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EAST MIDLANDS February 2007 Issue No. 101

Rainfall well above average (a 'February fill-dyke')
but sunshine and temperature also much above average

FEBRUARY

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

2007

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 07 83.8 166 14.6 19 2 2 1 0 0 * * 13.1 1.0 7.7 -5.1 * 9.2 3.5 6.3 2.0 7 *
Mickleover 07 83.2 183 16.4 19 2 1 1 1 0 78.2 138 13.9 0.9 7.4 -5.0 -9.0 9.4 3.5 6.4 1.9 7 11
Middleton 07 139.2 165 28.8 20 4 4 0 17 0 65.2 103 12.3 -0.7 5.5 -3.4 -7.2 7.2 2.7 4.9 2.5 5 12
Wirksworth 07 121.9 159 27.8 20 2 3 0 1 0 * * 13.0 0.6 7.0 -5.9 -10.0 8.6 2.7 5.6 1.9 7 11
Rosliston 07 72.9 140 15.3 19 3 3 0 0 3 86.5 133 12.2 0.9 7.2 -8.0 -11.9 8.9 2.3 5.6 1.4 8 12
NOTTS:
Lowdham 07 85.5 194 13.3 18 2 2 0 3 0 * * 13.8 0.8 7.3 -5.3 -6.5 9.3 2.6 5.9 1.7 8 9
Eastwood 07 105.0 234 0.0 13 3 2 0 0 0 * * 12.7 1.7 11.4 -7.3 * 8.5 2.5 5.5 1.1 8 *
LINCS:
Laughton 07 59.9 156 9.3 19 2 2 0 1 0 * * 11.9 1.5 7.6 -4.5 -6.5 8.1 2.1 5.1 1.1 7 10
Louth 07 66.0 139 13.9 18 1 1 0 * 0 * * 13.0 3.0 8.1 -4.6 -7.0 9.2 3.3 6.3 2.7 7 10
LEICS:
Desford 07 100.8 158 15.0 17 3 2 0 0 0 * * 11.6 0.2 6.8 -6.3 -6.0 8.3 2.1 5.2 0.8 8 7
Mountsorrel 07 63.8 135 9.0 18 3 1 0 1 0 76.4 121 12.7 0.8 8.4 -6.9 * 9.1 2.7 5.9 1.5 8 *
Nanpantan 07 90.9 182 14.6 19 2 3 0 0 0 * * 13.0 0.5 8.5 -5.0 * 9.1 3.2 6.1 1.1 7 *
NORTHANTS:
Pitsford Hall 07 69.8 185 12.7 20 2 3 0 1 0 64.2 105 12.1 0.2 7.0 -5.8 -10.2 8.9 2.6 5.8 1.1 8 14
WARWICKS:
Bablake 07 89.7 202 15.5 19 4 3 0 1 0 83.1 122 12.6 0.3 7.9 -5.6 -10.9 9.1 3.1 6.1 2.0 8 11
CAMBS:
Ely 07 46.0 133 9.2 20 2 2 0 3 0 * * 12.9 1.5 7.9 -5.4 -9.5 9.2 2.5 5.9 1.8 9 13
MEAN DATA 85.2 169 14.4 19 2 2 0 2 0 75.1 117 12.7 0.9 7.7 -5.6 -8.6 8.8 2.8 5.8 1.6 7 11
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 wettest Feb since 1977
Ely: The 10-yr running rainfall total is at its highest level in 26 years
Rosliston: 12 ground frosts the lowest Feb number locally since 1997
Mickleover & Middleton: Mean surface pressure was lowest for February since 1990
Derby: Snow on 8th & 9th, max depth 2cm - thawed quickly
Middleton: No air frost recorded after 9th