A mild month having mean January temp 6.2C the 2nd highest in last 18 years (6.4C in 2007), and the 
5th highest in last 52 years. 
Especially mild 18th-20th, quite mild 26th-27th and coldest on 3rd. 
The lowest min temp (-0.9C) is the 2nd highest in 52 years (-0.1C in 2005).

Rainfall was the highest in January (also most days with >5mm rain) since 1999.
More than half this month's rain fell between 10th and 15th, with over 24mm on 11th, a very wet day with much surface water collecting.

Snow had been forecast for 3rd, but did not fall here. There was, however, a very brief sleet shower at 0915 on 31st. 


8.9 mean max (C) 
+2.5 diff from av (C)
3.4 mean min (C) 
+2.0 diff from av (C)
6.2 mean (C)
+2.3 diff from av (C)
13.0 high max (C) on 18th 
3.1 low max (C) on 3rd 
9.1 high min (C) on 20th 
-0.9 low min (C) on 3rd 


106.0 rain total (mm)
142.7 % of av 
20 raindays (0.2mm or more)
18 wetdays (1.0mm or more)
24.3 most in a day (mm) on 11th

2 air frost (air min temp <=-0.1C )

1 day with sleet/snow falling on 31st
0 days with 50% snow cover
0 days with thunder heard
0 days with fog at 0900

A dry and mild February. Cold 1st-3rd (snow flurries on 1st did not settle), 
becoming milder with 23mm of rain falling between 3rd-5th. Mild until 13th, 
then colder with night frosts 16th-20th. Small freezing fog crystals (described
on local TV as "diamond dust") fell for a few minutes around 0915 on 19th.
Mild again 21st-29th, some rain 25th, and very windy evening of 29th.
The highest maximum temperature 14.4C is the 6th highest , the highest minimum 
8.3C is the 12th highest, and it has been the 17th driest February in last 51 years.



9.6 mean max (C) 
+2.6 diff from av (C)
1.6 mean min (C) 
+0.2 diff from av (C)
5.6 mean (C)
+1.4 diff from av (C)
14.4 high max (C) on 12th 
4.6 low max (C) on 14th 
8.3 high min (C) on 24th 
-6.1 low min (C) on 17th 

32.0 rain total (mm)
62 % of av 
7 raindays (with 0.2mm or more)
6 wetdays (with 1.0mm or more)
8.9 most in a day (mm) on 4th


7  air frost (air min temp <=-0.1C)

1 days with sleet/snow falling (1st)
0 days with 50% snow cover

1 day with fog (19th)

A mixed changeable month, with a few bright days amid cloudy, wet and windy spells, even a little snow. Temperatures were slightly below normal with 6 airfrosts. It was cool 21-25, and milder 26-27 and 30-31.
Slightly above normal rainfall, 31mm of it falling on the 15th, 15mm between 10-12th, and 12mm between 26-28th.
Less than 1cm of snow fell in the early hours of 23rd but melted by the morning. 
As the depression passed around 2pm on 10th, a minimum pressure of 956.5mb was recorded, the lowest here in 50 years (previous lowest was 957.3mb).


9.7 mean max (C) 
-0.2 diff from av (C)
2.5 mean min (C) 
-0.6 diff from av (C)
6.1 mean (C)
-0.4 diff from av (C) 
14.6 high max (C) on 30th
6.8 low max (C) on 24th 
7.8 high min (C) on 2nd 
-3.6 low min (C) on 5th

69.4 rain total (mm)
113 % of av 
17 raindays (0.2mm or more)
12 wetdays (1.0mm or more)
31.1 most in a day (mm) on 15th

6 air frost (air min temp <=-0.1C)
1 sleet/snow falling in early hours of 23rd

1005.2 mean pressure (mb) at 0900 GMT ONLY
1035.2 max pressure at any time of day on 5th
956.5 min pressure at any time of day on 10th

A changeable month, slightly cooler and wetter than usual.
Lowest April max temp since 2000 and most April rainfall since 2003. 
Coolest from 6th-9th with 8cm snowfall overnight on 6th, melting during the morning, but further <1cm falling during the day.
Pleasantly warm on 22nd, 23rd and 27th, with brief thunder at 1700 on 27th, which was a contrast to chilly maximum temps below 8 deg C from 5th-7th.


12.2 mean max (C) 
-1.2 diff from av (C)
3.8 mean min (C) 
-0.5 diff from av (C)
8.0 mean (C)
-0.9 diff from av (C)
18.2 high max (C) on 26th 
6.2 low max (C) on 6th 
10.7 high min (C) on 27th 
-2.1 low min (C) on 8th 

73.6 rain total (mm)
123 % of av 
18 raindays (with 0.2mm or more)
15 wetdays (with 1.0mm or more)
12.0 most in a day (mm) on 29th

6 days with air frost (air min < -0.1C)

1 day with snow falling on 6th
1 day with 50% snow cover on 6th
1 day thunder heard on 27th at 1700

A changeable, mild and wet May. 
Warmest between 6th and 12th (over 22C max),
coolest between 14th and 17th (below 13C max).
Rainiest period 25th to 27th with 45.6mm rain in three days.
Windiest 13th to 15th and 24th to 27th.


18.1 mean max (C) 
+0.7 diff from av (C)
9.4 mean min (C) 
+2.0 diff from av (C)
13.8 mean (C)
+1.4 diff from av (C)
25.0 high max (C) on 7th 
11.6 low max (C) on 16th 
13.6 high min (C) on 11th 
3.2 low min (C) on 19th 

74.6 rain total (mm)
132 % of av 
15 raindays (no. of days with 0.2mm or more)
13 wetdays (no. of days with 1.0mm or more)
20.7 most in a day (mm) on 25th

June was a pleasant but mixed month, average temperatures slightly below
normal, warmest days 8th-9th, coolest day 3rd, coolest night only 4.4C 
on 13th but no ground frost. Mean temperatures clinging around 15C many days.

Only 55% of normal rainfall, 12.5mm of this during 1st-2nd, 10.9mm between 18th-21st.

There were 12 sunny days, 8 days with good sunny spells, so good growing conditions
even if watering cans were kept busy. 

Windy from 18th-30th, especially later on the evenings of 19th and 22nd.


19.6 mean max (C) 
-0.6 diff from av (C)
10.1 mean min (C) 
-0.2 diff from av (C)
14.8 mean (C)
-0.5 diff from av (C)
26.4 high max (C) on 9th 
15.3 low max (C) on 3rd 
14.1 high min (C) on 10th 
4.4 low min (C) on 13th 


33.8 rain total (mm)
55 % of av 
12 raindays (with >=0.2mm)
10 wetdays (with >=1.0mm)
9.3 most in a day (mm) on 2nd