DECEMBER 2019

No records broken this December. 

Slightly milder than average, especially 5^th to 10^th and 19^th, but cooler 1^st, 14^th to 17^th. 
The MeanMin temperature ranked 17^th out of 65 years records here.

Rainfall was slightly above normal, but had less rain than 5 of the last 8 Decembers.   Most fell 12^th, 14^th and 18^th to 21^st.

Windiest days were 6^th to 10^th and 13^th to 15^th 

Sunniest days were 1^st, 3^rd, 4^th, 7^th, 25^th, 30^th, and the dullest days 10^th, 12^th, 19^th to 21^st, 27^th, 31^st .  

Mean pressure was the 15^th lowest in 65 years.  

ANNUAL SUMMARY FOR 2019

Statistically 2019 has been a very wet year, with Mar, Jun, and Sep to Dec having above average rainfall. It ranks 6^th wettest year in 65 years records here, beaten only by1960, 2008, and 2012 to 2014. The 7 months Jun to Dec alone saw 718.1mm of rainfall, nearly a normal year’s total, causing the ground to remain very wet for an extended period of time this year.

It was a milder year than usual, especially Feb to May, and Jul to Sep. Only Oct and Nov were cooler than normal. The year ranks 8^th mildest, beaten or equal to 1990, 2005 to 2007, 2011, 2014 to 2018

There were 29 airfrosts, the 4^th fewest on record beaten only by 2011,2014 and 2015. Indeed the 16 years with fewest airfrosts have all been since 2002.  No snow was recorded here. 

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TEMPERATURES

 7.6 mean max (C) 
   2.7 mean min (C) 
   5.1 mean (C)  +0.8 diff from av (C)

11.2 high max (C) on 10
  3.6 low max (C)  on 17
  7.3 high min (C)  on 7
 -3.1 low min (C)   on 2
85.0 rain total (mm)  118% of av 

OTHER 

Ground frosts 1^st to 6^th , 10^th to 19^th, 25^th to 27^{th .}
3 nights air frost , 1^st to 3^rd
1 day with fog 18^th
No thunder
71% cloud cover percent
94% mean RH 
Mean pressure was 1008.3 mb