On Friday, 1 January 2016 09:53:39 UTC, Dave Cornwell wrote:
A ridiculously warm month! Maximum 16.3C. Mean 5.7C above 1981-2010
average. Mean Max 5.5C above average. Mean Minimum 5.8C above average.
Zero air frosts! Lowest minimum 2.6C
24 rain days but a dry month! Only one day managed 5mm. Rainfall 74% of
mean. A dull, cloudy, windy month. I suspect there was less than 40
hours of sunshine.
No pressure below 1000 mb
Unbelievable!


Summary for December 2015


My daughter was born in April '85. Since then seven Aprils (as measured by the CET) have been cooler than this December-amazing!

Temperature (°C):

Mean (min+max) 10.8 (+5.7)
Mean Minimum 8.5 (+5.8)
Mean Maximum 13.1 (+5.5)
Minimum 2.6 day 09
Maximum 16.3 day 19
Highest Minimum 13.0 day 26
Lowest Maximum 9.5 day 14
Air frosts 0

Rainfall (mm):
Total for month 39.1 (74%)
Wettest day 5.0 day 20
Rain days 24
Dry days 7

Wind (mph):
Highest Gust 50 day 30

Pressure (mb):
Maximum 1034.9 day 09
Minimum 1000.0 day 06

Days with snow falling 0
Days with snow lying at 0900 0


Dave