.... February sunshine at Hurn (Kipp & Zonen sensor/KZS) was ~43 hours
(provisional), roughly 58% of the 1971-2000 LTA or ~1.5hr/day.

In 1969+ Hurn record only beaten for lack of sunshine (allowing for
change of instrument) by 1972 & 1976 (latter the lowest .. at least
the summer made up for it).

Of more significance, aggregating the sunshine total for the months
November 2010 - February 2011 (rough CSR equivalent = 195 hr) then it
looks as if we've had the *dullest* such 4-month period in the Hurn
record; previous lowest was 1994/95 with 209 hour (CSR).

The 195 hour total over those four months represents around 70% of the
LTA 1971-2000.

Martin.

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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023