January started and finished mild, but 6^th to 20^th was cooler than normal, overall the mean temperature was exectly normal.  The coldest night was –7.1C on 18^th, mildest day was 13.6C on 23^rd.
10 nights had air frosts, 18 ground frosts both close to the median of last 69 years.
The only significant rainfal was on 2^nd – 3rd (33mm), and 21^st  (19mm), accounting for most of the rainfall for the month, while 4^th to 20^th was essentially dry.
Windiest days were 20^th to 26^th, when storms ISHA and JOCELYN passed by.

Overall a drier than usual January, temperature statistically normal, but mild then cold then mild again. A windy end to the month, rainfall mostly falling on 3 days, dry and cold for half the month between 7^th and 20^th .

February has been the mildest one in 69 years of records here. Mean and MeanMin were both record highs, MeanMax was 3^rd highest. Most of the first 21 days in the month enjoyed well above the normal Mean temperatures, but fell to normal levels from 22^nd.
Rainfall was 228% of normal and spread over the month, so already saturated ground has not recovered yet. The 9 very wet days ranked 4^th greatest on record.
A windy month, especially around 5^th -6^th  and 21^st .

10.4 mmax (C)  (3^rd highest in 69 years)
  4.5 mmin (C)   (highest on record)
  7.4 mean(C)   +2.7 diff from av (C). (highest on record)
16.4 high max (C) on 15^th (4^th  highest) 
  5.9 low max (C) on 22^nd  (2^nd highest)  
 10.7 high min (C) on 15^th (2^nd highest)  
 -1.5 low min (C) on 27^th (5^th = highest)
125.4 rain total (mm)  (4^th wettest on record, beating 2020, 2014,1977)
228.0% of av 

23 raindays ( >=0.2mm) (3rd highest)
 15 wetdays ( >=1mm)
   9 very wet days (>=5mm) (4^th highest)
 
20.0 mm greatest fall in a day, on 8th
 13 days ground frost on 1,2, 7-9, 12-13, 23-28
   2 days air frost on 24, 27
   6 days with fog on 11,14,15,17,25,26
 75% cloud cover percent
 92% mean RH  

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SEASONAL REPORT FOR WINTER  (Dec2023, Jan2024, Feb2024)

A mild Winter with mean temperature 1.5 deg above normal, Dec and Feb contributing most to this. Rainfall was 160% of normal, Dec and Feb being very wet.. The ground here is very saturated indeed because of the rainfall, and some plants are bursting into flower prematurely with the mild February temperatures.

Comparing Winters over the last 30 year period, and over the last 69 years, the more recent period shows Mean, MeanMax and MeanMin about 0.4 degrees higher than the longer period. Comparing Spring in the same way shows an increase of about 0,7 degrees, Summer about 0.7 degrees and Autumn about 0.3 degrees higher. Rainfall also is greater in the recent period, 2% more in Winter and Spring, but 5% more in Summer and 8% in the Autumn.

March had few cool days so the MeanMin temp was the 3^rd mildest in 69 years here, and the Mean temp was +1.2 deg above normal. The start of the month was below average temps but the rest was above average, the warmest days were 17-19 reaching 15.8C.

Another wet month, with most falling 26-28, 9-12, and 1. Monthly rainfall was 6^th highest, following last March's 2^nd highest on record here. Raindays were 2^nd highest , wet and very wet days 4^th highest on record for March. Ground at this site with clay below the surface remains saturated.

Windiest days were mostly in second half of the month, especially 28-29, 13-14 and 23.  Sunniuest days were 29-30, 24 and 3-5, dullest 31, 13-14 and 25
Mean pressure was the 3^rd lowest on record.

103.0 rain total (mm),
189.3% of av rainfall
25 raindays (days with >=0.2mm)
18 wetdays (days with >=1mm)
  8 very wet days (days with >=5mm

  8 days ground frost
  1 days air frost on 3^rd
  1 day with snow 2^nd 0500 clear by 0800
  0 days with snow lying at 0900
  7 days with fog 2, 5-7,11-12,19
77% cloud cover percent
89% mean RH 

Sunniest days 29-30, 24, 3-5
Dullest days 31, 25, 13-14
Windiest days were 28-29, 23,13-14

April was statistically +0.4 degrees above normal, slightly milder 11^th – 13^th, and cooler 18^th – 20^th. The Mean temperature ranked 13^th highest for April in 69 years here. Unsurprisingly this led to just 4 ground frosts , 8^th = fewest, and 2 air frosts, 17^th =fewest on record.  The HiMin temperature ranked 4^th = highest.

