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FEBRUARY 2026

A mild but exceptionally wet month
The Winter season (Dec/Jan/Feb) likewise

ANNUAL 2025

Overall 2025 was the 2nd warmest year and amongst the driest
although several months were both warm and dry

Halesowen 70 year, 10 year and 30 year Overview
Basic statistics about temperature and rainfall, and more,
have all been updated to the end of 2020...
See 50 Years of Records and 30 Year Summaries 1991-2020

	Halesowen, West Midlands lies 13km to the west of Birmingham in central England. Find out about the weather here for the last 69 years
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FEBRUARY 2026 February was 1.6 deg above normal overall. After starting normal, temperatures fell in the middle of the month but rose significantly at the end. Mean Min temperature was the 3^rd mildest in 71 years here. The warmest days were 24-25, while 4 air frosts occurred 14,15,17,18. Rainfall was the 6^th heaviest for February in 71 years, 213% of normal, and was particularly heay 5-6,26-27, although only 4 days remaned dry. The month had many cloudy days, the final week being the sunniest. ============================= SEASONAL REPORT FOR WINTER (Dec2025, Jan2026, Feb2026) Winter was exceptionally wet and mild overall. The 2^nd wettest winter season in 71 years here, largely due to February (6^th highest) and especially January’s contribution (2^nd highest). Mean temperature ranked 15^th highest in 71 years mostly due to the milder February (ranking 11^th mildest) and especially mild December (ranking 8^th mildest). this year normal anomaly MeanMax 7.7 7.3 +0.4 22^nd = highest MEAN 5.4 4.6 +0.8 15^th highest MeanMin 3.1 1.8 +1.3 7^th = highest RAINFALL 365.4 207.8 176% 2^nd highest Raindays 73 52.4 139% 2^nd highest Wet Days 58 37.0 157% 2^nd highest V Wet Days 23 15.1 152% 5^th highest Cloud oktas 5.9 5.3 +0.6 Breaking the Winter months down separately: Dec2025 Jan2026 Feb2026 Mean Max 8.3 6.2 8.5 MEAN 6.2 3.7 6.3 Mean Min 4.1 1.2 4.2 RAINFALL 89.6% 158.2% 117.6% Raindays 21 28 24 Wet Days 16 23 19 V Wet Days 7 8 8 Cloud Oktas 5.5 5.6 6.6	TEMPERATURES 8.5 mmax (C) 4.2 mmin (C) (3^rd highest in 71 years) 6.3 mean(C) +1.6 diff from av (C). (11^th highest) 15.1 high max (C) on 25^th 2.9 low max (C) on 3^rd 9.3 high min (C) on 26^th -2.6 low min (C) on 14^th
	RAINFALL 117.6 rain total (mm) (6^th wettest Feb in 71 years) 213.8% of av 24 raindays (days with >=0.2mm) (2^nd =highest) 19 wetdays (days with >=1mm) (2^nd =highest) 8 very wet days (days with >=5mm) (6^th =highest) 20.4 mm greatest fall in a day, on 5^th
	OTHER 10 days ground frost (9^th fewest) 4 days air frost (10^th fewest) 5 days with fog on 1,4,8,10,27 82% cloud cover percent 90% mean RH

COMPARISON OF SPRING 2024 with SPRING 2025

2025	Mar	Apr	May	SPRING (M,A,M)
MMax temp 30yr average anomaly 70year ranking	13.4C 10.6C +2.8deg new record hi	18.1C 14.1C +4.0deg 3^rd highest	20.4C 17.4C +3.0deg 2^nd highest	17.3C 14.0C +3.3deg new record hi
MEAN TEMP 30yr average anomaly 70year ranking	8.2C 6.8C +1.4deg 6^th highest	11.6C 9.3C +2.3deg 3^rd highest	14.3C 12.4C +1.9deg 2^nd highest	11.3C 9.5C +1.8deg new record
MMin temp 30yr average anomaly 70year ranking	3.0C 2.9C +0.1deg 26^th = highest	5.1C 4.6C +0.5deg 14^th highest	8.2C 7.4C +0.8deg 9^th highest	5.4C 5.0C +0.4deg 10^th highest
RAINFALL mm 30yr average anomaly 70year ranking	10.6mm 54.4mm 19.5% 2^nd lowest	29.2mm 60.0mm 48.0% 17^th lowest	27.6mm 60.4mm 45.7% 10^th lowest	67.4mm 173.5mm 38.9% 2^nd lowest

