Weather Statistics  –  Tideswell  –  Whole Year 2016

Temperature

 

Mean daily maximum:                12.6 (0.4 above average)

Mean daily minimum:                 5.4 (0.2 above average)

Mean temperature:                   9.0 (0.3 above average)

 

Highest daily maximum:             30.8 (19th Jul)

Lowest daily maximum:               0.9 (16th Jan)

 

Lowest daily minimum:              -5.6 (29th Nov)

Highest daily minimum:             17.9 (29th Nov)

 

Lowest daily grass minimum:        -9.8 (29th Nov)

 

Number of air frosts:               55

Number of ground frosts:           110

 

Days with max 30.0-34.9:             1

Days with max 25.0-29.9:             8

Days with max 20.0-24.9:            30

Days with max 15.0-19.9:           106

Days with max 10.0-14.9:            75

Days with max 5.0-9.9:             115

Days with max 0.0-4.9:              31

 

Frost duration:                   331.7 hours

 

Rainfall

 

Total fall:                      1210.8 mm (100% of average)

Wettest day (0900-0900)            39.0  mm (27th Mar)

Rain days (0.2 mm or more):        228

Wet days (1.0 mm or more):         175

 

Snow

 

Days with snow or sleet falling:    57

Days more than 50% cover at 0900:   17

Deepest at 0900:                    12cm

 

Sunshine

 

Total sunshine:                   940.1 hours (98% of average)

Sunniest day:                      13.5hours (6th Jun)

Days with no sun:                   80

 

Other phenomena

 

Days with thunder heard:            10

Days with hail:                     21

Days with fog at 0900:              13

 

Wind

Mean wind speed:                    5.3 mph

Maximum gust:                       56 mph (29th Jan)

Days with gale:                      0

 

Remarks

A little warmer than average but not as warm as 2014 or 2011. Rainfall and sunshine were just about bang on average. Snowfall was significantly below average but 2014 and 2012 had fewer days with snow lying at 0900z