Rainfall of 73.8mm was 123% of normal for April, ranking 16^th highest. The 21 raindays ranked 4^th = highest number, and the 7 very wet days ranked 7^th highest.

It was a windy month, ranking 2^nd highest mean wind speed in the last 19 years, and 6^th highest gust speed.

13.9 mean max (C)  20^th highest in 69 years
   5.5 mean min (C)   9^th highest in 69 years
   9.7 mean (C)   +0.4 diff from av (C)  13^th highest
20.0 high max (C) on 11
  8.2 low max (C)  on  22
 11.7 high min (C) on  6   4^th= highest
 -0.4 low min (C) on 18    11^th highest

73.8 rain total (mm)  16^th highest
123.0% of normal
Most rain was 12.4mm on 27^th
 21 raindays (days with >=0.2mm)  4^th highest
 15 wetdays (days with >=1mm)     11^th highest
   7 very wet days (days with >=5mm)  7^th highest

Ground frost on 4 days , 18^th, 20^th, 25-26^th   8^th = fewest
Air frost on 2 days,  18^th, 20^th    17^th = fewest
No days with hail
No days with snow or sleet
1 day with fog on 22^nd
No days with thunder
59% cloud cover percent
83% mean RH 

May was a very warm month, statistically +2.3 degrees above normal, the  highest Mean temperature in 69 years here. The Mean Min was also a record high value, and the Mean Max was 3^rd = highest on record.  Warmest days 9 –12, coolest days 2-3, 27-31. Rainfall was just above normal, ranking 19^th highest, wettest days were 21-22, 13 and 26. Sunniest days 4-13, 15, 18-20, 27.  Dullest days  2-3, 16, 22, 28.

19.6 mean max (C)  3^rd = highest on record
  9.8 mean min (C)   new highest record
14.7 mean (C)  +2.3 diff from av (C)  new highest record
26.9 high max (C) on 10
  9.9 low max (C) on  3
13.1 high min (C) on 18
  5.1 low min (C) on 5   3^rd = highest on record
73.0 rain total (mm)    19^th highest rainfall on record
120.9% of av 
16 raindays (days with >=0.2mm)
12 wetdays (days with >=1mm)
  5 very wet days (days with >=5mm)
No Ground frost  and  No Air frost
Mean pressure 1012.6 mb
69% cloud cover percent

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SEASONAL REPORT FOR SPRING  
(Mar, Apr, May 2024)
                    this year     normal      anomaly

MeanMax  C    15.0        14.0          +1.0  
7^th = highest
MEAN C            10.8          9.5           +1.3  
2^nd = highest
MeanMin C       6.7           5.0           +1.7  new highest

RAINFALL mm  249.8     173.5       144%
Raindays            62           41.9        148%    
Wet Days           45           31.1         145%    
V Wet Days       20           12.2         164%  

A cool first half to this month. Then a warm, often very warm second half, made for almost "average" mean temperature for month as a whole.
Most rain fell around 4^th, and 14-16^th, with a dry 13 days at the end, thus a dry  month overall. At times a breezy month, mainly around 10^th, 13-14^th  and 27-28^th , the first half having higher windspeeds.
SO statistically a "normal" month, mean temperature only slightly below normal but having the 20^th lowest rainfall in 69 years here.

20.3 mean max (C) 
  9.9 mean min (C)   
15.1 mean (C)  -0.2 diff from av 
31.7 high max (C) on 25
14.4 low max (C) on 13
14.8 high min (C) on 26,27
  4.0 low min (C)  on 5
 36.2 rain total (mm)  50.2% of av 
 
  11 raindays (days with >=0.2mm)
    8 wetdays (days with >=1mm)
    3 very wet days (days with >=5mm)

No ground frost or air frost
No days with fog 
No days with thunder
58% cloud cover percent
77% mean RH 
Mean pressure was 1014.6 mb