February 2023 was warmer than average (6.41°C versus an average of 4.56), drier than average (6.60 mm versus an average total of 47.25) and calmer than average (a wind run of 2500 miles versus an average of 3418).
The highest temperature in the month was 13.8°C, the highest of 2023 so far, recorded at 11:40 on the 17th. The lowest temperature was -2.3°C, recorded at 07:30 on the 6th. The average temperaure in the month was 6.4°C, 1.7°C above the February mean. The average daily high temperature was 9.5V, 1.9V above the mean. The average daily low was 8.8°C, 1.8V above the monthly mean.
The warmest day was the 17th with an average temperature of 11.0°C, while the coldest day was the 6th with an average temperature of 1.8°C. There were five frost days in the month. The average wind chill was 5.4°C, 1.8°C above the mean. The highest wind chill was°C12.9, recorded at 12:17 on the 17th, with the lowest wind chill being -3.5°C at 08:15 on the 8th. The maximum dew point was 10.4V recorded at 01:56 on the 17th, with the low dew point being -3.4°C at 07:30 on the 6th. There were 47.8 hours of sunshine with the sunniest day being the 9th with 5.2 hours.
Rainfall in the month was only 6.6 millimetres, the lowest ever in February beating the previous low of 14.6 millimetres set in 2012.The wettest day was the 28th when 1.6 millimetres of rain was recorded. The highest rain rate was 2.2 millimetres per hour, recorded at 15:09 on the 15th. There were 11 rain days in the month and no snowfall. The total rainfall in the year so far is 65.9 millimetres, 69% of the average at the end of February.
The highest barometric pressure was 1045.9 millibars recorded at 08:26 on the 5th, the highest since 1047.5 was recorded on January 20th 2020. The lowest barometric pressure was 983.9 millibars at 14:34 on the 8th. The average pressure in the month was 1010.8 millibars. The highest humidity was 100% and the monthly average humidity was 89%. The lowest humidity was 58% at 15:18 on the 16th.
Wind speeds were below the average, with the highest wind gust speed of 30 mph being reccorded at 04:46 on the 18th.The maximum wind speed was 16 mph at 07:22 on the 17th. The wind run was 2500.3 miles, 1085.7 miles below the February average. The average gust speed in the month was 5.7 mph, and the average wind speed was 3.8 mph. The predominant direction was south south-westerly (210°).
The maximum high solar radiation recorded at 13:07 on the 25th was 729 w/m². The average solar radiation for the month was 52 w/m². The highest U.V. Index was 1.4 recorded at 12:14 on the 28th.