Climate Data and Brief Summary for February 2018
updated 2nd March 2018
Anomalies are based on averages for the period 1981-2010
SCREEN TEMPERATURES °c
Anomalies/Dates
Mean 1.8 -1.6
Mean Max 4.7 -1.4
Mean min -1.1 -1.8
High Max 9.2 19th
High Min 5.8 19th
Low Max -2.3 28th
Low min -7.4 28th
Low Grass -9.8 28th
Air Frosts 24 +13
Ground Frosts 28 +10
Hours of Frost 224.0

Pressure 24 hour observations (mbar)
Mean 1016.7 +0.9
Maximum 1030.7 25th
Minimum 998.5 14th

Preciptitation (mm)
Total 40.1 -11.0
Maximum fall 6.7 8th
Rain days 13
Wet days 11
Rainfall duration 46 hours

Sunshine
Total Sun hours 90.9 23.6
Maximum day 9.8 25th
Nil Sun days 6

Humidity %
Mean 91.0
Dry days (60% or less) 2

Wind (mph)
24 hour mean speed 5.2
09.00 mean speed 6.3
Maximum Gust 36 11th & 15th

Miscellaneous
Days with:
Sleet/snow 12 +5
Snow lying (09.00) 5 0
09.00 max 3 cms 12th
Total depth 6 cms
Hail 5
Thunder 0
Fog 1

Summary of the month:
February 2018 was the coldest since 2010 with temperatures well below
average. Rainfall totals were also below normal with just 78% of the
average, making it the driest since 2015. Sunshine totals were well
above average with 135%, the sunniest since 2008.