Weather statistics – February 2016

Weather Statistics  –  Tideswell  –  February 2016

 

Temperature

 

Mean daily maximum:                          6.4 (1.1 above average)

Mean daily minimum:                           0.3 (0.2 below average)

Mean temperature:                               3.4 (0.5 above average)

 

Highest daily maximum:                     11.7 (21st)

Lowest daily maximum:                        3.6 (13th)

 

Lowest daily minimum:                       -5.2 (16th)

Highest daily minimum:                        6.5 (5th)

 

Lowest daily grass minimum:             -9.2 (16th)

 

Number of air frosts:                              13

Number of ground frosts:                      19

 

Days with max 10.0-14.9:                        3

Days with max 5.0-9.9:                          18

Days with max 0.0-4.9:                            8

 

Frost duration:                                      88.9 hours

 

Rainfall

 

Total fall:                                              112.8  mm (120% of average)

Wettest day (0900-0900)                    20.7  mm (8th)

Rain days (0.2 mm or more):               22

Wet days (1.0 mm or more):               14

 

Snow

 

Days with snow or sleet falling:          17

Days more than 50% cover at 0900:    4

Deepest at 0900:                                     3 cm

 

Sunshine

 

Total sunshine:                                    71.4  hours (140% of average)

Sunniest day:                                          7.7 hours (23rd)

Days with no sun:                                 15

 

Other phenomena

 

Days with thunder heard:                     0

Days with hail:                                         5

Days with fog at 0900:                           1

 

Wind

Mean wind speed:                                7.8  mph

Maximum gust:                                      47 mph (6th)

Days with gale:                                         0

 

Remarks

A little milder than average, due entirely to daily maximum temperatures being above average. After a very dull first week it ended up being the sunniest February I have recorded. Despite the sunshine it was a wet month.

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