| EAST MIDLANDS | December 2009 Issue No 113 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A mild start then exceptionally cold with a snowy Christmas week | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| DECEMBER | Total | Max | Total number of days of: | Total | Extremes in degrees C: | Grass | Month's | Diff | Total | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 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 | 09 | 65.0 | 93 | 12.7 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | * | 12.2 | 0.8 | 9.5 | -5.5 | * | 5.5 | 1.3 | 3.4 | -1.5 | 12 | * |
| Mickleover | 09 | 61.2 | 88 | 12.5 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | * | * | 11.8 | 1.6 | 7.6 | -6.0 | -8.5 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 3.6 | -1.0 | 12 | 19 |
| Middleton | 09 | 107.3 | 90 | 25.8 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 55.7 | 116 | 9.9 | -1.6 | 5.7 | -6.2 | -10.9 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 1.9 | -1.5 | 12 | 18 |
| Wirksworth | 09 | 89.9 | 86 | 19.9 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | * | * | 11.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | -5.6 | -12.6 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 2.5 | -1.7 | 13 | 22 |
| Rosliston | 09 | 63.7 | 89 | 17.0 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 37.3 | 68 | 11.9 | 0.5 | 6.1 | -7.3 | -10.6 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 2.6 | -1.7 | 16 | 25 |
| NOTTS: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowdham | 09 | 74.7 | 120 | 16.2 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | * | * | 11.6 | 0.2 | 6.0 | -6.1 | -9.4 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 2.8 | -2.0 | 14 | 17 |
| Eastwood | 09 | 98.0 | 146 | 21.0 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | * | * | 11.6 | 0.0 | 6.8 | -7.4 | * | 4.8 | 0.5 | 2.7 | -1.5 | 13 | * |
| LINCS: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louth | 09 | 79.1 | 117 | 13.8 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 0 | * | 1 | * | * | 11.7 | -0.5 | 6.6 | -6.4 | -5.9 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 3.2 | -1.3 | 11 | 19 |
| LEICS: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Desford | 09 | 66.0 | 88 | 13.0 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | * | * | 10.9 | -0.4 | 5.2 | -6.7 | * | 4.3 | -0.4 | 2.0 | -2.2 | 15 | * |
| Mountsorrel | 09 | 54.2 | 85 | 8.8 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76.9 | 160 | 12.2 | 1.0 | 7.3 | -5.6 | * | 5.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | -1.2 | 14 | * |
| Loughborough | 09 | 74.3 | 99 | 15.0 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | * | 12.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | -5.0 | * | 5.5 | 1.1 | 3.3 | -1.4 | 14 | * |
| Cosby | 09 | 65.9 | 103 | 8.9 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77.1 | 125 | 11.6 | 0.4 | 6.4 | -8.1 | -10.6 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 2.6 | -1.9 | 18 | 20 |
| NORTHANTS: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pitsford Hall | 09 | 56.8 | 106 | 12.2 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44.3 | 70 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | -6.5 | * | 5.5 | 0.4 | 3.0 | -2.1 | 11 | * |
| WARWICKS: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bablake | 09 | 50.0 | 80 | 13.0 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 79.3 | 165 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 7.1 | -5.0 | -10.7 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 2.9 | -2.1 | 12 | 23 |
| CAMBS: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ely | 09 | 69.8 | 136 | 11.2 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | * | * | 11.8 | -0.4 | 6.8 | -5.9 | -10.5 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 2.9 | -1.8 | 14 | 19 |
| MEAN DATA | 71.7 | 102 | 14.7 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 61.8 | 117 | 11.6 | 0.1 | 6.7 | -6.2 | -10.0 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 2.8 | -1.7 | 13 | 20 | |
| E Mids | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971-2000 Dec | 69.7 | 47.2 | 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | 1. * = data not available 2. 'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| OBSERVERS' NOTES | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| All stations reporting the coldest December for 13/14 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bablake & Cosby: The sunniest since 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rosliston: 22 rain days the most since 1999(24) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mountsorrel: The first settling snow (1cm) on Christmas day in Leics since 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mickleover: Most Dec days of snow since 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louth: The snowiest since 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middleton: 11 mornings with lying snow was the most since 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loughborough: A 'white Christmas' - snow fell in the early hours of 25th | |||||||||||||||||||||||