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EAST MIDLANDS

FEBRUARY 2006 Issue No 97

Much as January with temperature and
sunshine close to average but rainfall well down.

FEBRUARY

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 39.1 77 9.5 16 4 1 0 1 1 * * 12.4 -0.5 7.9 -2.5 * 6.9 1.9 4.4 0.1 6 *
Mickleover 36.2 80 9.1 16 2 1 0 3 1 65.0 115 12.5 -1.0 7.8 -3.0 -5.8 6.8 1.8 4.3 -0.2 7 15
Middleton 66.7 79 16.2 14 13 6 0 9 5 46.9 74 8.6 -1.7 4.7 -4.5 -4.4 4.5 0.3 2.4 0.0 14 16
Wirksworth 55.1 72 12.3 13 6 0 0 1 0 * * 10.0 -0.5 5.5 -2.5 -7.5 6.0 1.2 3.6 -0.1 11 20
Rosliston 34.2 66 10.2 15 5 1 0 0 3 * * 11.1 -1.3 6.6 -4.1 -8.4 6.4 1.0 3.7 -0.5 12 19
NOTTS:
Lowdham 40.7 93 10.8 16 4 1 0 2 3 * * 11.9 0.2 5.9 -2.4 -5.0 6.9 1.3 4.1 -0.1 6 12
Eastwood 45.0 100 10.0 10 1 0 0 4 0 * * 10.5 0.2 6.8 -2.9 * 6.6 1.6 4.1 -0.3 7 *
LINCS:
Laughton 48.7 126 9.5 15 2 0 0 1 2 * * 10.8 -0.5 7.0 -4.5 -4.5 6.3 1.1 3.7 -0.3 13 14
Louth 45.6 96 15.0 11 7 0 0 * 0 * * 12.0 1.2 5.9 -3.1 -4.3 7.0 1.4 4.2 0.6 6 11
LEICS:
Desford 46.9 73 9.0 12 7 1 0 1 2 * * 10.3 -1.7 5.5 -3.8 -4.5 5.7 0.3 3.0 -1.4 13 15
Mountsorrel 44.1 93 9.0 12 6 2 0 1 0 * * 11.1 -0.5 6.9 -3.0 * 6.4 1.3 3.8 -0.6 8 *
NORTHANTS:
Pitsford Hall 33.0 88 7.5 12 4 0 0 4 0 71.3 96 11.7 -1.3 5.6 -3.3 -7.5 6.6 0.9 3.8 -0.9 11 21
WARWICKS:
Bablake 36.4 82 10.0 17 6 1 0 0 1 70.5 103 11.6 -1.6 6.5 -3.2 -6.9 6.3 1.2 3.8 -0.3 10 15
CAMBS:
Ely 23.1 67 7.2 10 5 0 0 2 1 * * 11.1 -1.0 5.5 -2.5 -6.2 6.8 1.3 4.1 0.0 6 17
MEAN DATA 42.5 85 10 14 5 1 0 2 1 63.4 97 11.1 -0.7 6.3 -3.2 -5.9 6.4 1.2 3.8 -0.3 9 15
East Mids
71-00 Feb 48.6 64.9 4.0
Notes: 1. * = data not available 2. 'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means
OBSERVERS' NOTES:
Bablake: The coldest February since 1966
Mountsorrel: It is now 6 years since I have seen more than 3cm lying snow here
Rosliston: Mean max of 6.4C lowest since 1996
Mickleover: 10 sunless days, 6 consecutive, most in Feruary on my records(1995)
Derby: Snowfall and ice presented minimal hazard
Ely: The 2nd was first freezing day since 1991
Desford: Only a brief mild spell mid-month - coinciding with wettest day