August 2016: warm and dry. Warmest since 2004, driest since 2003!
Overall this was a warm August, with a good deal of dry and sunny weather. There were periods of more changeable weather, but this often moved away quickly to be replaced with more warmth. There was nothing exceptional, and no heatwave, but temperatures were consistently above average. Due to generally high pressure, it was a dry month too!
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Mean daily maximum temperature: 22.3C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 12.0C.
Highest temperature: 28.4C on the 23rd.
Lowest temperature: 6.4C on the 15th.
Grass minimum temperature: 3.3C on the 15th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 0.
Rainfall total: 37.2mm (59% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 11.1mm on the 19th.
Number of rain days: 11.
Sunshine total: 172.3hrs
Sunniest day: 10.8 hrs on 15th
Maximum wind gust: 34mph on the 20th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1018.0mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 81%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 64%.
July 2016: average temperatures, but dry: the driest since 2011
This was a fairly average July, in terms on temperature. There was roughly an equal measure of hot and cooler weather, with the temperature reaching the 30s on just one day. It was, however, a dry month - the driest July, in fact, since 2011. This more than made up for the very wet June that started our summer off!
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Mean daily maximum temperature: 21.8C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 12.1C.
Highest temperature: 32.0C on the 19th.
Lowest temperature: 5.1C on the 4th.
Grass minimum temperature: 1.6C on the 4th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 0.
Rainfall total: 40.6mm (66% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 11.5mm on the 14th.
Number of rain days: 15.
Sunshine total: 124.1hrs
Sunniest day: 10.6 hrs on 19th
Maximum wind gust: 30mph on the 2nd.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1016.3mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 80%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 71%.
June 2016 - warmest since 2010 and wettest since 2012.
Mean daily maximum temperature: 20.0C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 11.2C.
Highest temperature: 26.1C on the 6th.
Lowest temperature: 4.6C on the 3rd.
Grass minimum temperature: 0.6C on the 3rd.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 0.
Rainfall total: 108.1mm (175% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 17.3mm on the 14th.
Number of rain days: 16.
Sunshine total: 156.6hrs
Sunniest day: 11.8 hrs on 8th
Maximum wind gust: 36mph on the 1st.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1014.7mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 83%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 78%.
May 2016: a warm month, especially early on. Average rainfall.
May 2016 turned out to be a pleasant month on the whole, with a good deal of warm and often sunny weather. The warmest weather - even hot - occurred early on in the month, but there were still some warm spells later on, interspersed with cooler ones.
The nights were often cool, even later in the month, but we managed to escape an air frost at least. Overall this was the equal warmest May since 2008, and the driest since 2012. |
Mean daily maximum temperature: 18.0C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 7.0C.
Highest temperature: 25.8C on the 8th.
Lowest temperature: 0.0C on the 4th.
Grass minimum temperature: -3.3C on the 4th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 8.
Rainfall total: 53.3mm (100% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 24.0mm on the 10th.
Number of rain days: 12.
Sunshine total: 210.2hrs.
Sunniest day: 12.1 hrs on 4th.
Maximum wind gust: 36mph on the 1st.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1015.8mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 78%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 72%.
April 2016: rather cold, with frequent frost and a wintry end. Average rainfall.
April 2016 was a rather cold month, and spring was 'on hold' at times. There was some warmth, although the high of 17.2C was the lowest 'April high' since 2001 (15.8C).
Frost was frequent, and it turned especially wintry towards the end of the month with hail, sleet and snow showers and sharp frosts. With 22 days of rain, this was the second highest frequency for this month - even though the rainfall total overall was close to normal. |
Mean daily maximum temperature: 12.6C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 2.8C.
Highest temperature: 17.2C on the 15th.
Lowest temperature: -3.1C on the 28th.
Grass minimum temperature: -6.9C on the 28th.
Number of air frosts: 7.
Number of ground frosts: 17.
Rainfall total: 54.0mm (103% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 5.5mm on the 15th.
Number of rain days: 22.
Sunshine total: 178.9hrs (122% of average).
Sunniest day: 10.7 hrs on 19th.
Maximum wind gust: 44mph on the 6th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1012.8mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 80%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 74%.
March 2016: rather cold and rather wet. A dry spell mid-month.
This was a rather cold month - in fact, relative to average, this was the coldest month since September. It was wet at times, especially at the start and end of the month, but there was a long dry spell in the middle. Nights were often chilly and frost was frequent.
Overall, this was the coldest March for three years and the wettest for 8 years. |
Mean daily maximum temperature: 9.8C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 1.4C.
Highest temperature: 13.9C on the 25th.
Lowest temperature: -4.1C on the 8th.
Grass minimum temperature: -9.5C on the 8th.
Number of air frosts: 9.
Number of ground frosts: 21.
Rainfall total: 60.9mm (126% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 15.7mm on the 6th.
Number of rain days: 11.
Sunshine total: 113.2hrs (100%).
Sunniest day: 9.0hrs on 25th.
Maximum wind gust: 49mph on the 26th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1014.2mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 87%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 70%.
February 2016 - rather mild with average rainfall. Coolest month of this winter.
February was a mild winter month - the mildest since 2014 - with temperatures slightly above the average. However, it was the coldest month of winter 2015-16, with some sharp frosts around mid month and at the month's end, too.
Rainfall was close to average and it was often breezy. So overall, this wasn't an especially wintry month at all - in fact there were signs of spring all over the place, due to the exceptional mildness of the winter as a whole. |
Mean temperature: 4.9C (+0.7 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 8.5C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 1.2C.
Highest temperature: 14.5C on the 21st.
Lowest temperature: -5.5C on the 25th.
Grass minimum temperature: -8.8C on the 29th.
Number of air frosts: 11.
Number of ground frosts: 20.
Rainfall total: 52.5mm (% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 15.7mm on the 6th.
Number of rain days: 13.
Sunshine total: 77.2hrs (%).
Sunniest day: 6.3hrs on 18th.
Maximum wind gust: 52mph on the 1st.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 997.4mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 89%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 72%.
January 2016 - the mildest since 2008, but rainfall close to average
After such an incredibly mild December, it seemed likely that January would be colder. And indeed it was - a whole 4C colder - yet this month was still mild when compared with the average. It was the mildest January for 8 years!
The mildness was broken around mid month, when a rather colder spell arrived with frosts and some snow for a time. This didn't last long, and the mild air quickly returned. Rainfall was close to average, in spite if 21 days raining... |
Mean daily maximum temperature: 8.2C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 2.3C.
Highest temperature: 14.1C on the 27th.
Lowest temperature: -3.7C on the 16th.
Grass minimum temperature: -5.9C on the 16th.
Number of air frosts: 7.
Number of ground frosts: 16.
Rainfall total: 57.0mm (95% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 7.6mm on the 3rd.
Number of rain days: 21.
Sunshine total: 19.1hrs (%).
Sunniest day: 3.4hrs on 15th.
Maximum wind gust: 47mph on the 29th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1005.5mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 93%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 74%.
December 2015 - the warmest on record!
This was a remarkably mild December. So mild, in fact, that it broke all records. The mean of 9.6C was higher than November (and that was the 2nd mildest on record), and also higher than a typical April would be! No air frosts were recorded, and there was a total absence of any wintry weather. It was often dull, wet and windy. The temperatures peaked at 15.2C on the 18th - the warmest December day on record. Only 3 ground frosts were recorded - compare that with 11 in October! An amazing month where spring arrived...
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Mean daily maximum temperature: 12.3C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 6.9C.
Highest temperature: 15.2C on the 18th.
Lowest temperature: 1.4C on the 12th.
Grass minimum temperature: -1.9C on the 12th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 3.
Rainfall total: 79.3mm (117% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 18.8mm on the 30th.
Number of rain days: 22.
Sunshine total: 16.4hrs (27%).
Sunniest day: 3.0hrs on 7th.
Maximum wind gust: 52mph on the 30th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1014.7mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 90%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 74%.
November 2015: average rainfall, but exceptionally mild - mildest since 1994
An exceptionally mild November with temperatures generally 3C above average. Temperatures peaked at 17.3C on the 10th, and the mean of 9.1C made this the 2nd warmest November on record - behind 9.7C in 1994.
There was a brief taste of winter in the 3rd week, when there was frost and snow falling briefly around the 22nd. Rainfall was, overall, spot on average - although with 24 days of rain falling, it may have seemed much wetter! |
Mean daily maximum temperature: 12.2C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 6.1C.
Highest temperature: 17.3C on the 10th.
Lowest temperature: -3.9C on the 23rd.
Grass minimum temperature: -6.0C on the 23rd.
Number of air frosts: 3.
Number of ground frosts: 4.
Rainfall total: 61.9mm (100% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 7.2mm on the 6th.
Number of rain days: 24.
Sunshine total: 22.2hrs
Sunniest day: 3.8hrs on 21st.
Maximum wind gust: 55mph on the 17th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1012.9mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 94%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 71%.
October 2015: coolest since 2012 and driest since 2007.
A slightly milder than average October, but overall this was cooler than recently and the coolest for three years. There was a fair amount of sunny weather, especially midmonth, and it was dry too.
Nights were chilly: 11 ground frosts was the highest occurrence since 2003. Overall, a mostly pleasant autumn month with a distinct lack of gales and rain. |
Mean daily maximum temperature: 14.8C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 6.6C.
Highest temperature: 19.1C on the 5th.
Lowest temperature: 1.1C on the 12th.
Grass minimum temperature: -2.7C on the 12th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 11.
Rainfall total: 40.8mm (58% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 9.4mm on the 20th.
Number of rain days: 11.
Sunshine total: 75.9hrs (139%).
Sunniest day: 7.5hrs on 8th.
Maximum wind gust: 31mph on the 30th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1018.2mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 94%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 71%.
September 2015: dry, sunny but cool. The coolest since 1994.
