| EAST MIDLANDS | MARCH 2010 Issue No 114 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| An average month produced by a more wintry first half then milder than average later | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MARCH | 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: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mickleover | 40.2 | 84 | 9.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | * | 15.2 | 5.5 | 9.6 | -5.1 | -10.2 | 12.3 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 7 | 16 |
| Middleton | 82.6 | 90 | 14.7 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 104.1 | 114 | 12.6 | 2.4 | 7.5 | -4.3 | -9.5 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 9 | 15 |
| Wirksworth | 68.9 | 86 | 13.8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | * | 14.5 | 4.5 | 9.4 | -6.7 | -13.0 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 5.5 | -0.4 | 13 | 19 |
| Rosliston | 39.4 | 73 | 9.8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124.2 | 131 | 15.0 | 5.9 | 9.0 | -8.0 | -12.2 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 6.1 | -0.2 | 12 | 19 |
| NOTTS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowdham | 43.9 | 92 | 8.4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | * | 16.2 | 6.0 | 9.4 | -5.8 | -8.4 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 8 | 14 |
| Eastwood | 51.6 | 113 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | * | 17.1 | 5.7 | 9.8 | -8.0 | * | 11.3 | 1.8 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 10 | * |
| LINCS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louth | 33.4 | 63 | 7.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | * | * | 16.3 | 5.4 | 8.7 | -6.1 | -8.0 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 8 | 14 |
| LEICS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Desford | 52.8 | 93 | 11.5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | * | * | 17.2 | 4.8 | 8.9 | -7.5 | * | 10.3 | 1.2 | 5.8 | -0.5 | 12 | * |
| Mountsorrel | 38.6 | 78 | 9.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 123.0 | 125 | 15.2 | 5.0 | 8.5 | -6.6 | * | 10.1 | 2.0 | 6.1 | -0.2 | 10 | * |
| Loughborough | 49.8 | 90 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | * | 15.0 | 5.5 | 9.0 | -7.5 | * | 10.8 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 7 | * |
| Cosby | 55.5 | 112 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 122.4 | 110 | 15.7 | 4.6 | 7.6 | -8.1 | -10.6 | 10.2 | 1.2 | 5.7 | -0.3 | 11 | 15 |
| NORTHANTS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pitsford Hall | 29.9 | 66 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 106.8 | 93 | 15.8 | 5.0 | 8.5 | -4.5 | * | 10.0 | 2.5 | 6.3 | -0.2 | 8 | * |
| WARWICKS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bablake | 50.4 | 100 | 11.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.8 | 149 | 15.6 | 4.4 | 9.6 | -5.0 | -13.4 | 10.2 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 7 | 17 |
| CAMBS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ely | 32.7 | 72 | 6.8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | * | 17.7 | 5.0 | 10.6 | -4.2 | -8.6 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 8 | 16 |
| MEAN DATA | 47.8 | 87 | 10.4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 121.7 | 120 | 15.7 | 5.0 | 9.0 | -6.2 | -10.4 | 10.4 | 2.1 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 9 | 16 |
| EAST MIDS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971-2000 | 53.4 | 97.9 | 6.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | 1. * = data not available 2. 'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means | |||||||||||||||||||||
| OBSERVERS' NOTES | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rosliston: Absolute min of -8.0C on the 8th was the lowest on record for March here(2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mountsorrel: The 14th saw temperatures above 10C for the first time since Dec 9th. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| This is probably the longest time that we have failed to reach this figure in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Midlands for 100 years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mickleover: Lowest March grass min temp (-10.2C) on station records (1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wirksworth: The grass min (-13.0C)was the lowest on record (1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loughborough: On 31st a light snowfall on higher reaches of nearby Charnwood Forest | ||||||||||||||||||||||