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EAST MIDLANDS MAY 2007 ISSUE No.102

Rather dull but still warm with double the normal rainfall

MAY

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 95.9 201 24.7 18 0 0 0 0 0 * * 23.5 9.7 13.5 2.8 * 16.6 8.2 12.4 0.9 0 *
Mickleover 84.5 194 22.2 20 0 0 0 0 0 * * 23.6 9.5 12.6 2.4 -0.4 16.8 7.8 12.3 0.6 0 1
Middleton 110.3 175 37.1 17 0 0 0 9 2 120.9 69 20.4 7.3 12.0 2.8 -1.6 13.6 6.8 10.2 0.5 0 2
Wirksworth 99.7 174 36.0 17 0 0 0 1 0 * * 23.0 8.7 12.0 0.1 -3.5 15.9 7.0 11.4 0.4 0 5
Rosliston 94.0 189 26.5 17 0 0 1 0 0 184.5 100 23.8 9.7 11.9 0.6 -3.4 16.8 7.4 12.1 0.7 0 3
NOTTS:
Lowdham 120.8 266 36.1 16 0 0 1 0 1 * * 23.3 9.5 13.6 1.5 -0.5 16.5 7.4 11.9 0.2 0 1
Eastwood 116.0 241 25.0 18 0 0 1 0 0 * * 23.8 10.5 11.8 1.5 * 17.7 7.8 12.8 1.2 0 *
LINCS:
Laughton 86.0 201 27.2 19 0 0 1 0 0 * * 22.4 10.5 11.0 1.2 1.0 15.9 7.3 11.6 0.3 0 0
Louth 102.8 212 27.1 17 0 0 0 * 0 * * 23.8 10.0 14.9 4.9 1.9 16.3 9.2 12.7 2.0 0 0
LEICS:
Desford 125.0 227 30.0 15 0 0 0 0 0 * * 25.0 10.0 12.1 -0.3 -0.2 17.2 6.7 12.0 0.6 1 1
Mountsorrel 116.0 221 24.0 18 0 0 1 2 0 136.0 79 22.8 10.1 14.2 2.3 * 16.2 8.2 12.2 0.8 0 *
Loughborough 110.6 206 26.0 18 0 0 0 0 0 * * 24.0 9.5 14.0 2.0 * 16.7 8.3 12.5 0.8 0 *
Cosby 102.7 196 20.1 18 0 0 2 0 0 133.0 77 24.4 9.4 14.1 0.4 -2.2 16.7 7.1 11.9 0.6 0 2
NORTHANTS:
Pitsford Hall 130.3 262 30.8 20 0 0 1 0 0 142.4 84 23.0 9.0 14.8 2.5 -1.8 16.2 8.0 12.1 -0.4 0 1
WARWICKS:
Bablake 114.1 225 27.1 19 0 0 1 0 0 148.7 77 22.5 9.6 14.2 1.2 -4.0 16.2 8.0 12.1 0.5 0 1
CAMBS:
Ely 129.2 271 38.7 17 0 0 1 0 0 * * 25.0 8.1 15.8 2.2 -0.5 17.1 8.5 12.8 1.0 0 1
MEAN DATA 108.6 216 28.7 18 0 0 1 1 0 144.3 81 23.4 9.4 13.3 1.8 -1.3 16.4 7.7 12.1 0.7 0 2
East Mids
71-00 Spr 50.2 184.3 11.3
Notes: 1. * = data not available 2. 'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means
OBSERVERS' NOTES
Bablake: Wettest May since 1983 and the dullest since 1994
Laughton: Wettest May since 1979 at this station
Louth: What a difference a month makes - 212% of avg rainfall
Cosby: Dullest May since 1991
Wirksworth: The 13th was the wettest May day since records began in 1963
Lowdham: 36.1mm on 13th was wettest May day in Nottingham area since 1955
Ely: Lowest max 8.1C the lowest in May in 37 years records