Mean temperature: 12.6C (-1.3 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 17.8C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 7.3C.
Highest temperature: 22.6C on the 12th.
Lowest temperature: 1.1C on the 26th.
Grass minimum temperature: -1.9C on the 26th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 3.
Rainfall total: 24.2mm (40% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 6.7mm on the 11th.
Number of rain days: 11.
Sunshine total: 142.5hrs (139%).
Sunniest day: 9.2hrs on 6th.
Maximum wind gust: 26mph on the 5th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1018.2mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 92%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 48%.
August 2015: rather cool, and wet too. The wettest August since 2010
ThAnother rather disappointing summer month, with few warm spells, and hot days few and far between. Only two days exceeded 25C, and nights were often chilly - the low of 3.5C on the 16th being low enough for a ground frost. the warmest spell was in the second week, ending with a very wet day on the 13th. It was also a rather wet August: the wettest since 2010.
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Mean daily maximum temperature: 21.3C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 11.3C.
Highest temperature: 27.0C on the 22nd.
Lowest temperature: 3.5C on the 16th.
Grass minimum temperature: -0.4C on the 16th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 1.
Rainfall total: 72.4mm (115% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 24.8mm on the 13th.
Number of rain days: 10.
Sunshine total: 161.6hrs..
Sunniest day: 10.3hrs on 12th.
Maximum wind gust: 27mph on the 4th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1014.0mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 79%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 74%.
July 2015: Coolest since 2011 with average rainfall
In spite of a short, but intense, heatwave at the very start of the month (with the hottest July day since 2006), this was overall the coolest July since 2011. Apart from the 1st, which reached 33.1C, there were only a handful of very warm days and nights were especially chilly. The 31st saw a low of 2.5C, the coldest July temperature on record here, with the first ever July ground frost recorded too!
Rainfall was average. |
Mean daily maximum temperature: 21.3C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 10.6C.
Highest temperature: 33.1C on the 1st.
Lowest temperature: 2.5C on the 31st.
Grass minimum temperature: -0.8C on the 26th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 1.
Rainfall total: 62.1mm (100% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 15.3mm on the 26th.
Number of rain days: 15.
Sunshine total: 210.8hrs.
Sunniest day: 12.0hrs on 15th.
Maximum wind gust: 26mph on the 12th and 21st.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1014.0mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 79%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 67%.
June 2015 - the coolest for 3 years, and the driest for 7!
This was a rather cool June, the coolest since 2012. It turned briefly hot at the month's end. Nights were especially cold, and the mean night minimum of 8.6C was the lowest since 1996. Three ground frosts were recorded, the equal highest on record for June here. Rainfall was below average too - the driest since 2008.
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Mean daily maximum temperature: 20.2C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 8.6C.
Highest temperature: 29.2C on the 30th.
Lowest temperature: 1.5C on the 10th.
Grass minimum temperature: -3.0C on the 10th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 3.
Rainfall total: 38.1mm (61% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 22.8mm on the 12th.
Number of rain days: 7.
Sunshine total: 217.3hrs.
Sunniest day: 13.0hrs on 6th.
Maximum wind gust: 40mph on the 1st and 2nd.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1019.4mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 80%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 64%.
May 2015: the coolest since 2013 and rather wet
A rather cool May, with some chilly nights. Days were not especially warm - in fact, not one day reached 21C (70F), and the mean daily max of 15.3C was the lowest for May here since 1996. The lowest absolute max of 20.2C was the lowest such figure since 1994. It was a rather changeable month with rainfall above average.
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Mean daily maximum temperature: 15.3C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 6.7C.
Highest temperature: 20.2C on the 11th and 22nd.
Lowest temperature: -0.1C on the 1st.
Grass minimum temperature: -5.0C on the 1st.
Number of air frosts: 1.
Number of ground frosts: 4.
Rainfall total: 64.7mm (120% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 12.4mm on the 2nd.
Number of rain days: 13.
Sunshine total: 182.3.
Sunniest day: 12.2hrs on 12th.
Maximum wind gust: 43mph on the 5th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1013.3mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 79%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 79%.
April 2015: warm and dry, especially mid-month. Not as warm as in 2014...
April 2014 turned out to be warm and dry, much like last year. However, April 2014 was warmer and drier! Nevertheless, this April proved to be a lovely spring month.
After a wet and chilly start, the middle slice of the month was very dry and often sunny. Days were warm, but nights were cold with frequent frosts. The lowest temperature of the month (-2.5C) was recorded as late as the 27th! Changeable and cooler weather returned by the month's end. |
Mean daily maximum temperature: 15.3C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 3.6C.
Highest temperature: 19.8C on the 10th.
Lowest temperature: -2.5C on the 27th.
Grass minimum temperature: -6.4C on the 27th.
Number of air frosts: 4.
Number of ground frosts: 15.
Rainfall total: 23.0mm (44% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 6.3mm on the 1st.
Number of rain days: 8.
Sunshine total: 210.0hrs (143%).
Sunniest day: 11.8hrs on 26th.
Maximum wind gust: 44mph on the 12th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1022.2mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 82%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 55%.
March 2015: coldest since 2013, wettest since 2008.
Mean daily maximum temperature: 10.4C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 2.3C.
Highest temperature: 15.9C on the 7th.
Lowest temperature: -3.0C on the 9th.
Grass minimum temperature: -7.5C on the 25th.
Number of air frosts: 5.
Number of ground frosts: 18.
Rainfall total: 58.4mm (121% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 19.6mm on the 12th.
Number of rain days: 15.
Sunshine total: 131.8hrs.
Sunniest day: 7.8hrs on 24th.
Maximum wind gust: 52mph on the 29th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1019.9mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 84%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 64%.
February 2015: rather cold, but dry. Driest since 2012.
Mean daily maximum temperature: 7.0C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 0.6C.
Highest temperature: 11.1C on the 9th.
Lowest temperature: -4.1C on the 2nd.
Grass minimum temperature: -8.5C on the 2nd.
Number of air frosts: 13.
Number of ground frosts: 19.
Rainfall total: 30.0mm (67% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 7.0mm on the 19th.
Number of rain days: 14.
Sunshine total: 55.0hrs.
Sunniest day: 6.5hrs on 17th.
Maximum wind gust: 41mph on the 25th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1016.3mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 90%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 65%.
January 2015 - close to average! Coldest for two years, wettest for four...
January 2015 was a fairly uneventful month in many ways - temperatures close to average, and rainfall slightly below. There was a small amount of snow, and a typical frequency of frost. However, in a spell of mild weather early on, the temperatures managed an incredible 15.6C on the 9th - this was in fact the warmest January day on record here!
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Mean daily maximum temperature: 7.3C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 1.1C.
Highest temperature: 15.6C on the 9th.
Lowest temperature: -4.5C on the 20th.
Grass minimum temperature: -8.2C on the 20th.
Number of air frosts: 11.
Number of ground frosts: 20.
Rainfall total: 50.2mm (83% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 14.1mm on the 29th.
Number of rain days: 21.
Sunshine total: 43.2hrs.
Sunniest day: 4.0hrs on 28th.
Maximum wind gust: 58mph on the 28th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1011.5mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 89%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 57%.
December 2014: coldest for two years. Slightly warmer and drier than average.
December was yet another warmer-than-average month in 2014, albeit slight. There was some chilly weather with frost early and late in the month, with some snow lying from the evening of Boxing day until 31st.
However, there was also some very mild weather - on the 18th, a high of 13.6C was recorded, the warmest December day since 2007. In spite of some wet periods, overall rainfall was a little below usual... |
Mean daily maximum temperature: 7.8C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 1.8C.
Highest temperature: 13.6C on the 18th.
Lowest temperature: -4.4C on the 29th.
Grass minimum temperature: -8.3C on the 29th.
Number of air frosts: 13.
Number of ground frosts: 17.
Rainfall total: 57.1mm (84% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 18.0mm on the 26th.
Number of rain days: 16.
Sunshine total: 55.5hrs.
Sunniest day: 5.0hrs on 30th.
Maximum wind gust: 37mph on the 23rd.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1018.2mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 89%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 51%.
November 2014: a wet, mild month - the mildest since 2011.
Mean daily maximum temperature: 10.5C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 4.8C.
Highest temperature: 15.5C on the 1st.
Lowest temperature: -2.4C on the 6th.
Grass minimum temperature: -5.2C on the 6th.
Number of air frosts: 6.
Number of ground frosts: 10.
Rainfall total: 93.7mm (133% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 11.8mm on the 6th.
Number of rain days: 19.
Sunshine total: 29.8hrs.
Sunniest day: 4.8hrs on 3rd.
Maximum wind gust: 33mph on the 7th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1006.1mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 94%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 70%.
This was yet another warm month, continuing the trend for 2014 (apart from August) which has so far made this the warmest year on record. In spite of the consistent warmth, there were no exceptionally high temperatures - the highest recorded being 20.3C on the 1st. But the 31st was almost as warm, remarkable for so late in the month. It was the warmest Halloween on record! Very little ground frost occurred, and rainfall was about average for the month!
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Mean daily maximum temperature: 15.6C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 8.8C.
Highest temperature: 20.3C on the 3rd.
Lowest temperature: 1.8C on the 21st.
Grass minimum temperature: -1.5C on the 21st.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 3.
Rainfall total: 70.6mm (100% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 16.4mm on the 29th.
Number of rain days: 18.
Sunshine total: 35.2hrs.
Sunniest day: 4.3hrs on 1st.
Maximum wind gust: 48mph on the 24th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1010.8mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 90%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 60%.
September 2014 - a warm and dry autumn month. Warmest since 2011.
September turned out to be an extension of summer, which was a welcome surprise after the dismal August! Although temperatures were never exceptionally high, and no day exceeded 25C (the high being 23.6C), it was consistently warm - apart from a few chilly nights. It was also very dry. If it hadn't have been for the downpours on the 29th, it would have been the driest month of any name on record. There were just 3 rain days - the equal lowest for any month!
