December at the Brussels Uccle site of the RMI - the Belgian Met. Office.

See http://cirrus.oma.be/francais/index.php?menu=Menu1_3_3 "Bilan du
mois" - only available in French and Dutch unfortunately.

1st column - December 2005
2nd column - long-term average

Reference periods for long-term averages - temperatures 1833-1985;
rainfall 1833-1979; sunshine 1887-1988

Mean max. temp. 5.9°C 5.5°C
Mean min. temp. 1.4°C 0.8°C
Mean temp. 3.5°C 3.3°C

Rainfall 51.4 mm 69.2 mm
Rainfall days 22 20

Sunshine 26 hr 40 min 43 hr


Additional figures below from "Ogimet"

8 frosts; 4 freezing days (27th to 30th inclusive).

Lowest maximum -1.2°C on 27th
Highest maximum 9.7°C on 16th

Lowest minimum -7.2°C on 29th
Highest minimum 7.0°C on 3rd and 4th

Highest day's rainfall 8.0 mm on 16th and 17th


Colin Youngs
Brussels