
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 5th, and
during the last week of the month.
Very windy and gusty from 23rd
to 28th. Pressure
ranged from 15th lowest on the 6h. rising to 20th
highest on record here on the 12th, then back down to the low
level again 27th and 28th.
5.6
mean max (C) 19th lowest in 70 yrs
-0.1 mean min (C)
13th lowest
2.7 mean (C) -1.6 deg avg (C)
14th = lowest
12.1 high max (C) on 15
0.6 low max (C)
on 8
6.9 high min (C)
on 1
-5.6 low min (C)
on 9
89.6 rain total (mm) 124% of
av, 17th highest
Most rain was 37.2mm on 5th
22 raindays (days with
>=0.2mm)
13th =
greatest
7 wetdays (days
with >=1mm),
9th =
fewest
5 very wet days
(days with >=5mm)
27 days with ground frosts
17 days with airfrosts
1 day with snow falling on 4th.
3 fog days 18, 21, 23
No thunder
65% cloud cover percent
89% mean RH
Mean pressure was 1012.2 mb
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Statistically
February was a slightly milder, although temperatures were well below
average until 19th, then predominantly above normal from 20th.
Rainfall was below normal, most falling 20th to 26th
but many days with little rain before that.
Sunniest days were from 22nd, but quite a dull spell 7th
to 16th. Windiest 20th to 23rd.
So
in reality, first half of month dry and colder, second half wetter and
milder.
7.6 mmax (C)
2.4 mmin (C)
(19th highest in 70 years)
5.0 mean(C)
+0.3 diff from av (C). (24th highest)
13.6 high max (C) on 21st
2.9 low max (C) on 16th
9.8 high min (C) on 21st
-2.2 low min (C) on 6th
48.6 rain total (mm) (35th
wettest in 70 years)
88.4% of av
19 raindays (days with
>=0.2mm) (15th highest)
12 wetdays (days with
>=1mm) (23rd = highest
2 very wet days
(days with >=5mm)
10.4 mm greatest fall in a day, on 23rd
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,
this
year
normal anomaly
MeanMax
7.2
7.3
-0.1
MEAN
4.7
4.6
+0.1
MeanMin 2.1
1.8
+0.3
RAINFALL 236.2
207.8 114%
19th highest
Raindays 67
52.4
128%
Wet Days 33 37.0
89%
V Wet Days 13 15.1
86%.
Cloud oktas 5.8 5.3
+0.5
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March
was very mild and exceptionally dry.
Mean temperature was 6th = highest in 70 years,
rainfall was the 2nd lowest, lower only in 1961.
Cooler than normal 11th to 17th but
otherwise above normal. Fewest very wet days, 3rd fewest wet
days.
A
sunny month, only 3 dull days on 13th, 17th and 23rd,
with highest sunshine hours recorded for the month on my weather
station.
Also 4th 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),
6th highest mean
19.5 high max (C) on 31st
6.5
low max (C) on 17th
8.9
high min (C) on 22nd
-2.9
low min (C) on 16th
10.6
rain total (mm),
2nd lowest rainfall (beaten only by1961)
19.5% of av rainfall
13 raindays (days with >=0.2mm)
21st lowest
3
wetdays (days with >=1mm)
3rd = lowest
0
very wet days (days with >=5mm
1st = 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
4th lowest
83% mean RH
Sunniest
days 15, 26-28
Highest sunshine hours on record
Dullest days 17, 25
Windiest days were 6, 28, 30
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