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Mean daily maximum temperature: 20.3C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 9.7C.
Highest temperature: 23.6C on the 28th.
Lowest temperature: 1.6C on the 22nd.
Grass minimum temperature: -1.9C on the 22nd.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 2.
Rainfall total: 17.1mm (28% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 14.9mm on the 29th.
Number of rain days: 3.
Sunshine total: 109.6hrs (80% of average).
Sunniest day: 8.5hrs on 7th.
Maximum wind gust: 26mph on the 24th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1010.5mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 89%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 55%.
August 2014: rather damp, dull and cool. The coolest August for 21 years!
August was disappointing. After a warm start to the month, with temperatures in the 20s, it cooled off significantly as pressure remained mostly low. There were periods of wet weather, which kept the temperatures down as well. All in all, rainfall was slightly above average, but with 22 rain days this was the most occurrence on record for the month, emphasising the dampness. With a mean of 15.2C, this was the coolest August since 1993 (which averaged 14.1C).
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Mean daily maximum temperature: 19.8C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 10.6C.
Highest temperature: 25.7C on the 8th.
Lowest temperature: 5.0C on the 24th.
Grass minimum temperature: 0.5C on the 24th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 0.
Rainfall total: 68.0mm (106% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 15.4mm on the 9th.
Number of rain days: 22.
Sunshine total: 147.4hrs (82% of average).
Sunniest day: 8.2hrs on 7th.
Maximum wind gust: 38mph on the 10th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1000.7mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 81%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 67%.
July 2014: warm, dry and sunny. But not as hot as 2013...
July 2014 was a warm, sunny and dry summer month. However, it wasn't quite as warm as July 2013; nevertheless, we still recorded 11 days of 25C or more, and all but two days reached or exceeded 21C.
Rainfall wass on the dry side, with an absence of any very torrential rain (as experienced at the end of July last year). The warmest weather peaked from 20th-26th, when every day reached or exceeded 25C. Sunshine was also above average! |
Mean daily maximum temperature: 24.0C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 11.8C.
Highest temperature: 28.9C on the 26th.
Lowest temperature: 6.3C on the 2nd.
Grass minimum temperature: 3.1C on the 6th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 0.
Rainfall total: 52.2mm (84% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 19.3mm on the 8th.
Number of rain days: 12.
Sunshine total: 231.9hrs (124% of average).
Sunniest day: 11.3hrs on 17th.
Maximum wind gust: 27mph on the 19th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1016.7mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 79%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 44%.
June 2014: Warm, dry and sunny. Warmest June since 2010.
A good start to the summer, if you like sunshine and warmth...
Mean temperature: 15.4C (+0.7 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 20.8C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 10.1C.
Highest temperature: 24.8C on the 23rd.
Lowest temperature: 3.0C on the 6th.
Grass minimum temperature: 0.1C on the 6th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 0.
Rainfall total: 47.2mm (77% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 17.5mm on the 27th.
Number of rain days: 13.
Sunshine total: 230.9hrs (125% of average).
Sunniest day: 12.4hrs on 11th.
Maximum wind gust: 26mph on the 16th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1018.8mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 81%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 63%.
May 2014 - a warm month. The 5th consecutive this year! Wettest May since 2007
It was, however, also a wet month due to the changeable nature of the weather. In fact, the 20 days of rain was the equal highest on record for the month. The total of 86.1mm was the most in May since 2007 (94mm).
Mean temperature: 12.4C (+1.0 of average)
Mean daily maximum temperature: 17.1C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 7.9C.
Highest temperature: 24.6C on the 19th.
Lowest temperature: -2.3C on the 3rd.
Grass minimum temperature: -5.9C on the 3rd.
Number of air frosts: 1.
Number of ground frosts: 2.
Rainfall total: 86.1mm (160% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 13.6mm on the 8th.
Number of rain days: 20.
Sunshine total: 16.1hrs (89% of average).
Sunniest day: 12.0hrs on 17th.
Maximum wind gust: 37mph on the 10th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1014.5mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 83%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 69%.
April 2014 - warm and dry!
There was a long dry spell from 8th-18th, with wetter weather returning for a time later in the month.
Overall, this was the warmest April since the exceptionally warm 2011!
Mean temperature: 10.5C (+2.3 of average)
Mean daily maximum temperature: 15.8C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 5.8C.
Highest temperature: 19.7C on the 21st.
Lowest temperature: -1.4C on the 15th.
Grass minimum temperature: -6.0C on the 19th.
Number of air frosts: 2.
Number of ground frosts: 6.
Rainfall total: 33.1mm (63% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 11.0mm on the 25th.
Number of rain days: 13.
Sunshine total: 145.4hrs (99% of average).
Sunniest day: 10.7hrs on 66th.
Maximum wind gust: 51mph on the 20th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1014.8mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 85%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 73%.
March 2014 - very mild and a little on the wet side. A taste of spring!
Overall, this was the mildest March since 2012 and also the driest since 2012, even though the rainfall total was a little above average.
Mean temperature: 7.7C (+1.4 of average)
Mean daily maximum temperature: 12.6C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 2.8C.
Highest temperature: 18.4C on the 9th.
Lowest temperature: -3.9C on the 24th.
Grass minimum temperature: -7.4C on the 24th.
Number of air frosts: 7.
Number of ground frosts: 19.
Rainfall total: 56.1mm (116% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 13.4mm on the 2nd.
Number of rain days: 12.
Sunshine total: 155.0hrs (137% of average).
Sunniest day: 5.9hrs on 26th.
Maximum wind gust: 40mph on the 20th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1015.7mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 90%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 60%.
February 2014: wettest since 2007 and mildest since 2011.
It was also a wet month, and often stormy. Rainfall was above average, though no where near as wet as January. Gusts were close to 50mph on several days, with the highest being 54mph on the 7th - equal to February 2005.
Mean temperature: 6.1C (+1.9 of average)
Mean daily maximum temperature: 8.3C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 3.2C.
Highest temperature: 11.9C on the 20th.
Lowest temperature: -2.0C on the 10th.
Grass minimum temperature: -7.0C on the 10th.
Number of air frosts: 1.
Number of ground frosts: 18.
Rainfall total: 59.4mm (133% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 5.9mm on the 16th.
Number of rain days: 19.
Sunshine total: 64.0hrs (83% of average).
Sunniest day: 5.9hrs on 26th.
Maximum wind gust: 54mph on the 7th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 995.4mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 90%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 59%.
January 2014: wettest on record. Frequent downpours, but a mild winter month; the warmest for 6 years!
This was another mild winter month, with the trend continuing from December. The weather gave us more wet and often windy weather, and much of the rain was persistent. It's not hard to see why the grey, wet weather seemed endless as there were 27 days with rainfall recorded! Only one of these days contained any snow, and even this did not settle. Frost was limited and generally slight.
So with the absence of any wintry weather, the heavy rains meant that the already saturated ground flooded frequently with waterlogged fields and roads commonplace. Overall, it was the wettest January on record - and the mildest since 2008.
Mean temperature: 5.2C (+1.4 of average)
Mean daily maximum temperature: 8.1C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 2.3C.
Highest temperature: 11.8C on the 5th.
Lowest temperature: -3.2C on the 20th.
Grass minimum temperature: -7.1C on the 12th.
Number of air frosts: 7.
Number of ground frosts: 16.
Rainfall total: 117.1mm (195% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 26.0mm on the 8th.
Number of rain days: 27.
Sunshine total: 39.3hrs (64% of average).
Sunniest day: 4.4hrs on 20th.
Maximum wind gust: 44mph on the 1st.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 999.8mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 95%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 60%.
December 2013: very mild - the mildest since 2006. Rainfall near-average.
Rainfall was frequent, with low pressure after low pressure steaming in off the Atlantic - there were 20 days with rain. However, the amount of rainfall for the month was pretty close to where it should be. Winds gusts to 55mph on the 5th and 27th, and several other days recorded gusts close to this, emphasising the unsettled nature of the weather. The only wintry precipitation was on the 18th, when sleet and hail fell for a short time in the early evening. So a very mild winter month overall...
Mean temperature: 6.0C (+1.8 of average)
Mean daily maximum temperature: 9.2C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 2.8C.
Highest temperature: 13.3C on the 16th.
Lowest temperature: -0.1C on the 26th.
Grass minimum temperature: -5.3C on the 11th.
Number of air frosts: 1.
Number of ground frosts: 22.
Rainfall total: 60.4mm (89% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 16.9mm on the 5th.
Number of rain days: 20.
Sunshine total: 32.1hrs.
Sunniest day: 4.0hrs on 9th.
Maximum wind gust: 55mph 5th and 27th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1011.8mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 92%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 65%.
November 2013: rather chilly, with below-average rainfall
There were a number of frosty nights, and ground frost occurrence was the most since 2005.
The statistics are below:
Mean temperature: 5.6C (-0.6 of average)
Mean daily maximum temperature: 9.3C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 1.8C.
Highest temperature: 13.4C on the 6th.
Lowest temperature: -4.3C on the 23rd.
Grass minimum temperature: -8.2 on the 23rd.
Number of air frosts: 8.
Number of ground frosts: 19.
Rainfall total: 50.5mm (81% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 10.6mm on the 5th.
Number of rain days: 12.
Sunshine total: 45.5hrs.
Sunniest day: 5.2hrs on 10th.
Maximum wind gust: 44mph on 2nd.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1017.2mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 95%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 61%.
October 2013: Very mild, and the wettest on record.
Rainfall was frequent, and with 23 rain days this was the most for the month since 1998 (27). the eventual total was also the most recorded for the month on records spanning back to 1991. With frequent rain, there was a lot of cloud, and in spite of warmer-than-average temperatures, sunshine levels were well below normal!
