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A
cold start to January until 11th when it became slightly milder
for the rest of the month. The highest max temp was on 11th,
ranking 8th lowest in 71 years here.
Rainfall was the 2nd highest with 219% of average,
beaten only in 2014. The wettest single day in January ever occurred on 8th,
with 50.7mm recorded, and this was the 9th wettest day in any
month ever recorded here all the rest being in Jun/Jul/Aug/Sep. Sunniest
days were 2-5, 28 and 31.
Dullest were 8, 11-13, 15, 18, 21-22.
Windiest days 11 and 27.
So an extremely wet start to this year, continuing the wetter spell which
began last September, and the ground remains saturated.
6.2
mean max (C)
1.2
mean min (C)
3.7
mean (C)
-0.6 deg avg (C)
9.9
high max (C) on 11
0.1
low max (C)
on
5
6.5
high min (C)
on 20
-6.3 low min (C)
on
4
158.2 rain total (mm)
219% of normal, 2nd highest
Most rain was 50.7mm on 8th , wettest ever in January, 9th
wettest in any month
30 raindays (days with >=0.2mm)
highest on record
25 wetdays (days with >=1mm),
2nd highest
8 very wet days (days with >=5mm) 11th = highest
18
days with ground frosts
10
days with airfrosts
5 days with snow falling 2-6 and 9
7 fog days 8, 16, 18-19, 26, 29-30
No
thunder
71%
cloud cover percent
91%
mean RH
Mean
pressure was 1002.5 mb
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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 3rd mildest in 71 years here. The
warmest days were 24-25, while 4 air frosts occurred 14,15,17,18.
Rainfall was the 6th 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.
8.5 mmax (C)
4.2 mmin (C)
(3rd highest in 71 years)
6.3 mean(C)
+1.6 diff from av (C). (11th highest)
15.1 high max (C) on 25th
2.9 low max (C) on 3rd
9.3 high min (C) on 26th
-2.6 low min (C) on 14th
117.6 rain total (mm) (6th
wettest Feb in 71 years) 213.8% of av
24 raindays (days with
>=0.2mm) (2nd =highest)
19 wetdays (days with
>=1mm) (2nd
=highest)
8 very wet days
(days with >=5mm) (6th =highest)
20.4 mm greatest fall in a day, on 5th
10 days ground frost (9th
fewest)
4 days air frost (10th
fewest)
5 days with fog on
1,4,8,10,27
82% cloud cover percent
90% mean RH
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SEASONAL
REPORT FOR WINTER (Dec2025,
Jan2026, Feb2026)
Winter
was exceptionally wet and mild overall.
The 2nd wettest winter season in 71 years here, largely due
to February (6th highest) and especially January’s
contribution (2nd highest).
Mean temperature ranked 15th highest in 71 years mostly due
to the milder February (ranking 11th mildest) and especially
mild December (ranking 8th mildest).
this
year normal
anomaly
MeanMax
7.7
7.3
+0.4
22nd = highest
MEAN
5.4
4.6
+0.8
15th highest
MeanMin 3.1
1.8
+1.3
7th = highest
RAINFALL 365.4
207.8
176%
2nd highest
Raindays 73
52.4
139%
2nd highest
Wet Days
58
37.0
157%
2nd highest
V Wet Days 23
15.1
152%
5th 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
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The
4th= warmest March in 71 years here, only significantly
cooler from 7th to 15th. No airfrosts ( this has
only happened in 4 years), and 8 ground frosts
(the 10th = fewest).
Rainfall was 22nd = lowest, just 40.6mm rain, nearly half of
this falling on 12th.
Many sunny days, but dull 6th to 10th, 12th
and 29th.
Quite windy 9th to 18th, 24th and 25th.
Thankfully
the mild and drier month has helped the soil dry out a bit.
12.8
mmax (C) , 4th highest in 71 yrs
4.4
mmin (C) , 6th
= highest
8.6 mean(C) +1.8 diff from av (C),
4th highest
mean
19.8 high max (C) on 18th
6.7
low max (C) on 6th
7.8 high min (C) on 2nd
0.4
low min (C) on 14th
40.6
rain total (mm),
22nd lowest rainfall
74.6% of av rainfall
16 raindays (days with >=0.2mm)
10 wetdays (days with >=1mm)
2 very wet days (days with >=5mm
8
days ground frost
No
days air frost (only happened in 4 years )
0
day with snow
0
days with snow lying at 0900
2
days with fog , 8th and 9th
58% cloud cover percent
87% mean RH
Dullest
days 6-10, 12 and 29
Windiest days were 9-18, 24, 25
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