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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SPRING 2025 --------------------------------

June was a very warm and dry month. Up to 11^th temperatures were slightly below normal, but after 11^th were considerably higher than normal.

The mean temperature 18.1C ranks equals 2^nd place, it was 2.8degrees above 30 year normal, equalling 2023, and just missing the 18.2C set in 2006.  The MeanMin is a new record 12.3C beating the 12.1C set in 2023.  The MeanMax 23.9C is 3^rd highest, behind 25.3C in 2006 and 24.1C in 2023.

Rainfall ranks 14^th lowest for June. Most of what fell came in the first week of June, with a small topup in the fourth week. The middle of the month and the final few days were totally dry.

Combining Mar, Apr, May, Jun rainfall, we have had 99mm in those 4 months, easily beating previous records of 121.9mm in 1995, 132.7mm in 1974, 136.4mm in 2011 and 136.7mm in 1990.

23.9 mean max (C)   3^rd highest on record, 25.3C in 2006, 24.1C in 2023
12.3 mean min (C)    NEW RECORD Highest MeanMin , beating 12.1C in 2023
18.1 mean (C)   + 2.8 diff from av  , 2^nd = highest, 18.2C in 2006, 18.1C in 2023
33.3 high max (C) on 30^th
16.5 low max (C)  on 7^th
16.8 high min (C) on 21^st
  6.7 low min (C)  on 8^th

Another warm month, ranking 5^th highest in 70 years here.
Rainfall has been below average, following on from a mild and dry year so far. 
Most of the rain this month fell on 19^th, 20^th . 
Interesting to note that the total rainfall from January to July 2025 (7 months) has been the 2^nd lowest in 70 years here, while 2024 enjoyed the 7^th highest. In fact 6 of the 7 wettest years have been in the last 20 years.

 24.9 mean max (C) 
 13.5 mean min (C) 
 19.2 mean (C),   +2.0C diff from av (C}   5^th highest in 70 years
 35.9 high max (C) on 11
 16.8 low max (C) on 15
 18.3 high min (C) on 1
   8.3 low min (C) on  3

Yet another warm and dry month. 
Most rain fell at the end of the month between 27^th and 30^th.
Total rainfall Jan through to August (8 months) has been 306.4mm, the 2^nd lowest in the last 70 years in this area, only beaten in 1976 with 11mm less.

24.0 mmax (C)  5^th = highest
13.0 mmin (C)   5^th = highest
18.5 mean(C)   +1.7 deg diff from avg, 5^th  highest
32.3 high max (C) on 12^th
19.0 low max (C) on 20^th, 28^th      
18.4 high min (C) on 13^th
  8.8 low min (C) on 22^nd 
 
23.6 rain total (mm), 33.7% of av ,  4^th lowest
9  raindays (with >=0.2mm)
6  wet days (with >=1mm)
2  very wet days (with >=5mm)
Greatest fall 5.6mm on 4^th 
No ground frost
No air frost
Windiest days 5^th, 31^st
58% cloud cover percent
79% mean RH 
 

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SPRING 2025 --------------------------------

 Another dry season to add to this years lack of rain. Temperatures statistically well above normal for the three months.

                    this year   normal     anomaly
MeanMax      24.3         21.4          +2.9            3^rd  highest
MEAN             18.6         16.5         +2.1            2^nd highest
MeanMin      13.0          11.5        +1.5            11^th = highest
                                                           
RAINFALL     100.8      204.0       49%         9^th lowest
Raindays        35          41.1         85%            14th = lowest
Wet Days        20          30.7        65%            7th = lowest
V Wet Days     7           13.2        53%            7th = lowest