Mean temperature: 12.3C (+2.3 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 15.3C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 9.2C.
Highest temperature: 20.6C on the 8th.
Lowest temperature: 3.0C on the 30th.
Grass minimum temperature: -1.6C on the 16th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 3.
Rainfall total: 123.9mm (177% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 17.3mm on the 5th.
Number of rain days: 23.
Sunshine total: 49.1hrs (46% of average).
Sunniest day: 6.2hrs on 6th.
Maximum wind gust: 36mph on 11th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1010.0mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 95%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 74%.
September 2013 - average temperatures and rather dry.
Rainfall was below average - the total of 42.3mm was around 70% of the norm, and only 13 days recorded rainfall. Most of the rain that fell was fairly light. The month's figures are below:
Mean temperature: 13.8C (-0.1 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 18.3C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 9.2C.
Highest temperature: 26.0C on the 4th.
Lowest temperature: 3.1C on the 15th.
Grass minimum temperature: -1.1C on the 15th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 2.
Rainfall total: 42.3mm (70% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 11.8mm on the 5th.
Number of rain days: 13.
Sunshine total: 108.8hrs (79% of average).
Sunniest day: 8.7hrs on 5th.
Maximum wind gust: 36mph on 16th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1015.9mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 89%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 74%.
August 2013: the warmest since 2004, and driest since 2007. Overall, a pleasant summer month!
Rainfall was below average, and only fell on 11 days - most of which was overnight - so getting out and about was good during the summer holidays.
Overall, summer 2013 (June, July and August) was the warmest since 2006 which made a very welcome change to recent disappointing years! August's statistics are below...
Mean temperature: 17.0C (+0.6 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 21.9C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 12.0C.
Highest temperature: 31.1C on the 1st.
Lowest temperature: 6.8C on the 14th.
Grass minimum temperature: 2.7C on the 13th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 0.
Rainfall total: 43.8mm (69% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 14.1mm on the 15th.
Number of rain days: 11.
Sunshine total: 171.1hrs (95% of average).
Sunniest day: 9.2hrs on 7th.
Maximum wind gust: 37mph on 17th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1018.0mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 81%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 67.5%.
July 2013: A hot summer month - the warmest July since 2006! Very wet overall, but a long dry spell too...
Mean temperature: 18.8C (+2.0 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 25.0C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 12.5C.
Highest temperature: 30.4C on the 13th and 22nd.
Lowest temperature: 6.9C on the 2nd.
Grass minimum temperature: 4.2C on the 2nd.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 0.
Rainfall total: 106.0mm (171% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 61.2mm on the 27th.
Number of rain days: 8.
Sunshine total: 254.9hrs (136% of average).
Sunniest day: 12.0hrs on 4th.
Maximum wind gust: 29mph on 13th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1021.7mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 78%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 53%.
June 2013 - drier than last June, with 15% less rain than usual. Another rather cool month...
Rainfall was a lot less than last year, with the overall total below normal by some margin.
Mean temperature: 14.4C (-0.3 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 19.3C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 9.5C.
Highest temperature: 24.9C on the 19th.
Lowest temperature: 3.3C on the 4th.
Grass minimum temperature: -0.1C on the 4th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 1.
Rainfall total: 52.7mm (85% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 11.1mm on the 14th.
Number of rain days: 12.
Sunshine total: 209.6hrs.
Sunniest day: 12.0hrs on 4th.
Maximum wind gust: 37mph on 13th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1019.0mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 78%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 77%.
May 2013: Coldest since 1996 and wettest since 2007. Another disappointing spring month!
It was disappointing in that there were only rare warm days, and nights were chilly. It was also wet with rainfall much higher than the very dry April we had this year - the total of 71.6mm being the most in May since 2007 (94mm).
Mean temperature: 10.8C (-0.7 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 15.9C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 5.6C.
Highest temperature: 23.4C on the 7th.
Lowest temperature: -2.5C on the 1st.
Grass minimum temperature: -7.9C on the 1st.
Number of air frosts: 2.
Number of ground frosts: 10.
Rainfall total: 71.6mm (133% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 20.1mm on the 14th.
Number of rain days: 20.
Sunshine total: 177.0hrs (98% of average).
Sunniest day: 11.3hrs on 6th.
Maximum wind gust: 47mph on 24th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1012.3mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 77%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 65%.
April 2013: a rather cold month overall, especially at night. Very dry - the 2nd driest on record
It was also a very dry month - 2nd driest to 2011 - and a stark contrast to the exceptionally wet 2012.
Mean temperature: 7.6C (-0.6 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 12.9C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 2.4C.
Highest temperature: 18.8C on the 23rd.
Lowest temperature: -5.0C on the 6th.
Grass minimum temperature: -10.1C on the 2nd.
Number of air frosts: 9.
Number of ground frosts: 18.
Rainfall total: 6.3mm (12% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 1.3mm on the 27th.
Number of rain days: 7.
Sunshine total: 157.1hrs (107% of average).
Sunniest day: 8.5hrs on 23rd.
Maximum wind gust: 47mph on 17th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1015.1mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 73%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 66%.
March 2013: coldest since 1962, locally since 1883, with frequent frost and snow
March 2013 has been a remarkable month. Not only has it been the coldest March in over 20-years of records here in Rosliston, but as a nation it's been the coldest since 1962. The winter that followed that March was the coldest of the 20th Century! In Central England, you have to go back to 1883 to find a colder March, however!
What's made March 2013 all the more remarkable is that it's been colder than all three winter months December, January and February - in a winter that was below average anyway. The persistent easterly winds meant that snow and frost were frequent visitors, and caused disruption at times. The lowest temperature for the month was reached as late as 31st, falling to -6.3C first thing on Easter Day - the coldest so far in 2013! This time last year we'd just had a remarkable warm March with temperatures as high as 21.6C - this year the highest was a mere 11.3C. March can often fall into the 'spring' category and give us some pleasant days - this year, the month was firmly locked in winter, as the figures below show:
Mean temperature: 2.7C (-3.5 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 6.0C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: -0.7C.
Highest temperature: 11.3C on the 5th.
Lowest temperature: -6.3C on the 31st.
Grass minimum temperature: -10.7C on the 31st.
Number of air frosts: 18.
Number of ground frosts: 22.
Rainfall total: 56.3mm (117% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 13.3mm on the 15th.
Number of rain days: 14.
Sunshine total: 104.0hrs (92% of average).
Sunniest day: 8.5hrs on 31st.
Maximum wind gust: 40mph on 25th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1009.7mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 86%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 76%.
February 2013: a cold winter month with frequent frost and some snow - the coldest February for 3 years. No severely cold weather, however!
From the 15th the was virtually no measurable rain, and this is reflected in the overall monthly total which was much lower than recent months!
Mean temperature: 3.0C (-1.2 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 5.9C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 0.2C.
Highest temperature: 9.9C on the 3rd.
Lowest temperature: -3.9C on the 19th.
Grass minimum temperature: -7.7C on the 19th.
Number of air frosts: 14.
Number of ground frosts: 21.
Rainfall total: 41.5mm (93% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 13.8mm on the 10th.
Number of rain days: 11.
Sunshine total: 63.0hrs (82% of average).
Sunniest day: 7.2hrs on 17th.
Maximum wind gust: 35mph on 4th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1018.5mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 87%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 74%.
January 2013: Mild start and end, but mostly cold with some snow. Coldest January since 2010.
Overall rainfall/precipitation was slightly below average, although temporary local flooding was an issue after the thaw on the 26th. The month ended very mild, with a temperature of 13.5C recorded on the 29th - the warmest January day since 2007.
Monthly figures:
Mean temperature: 3.1C (-0.7 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 5.6C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 0.7C.
Highest temperature: 13.5C on the 29th.
Lowest temperature: -5.6C on the 13th.
Grass minimum temperature: -12.4C on the 22nd.
Number of air frosts: 18.
Number of ground frosts: 21.
Rainfall total: 52.0mm (87% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 10.5mm on the 25th.
Number of rain days: 15.
Sunshine total: 31.3hrs (51% of average).
Sunniest day: 3.7hrs on 30th.
Maximum wind gust: 37mph on 30th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1013.0mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 91%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 73%.
December 2012: a cold start, then milder and very unsettled. The wettest December on record at this station!
There was plenty of rain, due to endless areas of low pressure moving in off the Atlantic. Indeed, the rainfall total of 125.5mm was the most recorded for the month of December here in Rosliston, and this took the annual total to just over 870mm - the wettest year on record too.
Temperatures for the month as a whole were average, the colder start being balanced by the milder second half.
Mean temperature: 4.2C (-0.0 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 7.0C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 1.4C.
Highest temperature: 12.6 C on the 22nd.
Lowest temperature: -6.0 C on the 13th.
Grass minimum temperature: -9.2C on the 13th.
Number of air frosts: 10.
Number of ground frosts: 16.
Rainfall total: 125.5mm (185% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 16.2mm on the 19th.
Number of rain days: 20.
Sunshine total: 29.8hrs (49% of average).
Sunniest day: 3.7hrs on 7th.
Maximum wind gust: 33mph on 29th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1006.6mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 93%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 66%.
November 2012: average temperatures overall, but the wettest November since 2002, and third wettest on record.
In terms of temperature, it was a very average month - almost spot on in fact at 6.1C. There were some mild days, some colder ones and some frosty nights to boot. It was still the coldest since 2010, but this was more due to the fact that last year was very mild, and 2010 was very cold!
The taking point was the wet weather, which really took hold in the second half of the month. In terms of rain days it wasn't exceptional, but the total amount was one and a half times the month's average. Coupled with the fact that the ground was already saturated from the wet summer, it didn't take much to cause flooding. This was the worst flooding locally since 2000.
The rainfall total of 98.6mm was the highest for this month since 2002 (103.3mm) and the third wettest - the wettest of all being 2000 when 107.7mm fell. The monthly figures are below:
Mean temperature: 6.1C (-0.1 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 9.2C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 3.0C.
