Tideswell, Derbyshire - March 2020
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Note: Anomalies (in brackets) refer to the 2009-2020 averages.


Mean max: 9.4 (+0.6)
Mean min: 1.3 (-0.2)
Mean temp: 5.3 (+0.1)

Highest max: 17.7 (+2.0) (25th)
Lowest max: 4.9 (+1.8) (3rd)

Lowest min: -4.5 (-0.1) (6th)
Highest min: 5.4 (-1.2) (8th, 15th)
Lowest grass: -10.4 (-3.1) (6th)

Air frosts: 8 (-1)
Ground frosts: 23 (+6)

Days with max 15.0-19.9: 2 (0)
Days with max 10.0-14.9: 9 (0)
Days with max 5.0-9.9: 19 (+3)
Days with max 0.0-4.9: 1 (-3)
Days with max -5.0 to -0.1: 0 (-1)

Frost duration: 50.7 hours (-22.6)

Total rainfall: 68.1 mm (73%)
Wettest rainfall day (09-09z) 24.5 mm (+4.1) (9th)
Rain days (0.2 mm or more): 15 (-1)
Wet days (1.0 mm or more): 12 (-1)

Days with snow/sleet falling: 6 (-1)
Days with 50%+ snow cover at 09z: 0 (-3)
Deepest at 0900z 0 cm (-6)
Eden Snow Index: 0 cm/days (-28)

Total sunshine: 108.7 hours (125%)
Sunniest day: 10.6 hrs (+1.0) (25th)
Days with no sun: 4 (-2)

Days with thunder heard: 0 (0)
Days with hail: 6 (+3)
Days with fog at 0900z: 1 (-1)

Mean wind speed: 7.0 knots (+0.9)
Highest 10-min mean wind: 19 kt from SW/WSW/SSW/ENE/N (-6)
(11th, 12th, 17th, 20th, 29th)
Max gust: 43 knots (+2) (11th)
Days with gale: 0 (0)

Wind direction at 0900z
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N:3 NNE:0 NE:1 ENE:4 E:0 ESE:1 SE:0 SSE:4
S:0 SSW:9 SW:2 WSW:0 W:2 WNW:2 NW:2 NNW:1
CALM:0

Remarks
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A sunny, dry month with near average temperatures. It was almost
completely dry after the 18th. No significant wintry spells.

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