Terminal Moraine

Agree with that although here the greatest change has been in January and February. December's average has shown little change due to a fairly high number of days with lying snow in 2009 and 2010. Below are the mean number of days with lying snow at 0900 here for the 13 year period 1978-1990 compared to 2004-2016 ( 2003-2015 in the case of December) 1978-1990 2004-2016 January 13.1 5.5 February 11.6 6.8 March 5.2 3.4 November 2.0 1.1 December 4.8 5.1 Annual 36.7 23.4

The rainfall total for the year finally crawled above 1000mm here on Wednesday. After a wet start to the year with the total around 30% above average for the first 6 months it's now just 2% above the average up to December 8th.

Dry, mild and cloudy about sums up today. At 1800 Temp; 10.6c Max today; 11.0c Min last night; 6.5c Grass min; 2.5c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm Sunshine today; 0.00 hrs Mean wind speed; 17 mph SW Highest gust today; 24 mph S/SW at 0446 8 oktas As and Ac Vis: 30 km.

Clear skies to start yesterday evening but it soon became cloudy and by the early hours there was thick fog and occasional drizzle. The fog cleared around 0800 and since then it's been dry, mild and cloudy. At 0900 Temp; 10.5c 24 hr max; 11.4c 24 hr min; 6.5c Grass min; 2.5c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.8 mm Mean wind speed; 16 mph S/SW 8 oktas St Vis: 1 km

Rain and thick fog early this morning. Becoming dry and quite windy by about 1000 with a few bright or brief sunny intervals during the late morning before cloud thickened again to bring intermittent drizzle during the early afternoon. All the low cloud cleared towards sunset and the wind decreased to a moderate breezy by mid afternoon. At 1800 Temp; 8.1c Max today; 11.4c Min last night; 9.2c Grass min; 8.0c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.6 mm Sunshine today; 0.02 hrs Mean wind speed; 15 mph W Highest gust today; 48 mph SW at 1158 2 oktas Ci Vis: 80 km.

A cloudy and very mild night with rain, moderate at times and accompanied by thick fog, spreading from the west by about 0230 and continuing until observation. At 0900 Temp; 10.6c 24 hr max; 10.6c 24 hr min; 8.3c Overnight min; 9.2c Grass min; 8.0c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 7.1 mm Mean wind speed; 18 mph S Sky obscured by fog Vis; 120 mts Intermittent moderate rain

Thick fog until 1100. A few bright intervals from midday onwards but any cloud breaks were never in the right place to allow any real sunshine. At 1800 Temp; 9.4c Max today; 9.8c Min last night; 6.1c Grass min; 6.0c Rainfall from 0900-1800; Trace Sunshine today; 0.00 hrs. Mean wind speed; 22 mph S Highest gust today; 37 mph S at 1527 6 oktas Ac and Ci Vis: 25 km.

A mild night with thick fog and intermittent drizzle. Not much change so far this morning although the drizzle has died out. At 0900 Temp; 8.3c 24 hr max; 8.3c 24 hr min; 2.7c Overnight min; 6.1c Grass min; 6.0c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.3 mm Mean wind speed; 20 mph S/SW Sky obscured by fog Vis; 60 mts.

Thick fog since 0830 here, accompanied by intermittent drizzle this afternoon. Yesterday we were above the fog and it was bright and a bit chilly. 6.3c at the moment with the temperature continuing to rise slowly.

Thick fog all day, accompanied by intermittent light drizzle this afternoon. At 1800 Temp; 6.4c Max today; 6.4c Min last night; 1.1c Grass min; -2.7c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.1 mm Sunshine today; 0.00 hrs Mean wind speed; 15 mph S Highest gust today; 21 mph S at 1137 Sky obscured by fog Vis: 80 mts.

A dry night with periods of fog alternating with clearer spells. The temperature was up and down like a yo yo as the fog came and went with a maximum of 4.4c at 0317, 1c higher than 30 m down the hillside. Foggy again at present after an hour or so of clear weather between 0730 and 0830. At 0900 Temp; 3.1c 24 hr max; 4.4c 24 hr min; 0.6c Overnight min; 1.0c Grass min; -2.7c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.2 mm ( melted rime ) Mean wind speed; 16 mph SW Sky obscured by fog Vis: 100 mts.

A dry and very quiet day. Spells of rather hazy sunshine this morning but the afternoon was mainly cloudy due to thicker Ci around the horizon. At 1800 Temp; 1.6c Max today; 2.9c Min last night; -0.4c Grass min; -5.1c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.2 mm ( melted hoar frost ) Sunshine today; 0.84 hrs Mean wind speed; 6 mph E Highest gust today; 8 mph E at 1723 6 oktas Ci and Ac Vis: 1 km.