Highest temperature: 13.7 C on the 20th.
Lowest temperature: -3.4 C on the 30th.
Grass minimum temperature: -6.8C on the 30th.
Number of air frosts: 7.
Number of ground frosts: 15.
Rainfall total: 98.6mm (158% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 27.3mm on the 24th.
Number of rain days: 16.
Sunshine total: 48.8hrs (69% of average).
Sunniest day: 5.8hrs on 5th.
Maximum wind gust: 39mph on 22nd.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1008.6mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 93%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 66%.
October 2012: rather cold - the coldest since 2003. Rainfall rather below average.
Temperatures were consistently below average, particularly by day. The highest reading of 16.1C was the lowest such figure since 1992, and is a stark contrast to the 28.7C recorded in October 2011. The monthly figures are below:
Mean Temperature: 9.2C (-0.8C of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 12.9C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 5.5C.
Highest temperature: 16.1 C on the 2nd.
Lowest temperature: -0.9 C on the 14th.
Grass minimum temperature: -3.9C on the 14th & 27th.
Number of air frosts: 2.
Number of ground frosts: 10.
Rainfall total: 54.4mm (77% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 13.8mm on the 31st.
Number of rain days: 18.
Sunshine total: 73.3hrs (68% of average).
Sunniest day: 4.9hrs on 14th.
Maximum wind gust: 31mph on the 16th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1010.3mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 93%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 61%.
September: dry start, then wetter later. Overall the coolest September since 2001!
After the dry start, the weather turned more unsettled and much wetter with showers or longer spells of rain.
Mean Temperature: 12.9C (-1.0C of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 17.9C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 7.9C.
Highest temperature: 25.6 C on the 8th and 9th.
Lowest temperature: 0.6 C on the 22nd.
Grass minimum temperature: -2.5C on the 22nd.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 2.
Rainfall total: 62.0mm (101% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 20.5mm on the 23rd.
Number of rain days: 13.
Sunshine total: 130.2hrs (93% of average).
Sunniest day: 9.5hrs on 7th.
Maximum wind gust: 30mph on the 14th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1014.2mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 89%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 56%.
August 2012: average temperatures, average rainfall.
Rainfall was virtually spot on average for August, and this meant a the exceptionally wet weather from earlier in the summer had halted. However, it may still have seemed miserable at times - it rained on 19 days, and the sunshine total for the month was only 76% so there was a fair amount of cloud. So all in all, it was average....but far from exciting!
Mean Temperature: 16.8C (+0.4C of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 21.5C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 12.2C.
Highest temperature: 26.6 C on the 10th.
Lowest temperature: 2.5 C on the 31st..
Grass minimum temperature: 0.1C on the 31st..
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 0..
Rainfall total: 63.7mm (100% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 11.4mm on the 15th.
Number of rain days: 19.
Sunshine total: 138.1hrs (76% of average).
Sunniest day: 9.8hrs on 9th.
Maximum wind gust: 26mph on the 27th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1013.9mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 89%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 76%.
July: wet and cool. A brief hot spell!
Rainfall was well above average too, though this wasn't as wet as 2007 or 2009, when as much as 137.2mm was recorded in the month.
Statistics are below:
Mean Temperature: 16.0C (-0.8C of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 20.3C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 11.7C.
Highest temperature: 28.7 C on the 24th.
Lowest temperature: 7.1 C on the 12th.
Grass minimum temperature: 3.2C on the 12th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 0..
Rainfall total: 101.9mm (165% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 25.2mm on the 13th.
Number of rain days: 19.
Sunshine total: 169.6hrs (90% of average).
Sunniest day: 11.2hrs on 24th.
Maximum wind gust: 21mph on the 1st and 18th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1013.5mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 87%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 76%.
June 2012: rather cool and very wet. Coolest since 1999 and wettest since 2007.
In spite of national reports saying this was the wettest June on record, here in Rosliston 2007 was wetter! Nevertheless, it still exceeded twice the normal amount of rainfall and it rained on 24 days!
Mean Temperature: 14.1C (-0.6C of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 17.7C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 10.4C.
Highest temperature: 24.4C on the 27th.
Lowest temperature: 6.2C on the 4th.
Grass minimum temperature: 2.7C on the 5th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 0.
Rainfall total: 125.9mm (204% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 15.7mm on the 2nd.
Number of rain days: 24.
Sunshine total: 111.5hrs.
Sunniest day: 9.2 on the 20th.
Maximum wind gust: 30mph on the 8th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1010.3mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 86%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 80%.
May 2012: A dry month, and mostly cold - but a week of hot weather at the end of the month.
In spite of such chilly weather for much of the month (the 3rd and 5th were no warmer than 8.5C and 8.9C respectively), the hot weather at the end lifted the month's mean significantly.
After a wet April, this month was much drier with only just over half the usual amount for the month.
No air frosts were recorded in the month (though we came close with a low of +0.1C on the 5th), but 7 ground frosts occurred.
Mean Temperature: 12.3C (+0.8C of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 17.4C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 7.2C.
Highest temperature: 27.6C on the 23rd.
Lowest temperature: 0.1C on the 5th.
Grass minimum temperature: -3.5C on the 6th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 7.
Rainfall total: 29.3mm (55% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 9.8mm on the 9th.
Number of rain days: 14.
Sunshine total: 194.7hrs.
Sunniest day: 11.6hrs on 26th.
Maximum wind gust: 27mph on the 10th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1018.1mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 82%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 64%.
April 2012: A cold month, and very wet!
Rainfall, on the other hand, was well above average - in fact, almost double the norm. The total of 102.1mm here was the highest since 2000 (123.9mm), though some areas to the south had even more. It has helped the drought situation temporarily, but the last 12 months' rainfall is still well below usual at 82%. It will take many more wet weeks to make up the deficit.
Mean Temperature: 7.4C (-0.8C of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 11.9C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 2.9C.
Highest temperature: 19.2C on the 30th.
Lowest temperature: -2.9C on the 16th.
Grass minimum temperature: -6.5C on the 6th.
Number of air frosts: 5.
Number of ground frosts: 11.
Rainfall total: 102.1mm (194% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 16.1mm on the 17th.
Number of rain days: 23.
Sunshine total: 117.6hrs.
Sunniest day: 9.6hrs on 1st.
Maximum wind gust: 40mph on the 29th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1004.7mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 85%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 73%.
March 2012 - dry and very mild overall.
Some frosty nights, but exceptional warmth in the last week.
With high pressure, clear skies often dominate, and through the month this meant several frosty nights - though never severe.
In the last week, a spell of sunny and clear weather saw very remarkable conditions develop up and down the UK, with temperatures (in spite of chilly nights) more typical of June and July. The 26th-28th all saw temperatures exceeding 20C, beating the previous March record in Rosliston of 18.9C. The 28th managed an incredible 21.6C, the new record. The overall mean for the month of 8.2C was the highest since 1997 and the 2nd highest on record.
Mean Temperature: 8.2C (+2.0C of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 13.7C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 2.7C.
Highest temperature: 21.6C on the 28rd.
Lowest temperature: -3.8C on the 6th.
Grass minimum temperature: -5.8C on the 6th.
Number of air frosts: 8.
Number of ground frosts: 17.
Rainfall total: 30.3mm (63% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 14.5mm on the 17th.
Number of rain days: 7.
Sunshine total: 164.3hrs.
Sunniest day: 10.0hrs on 26th and 27th.
Maximum wind gust: 35mph on the 7th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1028.2mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 91%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 61%.
February 2012: very dry with some stark temperature contrasts...
The first half of the month was very wintry, with hard frosts and some snow. The snow depth reached 12cm on the 4th/5th, and the temperature fell as low as -9.5C - the lowest on record at this site for the month of February. The mean temperature for the first two weeks was -0.2C. By the end of the month, spring had arrived and temperatures reached an incredibly warm 17.8C on the 23rd, smashing the previous February record of 16.9C.
Much of the month was dominated by high pressure, hence the dry weather - the orientation of which made a direct impacts as to how warm or cold it was! Rainfall was less than half the average, and it was the driest February since 2008 (21.8mm).
Mean Temperature: 4.1C (-0.1 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 7.6C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 0.5C.
Highest temperature: 17.8C on the 23rd.
Lowest temperature: -9.5C on the 4th.
Grass minimum temperature: -11.9C on the 4th.
Number of air frosts: 14.
Number of ground frosts: 18.
Rainfall total: 23.4mm (44% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 12.1mm on the 4th.
Number of rain days: 8.
Sunshine total: 72.7hrs.
Sunniest day: 7.4hrs on 1st.
Maximum wind gust: 37mph on the 18th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1029.7mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 90%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 72%.
January 2012: A mild month with no snow and little frost.
The mildest January since 2008.
No snow was recorded, and rainfall was higher than in previous Januaries. In fact it was the wettest since 2008, though that year was very much wetter still!
Mean Temperature: 5.1C (+1.4 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 8.4C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 1.7C.
Highest temperature: 12.2C on the 11th.
Lowest temperature: -6.5C on the 14th.
Grass minimum temperature: -10.0C on the 16th.
Number of air frosts: 10.
Number of ground frosts: 16.
Rainfall total: 53.0mm (92% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 16.0mm on the 4th.
Number of rain days: 15.
Sunshine total: 55.3hrs.
Sunniest day: 5.8hrs on 14th.
Maximum wind gust: 51mph on the 5th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1020.9mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 91%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 51%.
December 2011: mildest since 2006 and wettest since 2003.
Rainfall was close to normal, but was the wettest month of the year and the wettest December since 2003.
The year as a whole was the 2nd warmest on record, in spite of the coolest summer for 18 years in some places! It was also an incredibly dry year...December's statistics, meanwhile, are below:
Mean Temperature: 5.6 (+1.3 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 8.5C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 2.8C.
