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EAST MIDLANDS

 

 

JANUARY 2010 Issue No 113

A bitterly cold month, the coldest for 23 years, but despite frequent snowfall total rain amounts below average.

JANUARY

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

2010

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 52.2 83 15.9 13 11 8 0 0 0 * * 8.5 0.0 5.6 -6.5 * 3.7 -0.2 1.8 -2.3 16 *
Mickleover 51.4 84 16.0 13 7 12 0 1 0 * * 8.5 0.5 5.2 -7.0 -8.1 4.0 -0.2 1.9 -2.1 16 23
Middleton 80.9 70 14.1 18 18 17 0 15 2 61.7 111 6.9 -2.5 3.3 -5.7 -10.6 1.9 -1.3 0.3 -2.2 20 25
Wirksworth 72.3 72 11.2 16 12 15 0 5 0 * * 7.7 -1.0 2.8 -6.1 -10.9 3.1 -1.0 1.0 -2.4 18 27
Rosliston 50.9 89 18.1 15 11 10 0 0 2 53.9 98 9.1 -0.9 3.2 -11.3 -16.9 3.5 -1.5 1.0 -2.7 16 24
NOTTS:  
Lowdham 52.3 90 11.9 16 11 14 0 5 0 * * 7.9 -0.6 3.5 -5.2 -7.4 3.6 -0.7 1.5 -2.4 17 23
Eastwood 34.0 59 22.0 11 8 16 0 2 0 * * 8.0 -0.7 4.6 -9.5 * 3.5 -0.8 1.3 -2.3 15 *
LINCS:  
Louth 61.1 92 14.9 21 11 14 0 * 0 * * 8.9 0.7 3.9 -4.5 -6.7 3.9 -0.4 1.8 -2.3 18 25
LEICS:  
Desford 61.8 91 14.5 15 12 13 0 3 0 * * 8.0 -1.4 2.9 -8.4 * 2.8 -1.3 0.7 -2.9 19 *
Mountsorrel 41.4 73 12.8 16 10 10 0 0 0 68 128 8.9 -0.4 3.8 -7.1 * 3.7 -0.5 1.6 -2.0 17 *
Loughborough 57.6 84 11.0 18 9 11 0 0 0 * * 9.5 -0.5 3.5 -6.0 * 3.9 -0.1 1.9 -2.0 17 *
Cosby 52.1 87 10.4 21 11 12 0 0 1 74.6 125 8.7 -0.2 3.9 -9.3 -12.2 3.4 -1.5 1.0 -2.6 21 22
NORTHANTS:  
Pitsford Hall 41.3 75 9.9 13 8 12 0 2 0 40.5 73 8.2 0.6 4.5 -6.6 * 3.7 -0.6 1.6 -2.4 16 *
WARWICKS:  
Bablake 60.9 100 15.1 18 12 10 0 0 0 82.7 150 8.5 -0.9 5.0 -7.0 -11.9 3.5 -0.8 1.4 -2.8 15 23
CAMBS:  
Ely 53.9 117 13.2 16 13 11 0 5 1 * * 8.0 0.1 4.9 -6.1 -9.2 3.3 -0.8 1.3 -2.5 15 22
   
MEAN DATA 54.9 84 14.1 16 11 12 0 3 0 63.6 114 8.4 -0.5 4.0 -7.1 -10.4 3.4 -0.8 1.3 -2.4 17 24
E Mids  
1971-2000 63.6 53.6 3.7  
      Notes: 1. * = data not available 2. 'Average' refers to each station's 1971-2000 means    
OBSERVERS' NOTES
In the area of all the stations it was the coldest January since 1987
Wirksworth: 15 mornings with lying snow was the most since 1979
Lowdham:The most ground frosts since 1985