February 2000

February 2000 Summary
Temperature
Mean 15.2C
Mean Maximum
 18.9C
Mean Minimum 9.8C
Maximum High
 33.5C
Maximum Low
 13.3C
Minimum High
 13.2C
Minimum Low
 5.0C
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall 9
Max Daily Rainfall
 21.2 mm
Monthly Rainfall 32.6 mm

February Min. Temp Max. Temp Avg. Temp Rain Casual Observations
1 9.2 13.2 10.6 - Cloudy and cold for the time of year. Showers
2 7.5 16.6 10.9 nil Another cool cloudy day with a southerly breeze.
3 5.0 19.4 11.6 nil A sunny clear day with a NE breeze.
4 11.0 28.7 17.4 nil A good warm summer day with a NW wind pushing the temperature up quite late in the day. Mainly clear sky.
5 11.9 19.6 15.1 nil Mainly clear sky. Gusty NE wind in the afternoon.
6 11.0 28.6 19.1 nil Winds gusting up to 40 knots from the northwest for much of the day. A cold front passed at around 19:00 dropping the temperature 10 degrees in 45 minutes with a gusty southerly change. All around, a very windy day.
7 7.0 18.9 13.8 nil A sunny day with some high cloud and a NE breeze
8 10.5 19.7 14.5 nil A sunny, hazy day with a NE wind
9 8.1 28.4 18.7 nil Sunny and warm with NW wind
10 10.6 17.1 14.2 nil Cloudy and dull. NE wind
11 12.9 19.9 16.1 nil Cloudy morning, sunny afternoon, gusty NE winds to 20 knots
12 13.3 33.5 20.5 nil A calm, clear, sunny morning had the temperature rapidly climbing into the 30's. A cooler onshore breeze cooled the city in the afternoon.
13 12.6 24.5 19.1 nil High cloud with a nor'west arch of cloud to the south of the city for most of the day. Light north to north westerly winds until 19:10 when a forecast southerly change burst through with a cold front. The temperature dropped 7 degrees within 1 hour.
14 11.1 15.9 13.1 trace A southerly breeze and cloud kept the day cool. A bit of drizzle in the morning.
15 10.3 15.7 12.6 0.2 A cool cloudy day with drizzle periods. Light NE winds
16 13.1 16.9 14.7 4.2 A dull drizzly day. A light NE breeze
17 11.9 17.6 14.1 6 Another dull and drizzly day with a southerly breeze. Cantabrians will not be liking this 'summer' weather!!
18 10.8 16.1 12.3 21.2 A wet night and morning with continuous light rain and a 15 knot southerly wind. The rain cleared and the wind dropped in the afternoon with some blue sky visible and a little sun for a change.
19 9.9 20.0 13.5 nil A chance to dry out after the wet few days we've had. Cloudy morning and a sunny afternoon with cloud clearing to clear skies. Very light NE breeze.
20 10.1 20.2 15.4 nil Clear sunny day with a gusty N to NE wind.
21 9.3 21.4 16.8 trace High cloud most of the day with variable winds. Drizzle at night.
22 8.1 20.5 12.9 trace A cool cloudy morning but this soon cleared to a fine sunny afternoon. Light southerly breeze.
23 7.9 18.6 13.2 nil A mostly clear day with a gusty NE wind later in the day
24 12.3 32.0 21.4 nil The hottest day of the year so far. Not the highest recorded temperature but the duration of temperatures above 30 degrees, almost all afternoon. Low humidity around 15% for the afternoon accompanied the W to NW light wind. Highest average temperature of the year.
25 12.5 21.8 16.6 nil A mainly sunny day with light NE breezes.
26 11.8 14.5 13.4 1 A dull day with drizzle in the morning. A gusty NE wind made the day feel cool.
27 10.1 30.9 18.8 nil A cloudy start to the day with N to NW winds with a change to the south and cooler temperatures at about 17:00. A mostly sunny afternoon.
28 5.7 28.8 15.3 nil A cool calm morning with clear sky's. A sunny afternoon with a gusty NE wind up to 20 knots.
29 9.3 23.1 15.5 nil A cloudy start to the day but it soon cleared. Variable light winds.

February 2000 Temperature Graph

February 2000 Rainfall Graph