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REPORTS:
ROADWORKS:
WARNING! The
road from Heathfield Nook to the Bookshop at Brierlow Bar, is closed from March
11th to March 22nd for repairs to the Rail Bridge (Thank you Peter Skidmore)
Wednesday this week, is the Spring
equinox.
The spring equinox
always occurs in the Northern Hemisphere on March 19, 20 or 21.
The spring equinox
marks one of the two times a year when day and night are nearly the same length.
The term equinox comes from the Latin word equinoxium, which means "equality
between day and night."
This phenomenon occurs when the centre of the sun is directly above Earth's
equator. The spring equinox signals that the Northern Hemisphere of the planet
has begun slowly tilting toward the sun, leading to longer days and more
sunlight.
There will be a full moon on Wednesday, just a few hours after the official
start of spring. It's the first time since 1981 that the spring equinox and a
full moon coincide on the same day. This full moon is also extra special
because it will be a supermoon. That means the moon will appear larger than
normal because of its close proximity to Earth. The date of the equinox
changes from year to year to account for the fact that the Earth doesn't take
exactly 365 days to make a complete revolution around the sun. The Gregorian
calendar adds a leap day every four years to account for this, and the spring
equinox date varies for the same reason.
People across the globe mark the occasion in various ways. In Chichen
Itza, Mexico, thousands gather at the Kulkulkan pyramid. In the late afternoon,
the sun creates a shadow that looks like a snake sliding down the northern
staircase. And at Stonehenge, pagans, druids and tourists watch the
picturesque sunrise at the prehistoric monument. Holi, a major festival in
India that marks the start of spring, also begins on March 20 this year. During
Holi, people come together for song, dance and to splash their loved ones with
colored powder and water.
Click on a thumbnail photo
to see a bigger version - then "X" at the top left to come back -
More great photos below -
(How do these people produce
these fabulous shots!?) -
Thank
you to the clever and intrepid photographers for sharing them - you will see
that the shots include a bird, we love to hear on our moors in the Spring and
Summer - The Curlew - May I remind you of their evocative call? - Just click on
the final Curlew image. The sound should open with Windows Media Player on
Windows PC's - Does that remind you of walking on the moors!?:
A message today - thought you may like to read -
from my colleague Andrew, on the Met Office Slopes Weather Station Team - he often
reports his wildlife observations, on his way to take weather readings - he says
"Lovely pictures of curlew on buxtonweather.......ten over Lightwood yesterday
morning, amazing bubbling call always reminds me of early Pink Floyd!! Still
getting brambling and bullfinch in the garden, plus a pair of
blackcap............ they'll be gone soon unfortunately.
AND ...... Some questions today about (I am not any sort of a bird expert! ) -
but I someone has asked "I get confused with the sounds of Curlew, and Lapwing
on the moors" (so do I!) - of course they are both summer, breeding visitors to
our moorlands - clearly the Curlews are arriving - and perhaps the Lapwings -
The Lapwing has a spectacular songflight. The male wobbles, zigzags, rolls and
dives while calling to advertise his presence to rival males and potential
mates. They can easily be seen across the Peak District - even while driving -
many of them around the hill climbs out of Buxton - on the A537 Cat & Fiddle
towards Macclesfield and the A53 towards Leek - their flight is unmistakable -
crazy flight! SO to try to distinguish calls - next to the Curlew image
below, I have placed a Lapwing image (Also known as Peewit - their call sounds
like that!) Clicking on either will play their typical call
AND ......Well!! - after placing today's
pictures online - with the piece about how bold Robins are - we went walking
with our dogs -
sat at a picnic table near Hurdlow, on the High Peak Trail - what should land on
the table - a Robin! - click on the photo below to see a short video of
him!..........And later, lots of skylarks - sorry my phone camera images were
not good enough - but if you click on the little skylark image below - I did
manage to record their their lovely soaring song!
