logoSkip to content

Weather & Climate

Bookmark and Share

Weather Front Archive

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