EAST MIDLANDS |
March 2006 Issue No 98 |
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Fairly cloudy with rainfall back up to normal,
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very cold for first three weeks |
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MARCH |
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Total |
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Max |
Total number of days of: |
Total |
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Extremes in degrees C: |
Grass |
Month's: |
Diff |
Total |
2006 |
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Rain |
% of |
24hr |
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Snow: |
Thu- |
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Sun |
% of |
Day Maximum |
Night Minimum |
Min |
Mean |
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from |
Frosts: |
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Rain |
Fllg |
Lyg |
nder |
Fog |
Hail |
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avg |
Highest |
Lowest |
Highest |
Lowest |
Lowest |
Max |
Min |
Temp |
avg |
Air |
Grd |
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| DERBYS: |
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| Derby |
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53.5 |
104 |
8.2 |
21 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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16.7 |
3.2 |
11.4 |
-5.7 |
* |
8.5 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
-1.1 |
10 |
* |
| Mickleover |
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49.8 |
105 |
7.5 |
21 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
95.5 |
103 |
16.2 |
2.8 |
11.0 |
-5.6 |
-8.4 |
8.6 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
-1.0 |
10 |
15 |
| Middleton |
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124.6 |
135 |
18.3 |
25 |
17 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
8 |
80.6 |
88 |
14.2 |
0.2 |
9.5 |
-5.0 |
-10.5 |
5.7 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
-1.3 |
18 |
18 |
| Wirksworth |
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103.2 |
129 |
16.1 |
22 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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* |
15.6 |
1.6 |
10.6 |
-6.5 |
-12.5 |
7.5 |
1.3 |
4.4 |
-1.5 |
13 |
18 |
| Rosliston |
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45.6 |
85 |
10.4 |
18 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
* |
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16.7 |
2.5 |
11.7 |
-7.9 |
-10.2 |
8.4 |
1.7 |
5.1 |
-1.2 |
11 |
18 |
| NOTTS: |
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| Lowdham |
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57.7 |
121 |
8.0 |
18 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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16.8 |
2.1 |
11.1 |
-6.5 |
-8.9 |
8.8 |
1.7 |
5.3 |
-1.2 |
11 |
14 |
| Eastwood |
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63.5 |
140 |
10.0 |
18 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
* |
* |
16.1 |
3.4 |
11.6 |
-7.6 |
* |
8.6 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
-1.3 |
10 |
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| LINCS: |
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| Laughton |
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41.8 |
90 |
7.4 |
21 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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17.0 |
1.6 |
10.0 |
-5.8 |
-9.0 |
7.6 |
0.7 |
4.2 |
-2.1 |
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14 |
| Louth |
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45.1 |
85 |
9.1 |
18 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
* |
0 |
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17.2 |
3.4 |
10.7 |
-6.6 |
-8.0 |
8.4 |
0.9 |
4.7 |
-1.1 |
12 |
16 |
| LEICS: |
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| Desford |
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61.3 |
108 |
15.0 |
13 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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14.9 |
3.1 |
10.3 |
-6.8 |
-7.8 |
7.3 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
-2.3 |
13 |
14 |
| Mountsorrel |
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52.3 |
106 |
9.5 |
15 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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16.5 |
3.3 |
11.3 |
-7.0 |
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8.1 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
-1.2 |
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| NORTHANTS: |
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| Pitsford Hall |
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42.0 |
93 |
10.1 |
18 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
72.0 |
71 |
16.5 |
3.5 |
8.9 |
-6.4 |
-9.6 |
8.4 |
1.4 |
4.9 |
-2.6 |
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| WARWICKS: |
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| Bablake |
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51.4 |
102 |
10.6 |
22 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
110.4 |
110 |
15.9 |
3.1 |
10.8 |
-4.7 |
-9.6 |
8.2 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
-1.3 |
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| CAMBS: |
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| Ely |
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38.7 |
86 |
7.8 |
12 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
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0 |
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16.4 |
3.5 |
11.4 |
-6.8 |
-11.0 |
8.8 |
1.5 |
5.2 |
-1.3 |
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| MEAN DATA |
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59.3 |
106 |
10.6 |
19 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
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1 |
89.6 |
93 |
16.2 |
2.7 |
10.7 |
-6.4 |
-9.6 |
8.1 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
-1.5 |
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| E Mids 71-00 Mar |
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53.4 |
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97.9 |
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6.2 |
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Notes: |
1. * = data not available 2. 'Average'
refers to each station's 1971-2000 means |
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| OBSERVERS' NOTES |
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Bablake: The sunniest March since 2003 which
was sunniest on record (1894) |
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Derby: Remarkable 5C warming from mid to
late March. (Last time was 1956) |
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Middleton: 17 days with sleet or snow was
the most since 1979 |
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Wirksworth: The wettest March since 1998,
despite only 40.7mm up to 23rd |
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Mickleover: Highest no. of air frosts since
1995 |
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Lowdham: Highest no. of wet days since 1988 |
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Louth: Coldest March since 1996 |
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Desford: River levels remain very low despite
recent rainfall |
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