5.8 hours of Bright Sunshine today and a peak Ultra Violet Radiation figure of 1.4 were the highest values for three months. It was a dry day, only the seventh since the turn of the year.
Another 19mm rainfall and gusts to 47mph
During daylight hours another 18.6mm of rainfall was recorded and gusts to 47mph at 1516 hours. This month the total rainfall is 105mm which is 167% of the 30-year average and it is only half way through the month. The rainfall total for the winter is now a massive 481mm.
Whilst the storm was raging the air temperature rose from a low 1.9C in the early morning to 10.3C at dusk.
Gusts to 55mph and much more rainfall
Gusts today were above 50mph with a maximum of 55mph at 1347. This storm produced another 9.4mm of rain during daylight hours, which makes the total for February so far at 84mm when the 30-year average is 63mm.
Wettest Winter since records began in 1984 & now above average for February
With a grand winter rainfall total of 442mm, up to 9th February, this breaks the record of 434mm set during the winter of 1989/90. In addition, the 66mm of rainfall recorded in February so far is now greater than the 30 year average of 62.6mm.
29mm of rainfall overnight now almost record winter rainfall
With a total rainfall of 28.9mm during the last 24 hours the total for winter is now 432.6mm and just 1.4mm within the all time record of 434mm set in the winter of 1989/90.
