Weather Statistics – Tideswell – April 2015
Temperature
Mean daily maximum: 13.6 (0.9 above average)
Mean daily minimum: 2.9 (0.6 below average)
Mean temperature: 8.2 (0.1 above average)
Highest daily maximum: 21.9 (23rd)
Lowest daily maximum: 5.9 (1st)
Lowest daily minimum: -3.0 (27th)
Highest daily minimum: 8.7 (25th)
Lowest daily grass minimum: -5.5 (27th)
Number of air frosts: 2
Number of ground frosts: 14
Days with max 20.0-24.9: 1
Days with max 15.0-19.9: 11
Days with max 10.0-14.9: 15
Days with max 5.0-9.9: 3
Frost duration: 9.4 hours
Rainfall
Total fall: 43.6 mm (72% of average)
Wettest day (0900-0900) 10.2 mm (1st)
Rain days (0.2 mm or more): 12
Wet days (1.0 mm or more): 11
Snow
Days with snow or sleet falling: 6
Days more than 50% cover at 0900: 0
Deepest at 0900: 0 cm
Sunshine
Total sunshine: 157.4 hours (144% of average)
Sunniest day: 12.5 hours (26th )
Days with no sun: 1
Other phenomena
Days with thunder heard: 0
Days with hail: 4
Days with fog at 0900: 0
Wind
Mean wind speed: 5.3 mph
Maximum gust: 36 mph (12th)
Days with gale: 0
Remarks
A very dry and sunny month with temperature near average overall. There was a summery spell during the second half of the month but it was back to more seasonal weather towards the end of the month
More details at: http://peakdistrictweather.org