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APRIL 2011 Issue No 118 |
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Sunny and exceedingly dry with widespread drought,
and the warmest April for well over 100 years |
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APRIL |
Total |
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Max |
Total
number of days of: |
Total |
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Extremes in
degrees C: |
Grass |
Month's |
Diff |
Total |
2011 |
Rain |
% of |
24hr |
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Snow: |
Thu- |
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Sun |
% of |
Day Maximum |
Night Minimum |
Min |
Mean |
Mean |
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from |
Frosts: |
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Rain |
Fllg |
Lyg |
nder |
Fog |
Hail |
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avg |
Highest |
Lowest |
Highest |
Lowest |
Lowest |
Max |
Min |
Temp |
avg |
Air |
Grd |
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| DERBYS: |
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| Derby |
4.5 |
9 |
2.8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
* |
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26.0 |
11.5 |
11.9 |
3.0 |
* |
18.1 |
7.7 |
12.9 |
4.6 |
0 |
* |
| Mickleover |
3.9 |
7 |
2.4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
* |
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26.4 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
2.9 |
-1.0 |
18.1 |
7.5 |
12.8 |
4.5 |
0 |
4 |
| Middleton |
10.9 |
15 |
6.7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
178.5 |
143 |
23.0 |
8.9 |
12.4 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
15.1 |
6.8 |
10.9 |
4.4 |
0 |
0 |
| Wirksworth |
5.1 |
8 |
3.5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
* |
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25.1 |
10.6 |
11.5 |
0.1 |
-5.6 |
17.3 |
6.7 |
12.0 |
4.3 |
0 |
10 |
| Rosliston |
4.4 |
8 |
2.6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
170.4 |
131 |
26.0 |
11.6 |
11.4 |
1.3 |
-2.0 |
18.4 |
6.3 |
12.4 |
4.7 |
0 |
6 |
| NOTTS: |
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| Lowdham |
4.4 |
9 |
1.8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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26.6 |
12.1 |
11.5 |
2.0 |
-2.1 |
18.9 |
6.7 |
12.8 |
4.5 |
0 |
5 |
| Eastwood |
4.8 |
9 |
2.7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
* |
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26.1 |
14.4 |
12.2 |
1.0 |
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20.4 |
6.6 |
13.5 |
5.3 |
0 |
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| LINCS: |
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| Louth |
7.5 |
16 |
5.2 |
3 |
0 |
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1 |
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0 |
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26.6 |
11.5 |
11.3 |
1.5 |
-0.2 |
17.4 |
6.6 |
12.0 |
4.1 |
0 |
1 |
| LEICS: |
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| Desford |
8.3 |
16 |
5.0 |
4 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
* |
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28.2 |
11.3 |
10.4 |
1.6 |
* |
19.1 |
5.5 |
12.3 |
4.4 |
0 |
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| Mountsorrel |
4.8 |
9 |
2.2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
216.0 |
165 |
25.1 |
11.0 |
11.6 |
2.5 |
* |
17.5 |
7.2 |
12.4 |
4.5 |
0 |
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| Loughborough |
13.5 |
24 |
7.0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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27.0 |
11.5 |
12.0 |
2.5 |
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18.6 |
6.8 |
12.7 |
4.4 |
0 |
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| Cosby |
6.1 |
12 |
2.3 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
228.4 |
165 |
27.2 |
11.5 |
10.3 |
1.1 |
-1.7 |
18.4 |
5.6 |
12.0 |
4.0 |
0 |
5 |
| NORTHANTS: |
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| Pitsford Hall |
7.4 |
16 |
2.9 |
6 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
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201.5 |
132 |
26.0 |
12.4 |
11.2 |
2.2 |
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18.2 |
7.2 |
12.7 |
4.5 |
0 |
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| WARWICKS: |
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| Bablake |
3.5 |
7 |
2.1 |
5 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
189.1 |
137 |
26.0 |
11.5 |
11.7 |
3.2 |
-3.3 |
17.7 |
7.1 |
12.4 |
4.1 |
0 |
9 |
| CAMBS: |
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| Ely |
1.8 |
4 |
1.3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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27.6 |
12.3 |
10.7 |
2.3 |
-2.5 |
18.9 |
6.8 |
12.8 |
4.5 |
0 |
2 |
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| MEAN DATA |
6.1 |
11 |
3.4 |
3 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
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197.3 |
146 |
26.2 |
11.6 |
11.4 |
2.0 |
-2.0 |
18.1 |
6.7 |
12.4 |
4.5 |
0 |
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| EAST
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Notes: |
1. * = data not available 2. 'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means |
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| OBSERVERS' NOTES |
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ALL STATIONS report the driest April ever on their station records |
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Bablake: Warmest April since before 1892, and the
driest since 1938 |
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Rosliston: No measurable rain from 12th to the end
of the month - drought conditions |
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Lowdham: The warmest April in Nottingham area on
records going back to 1867 |
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Cosby: The warmest April on records for
Leicestershire back to 1836 |
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Derby: The month was warmer than a normal May! |
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Desford: Severe storms with hail on 28th |
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