On Wednesday, 13 January 2021 at 09:04:30 UTC, Norman Lynagh wrote:
Tideswell, Derbyshire - Wednesday 13th January 2021
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0630z CALM 3000 -FZRA 8St007 -00.1/-00.6 1018
RMK: Looks like there's been slight rain for some time
with the temp below zero. I haven't been able to get
out of the house yet this morning due to the underfoot
conditions. Everything is covered in a layer of smooth
glaze that has a film of liquid water on it. It just looks
wet but it's extremely slippery and could result in more
business for A & E Departments, as if they weren't
busy enough already. The temperature is creeping up
so the conditions may not last very much longer.
0900z CALM 4000 FZRA 8St004 +00.2/-00.3 1017
RMK: It's atrocious out there. Surfaces look wet but
untreated surfaces are actually covered in ice that's
got a film of liquid water on it. I haven't been able to
get up the path to the raingauge and the grass min
thermometer so those readings will follow later.
09-09z: Tx 4.3 (1340z) Tn -2.2 (0101z) RR to follow
15-09z: Tg to follow 00-24z: Sun 4.7
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Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
https://peakdistrictweather.org
Twitter: @TideswellWeathr
Hi, Norman,
Now you have to separate the frozen rain gauge funnel without pulling the bottom out of the ground, melt any frozen precipitation - snow / ice, scrape the ice from ground thermometers (find them first if there's snow), force the frozen screen door open, scrape ice from the sunshine recorder and start doing the obs. Don't we just love the cold.
Cold, ice and snow are hard work!
Ken