Weather Statistics  –  Tideswell  –  February 2017

Temperature

 

Mean daily maximum:                 6.6 (1.2 above average)

Mean daily minimum:                 2.2 (1.5 above average)

Mean temperature:                   4.4 (1.3 above average)

 

Highest daily maximum:             12.7 (20th)

Lowest daily maximum:               0.6 (9th)

 

Lowest daily minimum:              -3.9 (6th)

Highest daily minimum:              6.6 (2nd)

 

Lowest daily grass minimum:        -6.4 (6th)

 

Number of air frosts:                6

Number of ground frosts:            11

 

Days with max 10.0-14.9:             3

Days with max 5.0-9.9:              17

Days with max 0.0-4.9:               8

 

Frost duration:                    47.3 hours

 

Rainfall

 

Total fall:                       113.0 mm (118% of average)

Wettest day (0900-0900)            21.0  mm (22nd)

Rain days (0.2 mm or more):         26

Wet days (1.0 mm or more):          17

 

Snow

 

Days with snow or sleet falling:    14

Days more than 50% cover at 0900:    5

Deepest at 0900:                     2 cm

 

Sunshine

 

Total sunshine:                    30.3 hours (63% of average)

Sunniest day:                       6.9 hours (4th)

Days with no sun:                   14

 

Other phenomena

 

Days with thunder heard:             0

Days with hail:                      1

Days with fog at 0900:               4

 

Wind

Mean wind speed:                    8.1 mph

Maximum gust:                       53 mph (23rd)

Days with gale:                      0

 

Remarks

Mild, dull and wet sums the month up, with many grey, damp and gloomy days. There were no significant weather events during the month but it is notable that there was a complete absence of air frost after the 11th. Storm ‘Doris’ on the 23rd produced a maximum wind gust of only 53 m.p.h. Stronger gusts occur in Tideswell in most years.

 

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