EAST MIDLANDS |
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March 2008 Issue No 106 |
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Rather wet with near average temperatures, but sunshine
well above average |
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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 |
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Rain |
% of |
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Snow: |
Thu- |
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Sun |
% of |
Day Maximum |
Night Minimum |
Min |
Mean |
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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49.9 |
97 |
16.9 |
18 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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14.8 |
6.2 |
8.3 |
-2.3 |
* |
10.3 |
2.8 |
6.6 |
0.2 |
5 |
* |
| Mickleover |
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44.5 |
93 |
16.6 |
17 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
131.1 |
142 |
15.1 |
6.2 |
7.8 |
-2.9 |
-6.8 |
10.3 |
2.7 |
6.5 |
0.1 |
4 |
19 |
| Middleton |
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116.3 |
126 |
22.5 |
23 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
106.1 |
116 |
11.3 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
-2.9 |
-7.7 |
7.4 |
1.2 |
4.3 |
0.0 |
7 |
25 |
| Wirksworth |
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94.2 |
118 |
20.1 |
21 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
* |
* |
13.0 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
-5.2 |
-9.6 |
9.2 |
1.6 |
5.4 |
-0.5 |
8 |
23 |
| Rosliston |
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64.1 |
119 |
22.1 |
18 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
147.2 |
155 |
14.6 |
6.3 |
7.6 |
-5.3 |
-9.4 |
10.1 |
1.8 |
5.9 |
-0.4 |
7 |
20 |
| NOTTS: |
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| Lowdham |
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50.4 |
106 |
20.6 |
18 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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* |
14.7 |
6.4 |
7.5 |
-2.9 |
-6.6 |
10.2 |
2.4 |
6.3 |
-0.2 |
4 |
14 |
| Eastwood |
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52.5 |
115 |
25.0 |
13 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
* |
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14.1 |
5.8 |
8.4 |
-4.1 |
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9.8 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
-0.4 |
5 |
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| LINCS: |
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| Louth |
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75.4 |
142 |
24.4 |
21 |
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1 |
0 |
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1 |
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16.0 |
5.1 |
8.1 |
-2.0 |
-5.2 |
10.0 |
2.9 |
6.4 |
0.6 |
3 |
11 |
| LEICS: |
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| Desford |
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90.9 |
159 |
32.0 |
18 |
4 |
1 |
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0 |
4 |
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14.7 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
-4.2 |
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9.8 |
1.4 |
5.6 |
-0.7 |
8 |
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| Mountsorrel |
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67.3 |
137 |
14.2 |
18 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
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1 |
116.7 |
119 |
14.0 |
5.0 |
8.0 |
-3.9 |
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10.0 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
0.2 |
3 |
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| Loughborough |
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76.4 |
137 |
23.5 |
20 |
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1 |
0 |
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3 |
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14.5 |
5.5 |
8.0 |
-3.5 |
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10.4 |
3.2 |
6.8 |
0.3 |
5 |
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| Cosby |
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82.8 |
168 |
16.8 |
17 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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119.1 |
123 |
15.7 |
4.6 |
7.4 |
-5.4 |
-8.3 |
10.0 |
1.7 |
5.8 |
-0.2 |
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14 |
| NORTHANTS: |
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| Pitsford Hall |
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66.3 |
147 |
25.7 |
15 |
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0 |
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3 |
121.9 |
130 |
13.6 |
5.0 |
7.4 |
-2.6 |
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9.7 |
2.4 |
6.1 |
-1.4 |
5 |
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| WARWICKS: |
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| Bablake |
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65.0 |
128 |
26.6 |
18 |
6 |
0 |
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3 |
139.0 |
139 |
14.0 |
5.4 |
8.1 |
-2.7 |
-9.6 |
9.8 |
2.6 |
6.2 |
-0.2 |
4 |
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| CAMBS: |
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| Ely |
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70.5 |
156 |
20.3 |
19 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
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5 |
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15.5 |
3.6 |
8.6 |
-2.7 |
-6.6 |
9.9 |
2.6 |
6.3 |
0.0 |
6 |
14 |
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| MEAN DATA |
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66.7 |
130 |
21.8 |
18 |
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1 |
0 |
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2 |
125.9 |
132 |
14.4 |
5.4 |
7.6 |
-3.5 |
-7.8 |
9.8 |
2.3 |
6.1 |
-0.2 |
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| E Mids |
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| 1971-2000 Dec |
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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: Windiest March since 1994. More gale
days than any March since pre-1892 |
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Ely & Louth: 15th was wettest March day since
1981 |
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Mountsorrel: 22nd-25th snow showers fell on 4
consecutive days |
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Rosliston: 'In like a lion and out like a lamb'. |
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Eastwood: More snow in March than in rest of winter |
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Mickleover: 965mbs lowest 0900hrs surface pressure
on my records |
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