Highest temperature: 13.0C on the 26th.
Lowest temperature: -2.3C on the 7th.
Grass minimum temperature: -5.0C on the 10th & 19th.
Number of air frosts: 6.
Number of ground frosts: 18.
Rainfall total: 74.5mm (104% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 9.7mm on the 11th.
Number of rain days: 20.
Sunshine total: 30.2hrs.
Sunniest day: 3.5hrs on 6th.
Maximum wind gust: 46mph on the 7th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1010.7mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 90%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 61%.
November 2011: Exceptionally mild but cloudy- the 2nd warmest November on record, behind 1994. Remaining very dry again...
Mean Temperature: 9.0 (+2.9 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 11.9C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 6.1C.
Highest temperature: 15.7C on the 13th.
Lowest temperature: -0.5C on the 7th.
Grass minimum temperature: -3.7C on the 7th.
Number of air frosts: 1.
Number of ground frosts: 5.
Rainfall total: 36.0mm (56% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 8.1mm on the 2nd.
Number of rain days: 16.
Sunshine total: 33.3hrs.
Sunniest day: 5.7hrs on 6th.
Maximum wind gust: 38mph on the 27th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1017.4mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 94%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 79%.
October 2011: record heat to start, and continuing warm throughout. Warmest October since 2005 overall, and driest since 2007.
Overall the month was the warmest October since 2005 (which averaged 12.9C) and the driest since 2007 (which recorded 24.4mm).
There were a few chilly nights, in spite of the warmth, with a few ground frosts recorded, though these were slight.
Mean Temperature: 12.7 (+2.5 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 16.7C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 8.6C.
Highest temperature: 28.7C on the 1st.
Lowest temperature: 0.8C on the 20th.
Grass minimum temperature: -3.8C on the 20th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 6.
Rainfall total: 45.6mm (64% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 12.3mm on the 16th.
Number of rain days: 11.
Sunshine total: 92.7hrs.
Sunniest day: 9.0hrs on 1st.
Maximum wind gust: 42mph on the 10th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1016.3mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 88%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 63%.
September 2011: warm and dry overall, with record breaking heat at the end of the month.
The month ended spectacularly, with unusually high temperatures for so late in the season. It peaked on the 30th when temperatures managed to reach 28.9C, the hottest temperature in September locally on record. The heat continued onto October.
Overall, the mean of 15.7C was the highest since 2006 and rainfall was again below average by about a third. Rainfall levels for the year continue to be worryingly low!
Mean Temperature: 15.7 (+2.2 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 20.3C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 11.0C.
Highest temperature: 28.9C on the 30th.
Lowest temperature: 4.1C on the 1st.
Grass minimum temperature: 1.2C on the 18th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 0.
Rainfall total: 34.7mm (65% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 10.4mm on the 10th.
Number of rain days: 13.
Sunshine total: 99.3hrs.
Sunniest day: 8.1hrs on 1st.
Maximum wind gust: 43mph on the 12th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1012.1mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 85%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 57%.
August 2011: average temperatures. Mostly dry, but rainfall near average by the month's end.
Summer 2011 as a whole (June to August) averaged 16.2C here - that's the lowest summer figure since 1998. It was also the driest summer since 2000. August's figures alone are below:
Mean Temperature: 16.2 (-0.2 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 21.1C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 11.2C.
Highest temperature: 27.9C on the 3rd.
Lowest temperature: 5.7C on the 17th.
Grass minimum temperature: 2.3C on the 17th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 0.
Rainfall total: 45.9mm (92% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 21.2mm on the 24th.
Number of rain days: 14.
Sunshine total: 108.0hrs.
Sunniest day: 8.2hrs on 19th.
Maximum wind gust: 32mph on the 8th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1013.0mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 81%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 74%.
July 2011 - rather dry and rather cool, especially at night.
It was also a rather dry month, continuing this year's very dry spell. The total rainfall amounted to 39.2mm, the lowest figure for July since 2000 (35.3mm).
The monthly statistics are set out below:
Mean Temperature: 15.9C (-0.8C of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 21.6C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 10.2C.
Highest temperature: 26.0C on the 31st.
Lowest temperature: 4.9C on the 2nd.
Grass minimum temperature: 1.5C on the 2nd.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 0.
Rainfall total: 39.2mm (85% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 8.3mm on the 6th.
Number of rain days: 13.
Sunshine total: 195.6hrs.
Sunniest day: 10.7hrs on 25th.
Maximum wind gust: 32mph on the 17th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1013.6mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 76%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 65%.
June 2011: warm days but cool nights. Rainfall slightly below normal.
Rainfall was again rather below normal, though not exceptionally so for June. It's the fact that the year as a whole so far has only seen about half its usual rainfall that is exceptional! The month's overall statistics are below:
Mean Temperature: 14.5C (+0.2C of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 20.2C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 8.9C.
Highest temperature: 29.2C on the 27th.
Lowest temperature: 1.5C on the 12th.
Grass minimum temperature: -1.6C on the 412th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 1.
Rainfall total: 42.9mm (96% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 15.8mm on the 12th.
Number of rain days: 13.
Sunshine total: 191.4hrs.
Sunniest day: 11.4hrs on 3rd.
Maximum wind gust: 36mph on the 7th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1015.1mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 74%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 56%.
May 2011: another warm month, especially early on. Rainfall a little closer to normal.
At least there was some relief for the gardens: rainfall was very close to normal, but the deficit of the past months is still significant.
Mean Temperature: 12.5C (+1.1C of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 17.5C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 7.5C.
Highest temperature: 23.7C on the 6th.
Lowest temperature: -1.9C on the 4th.
Grass minimum temperature: -5.9C on the 4th.
Number of air frosts: 1.
Number of ground frosts: 5.
Rainfall total: 47.7mm (96% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 17.1mm on the 7th.
Number of rain days: 17.
Sunshine total: 181.6hrs.
Sunniest day: 10.3hrs on the 2nd and 3rd.
Maximum wind gust: 40mph on the 22nd.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1017.4mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 74%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 57%.
April 2011: Exceptionally warm, exceptionally dry and very sunny. An early taste of summer!
The other characteristic of the month was how dry it was: just 4.4mm was recorded all month here, just 8% of average. This is easily the driest of ANY month here, again beating the previous April record from 2007 (9.0mm). When we consider how dry March was too, this spring has been remarkable. The month's statistics give a broader picture...
Mean Temperature: 12.4C (+4.7C of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 18.4C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 6.3C.
Highest temperature: 26.0C on the 23rd.
Lowest temperature: 1.3C on the 13th.
Grass minimum temperature: -2.0C on the 13th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 6.
Rainfall total:
Wettest 24hrs: 2.6mm on the 3rd.
Number of rain days: 3.
Sunshine total: 170.4hrs.
Sunniest day: 9.8hrs on the 8th.
Maximum wind gust: 35mph on the 11th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1020.1mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 81%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 45%.
March 2011: Warm days, but some cold nights. Exceptionally dry with a distinct lack of rainfall!
The month's main talking point was its very low rainfall: this was by far the driest on local records, and the 2nd driest of any month - equal with September 1996, which also only recorded 8.7mm. The dry trend of past month's means that the year's total so far is only half the expected rainfall for the Jan-Mar period. If the rest of spring continues this theme, we could be looking at a drought this summer!
Mean Temperature: 6.7C (+0.4 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 11.7C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 1.7C.
Highest temperature: 18.3C on the 23rd and 24th.
Lowest temperature: -4.6C on the 8th.
Grass minimum temperature: -8.2C on 19th.
Number of air frosts: 8.
Number of ground frosts: 20.
Rainfall total: 8.7mm (16% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 3.3mm on the 30th.
Number of rain days: 5.
Sunshine total: 114.3hrs.
Sunniest day: 8.2hrs on 24th.
Maximum wind gust: 44mph on the 10th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1023.2mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 89%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 64%.
February 2011: Very mild but dull. The mildest February since 2002, with rainfall slightly below normal.
The month's statistics are below:
Mean Temperature: 6.4C (+2.2 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 9.1C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 3.7C.
Highest temperature: 14.1C on the 24th.
Lowest temperature: -4.5C on the 1st.
Grass minimum temperature: -7.5C on 1st.
Number of air frosts: 2.
Number of ground frosts: 12.
Rainfall total: 46.2mm (89% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 10.0mm on the 18th.
Number of rain days: 18.
Sunshine total: 39.1hrs.
Sunniest day: 6.5hrs on 20th.
Maximum wind gust: 33mph on the 8th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1013.2mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 94%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 83%.
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January 2011: rather cold generally, but very mild midmonth. The driest January since 2006, and only 2 days of snow falling.
With frequent high pressure, the month was a dry one, with only about half the usual rainfall total falling. This made it the driest January since 2006. In spite of the cold periods, only two days of snow falling were recorded. The mid-month period became very mild for a time, too.
The month's overall figures are outlined below:
Mean Temperature: 3.3C (-0.4 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 6.0C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 0.7C.
Highest temperature: 13.1C on the 13th.
Lowest temperature: -7.4C on the 31st.
Grass minimum temperature: -9.5C on 31st.
Number of air frosts: 12.
Number of ground frosts: 21.
Rainfall total: 29.9mm (52% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 8.3mm on the 7th.
Number of rain days: 11.
Sunshine total: 36.6hrs.
Sunniest day: 4.8hrs on 20th.
Maximum wind gust: 33mph on the 5th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1019.3mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 93%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 80%.
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December 2010 - bitterly cold but very dry. The coldest by far on my records, and coldest through Central England since 1890...