Dry last night with clear periods and quite a lot of thin high cloud; thick hoar frost this morning. Dry with spells of rather hazy sunshine this morning but persistent fog over Matlock and Tansley. At 0900 Temp; 1.0c 24 hr max; 4.9c 24 hr min; -0.4c Grass min; -5.1c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.0 mm Mean wind speed; 2 mph SE 4 oktas Ci and Ac Vis; 5 km.

A dry and chilly feeling day with sunny spells and a moderate E wind. At 1800 Temp; 2.2c Max today; 4.9c Min last night; 2.2c Grass min; -0.8c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm Sunshine today; 2.86 hrs Mean wind speed; 9 mph E Highest gust today; 25 mph E at 1127 3 oktas Ci and St Vis: 25 km.

A dry night with a good deal of cloud but enough clear intervals to allow a slight ground frost. The cloud cleared around 0830 and it was sunny until half an hour ago when another area of cloud rolled in from the east. At 0900 Temp; 3.5c 24 hr max; 4.7c 24 hr min; 2.2c Grass min; -0.8c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.0mm Mean wind speed; 9 mph E 2 oktas Sc and Ci Vis: over 80 km.

A few brief sunny intervals during mid morning, otherwise a dry, quiet and cloudy day. At 1800 Temp; 4.0c Max today; 4.7c Min last night; 2.8c Grass min; 2.4c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm Sunshine today; 0.30 hrs Mean wind speed; 9 mph E Highest gust today; 18 mph E at 1100 7 oktas Sc Vis; over 80 km.

Light rain yesterday evening, clearing by midnight and then dry and cloudy for the rest of the night. The cloud is just beginning to thin and break allowing a few bright intervals. At 0900 Temp; 3.5c 24 hr max; 6.9c 24 hr min; 2.8c Grass min; 2.4c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 1.1 mm Mean wind speed; 8 mph E 7 oktas Sc Vis: over 80 km.

A dry and cloudy morning. Cloudy this afternoon with occasional light rain which never amounted to very much. At 1800 Temp; 5.5c Max today; 6.9c Min last night; 4.7c Grass min; 0.1c Rainfall from 0900-1800; Trace Sunshine today; 0.00 hrs Mean wind speed; 6 mph N Highest gust today; 16 mph NW at 0852 8 oktas As and Ac Vis; 25 km Intermittent light rain

Broken cloud during the first part of yesterday evening but most of the night was dry and cloudy. Dry and cloudy so far this morning too. At 0900 Temp; 5.9c 24 hr max; 6.6c 24 hr min; 4.0c Overnight min; 4.7c Grass min; 0.1c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; Trace Mean wind speed; 6 mph NW 8 oktas Sc Vis: over 80 km.

A mild and cloudy day with drizzle and low cloud during the first part of the morning and again for an hour or so later this afternoon. In between it was dry with a few breaks in the cloud sheet. At 1800 Temp; 6.6c Max today; 6.6c Min last night; 4.7c Grass min; 0.5c Rainfall from 0900-1800; Trace Sunshine today; 0.00 hrs Mean wind speed; 13 mph W/NW Highest gust today; 19 mph W/NW at 1749 7 oktas Ac and Sc Vis: 25 km.

A dry and cloudy night. Hill fog for an hour or so from 0730 but this has now thinned to mist. At 0900 Temp; 5.0c 24 hr max; 6.5c 24 hr min; 3.9c Overnight min; 4.7c Grass min; 0.5c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.0 mm Mean wind speed; 11 mph W 7 oktas St Vis: 1 km

A dry and breezy day with sunny periods. At 1800 Temp; 5.1c Max today; 6.5c Min last night; -0.2c Grass min; -6.0c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm Sunshine today; 2.69 hrs Mean wind speed; 23 mph W/NW Highest gust today; 34 mph W at 1253 7 oktas Ci Vis; 65 km.

A dry and clear night with a slight air frost early in the evening before milder air, accompanied by a moderate W breeze, moved in by mid evening. Dry with a few bright intervals since sunrise. At 0900 Temp; 4.2c 24 hr max; 4.5c 24 hr min; -0.2c Grass min; -6.0c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.1 mm Mean wind speed; 17 mph W 5 oktas Ci, Ac, Sc and St fractus Vis; 20 km.

Positively mild here. 4.2c according to the Davis on the roof mast.

2.4c here with a persistent W breeze of around 6-9 mph as all the cooling air slides away into the valleys. Completely cloudless today until after sunset when there were a few wisps of cirrus.