Sutton Bonington weather station
| Organization | Met Office |
|---|---|
| Location | Sutton Bonington, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 52°50′11″N 1°15′04″W / 52.83639°N 1.25111°W |
| Altitude | 48 m or 157 ft |
| Weather | Average temperature: 10.3 °C (50.5 °F)[a] |
| Established | 1908[2] |
.svg)  Location of Sutton Bonington weather station | |
The Sutton Bonington weather station is a functioning weather station located in Sutton Bonington, Nottinghamshire in England. The weather station is located 9.0 miles (14.5 km) from the city centre of Nottingham and 4.7 miles (7.6 km) from the town centre of Loughborough. The Sutton Bonington station was formerly Nottingham's main weather station.
The weather station was established in 1908[2] and the recording of weather records began in 1924.[3] The weather centre is currently being managed by the Met Office.
Climate
[edit]Like most of the United Kingdom, Sutton Bonington lies within the hardiness zone 8b and AHS heat zone 1.
Due to being located at a lower elevation than Watnall, Sutton Bonington has slightly warmer days on average, but due to being located further away from an urban area than Watnall, Sutton Bonington experiences slightly colder nights and reports more days of air frost on average than Watnall.[4]
The highest temperature recorded at Sutton Bonington was 39.7°C on 18 July 2022.[5]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Met Office Retrieved 02 Feb 2019
- ^ a b "UK Surface Data - Detailed List of Met Office stations". artefacts.ceda.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 Feb 2019.
- ^ "Where's our snow? The truth about whether we really get less of the white stuff than the rest of the country". nottinghampost.com. February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "UK climate averages". www.metoffice.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 Feb 2019.
- ^ "Record high temperature recorded in Sutton Bonington". 19 July 2022 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
 | This meteorology–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |