Birmingham Winterbourne

(anomalies based upon 1881-2006 means)



February mean temperatures



Mean minimum: 2.6C (+0.8) (39th warmest out of 126 years)

Mean maximum: 8.6C (+2.3) (18th warmest out of 126 years)

Feb. Average: 5.6C (+1.6) (23th warmest out of 126 years)





Dec/Jan/Feb mean temperatures



Mean minimum: 3.3C (+1.5)

Mean maximum: 8.8C (+2.5)

DJF. Average: 6.1C (+2.1)



Note:

Minimum DJF mean temperatures beaten by:

1925 (3.4C);1935 (3.9C);1943 (3.9C);1957 (3.4C);1974 (3.4C)

1975 (3.5C);1989 (4.2C);1990 (4.0C);1998 (3.4C)



Maximum DJF mean temperature new record (although 1899 8.7C)



DJF average temperature beaten by:

1975 (6.3C); 1989 (6.4C) and 1990 (6.2C)





Interesting to note that once again Birmingham Winterbourne

has not shown all-time records as the CET has - in fact since

1971 the CET-Birmingham has shown an increasing bias which

now shows that the CET is +0.4 warmer than Birmingham...



Chris