Sixth month of recording at Canterbury:

February was notably "average", but that belies a fairly warm start to
the month and a relatively cold end to the month. The first half of the
month was particularly dry, but this changed by the 22nd as wind turned
NE and showers began to feed across Kent. The showers were generally
very localised, but Canterbury was affected by 6cm of level snow on the
morning of the 23rd. The whole week was dominated by frequent snow
showers, with snow observed to be falling on the last consecutive eight
days of the month. However, the ground was not cold enough and the sun
between showers failed to allow any substantial accumulations. In the
early hours of the 28th, another line of showers brought the most
significant accumulation of the winter with 11cm measured lying in my
back garden and 16cm at the University of Kent campus (70m ASL) -
definately the heaviest fall of snow in 6 years here and most likely longer.

Photographs from 28th February:
http://www.jstott.me.uk/photos/quick.php?a=050228

January daily summary:
http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/m...r=2005&month=2

January charts:
http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/m...th=2&year=2005

Temperature
Mean 4.3 °C (+0.0°C*)
Mean Max 7.3 °C
Abs. Max 13.9 °C (12th)
Mean Min 1.6 °C
Abs. Min - 3.3 °C (25th)

Rain
Total 38.9 mm (87%*)
Days 0.2mm 19 days
Days 2.0mm 6 days
Days 20.0mm 0 days
Max Rain (Day) 8.4 mm (24th**)
Max Rate 24.9 mm/hr (13th)

Pressure
Mean 1019.5 mb
Max 1035.0 mb ( 3rd)
Min 999.7 mb (12th)

No wind comparisons are mentioned here owing to inadequate siting of the
anemometer.

*Compared with 1971-2001 averages at Wye.

**This was snow melt from the night previously

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Jonathan Stott
Canterbury Weather: http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/