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EAST MIDLANDS

WINTER 2006 Issue No 97
No February fill-dyke this winter - less than two-thirds of
normal rainfall, but near average sunshine and temperatures

WINTER

Total Max Total number of days of: Total Extremes in degrees C: Grass Quarter'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 105.9 58 11.9 38 8 2 0 3 1 * * 12.4 -1.6 8.9 -6.5 * 6.8 2.4 4.6 0.2 20 *
Mickleover 96.4 55 9.1 38 5 2 0 7 1 186.3 130 12.5 -1.6 8.6 -6.9 -8.2 7.0 2.3 4.6 0.2 20 40
Middleton 203.8 64 26 45 24 10 0 33 10 136.1 81 9.8 -1.7 7.2 -4.6 -9.6 4.9 1.1 3.0 0.2 33 42
Wirksworth 171.6 61 21.9 43 11 3 0 6 0 * * 11.0 -0.5 8.4 -7.4 -13.1 6.2 1.4 3.8 0.0 27 61
Rosliston 94.8 52 12.6 40 9 2 0 2 3 * * 11.7 -1.3 8.9 -7.5 -11.3 6.7 1.4 4.0 -0.1 33 55
NOTTS:
Lowdham 99.5 61 12 39 9 4 0 7 3 * * 11.9 0.1 8.4 -4.9 -8.7 6.9 1.7 4.3 0.0 22 42
Eastwood 129.5 76 19 26 4 4 0 9 0 * * 11.3 -1.3 7.6 -8.6 * 6.6 1.7 4.2 0.1 23 *
LINCS:
Laughton 87.9 60 9.5 43 6 3 0 7 2 * * 11.0 -1.5 7.8 -5.5 -6.0 6.2 1.2 3.7 -0.2 29 37
Louth 124.3 72 15 37 11 6 0 * 1 * * 12.0 0.0 7.0 -7.6 -6.4 6.8 1.3 4.0 0.1 25 42
LEICS:
Desford 121.2 59 12 24 2 2 1 8 2 * * 10.6 -1.7 7.7 -5.6 -7.1 5.8 0.8 3.3 -0.8 39 46
Mountsorrel 104.3 62 10 30 14 5 0 8 0 * * 11.1 -0.5 8.6 -5.3 * 6.7 1.7 4.2 0.1 27 *
NORTHANTS:
Pitsford Hall 85.3 56 8.7 38 8 4 0 12 0 160.5 84 12.8 -1.3 6.9 -4.5 -9.9 6.8 1.3 4.0 -0.9 29 69
WARWICKS:
Bablake 103.4 62 16 50 9 2 0 3 1 200.2 117 11.9 -1.6 8.4 -4.4 -9.8 6.6 1.6 4.1 -0.3 26 48
CAMBS:
Ely 59.4 45 8.8 36 10 3 0 6 1 * * 11.1 -1.0 8.6 -4.3 -8.9 6.9 1.4 4.1 -0.1 27 50
MEAN DATA 113.4 60 13.7 38 9 4 0 9 2 170.8 103 11.5 -1.1 8.1 -6.0 -11.0 6.5 1.5 4.0 -0.1 27 48
E Mids71-00
Winter 181.9 165.7 4.1
Notes: 1. * = data not available 2. 'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means
OBSERVERS' NOTES:
Derby & Ely: Driest winter since 1964
Middleton: Only 1985 recorded fewer gales than this winter.
Wirksworth: The least snowy winter since 1998
The Index is produced thus:
Winter = December + January + February (year refers to the Jan & Feb date)
Function 1 = Average daily sunshine x Average monthly mean maximum temperature
Function 2 = Average monthly rainfall (ins) x Total number of days of snow falling
Function 3 = Average monthly no. of days of snow lying + air frosts + ground frosts
INDEX = (F2 + F3 - F1)