Nottingham Weather Centre
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The Nottingham Weather Centre (also referred to Nottingham Watnall) is a functioning observation and weather station located in Watnall, Nottinghamshire in England. The weather station is located 5.6 miles (9.0 km) from the city centre of Nottingham, and is the closest weather station to Nottingham with observations.
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Organization | Met Office |
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Location | Watnall, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 53°00′20″N 1°15′06″W |
Altitude | 117 m or 384 ft |
Weather | Average temperature: 10.1 °C (50.2 °F)[lower-alpha 1] |
Established | 1941; 83 years ago (1941)[2] |
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The weather station was established in 1941[3] and like many other weather stations in the United Kingdom, the recording of weather observations began in January 1960. The weather centre is currently being managed by the Met Office.[4] The station's WMO classification index is 03354.