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Old November 23rd 03, 01:30 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default A chilly night in the north

On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 11:51:15 +0000, Norman Lynagh wrote in

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The min of -9c at Carlisle looks a bit suspicious to me.

The hourly temperatures reported were

2300 1.7c
0000 1.8c
0100 0.2c
0200 -0.5c
0300 -1.9c
0400 -0.7c
0500 -5.4c

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Very suspicious as you write, Norman. Assuming conditions were fairly
constant through the night (cloud cover, wind, etc.) it is most improbable
there was a drop of 4.7 deg C between 0400 and 0500 - a time in the night
when the rate of cooling has usually reached its minimum.

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