EAST MIDLANDS |
|
|
April 2009 Issue No 110 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A very dry month with lots of sunshine and above average |
|
|
|
temperatures, especially in second half |
|
|
|
|
APRIL |
Total |
|
Max |
Total number of days of: |
Total |
|
Extremes in degrees C: |
Grass |
Month's |
Diff |
Total |
2009 |
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 |
47.0 |
96 |
19.8 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
* |
* |
19.5 |
9.8 |
10.2 |
1.1 |
* |
15.3 |
6.4 |
10.8 |
2.5 |
0 |
* |
| Mickleover |
49.4 |
86 |
16.7 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
* |
* |
19.8 |
9.5 |
9.9 |
0.6 |
-2.0 |
15.3 |
6.2 |
10.7 |
2.4 |
0 |
1 |
| Middleton |
43.1 |
61 |
13.0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
121.1 |
97 |
16.5 |
7.9 |
8.4 |
2.6 |
-4.1 |
12.4 |
5.1 |
8.7 |
2.2 |
0 |
7 |
| Wirksworth |
36.0 |
56 |
9.6 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
* |
* |
18.6 |
9.9 |
8.9 |
-0.5 |
-5.7 |
14.3 |
4.8 |
9.5 |
1.8 |
1 |
12 |
| NOTTS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lowdham |
28.5 |
59 |
9.2 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
* |
* |
20.2 |
10.4 |
9.5 |
0.7 |
-3.0 |
16.1 |
5.1 |
10.6 |
2.3 |
0 |
8 |
| Eastwood |
39.5 |
74 |
16.0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
* |
* |
20.7 |
11.0 |
10.1 |
-1.0 |
* |
16.7 |
4.9 |
10.8 |
2.6 |
1 |
* |
| LINCS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Louth |
11.7 |
25 |
5.2 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
* |
0 |
* |
* |
20.4 |
8.2 |
9.0 |
1.7 |
-0.7 |
15.3 |
5.5 |
10.4 |
2.8 |
0 |
3 |
| LEICS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Desford |
35.2 |
66 |
10.0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
* |
* |
21.1 |
9.4 |
8.4 |
0.0 |
* |
16.1 |
4.3 |
10.2 |
2.3 |
0 |
* |
| Mountsorrel |
31.7 |
62 |
9.8 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
160.0 |
122 |
19.5 |
10.2 |
9.7 |
0.6 |
* |
15.2 |
6.2 |
10.7 |
2.8 |
0 |
* |
| Loughborough |
40.0 |
71 |
12.0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
* |
* |
20.0 |
12.0 |
9.5 |
1.0 |
* |
15.9 |
5.8 |
10.8 |
2.5 |
0 |
* |
| Cosby |
30.2 |
61 |
7.9 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
166.7 |
120 |
19.7 |
11.1 |
8.2 |
-1.2 |
-3.9 |
15.5 |
4.3 |
9.9 |
1.9 |
1 |
8 |
| NORTHANTS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pitsford Hall |
20.7 |
46 |
4.9 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
161.7 |
106 |
20.0 |
10.4 |
9.1 |
2.0 |
* |
15.0 |
5.6 |
10.3 |
2.1 |
0 |
* |
| WARWICKS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bablake |
36.6 |
74 |
7.6 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
173.5 |
126 |
19.1 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
0.8 |
-4.6 |
15.0 |
5.7 |
10.4 |
2.1 |
0 |
9 |
| CAMBS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ely |
7.2 |
17 |
1.7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
* |
* |
19.0 |
9.9 |
10.4 |
2.3 |
-2.0 |
16.1 |
5.8 |
11.0 |
2.5 |
0 |
4 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| MEAN DATA |
32.6 |
61 |
10.2 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
156.6 |
114 |
19.8 |
9.9 |
9.3 |
0.8 |
-3.3 |
15.3 |
5.4 |
10.3 |
2.3 |
0 |
7 |
| E Mids |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1971-2000 Apr |
51.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
130.8 |
|
|
8.0 |
|
|
|
| |
|
Notes: |
1. * = data not available 2. 'Average' refers to each
station's 1971-2000 means |
|
|
|
| OBSERVERS' NOTES |
|
|
Middleton: 4 months of 2009 is driest start to a year since
1976. |
|
|
|
|
Calmest April on record |
|
|
|
Cosby: A very mild, dry and sunny month |
|
|
|
Louth: Significant rainfall deficiency after a
dry March and drier April |
|
|
Pitsford Hall: Freak hailstorms with thunder reported
in parts of the County |
|
|
Mickleover: Least number of ground frosts for
April on my records |
|
|
|
Derby: Second warmest April on record (since 1952) |
|
|
|
Loughborough: No day with a maximum in single
figures |
|
|
|
Ely: Both 2nd warmest and 2nd driest April in 39 years records
(after 2007) |
|
|
|
Desford: Severe thunderstorm nearby on 28th with 2-3cm diameter
hail which |
|
|
|
|
accumulated to 10cm in Blaby (south Leicester) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Skip to content
| 