2024	Mar	Apr	May	SPRING (M,A,M)
MMax temp 30yr average anomaly 70year ranking	11.3C 10.6C +0.7deg 16^th highest	13.9C 14.1C -0.2deg 21^st highest	19.6C 17.4C +2.2deg 4^th highest	15.0C 14.0C +1.0deg 8^th = highest
MEAN TEMP 30yr average anomaly 70year ranking	8.0C 6.8C +1.2deg 8^th highest	9.7C 9.3C +0.4deg 14^th highest	14.7C 12.4C +2.3deg new record hi	10.8C 9.5C +1.3deg 3^rd = highest
MMin temp 30yr average anomaly 70year ranking	4.7C 2.9C +1.8deg 3^rd = highest	5.5C 4.6C +0.9deg 9^th highest	9.8C 7.4C +2.4deg new record hi	6.7C 5.0C +1.7deg new record hi
RAINFALL mm 30yr average anomaly 70year ranking	103.0mm 54.4mm 189.3% 6^th highest	73.8mm 60.0mm 123.0% 16^th highest	73.0mm 60.4mm 120.9% 19^th highest	249.8mm 173.5mm 144.0% 6^th highest

Halesowen Annual Summary for 2025

MONTHLY RAIN AND MEAN TEMPS

month	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
rain mm	89.6	48.6	10.6	29.2	27.6	31.6	45.6	23.6	90.6	80.2	157.6	89.6
30yr rain avg	72.1	55.0	54.4	60.0	60.4	72.1	63.4	70.0	65.2	84.1	82.0	78.2
rain %	124%	88%	19%	47%	46%	44%	72%	34%	139%	95%	192%	115%
*Rain rank*
temp C	2.7	5.0	8.2	11.6	14.3	18.1	19.2	18.5	14.0	11.0	7.8	6.2
30yr temp avg	4.3	4.7	6.8	9.3	12.4	15.3	17.2	16.8	14.2	10.6	7.0	4.6
anomaly	-1.6	+0.3	+1.4	+2.3	+1.9	+2.8	+2.0	+1.7	-0.2	+0.4	+0.8	+1.6
70yr temp avg	3.8	4.1	6.2	8.5	11.8	14.7	16.6	16.2	13.8	10.5	6.6	4.5

TEMPERATURES

15.8 mean max (C) ,   +1.6 diff from av (C)
7.0 mean min (C) ,    +0.7 diff from av (C)
11.4 mean (C),           +1.1 diff from av (C)

HiMax 35.9 C on 11/7/25      LoMax   0.6C on 8/1/25
HiMin   18.4C on 13/8/25       LoMin   -5.6C on 9/1/25
Highest Mean 25.0C on 11/7/25 (the 18^th highest on record here)
Lowest Mean   -2.0C was on 10/1/25

Mean of means 11.4C, 2^nd = highest, beaten only in 2006 with 11.6C

RAINFALL

724.4 rain total (mm), 89% of av ranks 22^nd lowest in 71 years

192 raindays (with 0.2mm or more)               ranks 27^th highest
113 wetdays (with 1mm or more)                   ranks 8^th = lowest
   45 verywetdays (with 5mm or more)              ranks 15^th = lowest

39.2mm most rainfall in a day on 14/11/25, 25^th = highest
Rainfall duration 612.5 hours

SNOWFALL

1day with snow falling, totalling 2.5 cm. Most snowfall in a day 2.5cm on 4/1/25
3 days with lying snow on 4/1/25, 5/1/25 and 6/1/25

PRESSURE

1015.6 mean pressure (mb) , +0.7mb pressure anomaly (mb), normal is 1014.9 mb
1045.7 max pressure at any time of day, on 6/2/25, ranks 10^th highest
972.5 min pressure at any time of day, on 6/1/25

FOG

18 days with fog . 3 in Jan, 2 in Feb, 1 in April, 5 in Oct, 4 in Nov, 3 in Dec

FROSTS
39 air frosts, the last was 19/3/25 , first was 18/11/25
140 ground frosts, the last was 9/5/25 , first was 22/9/25
so 136 days with no air or ground frost. Frost duration 292 hours.

THUNDER     7 days with thunder heard
HAIL                No days with hail
HUMIDITY            84% at 0900
CLOUD COVER    58% at 0900 , 5^th lowest (although subjective!)

Overall 2025 was the 2^nd warmest year here in the last 71 years, beaten only in 2006. All months in 2025 had a positive anomaly, especially April through to August, only January and September has a negative anomaly.

The highest 20 annual mean temperatures here have all occurred since 2002, except for 1990.

Overall 2025 ranked 22^nd driest in 71 years records. Four months had more rainfall than normal, Jan, Sep, Nov and Dec, the other months had less rainfall, especially March through to June and August, when less than half the normal rainfall occurred.

The highest 12 annual rainfall totals have all occurred since 2000, except for 1960.
Of the years with the highest number of rain days 3 have been since 2020.

