Climate
Mansfield experiences a maritime climatic regime, as is typical for all parts of the British Isles. This results in a narrow temperature range, evenly spread rainfall, low levels of sunshine, and often breezy conditions throughout the year. The closest weather station to Mansfield for which records are available is Warsop, approximately 4 miles to the North of Mansfield town centre.
The absolute maximum temperature record for the area stands at 34.6c(94.3f), recorded in August 1990. In a typical year the warmest day should reach 28.9c(84.0f), and 12.72 days should reach 25.1c(77.2f) or higher.
The absolute minimum temperature record for the area is -19.1c(-2.4f), recorded during January 1987. 59.0 nights of the year report an air frost on average.
Rainfall averages 634mm annually, with 113 days reporting in excess of 1mm of rain. All averages refer to the observation period 1971-2000.
| Climate data for Warsop, elevation 46m, 1971-2000, extremes 1960-2005 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.6 (94.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
34.6 (94.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
0.6 (33.1) |
2.2 (36.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
5.6 (42.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
10.1 (50.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
2.8 (37.0) |
1.3 (34.3) |
4.93 (40.88) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.1 (−2.4) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 56.19 (2.2122) |
42.46 (1.6717) |
48.56 (1.9118) |
53.27 (2.0972) |
48.60 (1.9134) |
60.82 (2.3945) |
43.90 (1.7283) |
48.57 (1.9122) |
54.10 (2.1299) |
56.24 (2.2142) |
51.82 (2.0402) |
63.03 (2.4815) |
633.88 (24.9559) |
| Source: KNMI | |||||||||||||
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