The severely cold weather was due to blocking areas of high pressure to the north or east, and this resulted in winds being generally calmer than usual. The highest wind speed recorded was 29mph - again, the lowest on record. Generally high pressure also meant that it was dry: with 26.6mm it was the driest December since 2004, which recorded 17.2mm. There were, of course, several days of snow too. The deepest recorded was 10cm on the 3rd - and 16 days saw snow lying at 0900, with 10 days of snow falling. Quite a month! The month's figures are set out below...
Mean Temperature: -1.5C (-5.8 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 1.7C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: -4.6C.
Highest temperature: 7.9 on the 11th.
Lowest temperature: -11.9C on the 25th.
Grass minimum temperature: -15.9C on 3rd.
Number of air frosts: 24.
Number of ground frosts: 26.
Rainfall total: 26.6mm (37% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 8.6mm on the 27th.
Number of rain days: 11.
Sunshine total: 26.6hrs.
Sunniest day: 4.0hrs on 25th.
Maximum wind gust: 29mph on 11th and 16th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1016.1mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 96%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 81%.
November 2010: very mild start, but severly cold end. Coldest November since 1993 overall, but driest since 2005.
The month was also generally on the dry side, with rainfall the lowest since 2005.
Mean Temperature: 4.5C (-1.6 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 7.4C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 1.5C.
Highest temperature: 16.7 on 4th.
Lowest temperature: -12.0C on the 28th.
Grass minimum temperature: -15.0C on 28th.
Number of air frosts: 12.
Number of ground frosts: 16.
Rainfall total: 47.2mm (73% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 13.5mm on the 8th.
Number of rain days: 18.
Sunshine total: 49.0hrs.
Sunniest day: 4.8hrs on 15th.
Maximum wind gust: 31mph on 1st..
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1006.5mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 93%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 60%.
October 2010: Warm start and end, but frosty nights in the third week. Rainfall close to normal.
Mean Temperature: 9.9C (-0.3 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 13.8C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 5.9C.
Highest temperature: 18.9C on 10th.
Lowest temperature: -3.4C on the 25th.
Grass minimum temperature: -6.3C on 25th.
Number of air frosts: 4.
Number of ground frosts: 9.
Rainfall total: 66.6mm (94% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 16.0mm on the 23rd.
Number of rain days: 15.
Sunshine total: 75.0hrs.
Sunniest day: 7.0hrs on 20th.
Maximum wind gust: 31mph on 1st..
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1013.0mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 93%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 71%.
September 2010: Rather wet and generally warm.
Mean Temperature: 14.0C (+0.5 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 18.4C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 9.6C.
Highest temperature: 22.8C on 1st.
Lowest temperature: 1.9 on the 25th.
Grass minimum temperature: -2.1C on 25th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 1.
Rainfall total: 77.5mm (145% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 32.5mm on the 23rd.
Number of rain days: 17.
Sunshine total: 65.0hrs.
Sunniest day: 7.2hrs on 1st.
Maximum wind gust: 31mph on 6th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1014.7mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 89%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 63%.
August 2010: Rather dull, the wettest since 2006 - and coolest since 1992.
Mean Temperature: 15.6C (-0.8 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 20.4C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 10.9C.
Highest temperature: 24.3C on 16th.
Lowest temperature: 3.1C on the 31st.
Grass minimum temperature: -0.3C on 31st.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 1.
Rainfall total: 95.8mm (192% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 15.7mm on the 25th.
Number of rain days: 19.
Sunshine total: 79.5hrs.
Sunniest day: 6.6hrs on 31st.
Maximum wind gust: 36mph on 24th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1014.6mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 85%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 74%.
July 2010 - warmest and driest since 2006, but often dull and cloudy.
Mean Temperature: 17.3 (+0.6 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 22.0C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 12.6C.
Highest temperature: 26.9C on 19th.
Lowest temperature: 6.5C on the 6th.
Grass minimum temperature: 2.2C on 6th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 0.
Rainfall total: 43.5mm (94% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 19.2mm on the 22nd.
Number of rain days: 13
Sunshine total: 139.3hrs.
Sunniest day: 11.0hrs on 3rd.
Maximum wind gust: 32mph on 15th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1014.6mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 81%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 83%.
June 2010 - warm and dry. The warmest June since 2006.
Mean Temperature: 15.8C (+1.5 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 22.1C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 9.5C.
Highest temperature: 27.8C on 27th.
Lowest temperature: 4.6C on the 17th and 20th.
Grass minimum temperature: -0.4C on 20th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 1.
Rainfall total: 40.8mm (72% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 20.7mm on the 13th.
Number of rain days: 10
Sunshine total: 221.9hrs
Sunniest day: 13.3hrs on 22nd.
Maximum wind gust: 26mph on 28th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1018.6mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 76%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 53%.
May 2010 - coolest since 1996, and driest since 1998.
Mean Temperature: 11.1C (-0.3C of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 16.7C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 5.5C.
Highest temperature: 28.0C on 23rd.
Lowest temperature: -2.1C on the 13th.
Grass minimum temperature: -5.9C on 4th.
Number of air frosts: 3.
Number of ground frosts: 9.
Rainfall total: 14.4mm (29% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 6.3mm on the 29th.
Number of rain days: 9
Sunshine total: 192.8hrs
Sunniest day: 11.3hrs on 22nd.
Maximum wind gust: 35mph on 30th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1018.6mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 74%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 53%.
April 2010: Rather warm by day, but chilly nights. A very dry month!
Mean Temperature: 9.1C (+1.4C of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 14.8C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 3.4C.
Highest temperature: 20.1C on 27th.
Lowest temperature: -2.9C on the 22nd.
Grass minimum temperature: -7.2C on 22nd.
Number of air frosts: 6.
Number of ground frosts: 18.
Rainfall total: 22.5mm (43% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 8.6mm on the 29th.
Number of rain days: 8..
Sunshine total: 198.9hrs
Sunniest day: 10.4hrs on 27th.
Maximum wind gust: 31mph on 1st, 20th and 30th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1020.4mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 77%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 70%.
March 2010: very cold start, then much milder. Rather dry overall.
Mean Temperature: 6.1C (-0.2 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 10.5C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 1.7C.
Highest temperature: 15.0C on 25th.
Lowest temperature: -8.0C on the 8th.
Grass minimum temperature: -12.2C on 8th.
Number of air frosts: 12.
Number of ground frosts: 19.
Rainfall total: 39.4mm (73% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 9.8mm on the 24th.
Number of rain days: 11.
Number of days with sleet or snow falling: 1.
Sunshine total: 124.2hrs
Sunniest day: 8.0hrs.
Maximum wind gust: 33mph on the 26th and 31st.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1016.8mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 88%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 70%.
February 2010: Coldest since 1996, with near-average rainfall.
A third cold month meant the winter mean temperature here was just 2.1C - the lowest for the winter period since 1978-9. February's summary is below:
Mean Temperature: 2.6C (-1.6 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 5.4C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: -0.4C.
Highest temperature: 10.1C on 24th.
Lowest temperature: -4.0C on the 22nd.
Grass minimum temperature: -9.9C on 11th.
Number of air frosts: 15.
Number of ground frosts: 22.
Rainfall total: 48.4mm (93% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 7.2mm on the 18th.
Maximum snow depth: 7cm on the 21st.
Number of rain days: 20.
Number of days with sleet or snow falling: 6.
Number of days with over 50% snow cover: 5.
Sunshine total: 57.1hrs
Sunniest day: 5.5hrs on the 16th.
Maximum wind gust: 33mph on the 26th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1004.0mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 91%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 81%.
January 2010: The coldest January since 1987!
Mean Temperature: 1.0C (-2.7 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 3.5C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: -1.5C.
Highest temperature: 9.1C on 18th.
Lowest temperature: -11.3C on the 7th.
Grass minimum temperature: -16.9C on 7th.
Number of air frosts: 16.
Number of ground frosts: 24.
Rainfall total: 50.9mm (89% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 18.1mm on the 22nd.
Maximum snow depth: 5cm on the 14th.
Number of rain days: 15.
Number of days with sleet or snow falling: 11.
Number of days with over 50% snow cover: 10.
Sunshine total: 53.9hrs
Sunniest day: 6.4hrs on the 30th.
Maximum wind gust: 32mph on the 27th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1016.1mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 92%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 69%.
December 2009 - average rainfall but the coldest since 1996!
Mean Temperature: 2.6C (-1.7 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 5.3C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 0.0C.
Highest temperature: 11.9C on 5th.
Lowest temperature: -7.3C on the 9th.
Grass minimum temperature: -10.6C on 9th.
Number of air frosts: 16.
Number of ground frosts: 25.
Rainfall total: 63.7mm (89% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 17.0mm on the 5th
Number of rain days: 22.
Sunshine total: 37.3hrs
Sunniest day: 3.6hrs on the 20th and 26th.
Maximum wind gust: 34mph on the 27th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1006.8mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 94%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 50%.
November 2009: A rather wet month, but the mildest for 15 years!
After recent reports of November 2009 being the wettest ever recorded, it's important to remember that this figure is a countrywide average. Cumbria and other northern areas have had an incredible amount of rain, which pushed up the UK average for the month. Here in Rosliston it was only the wettest November since 2002. However, 25 rain days was the most for the month on record. It was also a very mild month, with no snow and very limited frost - the lowest temperature was just -1.2C on the 9th, the highest November minimum since 2002. The rest of the month's figures are below:
Mean Temperature: 8.2C (+2.1 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 11.0C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 5.5C.
Highest temperature: 15.0C on the 1st.
Lowest temperature: -1.2C on the 9th.
Grass minimum temperature: -3.5C on 9th.
Number of air frosts: 2.
Number of ground frosts: 8.
Rainfall total: 85.0mm (132% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 16.3mm on the 6th
Number of rain days: 25.
Sunshine total: 34.9hrs
Sunniest day: 3.8hrs on the 17th
Maximum wind gust: 50mph on the 1st.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 999.1mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 91%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 65%.
October 2009: A warm, dry month with much sunshine.
