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EAST MIDLANDS

 

 

Winter 2009 Issue No 109

The coldest winter for more than a decade but below average rainfall

WINTER

  Total   Max     Total number of days of: Total    Extremes in degrees C: Grass Quarter'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 09 129.0 71 12.1 37 10 8 0 3 4 * * 12.5 -2.0 8.6 -4.5 * 6.1 1.6 3.9 -0.5 32 *
Mickleover 09 124.0 70 10.4 36 8 10 0 5 0 * * 12.9 -2.0 8.6 -4.4 -7.2 6.6 1.6 4.1 -0.3 31 58
Middleton 09 223.3 70 25.5 49 31 27 0 34 4 151.6 91 10.4 -1.8 7.6 -6.4 -12.0 4.3 0.3 2.3 -0.5 43 60
Wirksworth 09 182.5 65 19.2 43 18 17 1 9 3 * * 11.1 -1.0 8.4 -6.4 -9.8 6.6 0.3 2.9 -0.9 44 61
Rosliston 09 129.0 71 17.4 38 14 8 0 2 0 146.8 89 12.5 -2.0 9.1 -6.9 -10.9 6.2 0.4 3.4 -0.7 39 67
NOTTS:  
Eastwood 09 132.0 78 16.0 38 9 13 0 8 0 * * 12.0 -0.1 8.8 -7.7 * 5.7 1.0 3.4 -0.7 36 *
LINCS:    
Louth 09 157.5 92 15.0 46 11 5 0 * 0 * * 13.5 0.8 8.7 -5.6 -7.6 6.3 1.5 3.9 0.0 27 58
LEICS:  
Desford 09 199.8 97 16.0 34 18 14 0 8 0 * * 11.9 -1.7 9.0 -7.1 * 5.4 -0.1 2.7 -1.4 49 *
Mountsorrel 09 156.1 93 19.6 39 13 9 0 8 0 201.4 121 13.1 -1.0 9.8 -5.6 * 6.3 1.2 3.8 -0.3 38 *
Loughborough 09 174.6 88 16.0 40 12 9 0 3 2 * * 13.0 -1.5 10.0 -6.0 * 6.3 1.7 4.0 -0.3 34 *
Cosby 09 168.8 99 17.0 44 15 12 0 5 1 195 96 12.2 -1.3 9.2 -8.7 -11.1 6.0 0.1 3.0 -1.0 47 57
NORTHANTS:  
Pitsford Hall 09 124.9 82 20.9 36 15 19 0 6 0 136.7 95 12.5 -0.1 9.0 -5.5 * 6.1 0.7 3.5 -0.6 40 *
WARWICKS:  
Bablake 09 154.3 92 17.2 46 18 10 0 4 1 216.1 126 13.2 -1.5 10.0 -5.5 -12.3 6.4 0.9 3.6 -0.8 42 66
CAMBS:  
Ely 09 119.0 90 16.4 44 15 12 0 9 0 * * 13.7 0.9 7.9 -5.3 -8.0 6.2 0.8 3.5 -0.7 44 59
   
MEAN DATA 155.3 83 17.1 41 15 12 0 8 1 174.6 103 12.5 -1.0 8.9 -6.1 -9.9 6.1 0.9 3.4 -0.6 39 61
E Mids   
1971-2000 Winter 181.9 165.7 4.1  
   
  Notes: 1.   * = data not available   2.  'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means
OBSERVERS' NOTES
Mountsorrel: The coldest winter since 1997
Derby: Coldest winter since 1996
Desford: The wintry spell in early February the most noteworthy event.