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Weather in Bedfordshire 2010

Weather in Bedfordshire 2010 . Angela Bucknall BNHS Recorder for Meteorology. Fig. 1. Maximum Temperatures 2005-2010 Jan, Feb, and Aug – Dec were cooler in 2010 than in five previous years. 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010. Fig. 2. Daily Temperature Record for Cranfield in 2010.

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Weather in Bedfordshire 2010

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  1. Weather in Bedfordshire 2010 Angela Bucknall BNHS Recorder for Meteorology

  2. Fig. 1. Maximum Temperatures 2005-2010Jan, Feb, and Aug – Dec were cooler in 2010 than in five previous years 20052006 200720082009 2010

  3. Fig. 2. Daily Temperature Record for Cranfield in 2010

  4. Fig. 3. Rainfall records from Studham since 1936 Trend line from linear regression analysis - Data provided by Carol Horton

  5. 578 Sharnbrook 623 Sandy 608 Carlton 509 Cockayne Hatley 481 Upper Caldecote 450 Bedford 543 Cranfield 572/682 Ickwell Two recorders 524/419 Clifton/Henlow 542 Stopsley 638 Whipsnade 657 Luton Fig. 4. Annual Rainfall (mm) in 2010 545 Colmworth 583 Northill 563/634 Houghton Conquest Two recorders 629 Studham

  6. 156 Sharnbrook 145 Sandy 169 Carlton 131 Cockayne Hatley 129 Upper Caldecote 117 Bedford 116 Cranfield 165/165 Ickwell Two recorders 114/122 Clifton/Henlow 139 Stopsley 123 Whipsnade 136 Luton Fig. 5 August Rainfall (mm) in 2010 139 Colmworth 137 Northill 149/168 Houghton Conquest Two recorders 130 Studham

  7. Fig. 6. Monthly Rainfall Record for Cranfield in 2010

  8. Summary of 2010 in Bedfordshire • January-February cold. Coldest UK winter since 1979. • Snow across Bedfordshire in early and late January. • March sunnier and drier than average. Last frosts of winter. • April very dry. Ash clouds from Icelandic volcano gave us great sunsets. • June warm and sunny. UK temperatures 1.4°C above average. End of driest first 6 months of the year since 1929. • July was cloudy and fairly dry. • August third wettest in East Anglia since modern records began in1914. • September warm and sunny, with little rain. • October, first frosts began. • November heaviest UK snowfalls since 1933. Snow in Beds from 27th. • December brought freezing temperatures and snow until 28th.

  9. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thanks to all who have provided records and observations: Andrew & Debra Bahn Stopsley Keith Balmer Bedford Peter Cuthbertson Sharnbrook Nancy Dawson Ickwell Martin Day Houghton Conquest Philip Eden Luton Don Green Dunstable Bert Hobby Henlow Carol Horton Studham Lawrence Jarrett Luton Peter Maudlin Upper Caldecote Derek Niemann Sandy Stephen Plummer Ampthill Tony Smith Carlton Kate Thorogood Colmworth Roy Thrower Northhill Martin Turner Ickwell Ian Woiwood Cockayne Hatley Doris Wickings Houghton Conquest

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