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EAST MIDLANDS

 

 

September 2008 Issue No 108

An exceedingly wet first week and overall a dull and often cool month

SEPTEMBER

Total   Max     Total number of days of: Total    Extremes in degrees C: Grass Month's Diff Total

2008

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 144.8 244 43.0 16 0 0 3 2 1 * * 21.2 13.5 14.5 6.1 * 17.5 10.7 14.1 0.4 0 *
Mickleover 135.3 225 48.1 17 0 0 1 2 1 107.8 85 21.1 13.2 13.3 6.4 4.5 17.5 10.4 13.9 0.1 0 0
Middleton 143.2 172 55.8 18 0 0 2 7 0 84.7 65 18.8 11.8 11.8 6.6 2.8 15.0 9.5 12.2 0.3 0 0
Wirksworth 112.5 152 44.3 15 0 0 2 1 0 * * 20.0 13.0 13.9 4.9 1.6 16.8 9.8 13.3 0.3 0 0
Rosliston 116.5 218 30.8 16 0 0 0 1 0 86.7 64 20.8 13.9 13.1 4.1 0.7 17.6 9.6 13.6 0.1 0 0
NOTTS:  
Lowdham 93.1 173 26.1 13 0 0 2 5 0 * * 21.9 14.0 14.1 5.4 2.5 18.2 9.8 14.0 0.1 0 0
Eastwood 99.0 159 26.0 13 0 0 1 7 0 * * 21.1 13.6 13.4 4.2 * 18.3 9.6 14.0 0.0 0 *
LEICS:  
Desford 154.6 238 39.5 13 0 0 1 2 0 * * 21.7 13.8 14.2 4.8 * 17.7 9.0 13.3 -0.5 0 *
Mountsorrel 88.0 161 24.0 13 0 0 1 4 0 102.5 77 20.0 14.3 13.7 5.2 * 17.3 10.1 13.7 -0.1 0 *
Loughborough 107.6 169 28.7 16 0 0 0 2 0 * * 21.5 14.0 13.5 5.0 * 18.0 10.0 14.0 0.1 0 *
Cosby 82.8 140 23.1 13 0 0 0 0 0 111.2 86 21.5 13.8 12.8 3.6 1.7 17.7 8.9 13.3 -0.2 0 0
NORTHANTS:  
Pitsford Hall 94.4 166 32.7 15 0 0 1 1 0 106.9 81 20.2 14.9 13.3 5.2 * 17.5 9.9 13.7 0.0 0 *
WARWICKS:  
Bablake 111.4 189 28.6 15 0 0 0 0 0 110.2 81 21.2 14.4 12.8 6.1 1.1 17.6 10.2 13.9 0.0 0 0
CAMBS:  
Ely 78.0 162 33.1 15 0 0 3 4 1 * * 21.2 14.8 14.0 5.5 2.9 18.0 10.1 14.1 0.0 0 0
   
MEAN DATA 111.5 183 34.6 15 0 0 1 3 0 101.4 77 20.9 13.8 13.5 5.2 2.2 17.5 9.8 13.7 0.0 0 0
E Mids   
1971-2000 Sep 59.1 132.6 13.6  
   
    Notes: 1.   * = data not available   2.  'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means
OBSERVERS' NOTES
Cosby: Coldest, wettest, dullest since 2001
Rosliston: Very wet in spite of a much drier 2nd half
Wirksworth: The mean cloud cover at 0900 was the most since 1998
Middleton: Exceptionally dull first half with only 22.3 hrs sunshine 1st-17th
Mickleover: Wettest September on my records (1984)
Desford: Nearly double September's average rainfall recorded by 6th
Derby: Wettest September since 1957
Ely: Coldest September since 1971