Tideswell, Derbyshire - Winter (Dec-Feb) 2017-2018
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Note: Anomalies (in brackets) refer to the 2009/10-2017/18 averages.


Mean max: 5.1 (-0.3)
Mean min: 0.4 (-0.3)
Mean temp: 2.7 (-0.4)

Highest max: 10.8 (-1.2) (20th Dec)
Lowest max: -4.2 (-2.7) (28th Feb)

Lowest min: -8.1 (-0.5) (28th Feb)
Highest min: 8.1 (0.0) (29th Jan)
Lowest grass: -9.9 (-1.5) (28th)

Air frosts: 39 (+5)
Ground frosts: 57 (+6)

Days with max 10.0-14.9: 6 (-2)
Days with max 5.0-9.9: 40 (-4)
Days with max 0.0-4.9: 42 (+9)
Days with max -5.0 to -0.1: 2 (-3)

Frost duration: 403.7 hours (-0.9)

Total rainfall: 387.6 mm (105%)
Wettest rainfall day (09-09z) 29.4 mm (+1.0) (13th Dec)
Rain days (0.2 mm or more): 71 (+1)
Wet days (1.0 mm or more): 53 (0)

Days with snow/sleet falling: 38 (+3)
Days with 50%+ snow cover at 09z: 29 (+6)
Deepest at 0900z 12 cm (-6)
Eden Snow Index: 121 cm/days (-72)

Total sunshine: 130.3 hours (108%)
Sunniest day: 7.5 hours (+0.1) (15th Feb)
Days with no sun: 30 (-2)

Days with thunder heard: 0 (-1)
Days with hail: 13 (+6)
Days with fog at 0900z: 4 (-5)

Mean wind speed: 6.8 knots (+0.5)
Highest 10-min mean wind: 28 knots SSE (+2) (14th Feb)
Max gust: 44 knots (-2) (3rd Jan)
Days with gale: 0 (-1)

Wind direction at 0900z
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N:3 NNE:1 NE:2 ENE:5 E:7 ESE:1 SE:1 SSE:6
S:8 SSW:8 SW:4 WSW:7 W:9 WNW:18 NW:3 NNW:3
CALM:4

Remarks
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Temperatures were slightly below average but, overall, it was a very
average winter. The exceptional cold of the last day of winter (28th
Feb) was the most notable event.

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Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
https://peakdistrictweather.org
Twitter: @TideswellWeathr