -8.3 6.5 1.9 4.2 0.5 8 16
NOTTS:
Lowdham 24.4 42 8.5 11 2 0 0 2 0 * * 11.0 2.3 8.1 -2.5 -4.9 6.5 2.1 4.3 0.4 6 15
Eastwood 21.5 37 12.0 6 0 0 0 2 0 * * 11.3 2.3 7.1 -2.5 * 6.5 2.1 4.3 0.7 6 *
LINCS:
Laughton 17.1 34 6.7 15 0 0 0 3 0 * * 11.0 2.4 7.8 -3.0 -3.0 6.0 1.6 3.8 0.3 8 10
Louth 28.5 43 9.0 11 0 1 0 0 0 * * 11.4 3.0 6.2 -3.9 -5.1 6.5 1.4 3.9 0.4 8 11
LEICS:
Desford 22.6 33 6.6 7 1 0 0 1 0 * * 10.6 1.7 7.7 -4.1 -5.8 5.6 1.3 3.5 -0.1 10 15
Mountsorrel 24.4 43 5.6 11 4 0 0 3 0 * * 11.0 2.6 8.4 -4.2 * 6.3 1.9 4.1 0.5 8 *
NORTHANTS:
Pitsford Hall 17.7 34 5.1 13 2 0 0 4 0 39.9 63 12.8 1.7 6.0 -3.8 -8.5 6.5 1.7 4.1 -0.3 8 22
WARWICKS:
Bablake 19.2 31 3.2 16 1 0 0 1 0 58.6 106 11.9 2.1 8.4 -3.4 -8.0 6.4 2.0 4.2 0.0 6 15
CAMBS:
Ely 16.0 35 2.9 11 2 0 0 1 0 * * 11.0 2.0 8.6 -4.3 -8.9 6.7 1.5 4.1 0.3 10 14
MEAN DATA 23.8 36 8.6 11 2 0 0 3 0 45.5 84 11.2 2.1 7.9 -3.3 -6.2 6.2 1.9 4.1 0.4 7 15
E Mids
1971-2000 Jan 63.6 53.6 3.7
Notes: 1. * = data not available 2. 'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means
=Arial> OBSERVERS' NOTES
Laughton: Januaries 1989, 1997 and 2000 were all marginally drier than 2006
Ely: Max 24-hr rainfall lowest since 1973. Driest Jan since 1997
Lowdham: Least no. of wet days since 1997. Mean pressure highest since Sep 2002.
Derby: Very little hazard presented by this winter month
Rosliston: Maximum wind gust 46mph lowest since 2001
Wirksworth: Second driest since records began 1965
Mickleover: 9 consecutive sunless days from 2nd
Pitsford Hall: 3rd driest in Northampton since 1880
Desford: No rain from 21st to month end