Station 1
Blyth
Figure 'a': Monthly mean surface temperature for the entire duration of the record at the station which are derived from simple averaging of all the monthly data.
Monthly Mean Sea Temperature for BLYTH POWER STATION at 55° 8' N, 1° 32' W
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 10.4 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 11.6 | 7.9 |
| 1979 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 10.0 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 9.3 | 8.7 |
| 1980 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 8.3 |
| 1981 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 10.4 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 7.9 |
| 1982 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 7.1 |
| 1983 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 13.4 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 7.1 |
| 1984 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 11.6 | 9.9 | 7.7 |
| 1985 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 6.5 |
| 1986 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 6.9 |
| 1987 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 8.9 |
| 1988 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 8.5 |
| 1989 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 15.1 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 8.1 | 7.8 |
| 1990 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 16.1 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 |
| 1991 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 12.4 | 14.2 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| 1992 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 14.5 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 10.8 | 9.0 | 8.5 |
| 1993 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 16.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 7.0 |
| 1994 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 13.3 | 14.2 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 8.8 |
| 1995 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 10.3 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 10.9 | 8.7 |
| 1996 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 8.4 |
| 1997 | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 11.3 | 6.9 | |
| 1999 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 8.5 | 7.9 | ||||
| 2000 | 5.7 | 5.4 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 7.4 | ||||||
| 2012 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.0 | 7.3 | |
| mean | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 11.4 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 9.6 | 7.9 |
| count | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| sd | 1.04 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.20 | 1.29 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.71 | 0.88 | 0.76 |
Source: National Power and CEGB
