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EAST MIDLANDS

 

 

February 2009 Issue No 109

A bitterly cold first half with widespread snow disruption followed 
by a mild and largely dry second half

FEBRUARY

  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 09 25.2 50 10.7 8 6 6 0 0 2 * * 12.0 1.5 7.7 -4.3 * 7.2 2.1 4.7 0.4 10 *
Mickleover 09 25.5 56 6.9 10 6 9 0 1 0 * * 11.8 1.1 7.4 -4.4 -7.1 7.1 2.1 4.6 0.1 10 14
Middleton 09 39.0 46 12.4 14 11 14 0 9 2 44.6 70 9.2 -0.6 6.1 -4.2 -12.0 4.7 0.7 2.7 0.3 14 15
Wirksworth 09 36.5 48 11.4 12 8 11 0 1 1 * * 10.5 0.7 7.4 -6.4 -9.8 6.3 0.8 3.5 -0.2 13 17
Rosliston 09 24.7 47 8.5 11 10 7 0 0 0 62.7 96 11.9 0.8 7.0 -5.0 -10.5 7.2 1.1 4.2 0.0 13 17
NOTTS:  
Eastwood 09 49.0 109 13.0 12 4 11 0 1 0 * * 12.0 0.7 7.6 -7.7 * 6.4 1.4 3.9 -0.5 11 *
LINCS:  
Louth 09 51.5 108 15.0 15 7 5 0 * 0 * * 13.5 2.2 7.1 -4.0 -6.0 7.4 2.0 4.7 1.1 10 15
LEICS:  
Desford 09 56.2 88 16.0 10 9 11 0 2 0 * * 11.9 0.5 6.6 -6.3 * 6.7 0.2 3.5 -0.9 14 *
Mountsorrel 09 38.0 80 7.0 14 8 9 0 0 0 66.0 100 12.0 1.2 8.1 -5.1 * 7.1 1.7 4.4 0.0 14 *
Loughborough 09 45.7 84 16.0 11 7 7 0 1 0 * * 12.5 0.5 8.0 -4.5 * 7.4 2.1 4.7 0.5 11 *
Cosby 09 49.2 108 11.2 15 10 12 0 1 0 57.7 71 12.2 0.5 6.8 -7.6 -9.4 6.9 0.4 3.6 -0.2 14 15
NORTHANTS:  
Pitsford Hall 09 57.2 152 20.9 11 10 16 0 2 0 46.9 76 12.5 0.6 6.9 -5.4 * 6.5 0.9 3.7 -0.2 11 *
WARWICKS:  
Bablake 09 35.2 79 16.6 11 10 8 0 0 0 72.6 106 13.2 0.4 7.3 -4.0 -9.6 7.1 1.5 4.3 0.2 13 19
CAMBS:  
Ely 09 52.4 151 16.4 18 10 9 0 4 0 * * 13.7 1.2 7.3 -5.3 -8.0 7.0 1.5 4.2 0.1 11 16
   
MEAN DATA 41.8 86 13.0 12 8 10 0 2 0 58.4 87 12.1 0.8 7.2 -5.3 -9.1 6.8 1.3 4.1 0.1 12 16
E Mids   
1971-2000 Feb 48.6 64.9 4.0  
 
      Notes: 1.   * = data not available   2.  'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means
OBSERVERS' NOTES
Mountsorrel: Frost every night to 14th then after 15th no frost and all
day-time temperatures in double figures
Rosliston & Cosby: Snow depth was the deepest since 1991
Louth: A month of two distinctive halves in temperature and rainfall
Pitsford Hall: Bitterly cold first half. Mild but dull second half
Loughborough & Desford: First half cold & snowy; second half mild & dry