Weather Statistics  –  Tideswell  –  November 2016

Temperature

 

Mean daily maximum:                 7.1 (1.3 below average)

Mean daily minimum:                 1.9 (1.5 below average)

Mean temperature:                   4.5 (1.4 below average)

 

Highest daily maximum:             13.5 (14th)

Lowest daily maximum:               3.7 (8th)

 

Lowest daily minimum:              -5.6 (29th)

Highest daily minimum:             10.2 (7th)

 

Lowest daily grass minimum:         2.2 (15th)

 

Number of air frosts:                8

Number of ground frosts:            15

 

Days with max 10.0-14.9:             3

Days with max 5.0-9.9:              23

Days with max 0.0-4.9:               4

 

Frost duration:                    41.7 hours

 

Rainfall

 

Total fall:                       127.4 mm (89% of average)

Wettest day (0900-0900)            36.8  mm (21st)

Rain days (0.2 mm or more):         23

Wet days (1.0 mm or more):          17

 

Snow

 

Days with snow or sleet falling:     7

Days more than 50% cover at 0900:    2

Deepest at 0900:                     3 cm

 

Sunshine

 

Total sunshine:                    45.4 hours (96% of average)

Sunniest day:                       6.5 hours (2nd)

Days with no sun:                    6

 

Other phenomena

 

Days with thunder heard:             0

Days with hail:                      2

Days with fog at 0900:               2

 

Wind

Mean wind speed:                    5.3 mph

Maximum gust:                       39 mph (21st)

Days with gale:                      0

 

Remarks

A cold month and somewhat drier than the average. Overall, it had more of a winter feel than late autumn but there were no significant snowfalls. The minimum temperature of -5.6C on the morning of the 29th was the lowest November minimum since -10.3C on the morning of 29th November 2010.