---Wednesday
Evening and Night:
Mild and mainly dry - some good clear periods for the evening, but more in the
way of cloud during nighttime, together with some mist & fog patches - light
south westerly winds - Minimum Air Temperature 9 °C.
Thursday:
Thursday, early mist clearing - then mild, mainly dry, but more in the way of
cloud, with some limited bright periods - fairly light westerly winds - Maximum
Air Temperature 12 °C.
Thursday Evening and Night:
Mild and mainly dry - but with a good deal of cloud -light south westerly winds
- Minimum Air Temperature 7 °C.
Friday:
Friday, mild, a good deal of cloud through the day - brisk westerly winds -
Maximum Air Temperature 11 °C.
Friday Evening and Night:
Mild and mainly dry - but with a good deal of cloud, some patchy showers just
possible - moderate westerly winds - Minimum Air Temperature 7 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Saturday, a little cooler - mainly dry, with lots of bright periods - light
north westerly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 8 °C. Sunday, mainly dry, with
bright periods - moderate north westerly winds - Maximum Air Temperature 8 °C.
Monday, mainly dry, with bright periods - moderate north westerly winds -
Maximum Air Temperature 9 °C.-----------
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Office.:
----Monday 25 Mar - Wednesday 3 Apr
On Monday the far southwest will probably have a dry day with sunny spells, but
elsewhere it will be cloudier with showers. Windy for many, with a risk of gales
in the northeast and east. Through much of the rest of the week high pressure is
expected to dominate, bringing some fine and dry weather, especially in the east
and southeast. However the far northwest will be breezier and cloudier, with
occasional outbreaks of rain. During the final days of March and into the start
of April the changeable conditions in the northwest are likely to become more
widespread. Temperatures often close to normal in the north, but with some
warmer periods elsewhere, particularly during the earlier part of this period.
Thursday 4 Apr - Thursday 18 Apr
During the first week of April it looks most likely that we will see changeable
conditions more widely across the UK. Wet and windy weather may be interspersed
with drier and brighter spells, with the most unsettled conditions still
probable in the north. By the middle of the month confidence is low, however
there is a possibility that we may see a return of more widely settled, drier
weather. Some wetter interludes are still likely at times, particularly in the
northwest, and with showers perhaps coming up from the south at times.
Temperatures overall probably a little warmer than average, but they may fall
nearer to normal for a time early in the month.----------------------
As
well as my own weather station in Harpur Hill in Buxton, at
www.buxtonweather.co.uk
(and providing weather forecasts, as a favour to
the lovely people at High Peak Radio!) I am proud to be a member of the Team of
Volunteers, manning the Met Office Climatological Station, on the Slopes, near
the Crescent in Buxton - would you like to know more about that weather station?
- what it does - and its incredible 150+ years
history? - If so please
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Please note that this image will be tilted down and left, to show more of the
road conditions, in snowy periods
© M Hilton - All Rights ReservedConditions
At:
7:19 on 21/3/19
Dew
Point
8.0°C
Humidity
96%
Barometer
