*February 2006*

Overall Monthly Mean 7.1 (+2.2)
Mean max 9.7 (+2.0)
Mean min 4.5 (+2.3)
Precipitation 64.6mm (219%)
Sunshine 72.89hrs (92%)
Days of
Air frost 6, ground frost 9, snow falling 1, snow cover(at 0900) 2, max
snow
depth 2cm, fog at 0900 1

Wettest February since 2001. Warmest February
since 2002, nevertheless minimum temperature of -5.3 on 7th was lowest for
February since 10/2/1991.

*Winter 2006/2007*

Season Mean 7.6 (+2.5)
Mean max 9.9 (+2.4)
Mean min 5.3 (+2.5)
Precipitation 156.0mm (118%)
Sunshine 211.66hrs (106%)

*Warmest winter on record* here, closely followed by 1989/90 (Records
back to 1978) (Also local records back to 1960).

(Along the lines of George Booths summary for comparison with Epping)
--
Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
e-mail: kreh at southendweather dot net