January was very cold, frosty and started and finished wet. Mean temperature was 1.6deg below normal,  barely rising above that mean value at any time in the day during the first half of the month. Only 4 days escaped having a ground frost, 1,15,24,28.
Rainfall was well above average, mostly falling on the 5^th, and during the last week of the month.
Very windy and gusty  from 23^rd to 28^th.  Pressure ranged from 15^th lowest on the 6^h. rising to 20^th highest on record here on the 12^th, then back down to the low level again 27^th and 28^th.

Statistically February was a slightly milder, although temperatures were well below average until 19^th, then predominantly above normal from 20^th.  Rainfall was below normal, most falling 20^th to 26^th but many days with little rain before that.  Sunniest days were from 22^nd, but quite a dull spell 7^th to 16^th. Windiest 20^th to 23^rd.

So in reality, first half of month dry and colder, second half wetter and milder.

  7.6 mmax (C) 
  2.4 mmin (C)   (19^th highest in 70 years)
  5.0 mean(C)   +0.3 diff from av (C). (24^th highest)
13.6 high max (C) on 21^st  
  2.9 low max (C) on 16^th   
  9.8 high min (C) on 21^st    
 -2.2 low min (C) on 6^th
48.6 rain total (mm)  (35^th wettest in 70 years)
88.4% of av 
 19 raindays (days with >=0.2mm) (15^th  highest)
 12 wetdays (days with >=1mm) (23^rd = highest
   2 very wet days (days with >=5mm)
10.4 mm greatest fall in a day, on 23^rd
 17 days ground frost
   6 days air frost on 6-7, 17-19, 28
   2 days with fog on 8, 9
 77% cloud cover percent
 88% mean RH  

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WINTER 2024/25 (Dec, Jan, Feb)

Temperatures  overall just above normal, but monthly anomolies were mild Dec +1.8. cool Jan –1.6 and slightly mild Feb +0.3 . 
Rainfall had anomolies wet Dec 125%, wet Jan 124% but drier Feb 88%.

So the season started wet and mild, remained wet but much cooler, then ended drier and slightly milder making February mre normal of the three months this Winter,

March was very mild and exceptionally dry.  Mean temperature was 6^th = highest in 70 years, rainfall was the 2^nd lowest, lower only in 1961.  Cooler than normal 11^th to 17^th but otherwise above normal. Fewest very wet days, 3^rd fewest wet days.

A sunny month, only 3 dull days on 13^th, 17^th and 23^rd, with highest sunshine hours recorded for the month on my weather station.  Also 4^th lowest cloud cover at 0900.

A very pleasant month overall!

13.4 mmax (C)  new record, highest mmax in 70 yrs
  3.0 mmin (C) 
  8.2 mean(C)  +1.4 diff from av (C),  6^th highest mean
19.5 high max (C) on 31^st  
  6.5 low max (C) on 17^th  
  8.9 high min (C) on 22^nd
 -2.9 low min (C) on 16^th

10.6 rain total (mm),  2^nd lowest rainfall (beaten only by1961)
19.5% of av rainfall
13 raindays (days with >=0.2mm)   21^st lowest
  3 wetdays (days with >=1mm)        3^rd = lowest
  0 very wet days (days with >=5mm  1^st = lowest

14 days ground frost
  9 days air frost
  0 day with snow
  0 days with snow lying at 0900
  0 days with fog
48% cloud cover percent  4^th lowest
83% mean RH 

Sunniest days 15, 26-28
Highest sunshine hours on record
Dullest days 17, 25
Windiest days were 6, 28, 30

The 3^rd highest mean temperature for April in 70 years here, with a very warm ending, so no air frosts but a few ground frosts 7^th to 10th. Rainfall was low, the only appreciable rain on 22^nd, just below half the normal rainfall for the month ranking 17^th driest.
Rainfall aggregated for the 4 months Jan to April has been 178mm this year, the 11^th lowest in 70 years.

 18.1 mean max (C)  3^rd highest in 70 years
   5.1 mean min (C)  14^th highest in 70 years
 11.6 mean (C)   +2.3 diff from av (C)  3^rd  highest
 27.0 high max (C) on 30
 12.7 low max (C)  on 16
   9.5 high min (C) on  29
   0.9 low min (C) on 10

29.2 rain total (mm)  17^th lowest
48.7% of normal
Most rain was 15.6mm on 22^nd
 9 raindays (days with >=0.2mm)  14^th lowest
 5 wetdays (days with >=1mm)     11^th lowest
 2 very wet days (days with >=5mm)  

Ground frost on 6 days on  2,7-10,17
No air frost
No days with hail
No days with snow or sleet
No days with fog  
No days with thunder
40% cloud cover percent
80% mean RH 

May 2025 was exceptionally warm with 2^nd highest mean temperature in 70 years here, and dry with 10^th lowest rainfall. May 2024 was also exceptionally warm recording a new record highest mean temperature,  while having the 19^th highest rainfall for the month.

20.4 mean max (C)  2^nd highest on record in 70 year
  8.2 mean min (C)   9^th = highest
14.3 mean (C)  +1.9 diff from av (C)  2^nd = highest
29.3 high max (C) on 1
12.7 low max (C) on  8
12.4 high min (C) on 30,31
  0.3 low min (C) on 6  
27.6 rain total (mm)    10^th lowest rainfall on record,  45.7% of av 
10 raindays (days with >=0.2mm)
  7 wetdays (days with >=1mm)
  3 very wet days (days with >=5mm)
  3 days with Ground frost on 5,6 and9
 No Air frost
Mean pressure 1018.9 mb , 10^th highest
49% cloud cover percent
74% mean relative humidity

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