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EAST MIDLANDS

ANNUAL 2003

YEAR 2003

Dry, Sunny and Warm compared with 30-year averages
YEAR 2002 Total Max Total number of days of: Total Extremes in degrees C: Grass Month's: Diff Total:
Rain % of 24hr Rain Snow: Thunder Fog Hail Sun % of Day Maximum Night Minimum Min Mean Mean Mean from Air Grd
(mm) avg (mm) Fllg Lyg (hrs) avg Highest Lowest Highest Lowest Lowest Max Min Temp avg frsts frsts
STATION
DERBYS:
Derby 538.5 78 35.1 141 8 3 7 12 7 * * 32.7 0.8 18.6 -4.5 * 14.9 6.8 10.9 1.1 45 *
Mickleover 489.5 72 33.8 134 7 4 8 22 1 1736.8 131 34.1 1.0 18.9 -4.1 -7.5 15.1 6.9 11.0 1.1 43 91
Middleton 955.0 92 63.2 171 30 19 11 97 24 1563.8 112 28.5 -1.5 18.0 -4.4 -7.9 12.2 5.9 9.0 1.0 42 101
Wirksworth 779.6 86 36.2 154 14 7 9 31 3 * * 31.2 -0.1 18.5 -5.3 -10.5 14.0 5.7 9.8 0.6 66 125
Rosliston 509.4 75 41.6 134 11 1 4 9 1 * * 33.3 -0.2 18.5 -7.4 -10.4 14.8 5.6 10.2 0.6 69 130
NOTTS:
Lowdham 517.7 82 30.4 135 13 3 13 36 8 * * 31.8 0.2 18.5 -4.6 -8.9 15.2 6.2 10.7 0.8 56 102
Eastwood 663.0 100 28.0 110 6 14 6 27 0 * * * * * * * * * * * 69 *
LINCS:
Laughton 511.1 85 46.8 155 9 5 13 14 3 * * 31.4 -0.3 17.5 -7.0 -7.0 14.7 5.8 10.2 0.7 60 74
Louth 595.2 89 32.8 161 10 6 10 * 6 * * 32.0 1.1 18.8 -5.6 -8.0 14.8 6.4 10.6 1.3 51 93
LEICS:
Desford 661.7 99 24 148 12 7 9 16 7 * * 33.7 -1.1 18.3 -6.3 -7.1 14.4 5.3 9.9 0.3 68 84
Mountsorrel 517.3 74 25.1 140 11 4 8 29 7 * * 34.4 -0.3 18.5 -6.0 * 14.9 6.0 10.4 0.7 69 *
NORTHANTS:
Pitsford Hall 481.9 78 19.4 130 9 5 9 17 3 1760.2 120 34.1 0.1 18.1 -5.2 -8.0 15.2 6.1 10.7 0.4 54 117
WARWICKS:
Bablake 488.0 73 23 143 13 6 8 7 10 1753.0 119 34.2 0.6 18.0 -5.1 -10.0 14.9 6.6 10.7 0.8 50 108
CAMBS:
Ely 501.4 88 18.8 144 17 7 18 27 7 * * 36.2 0.6 18.6 -5.1 -8.0 15.8 6.4 11.1 1.2 50 88
MEAN DATA 586.4 84 32.7 143 13 7 10 26 6 2271.3 161 30.5 0.1 17.1 -5.0 -7.8 14.7 6.1 10.4 0.8 57 101
E Mids Mean 1971-2000 688.4 1419.1 9.6
Notes:
1. * = data not available 2. 'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means
2003 at a glance:
JANUARY: Fairly Sunny, near average Temperatures and Rainfall but some snow late in month.
FEBRUARY: Rather Cold, but largely Dry and very Sunny.
MARCH: Some Rain first Two Weeks the Dry, Mild and very Sunny.
APRIL: Often Dry and Sunny, and Warmest for over 50 years.
MAY: A near average month but a heatwave to finish it.
JUNE: Warmest since at least 1976, fairly Sunny but several thundery outbreaks.
JULY: Heat-wave 7th - 16th. Mostly near average Sunshine and Rainfall amounts, but heavy local thunderstorms.
AUGUST: Largely Dry, especially 12th to 27th; again isolated thunderstorms. Very Warm with near average Sunshine (record high temperatures on 9th).
SEPTEMBER: Dry, fairly sunny and warm (warmer than average days but many clear cold nights)
OCTOBER: Exceptionally sunny, fairly dry but rather cool. Solar storm in last week gave brilliant aurorae.
NOVEMBER: Warm with mostly average sunshine. Dry in north-west midlands and wet in south-east.
DECEMBER: Rainfall and Sunshine both above normal. Daytime temperatures near normal, but more frosts and some exceptionally cold nights.
YEAR: Dry, Sunny & Warm compared with 30-year averages