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Weather Statistics  –  Tideswell  –  December 2017

Temperature

 

Mean daily maximum:                 5.7 (0.2 below average)

Mean daily minimum:                 0.9 (0.1 below average)

Mean temperature:                   3.3 (0.1 below average)

 

Highest daily maximum:             10.8 (20th)

Lowest daily maximum:              -0.4 (10th)

 

Lowest daily minimum:              -6.8 (12th)

Highest daily minimum:              7.7 (25th)

 

Lowest daily grass minimum:       -12.5 (12th)

 

Number of air frosts:               14

Number of ground frosts:            19

 

Days with max 10.0-14.9:             3

Days with max 5.0-9.9:              15

Days with max 0.0-4.9:              12

Days with max -5.0 to -0.1           1

 

Frost duration:                   136.3 hours

 

Rainfall

 

Total fall:                       130.3 mm (93% of average)

Wettest day (0900-0900)            29.4  mm (13th)

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:   13

Deepest at 0900:                    12 cm

 

Sunshine

 

Total sunshine:                    38.2 hours (98% of average)

Sunniest day:                       4.9 hours (18th)

Days with no sun:                    6

 

Other phenomena

 

Days with thunder heard:             0

Days with hail:                      4

Days with fog at 0900:               2

 

Wind

Mean wind speed:                    7.1 mph

Maximum gust:                       41 mph (7th)

Days with gale:                      0

 

Remarks

A very average month except that days with snow/sleet falling and snow lying were somewhat above average.

 

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