EAST MIDLANDS |
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December 2008 Issue No 109 |
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Wet start becoming mostly dry with below average temperatures |
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leading to bitterly cold finish |
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DECEMBER |
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 |
2008 |
Rain |
% of |
24hr |
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Snow: |
Thu- |
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Sun |
% of |
Day Maximum |
Night Minimum |
Min |
Mean |
Mean |
Mean |
from |
Frosts: |
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(mm) |
avg |
(mm) |
Rain |
Fllg |
Lyg |
nder |
Fog |
Hail |
(hrs) |
avg |
Highest |
Lowest |
Highest |
Lowest |
Lowest |
Max |
Min |
Temp |
avg |
Air |
Grd |
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| DERBYS: |
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| Derby |
51.6 |
74 |
12.1 |
13 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
* |
* |
12.5 |
-2.0 |
8.6 |
-4.5 |
* |
5.6 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
-1.3 |
12 |
* |
| Mickleover |
48.4 |
70 |
10.4 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
* |
* |
12.9 |
-2.0 |
8.6 |
-4.0 |
-6.5 |
6.5 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
-0.5 |
11 |
22 |
| Middleton |
90.8 |
76 |
21.8 |
16 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
62.9 |
131 |
10.4 |
-1.8 |
7.6 |
-6.4 |
-8.5 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
-1.0 |
12 |
23 |
| Wirksworth |
66.1 |
63 |
15.9 |
15 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
* |
* |
11.1 |
-1.0 |
8.4 |
-5.1 |
-9.2 |
8.4 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
-1.4 |
16 |
23 |
| Rosliston |
57.6 |
80 |
17.4 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
36.1 |
66 |
12.5 |
-2.0 |
9.1 |
-6.2 |
-10.0 |
5.9 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
-1.2 |
13 |
25 |
| NOTTS: |
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| Lowdham |
31.3 |
50 |
10.6 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
* |
* |
12.2 |
-1.1 |
8.3 |
-4.7 |
-7.9 |
6.2 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
-1.2 |
12 |
21 |
| Eastwood |
39.0 |
58 |
16.0 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
* |
* |
12.0 |
-0.1 |
8.8 |
-5.7 |
* |
5.6 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
-1.0 |
14 |
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| LINCS: |
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| Louth |
48.9 |
72 |
13.7 |
14 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
* |
0 |
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11.7 |
0.8 |
8.7 |
-5.6 |
-7.6 |
6.0 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
-0.8 |
9 |
21 |
| LEICS: |
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| Desford |
62.6 |
83 |
15.0 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
* |
* |
11.3 |
0.7 |
9.0 |
-5.9 |
* |
5.2 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
-1.4 |
17 |
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| Mountsorrel |
50.1 |
78 |
19.6 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
76.8 |
160 |
13.1 |
-1.0 |
9.8 |
-4.6 |
* |
6.3 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
-0.4 |
12 |
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| Loughborough |
55.2 |
74 |
11.5 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
* |
* |
13.0 |
-1.5 |
10.0 |
-5.0 |
* |
6.2 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
-0.7 |
12 |
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| Cosby |
53.4 |
84 |
17.0 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
72.0 |
150 |
11.8 |
-1.3 |
9.2 |
-6.3 |
-8.3 |
5.8 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
-1.4 |
17 |
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| NORTHANTS: |
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| Pitsford Hall |
31.8 |
51 |
9.7 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
48.8 |
126 |
12.5 |
-0.1 |
9.0 |
-4.1 |
* |
6.1 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
-0.8 |
14 |
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| WARWICKS: |
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| Bablake |
53.0 |
85 |
17.2 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
70.2 |
146 |
12.5 |
-1.5 |
10.0 |
-4.8 |
-10.8 |
6.2 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
-1.3 |
14 |
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| CAMBS: |
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| Ely |
27.5 |
54 |
15.9 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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12.4 |
0.9 |
7.9 |
-3.3 |
-6.5 |
6.0 |
0.8 |
3.4 |
-1.3 |
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21 |
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| MEAN DATA |
51.2 |
70 |
14.9 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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61.1 |
130 |
12.1 |
-0.9 |
8.9 |
-5.1 |
-8.4 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
-1.0 |
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| 1971-2000 Dec |
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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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Rosliston: Overall a much more wintry December than recent
years have produced |
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Mountsorrel: The 31st was an 'ice day' with highest temperature
-1C |
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Several stations: The coldest December since 2001 |
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Ely: No measurable rain after 19th making it the longst
dry spell of the year |
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Derby: Early December (1st-10th) was the coldest since
1976 |
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Lowdham: Highest number of Ground Frosts for December
on station record (1991) |
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Mickleover: 12 rain days lowest for Dec since 1991 |
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Middleton: Lowest min -6.4C was the lowest for any month
since Dec1995 |
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