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EAST MIDLANDS

 

 

January 2009 Issue No 109

The Coldest January for a decade, but with Rainfall and Sunshine amounts close to normal

JANUARY

  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 52.2 83 9.0 16 3 0 0 2 2 * * 10.4 0.1 8.3 -4.3 * 5.6 1.2 3.4 -0.7 10 *
Mickleover 09 50.1 82 9.0 14 1 0 0 3 0 * * 10.4 0.5 8.2 -4.4 -7.2 6.2 1.1 3.7 -0.3 10 22
Middleton 09 93.5 81 25.5 19 11 7 0 15 2 44.1 79 8.2 -0.3 4.1 -6.3 -10.5 4.0 -0.3 1.8 -0.7 17 22
Wirksworth 09 79.9 79 19.2 16 5 3 1 6 2 * * 9.0 1.1 5.1 -5.5 -9.5 5.2 -0.1 2.5 -0.9 15 21
Rosliston 09 46.7 81 9.8 15 4 1 0 1 0 48.0 87 10.1 0.5 5.6 -6.9 -10.9 5.6 -0.1 2.8 -0.9 13 25
NOTTS:  
Lowdham 09 52.4 90 7.7 17 0 0 0 5 0 * * 9.9 1.5 5.4 -4.3 -7.4 5.7 0.4 3.1 -0.8 14 17
Eastwood 09 44.0 77 15.0 13 3 2 0 5 0 * * 10.1 0.6 8.3 -5.4 * 5.2 0.8 3.0 -0.6 11 *
LINCS:  
Louth 09 57.1 86 8.7 17 0 0 0 * 0 * * 9.6 1.7 5.3 -3.9 -5.3 5.5 1.1 3.3 -0.2 8 22
LEICS:  
Desford 09 81.0 119 13.0 13 6 3 0 4 0 * * 8.8 -1.7 4.7 -7.1 * 4.4 -0.7 1.8 -1.8 18 *
Mountsorrel 09 68.0 120 16.4 14 4 0 0 3 0 58.6 110 9.8 0.3 7.8 -5.6 * 5.6 0.7 3.2 -0.4 12 *
Loughborough 09 73.7 107 13.0 17 3 2 0 1 1 * * 10.5 0.0 8.0 -6.0 * 5.4 1.1 3.2 -0.7 11 *
Cosby 09 66.2 111 16.3 17 4 0 0 3 1 65.3 127 9.0 -0.3 7.0 -8.7 -11.1 5.2 -0.6 2.3 -1.3 16 22
NORTHANTS:  
Pitsford Hall 09 35.9 69 5.7 14 3 3 0 3 0 41.0 92 9.6 1.2 5.4 -5.5 * 5.8 0.1 3.0 -0.8 15 *
WARWICKS:  
Bablake 09 66.1 108 11.5 18 6 2 0 2 1 73.3 133 10.3 0.6 5.5 -5.5 -12.3 5.9 -0.1 2.9 -1.3 15 23
CAMBS:  
Ely 09 39.1 85 6.2 15 3 3 0 5 0 * * 9.2 1.0 5.1 -5.2 -7.9 5.6 0.0 2.8 -1.0 16 22
   
MEAN DATA 60.4 92 12.4 16 4 2 0 4 1 55.1 105 9.7 0.5 6.3 -5.6 -9.1 5.4 0.3 2.9 -0.8 13 12
E Mids   
1971-2000 Jan 63.6 53.6 3.7  
      Notes: 1.   * = data not available   2.  'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means    
OBSERVERS' NOTES
Most stations: Coldest January for periods varying 8 to 12 years
Ely: Lowest pressure of 992mb was the lowest in January since 1990
Derby: Early month about 4C below normal. 5th was coldest in early Jan since 1952
Cosby: 1st and 4th were both "ice days" (air temperature below 0.0C)
Middleton: 17 airfrosts was the most since 1997
Desford: A cold & wet month with 5 "ice days" and 18 nights of air frost