Weather in Bedfordshire 2010 Angela Bucknall BNHS Recorder for Meteorology

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

Fig. 2. Daily Temperature Record for Cranfield in 2010

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

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

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

Fig. 6. Monthly Rainfall Record for Cranfield in 2010

Summary of 2010 in Bedfordshire January-February cold. Coldest UK winter since 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 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 Snow in Beds from 27 th. December brought freezing temperatures and snow until 28th.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thanks to all who have provided records and observations: Andrew & Debra Bahn Stopsley Keith BalmerBedford Peter Cuthbertson Sharnbrook Nancy Dawson Ickwell Martin Day Houghton Conquest Philip EdenLuton Don GreenDunstable Bert HobbyHenlow Carol Horton Studham Lawrence JarrettLuton Peter MaudlinUpper Caldecote Derek Niemann Sandy Stephen PlummerAmpthill Tony Smith Carlton Kate ThorogoodColmworth Roy ThrowerNorthhill Martin Turner Ickwell Ian WoiwoodCockayne Hatley Doris Wickings Houghton Conquest