(corrected to sea level)
1031mB
Rate 0.34mB/hr
Wind Figures:
Wind
Speed
8mph
Wind
Direction
WNW
Wind
Chill (How the temperature actually "feels")
6.4
°C
Wind Currently Gusting To
21mph
Peak Wind Gust Today
21mph at 7:16
Rainfall
Figures:
Rainfall Today (Since Midnight)
0.0 mm
Rainfall in the last hour
0.0
mm
Total
Rainfall in March
186.0 mm
Total
Rainfall in February
61 . 2 mm (2.41 inches)
Total
Rainfall in January
88 . 6 mm (3.49 inches) (inc
snow melt)
Total
Rainfall in December
139 . 6 mm (5.50 inches)
Total
Rainfall in November
89 . 6 mm (3.53 inches)
Total
Rainfall in October
74 . 2 mm (2.92 inches)
Total
Rainfall in September
134 . 2 mm (5.28 inches)
Total
Rainfall in
August
53 . 4 mm (2.10 inches)
Total
Rainfall in
July
42 . 0 mm (1.65 inches)
Total
Rainfall in
June
11 . 2 mm (0.44 inches)
Total
Rainfall in
May
33 . 8 mm (1.33 inches)
Total
Rainfall in
April
88 . 2 mm (3.47 inches)
Total
Rainfall in
March
146 . 6 mm (5.78 inches) (inc snow melt)
Total
Rainfall in
February
65 . 8 mm (2.59 inches)
Total Rainfall in 2018
1038.8 mm (40.90 inches)
Total Rainfall in 2017
1250.4 mm (49.23 inches)
Total Rainfall in 2016
1055.2 mm (41.54 inches)
Total Rainfall in 2015
1191.20 mm (46.90 inches)
Total Rainfall in 2014
1245.60 mm (49.04 inches)
Total Rainfall in 2013
1041.00 mm (40.98 inches)
Sunshine Figures:
Sunshine hours on Tuesday
(Sunrise to Sunset)
(Updated after Sunset)
0 .42 Hours
Sun Hours in March
31 . 86 Hours
Sun Hours in February
106 . 16 Hours
Sun Hours in January
29 . 25 Hours
Sun Hours in December
25 . 11 Hours
Sun Hours in November
39 . 27 Hours
Sun Hours in October
93 . 82 Hours
Sun Hours in September
129 . 28 Hours
Sun Hours in August
129 . 43 Hours
Sun Hours in July
258 . 96 Hours
Sun Hours in June
258 . 73 Hours
Sun Hours in May
255 . 54 Hours
Sun Hours in April
87 . 20 Hours
Sun Hours in March
55 . 93 Hours
Sun Hours in February
73 . 05 Hours
Sun Hours in 2018
1431.27 Hours
Sun Hours in 2017
1096 . 00 Hours
Sun Hours in 2016
1219 . 59 Hours
Sun Hours in 2015
1239 . 88 Hours
Sun Hours in 2014
1226 . 69 Hours
Sun Hours in 2013
1242 . 01 Hours
Monthly Average Temperatures:
Average Temp in
February
5 . 57 °C
Average Temp in
January
2 . 53 °C
Average Temp in
December 2017
5. 38 °C
Average Temp in
November 2017
6. 28 °C
Average Temp in
October 2017
8
. 69 °C
Average Temp in
September 2017
11
. 85 °C
Average Temp in
August 2017
14
. 83 °C
Average Temp in
July 2017
17
. 61 °C
Average Temp in
June 2017
15
. 12 °C
Average Temp in
May 2017
12
. 45 °C
Average Temp in
April 2017
7
. 44 °C
Average Temp in
March 2017
2
. 53 °C
Average Temp in
February 2017
1
. 04 °C
Average Temp in
January 2017
3
. 17 °C
Average Temp in
2018
8. 87 °C
Average Temp in
2017
9. 60 °C
Average Temp in
2016
8. 95 °C
Average Temp in
2015
8. 54 °C
Average Temp in
2014
9. 24 °C
Average Temp in
2013
7. 95 °C
Today's
Temperature Extremes:
High Temperature
8.6°C at
7:18
Low Temperature
7.8°C at
1:45
Other
Extremes (Since March 2003)
Highest Shade Temperature
30.7°C
at 15.51 on 9th August 2003
Low Temperature
-11.0°C at 07:35 on 20th December 2010
Highest Daily Rainfall (Midnight
to Midnight)
77
mm (3.03 inches) on 10th August 2004
Highest Monthly Rainfall
287
mm (11.30 inches) in August 2004
Highest Daily Sunshine Hours
16.
36 Hours on 27th June 2018
(Previous highest was
16.
19 Hours on 16th June 2010)
Highest
Monthly Sunshine Hours
281.
87 Hours in July 2006
Highest Wind Speed Gust
88.08 mph
on 21st January 2012
Astronomical
Data
Sunrise
6:06
Sunset
18:20
Moonrise
19:01
Moonset
6:48
