Friday 17 March 2017

February 2017 Summary

In Brief:
Mostly cloudy with rain or showers never far away, particularly at the beginning and the end of the month when pressure was low.  High pressure mid-month produced a few sunnier days then.  Average minimum and maximum temperatures except for a cold spell during the second week.  

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Lowest:  -0.9 degs C on the 11th. 
Highest:  10.6 degs C on the 2nd.
Average minimum:  5.24 degs C.  Highest for February since 2014, and 7th highest February since at least 2004.
Nights with temperature below 5 degs C = 13.  Fewest in February since 2014.
Nights with temperature below 0 degs C = 1.  

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Lowest:  5.6 degs C on the 11th.  Lowest daytime temperature since February 2015.
Highest:  13.8 degs C on the 20th.  Highest February temperature since 2014.
Average maximum:  10.75 degs C.  7th warmest February of the last 14.

Rainfall:
Total: 97.8 mm.  Wettest month since November 2016.  Driest February since 2013.
January 2017:  80.3 mm.
February 2016:  190.0 mm.

Wettest day:  20.0 mm on the 6th.
61.4 mm up to the 9th and 24.5 mm from the 22nd.
Driest spell:  0.3 mm from 16th to 21st.

Completely dry days:  4.  Fewest since January 2016. 
Days with no measurable rain:  8.


Cumulatively:  2017:  178.1 mm.  Lowest after 2 months since 2012.
2016:  423.6 mm [-57.96%].

Thunder:
None.

Pressure:
Lowest:  980.8 on the 3rd
Highest:  1033.6 on the 16th

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