The 22 years with least air frost days have all been since 2002.
Unsurprisingly the 19 years with least snow days have all been since 2000, except for 1957, 1961 and 1992.

Halesowen Annual Summary for 2024

2024 was a very mild and wet year.

The year enjoyed the 6^th highest annual mean temperature of 11.0C in 70 years records here.
Four months Feb, Mar, May and Dec had mean anomalies over 1 degree, while the lowest anomaly in Sept was only –0.4 degrees..
Annual rainfall ranked 11^th highest, 935.2mm. The 237 raindays (with 0.2mm or more) was highest on record, and equals the 2023 record. Wet days ranked 9^th = highest and Very Wet days ranked 12^th highest.
A new record of fog days was set.

MONTHLY RAIN AND MEAN TEMPS

month

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

rain mm

55.6

125.4

103.0

73.8

73.0

36.2

57.0

33.0

122.4

69.6

88.2

98.0

30yr rain avg

72.1

55.0

54.4

60.0

60.4

72.1

63.4

70.0

65.2

84.1

82.0

78.2

rain %

77%

228%

189%

123%

121%

50%

90%

47%

188%

83%

108%

125%

Rain rank

highest

3^rd highest

2^nd lowest

lowest

2^nd highest

temp C

4.3

7.4

8.0

9.7

14.7

15.1

17.1

17.4

13.8

11.0

6.7

6.4

30yr temp avg

4.3

4.7

6.8

9.3

12.4

15.3

17.2

16.8

14.2

10.6

7.0

4.6

anomaly

0.0

+2.7

+1.2

+0.4

+2.3

-0.2

-0.1

+0.6

-0.4

+0.4

-0.3

+1.8

65yr temp avg

3.8

4.1

6.2

8.5

11.8

14.7

16.6

16.2

13.8

10.5

6.6

4.5

TEMPERATURES

14.8 mean max (C) ,   +0.6 diff from av (C)
7.2 mean min (C) ,    +0.9 diff from av (C)
11.0 mean (C),           +0.7 diff from av (C)   6th highest in 70 years

HiMax 31.7 C on 25/6/24      LoMax   1.2C on 19/11/24
HiMin   17.5C on 12/8/24       LoMin   -7.1C on 18./1/24
Highest Mean 23.2C on 19/7/24     Lowest Mean   -2.4C on 18/1/24

RAINFALL
935.2 rain total (mm), 114% of av              ranks 11^th highest in 70 years
237 raindays (with 0.2mm or more)            ranks highest – new record shared with 2023
148 wetdays (with 1mm or more)               ranks 9^th = highest
   63 verywetdays (with 5mm or more)        ranks 12^th highest

25.4mm most rainfall in a day on 23/11/24 Rainfall duration 836.5 hours

SNOWFALL
5 days with snow falling, totalling 4.8 cm.
Most snowfall in a day 3.5cm on 19/11/24
3 days with lying snow on 20/11/24, 21/11/24, 22/11/24

PRESSURE
1013.8 mean pressure (mb) , -1.1 pressure anomaly (mb), normal is 1014.9 mb
1040.9 max pressure at any time of day, on 11/1/24
970.2 min pressure at any time of day, on 28/3/24

FOG
42 days with fog – a new record high
6 in Feb,7 in Mar, 1 in Apr, 6 in May. 5 in Sep, 9 in Oct, 2 in Nov and 6 in Dec

FROSTS
23 air frosts,    the last was 20/4/24 , first was 11/10/24
68 ground frosts, the last was 26/4/24 , first was 13/9/24
so 140 days with no air or ground frost.   Frost duration 168 hours.

THUNDER     6 days with thunder heard
HAIL                4 days with hail
HUMIDITY            86% at 0900
CLOUD COVER    66% at 0900

Halesowen 65 year, 10 year and 30 year

Mean Min, Max and Mean Temperatures
and Mean Total Rainfall

	*Temperature C*			*Rainfall mm*
	*MMin*	*MMax*	*Mean*
65 year 1956 - 2020	5.8	13.6	9.7	785.8

*10 year*
1956 - 1960	5.3	13.0	9.1	794.6
1961 - 1970	5.1	12.6	8.9	754.1
1971 - 1980	5.5	13.2	9.4	748.4
1981 - 1990	5.5	13.6	9.5	756.2
1991 - 2000	5.9	13.8	9.9	760.1
2001 - 2010	6.5	14.3	10.4	777.2
2011 - 2020	6.7	14.6	10.6	913.6

*30 year*
1971 - 2000	5.6	13.5	9.6	754.9
1981 - 2010	6.0	13.9	9.9	764.5
1991 - 2020	6.4	14.3	10.3	816.9

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