Summary for February 2018

An interesting and varied month! Colder, drier and sunny than normal.
Coldest mean monthly temperature, and the highest amount of air and
grass frosts recorded of any month since December 2010. Sunniest
February in record (2005).

Mean Max: 8.4ºC
Mean Min: 0.6ºC
Mean: 4.5ºC

High Max: 13.3ºC 17th
Low Max: 1.2ºC 28th
High Min: 8.0ºC 19th
Low Min: -4.8ºC 28th
Grass Min: -8.3ºC 28th

Days 10°C 9 Days
Days 5°C 24 Days
Nights 10°C 0 Days
Nights 5°C 3 Days

Rain Total (gauge): 39.4 mm
Rain Days 0.2 mm: 9 Days
Rain Days 1.0 mm: 7 Days
Max 24 hrs: 11.0 mm 13th
Days without any rain: 19

Air Frost: 15 Days
Grass Frost: 25 Days
Snow Falling: 1 Day
Snow (50%) @ 9am: 0 Days
Thunder Heard: 0 Days
Hail 5 mm: 2 Days
Hail 5 mm: 0 Days
Fog @ 9am: 0 Days

Total Monthly Sunshine: 135.8 Hours
Most Sunshine in a Day: 9.9 Hours 25th
Average Daily Sunshine: 4.8 Hours
Sunless Days: 4 Days
Cloudless Days: 3 Days
Total Possible Sunshine: 281.6 Hours
Percentage of Total Sun: 48%
Average Sunny Interval: 18.1 mins

Ave 10 Min Wind 39 mph: 0.00 Days
Calm: 4.65 Days 25%
Mean Wind: 3.7 mph
Max Gust: 51 mph 13th
Mean Cloud Cover: 52%
Mean RH @ 9am: 90%

Mean Pressu 1016.7 hPa
Max Pressu 1029.7 hPa 26th
Min Pressu 993.3 hPa 13th

Max Dewpoint: 10.4ºC 14th
Min Dewpoint: -12.8ºC 28th
Mean Dewpoint: 0.9ºC

Max Humidity: 99% 14th
Min Humidity: 41% 28th
Mean Humidity: 79%

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Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalleyweather.me.uk