| EAST MIDLANDS | APRIL 2010 Issue No 114 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| An often dry, sunny and rather warm month but with chilly nights | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| APRIL | Total | Max | Total number of days of: | Total | Extremes in degrees C: | Grass | Month's | Diff | Total | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | 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 | 34.3 | 70 | 11.3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | * | 19.8 | 8.5 | 11.4 | 0.5 | * | 14.7 | 4.8 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 0 | * |
| Mickleover | 28.4 | 50 | 8.4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | * | 19.8 | 8.5 | 11.4 | 0.2 | -4.0 | 14.6 | 4.7 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Middleton | 34.2 | 48 | 11.6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 147.5 | 118 | 17.4 | 6.4 | 9.0 | -0.7 | -4.7 | 12.0 | 3.9 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 2 | 8 |
| Wirksworth | 26.1 | 41 | 8.9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | * | 19.2 | 8.3 | 10.0 | -1.4 | -8.3 | 13.7 | 3.5 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 3 | 20 |
| Rosliston | 22.5 | 43 | 8.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198.9 | 153 | 20.1 | 8.1 | 10.6 | -2.9 | -7.2 | 14.8 | 3.4 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 6 | 18 |
| NOTTS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowdham | 40.0 | 83 | 16.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | * | 20.2 | 8.7 | 11.1 | -1.3 | -4.4 | 15.1 | 4.3 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 1 | 12 |
| Eastwood | 25.5 | 48 | 7.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | * | 23.3 | 10.6 | 11.3 | -1.9 | * | 16.7 | 3.7 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 6 | * |
| LINCS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louth | 27.1 | 57 | 6.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | * | * | 21.1 | 8.8 | 10.7 | -0.9 | -2.6 | 15.0 | 4.6 | 9.8 | 1.9 | 1 | 7 |
| LEICS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Desford | 39.0 | 74 | 14.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | * | 21.2 | 8.3 | 9.2 | -2.2 | * | 15.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 1.1 | 3 | * |
| Mountsorrel | 31.0 | 60 | 7.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182.8 | 140 | 19.3 | 8.7 | 10.1 | -1.0 | * | 14.3 | 4.1 | 9.2 | 1.3 | 1 | * |
| Loughborough | 39.7 | 71 | 11.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | * | 19.5 | 9.0 | 11.0 | -1.0 | * | 14.9 | 4.4 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 1 | * |
| Cosby | 37.7 | 76 | 9.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190.6 | 137 | 20.4 | 8.1 | 8.8 | -2.7 | -5.5 | 14.9 | 2.9 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 7 | 14 |
| NORTHANTS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pitsford Hall | 12.4 | 28 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.0 | 112 | 19.0 | 7.6 | 10.5 | 0.6 | * | 14.5 | 4.6 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 0 | * |
| WARWICKS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bablake | 40.2 | 82 | 13.4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 196.3 | 142 | 20.1 | 7.8 | 10.6 | -0.5 | -6.0 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 9.5 | 1.2 | 1 | 14 |
| CAMBS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ely | 13.5 | 31 | 4.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | * | 22.7 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 0.5 | -3.7 | 15.3 | 4.3 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 0 | 13 |
| MEAN DATA | 30.1 | 57 | 9.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181.2 | 134 | 20.2 | 8.5 | 10.4 | -1.0 | -5.2 | 14.7 | 4.0 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 2 | 13 |
| EAST MIDS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971-2000 | 51.7 | 130.8 | 8.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | 1. * = data not available 2. 'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means | |||||||||||||||||||||
| OBSERVERS' NOTES | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cosby: No measurable rain from 6th to 24th inclusive | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mickleover: Most ground frosts for April since 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ely: Third very dry April in last 4 years | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derby: Thin cover of lying snow on morning of 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||