Mean Temperature: 11.4C (+1.2 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 15.3C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 7.6C.
Highest temperature: 20.1C on the 6th.
Lowest temperature: -0.2C on the 8th.
Grass minimum temperature: -3.4C on 8th.
Number of air frosts: 1.
Number of ground frosts: 5.
Rainfall total: 54.2mm (77% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 19.7mm on the 6th
Number of rain days: 13.
Sunshine total: 65.6hrs
Sunniest day: 6.6hrs on the 12th
Maximum wind gust: 44mph on the 3rd.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1016.5mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 90%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 70%.
September 2009 - warm and very dry
More notable was the lack of rain: only 4 days with rainfall recorded was the lowest for any month at this station on 20 years of records! No rain was recorded after the 8th. However, the overall rainfall total of 16mm was not as low as in 1996 and 1997, when 8.7mm and 10.2mm was recorded respectively.
Mean Temperature: 14.2C (+0.7 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 18.7C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 9.7C.
Highest temperature: 23.0C on the 7th and 8th.
Lowest temperature: 3.1C on the 27th.
Grass minimum temperature: 0.2C on the 27th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 0.
Rainfall total: 16.0mm (30% of average, and lowest since 1997).
Wettest 24hrs: 8.2mm on the 2nd.
Number of rain days: 4.
Sunshine total: 102.1hrs.
Sunniest day: 8.8hrs on the 12th.
Maximum wind gust: 41mph on the 3rd.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1022.6mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 83%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 70%.
August 2009 - reasonably warm with near average rainfall.
Mean Temperature: 16.9C (+0.5 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 21.4C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 12.4C.
Highest temperature: 26.4C on the 19th.
Lowest temperature: 8.2C on the 22nd.
Grass minimum temperature: 3.9C on the 22nd.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 0.
Rainfall total: 44.3mm (89% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 10.9mm on 6th.
Number of rain days: 15.
Sunshine total: 119.1hrs.
Sunniest day: 8.7hrs on the 8th.
Maximum wind gust: 39mph on the 20th (highest gust recorded in August here).
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1015.1mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 81%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 69%.
July 2009 - mostly rather cool, with exceptionally high rainfall.
Mean Temperature: 16.5C (-0.2C of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 21.0C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 12.0C.
Highest temperature: 30.5C on the 1st.
Lowest temperature: 7.1C on the 31st.
Grass minimum temperature: 3.9C on the 31st.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 0.
Rainfall total: 137.2mm (296% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 21.5mm on the 7th.
Number of rain days: 23.
Sunshine total: 138.7hrs.
Sunniest day: 9.9hrs on the 2nd.
Maximum wind gust: 31mph on the 18th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1011.3mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 83%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 5.8 oktas (73%).
June 2009 - another warm and wet month, which helped the plants grow...
June got off to a rather slow start. The first half of the month was rather cool at times, with spells of rain or showers, some of which was heavy. The 6th and 7th were also the coolest June days since 1997, only reaching 12.2C and 12.0C respectively. However, the month warmed up siginificantly after mid-month, with very warm or hot conditions in the last week...
Mean temperature: 15.2 (+0.9 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 20.7C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 9.8C.
Highest temperature: 28.4C on the 29th.
Lowest temperature: 2.0C on the 4th.
Grass minimum temperature: -1.5C on the 4th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 2.
Rainfall total: 69.8mm (123% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 19.6mm on the 7th.
Number of rain days: 12.
Sunshine total: 172.7hrs.
Sunniest day: 11.3hrs on the 1st.
Maximum wind gust: 30mph on the 18th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1021.9mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 70%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 5.2 oktas (66%).
May 2009 - warm and wet overall
This May followed the generally warm pattern that many recent Mays have followed. Although average temperatures weren't as high as in 2008, cold weather was pretty scarce. In fact, 2 ground frosts was the least recorded here in May since 1999. The high of 26C on the 29th was the highest for the month since 2005 when 27.5c was logged. It was wet though - particlularly midmonth when there was some heavy rain at times. The month's end was very warm and summery. How do the month's statistics look then....?
Mean temperature: 12.4C (+1.0 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 17.5C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 7.2C.
Highest temperature: 26.0C on the 29th.
Lowest temperature: 1.6C on the 10th.
Grass minimum temperature: -1.7C on the 10th.
Number of air frosts: 0.
Number of ground frosts: 2.
Rainfall total: 71.5mm (143% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 22.8mm on the 27th.
Number of rain days: 16.
Sunshine total: 173.1hrs.
Sunniest day: 11.1hrs on the 30th and 31st.
Maximum wind gust: 39mph on the 8th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1017.9mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 78%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 5.2 oktas (66%).
April 2009 - mostly very warm and dry
After what seemed like a long and cold winter, April was quite a turn around: dry, warm and sunny. There was a high consistency of above-average temperatures, and April showers were infrequent. Frost was also quite a rarity and sleet or snow didn't fall on a single day. Although it was not as warm or as dry as April 2007 it wasn't far off - in fact, this was still the 2nd warmest April on record at this station. The statistics below speak for themselves...
Mean temperature: 10.2C (+2.5 of average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 15.4C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 5.1C.
Highest temperature: 19.3C on the 20th.
Lowest temperature: -1.5C on the 5th.
Grass minimum temperature: -5.4C on the 5th.
Number of air frosts: 2.
Number of ground frosts: 9.
Rainfall total: 39.1mm (75% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 13.8mm on the 27th.
Number of rain days: 14.
Sunshine total: 173.4hrs.
Sunniest day: 10.2hrs on the 20th.
Maximum wind gust: 38mph on the 8th.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1013.8mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 84%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 5.2 oktas (66%).
March 2009 - quite warm and very dry.
Often frosty at night.
Apart from the first and last weeks, which were briefly unsettled, the month as a whole contained a lot of dry and often mild weather. There were still some chilly nights, with frost recorded on several occasions. It was the warmest March since only 2007 (mean temperature 7.2C), but the driest since 2003 (20.3mm). So another month of mostly high pressure...
Mean temperature: 6.8C (+0.5 from average)
Mean daily maximum temperature: 11.5C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 2.0C.
Highest temperature: 16.1C on the 16th.
Lowest temperature: -3.9C on the 6th
Grass minimum temperature: -7.7C on the 6th.
Number of air frosts: 8.
Number of ground frosts: 20.
Rainfall total: 22.8mm (42% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 10.9mm on 3rd.
Number of rain days: 11.
Sunshine total: 146.1hrs.
Sunniest day: 8.7hrs on the 31st.
Maximum wind gust: 44mph on the 3rd.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1015.2mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 85%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 4.2 oktas (52%).
February 2009 - a tale of two halves...
The month began very cold and snowy, with some of the heaviest snowfalls since February 1991. Temperatures were generally low for the first half of the month, with a dominance of cold easterly winds. However, from the 15th it was a lot milder - even very mild at times. The mild eventually outweighed the cold, and the month's mean temperature was spot on average as a result. It was another very dry February, indicating a dominance of high pressure.
Mean temperature: 4.2C (+0.0 from average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 7.2C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: 1.1C.
Highest temperature: 11.9C on the 27th.
Lowest temperature: -5.0C on the 8th.
Grass minimum temperature: -10.5C on the 7th.
Number of air frosts: 13.
Number of ground frosts: 17.
Rainfall total: 24.7mm (47% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 8.5mm on 9th.
Maximum snow depth: 12.5cm on the 2nd.
Number of rain days: 11.
Sunshine total: 62.7hrs.
Sunniest day: 6.3hrs on the 7th.
Maximum wind gust: 37mph on 22nd.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1016.6mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 90%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 6.1 oktas (76%).
Winter 2008-9 had a mean temperature in Rosliston of 3.4C (-0.7 of normal), making it the coldest winter since 1995-6 when the mean was 2.6C. It certainly put a stop to the run of very mild winters we have been used to, and caught a lot of people out. It was still a long way off the severe cold experienced other winters last century, however!
Rainfall for the winter reached 129.0mm (71% of average), which is the driest winter total since 2005-6 which had 94.8mm.
January 2009 - how did it fair?
January 2009 was certainly a much more wintry month than we have been used to. The Januaries of 2007 and 2008 were both exceptionally mild with little if any wintry weather at all. But how did the month fair as a whole? Was it colder than average? And did the month's rainfall exceed its usual amount? The Statistics below should give you a good idea:
Mean temperature: 2.8C (-0.9 from average).
Mean daily maximum temperature: 5.6C.
Mean daily minimum temperature: -0.1C.
Highest temperature: 10.1C on the 12th.
Lowest temperature: -6.9C on the 6th.
Grass minimum temperature: -10.9C on the 6th.
Number of air frosts: 13.
Number of ground frosts: 25.
Rainfall total: 46.7mm (81% of average).
Wettest 24hrs: 9.8mm on 27th.
Number of rain days: 15.
Sunshine total: 48.0hrs.
Sunniest day: 5.6hrs on the 18th.
Maximum wind gust: 45mph.
Mean air pressure at 0900: 1009.9mb.
Mean humidity at 0900: 94%.
Mean cloud cover at 0900: 6.1 oktas (76%).
The opening days of the month were characterised by a cold Continental flow of air, giving a very cold week. In fact, the average temperature for the first ten days was just -0.6C - the coldest such period since 1997. There was some snowfall, though this was mainly light, on the 5th. Frost in this period was severe at times too.
The rest of the month was more mobile, with low pressure dominating. However, the air source was rarely mild, and frost was still logged on several nights. A return to a more continental flow showed signs of returning at the month's end.
The month as a whole was the coldest January for 8 years - though the highest temperature of 10.1C was the lowest such statistic for the month since 1997, when the highest was 9.2C. The lowest minimum temperature of -6.9C was the lowest since 2003 (-7.4C). Overall, the rainfall was on the dry side - though there were some wet spells around the middle of the month, and again in the last week.