Weather Statistics – Tideswell – October 2014
Temperature
Mean daily maximum: 13.2 (0.2 below average)
Mean daily minimum: 7.6 (0.4 above average)
Mean temperature: 10.4 (0.1 above average)
Highest daily maximum: 17.4 (31st)
Lowest daily maximum: 8.7 (7th)
Lowest daily minimum: 1.1 (5th)
Highest daily minimum: 14.0 (18th)
Lowest daily grass minimum: -2.4 (5th)
Number of air frosts: 0
Number of ground frosts: 4
Days with max 15.0-19.9: 8
Days with max 10.0-14.9: 18
Days with max 5.0-9.9: 5
Frost duration: 0.0 hours
Rainfall
Total fall: 113.2 mm (92% of average)
Wettest day (0900-0900) 16.4 mm (21st)
Rain days (0.2 mm or more): 25
Wet days (1.0 mm or more): 17
Snow
Days with snow or sleet falling: 0
Days more than 50% cover at 0900: 0
Deepest at 0900: 0 cm
Sunshine
Total sunshine: 43.7 hours (68% of average)
Sunniest day: 6.0 hours (10th )
Days with no sun: 5
Other phenomena
Days with thunder heard: 0
Days with hail: 0
Days with fog at 0900: 1
Wind
Mean wind speed: 5.5 mph
Maximum gust: 39 mph (14th)
Days with gale: 0
Remarks
A very dull month. Persistently wet though the rainfall was a little below average. No notable warm or cold spells.