February 2016
A trip over the border to west Dorset and the beach at Eype on a bright February day.

Slightly warmer than average with above normal rainfall and sunshine.
Summary for  February 2016
Mean Max: 10.2ºC (+1.4ºC)
Mean Min: 3.0ºC (+0.3ºC)
Mean (min+max ÷ 2): 6.6ºC (+0.8ºC)
Mean (integrated):  6.1ºC  
High Max: 16.8ºC 21st
Low Max: 7.4ºC 27th
High Min: 11.8ºC 21st
Low Min: -4.6ºC 16th
Mean Grass Min: 0.6ºC  
Grass Min: -5.3ºC 29th
Days  >13°C 4 Days  
Days >10°C 11 Days  
Nights  >10°C 2 Days  
Nights  <5°C 20 Days  
Rain Total (gauge): 102.1 mm (165%)
Rain Total (tipping bucket): 99.6 mm (161%)
Rain Days >0.2 mm: 15 Days  
Rain Days >1.0 mm: 12 Days  
Max 24 hrs: 29.4 mm 6th
Days without any rain: 14  
Air Frost: 9 Days  
Grass Frost: 15 Days  
Snow Falling: 0 Days  
Snow (50%) @ 9am: 0 Days  
Ice Days: 0 Days  
Thunder Heard: 0 Days  
Hail <5 mm: 0 Days  
Hail >5 mm: 0 Days  
Fog @ 9am: 0 Days  
Total Monthly Sunshine: 108.7 Hours (134%)
Most Sunshine in a Day: 9.9 Hours 24th
Average Daily Sunshine: 3.7 Hours  
Sunless Days: 7 Days  
Cloudless Days: 2 Days  
Total Possible Sunshine: 291.6 Hours  
Percentage of Total Sun: 37%  
Maximum UV Index: 2.4 29th
Time of Max UV:    
Average Max UV: 1.4  
Mean Soil Temp @ 30 cm: 8.7ºC  
Min Soil Temp @ 30 cm: 7.1ºC 19th
Max Soil Temp @ 30 cm: 10.2ºC 2nd 
Mean Soil Temp @ 100 cm: 10.6ºC  
Min Soil Temp @ 100 cm: 9.9ºC 27th
Max Soil Temp @ 100 cm: 11.3ºC 7th
Ave 10 Min Wind >39 mph: 0.00 Days  
N: 5.51 Days 18%
NE: 2.04 Days 7%
E: 0.95 Days 3%
SE: 1.21 Days 4%
S: 4.48 Days 14%
SW: 4.13 Days 13%
W: 2.97 Days 10%
NW: 3.85 Days 12%
Calm: 3.85 Days 12%
Wind Chill Low: -5.8ºC 16th
Mean Wind: 5.2 mph  
Max Gust: 48 mph 6th
Mean Cloud Cover: 60%  
Mean RH @ 9am: 86%  
Rain >0.1mm/hour: 32.0 Hours  
Frost Duration: 77.9 Hours  
Air Frost in a Day: 13.3 Hours 15th
Mean Sea Temperature: 9.6ºC (+1.5ºC)
Normal for Month: 8.1ºC  
Max Sea Temperature: 10.3ºC 2nd 
Min Sea Temperature: 8.8ºC 29th
Mean Pressure @ 9am: 945.4 hPa  
Mean Pressure: 1011.0 hPa  
Max Pressure: 1036.2 hPa 16th
Min Pressure: 979.0 hPa 13th
Max Change in 24 hours: 24.7 hPa 15th
Radiation Daily Mean: 5.74 MJ/m²  
Max Daily Value: 12.54 MJ/m² 24th
Min Daily Value: 0.72 MJ/m² 6th
Number of Days with Data: 29 Days  
1-Hour Maximum: 795 W/m² 28th
Starting Time of the Hour:   12:00
Max Dewpoint: 12.9ºC 21st
Min Dewpoint: -5.6ºC 16th
Mean Dewpoint: 3.9ºC  
Max Humidity: 99% 6th
Min Humidity: 56% 15th
Mean Humidity: 85%  
Weather Data for Otter Valley, Devon. February 2016
  Temp oC Grass Hum (%) Soil oC DP (oC) Wind (mph) Rain Air (hPa) W/m² UV Sun Frost Calm Wind Sea Observations
  Min Max Min Min Max 30 100 Min Max Max Ave Run mm Min Max Max Max Hours Hours Hours Chill Temp
1 11.3 14.8 4.6 72 92 10.0 11.0 6.7 11.6 27 7.2 172 0.0 1016 1019 233 1.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 8.3 10.2 Brief sunny intervals all day
2 8.1 11.7 -2.0 65 89 10.2 11.1 1.6 7.1 30 5.0 120 0.6 1016 1020 581 1.5 6.7 0.0 0.7 2.9 10.3 Sunny intervals all day
3 2.2 9.6 -1.8 74 94 10.1 11.2 0.6 6.3 29 4.4 107 1.2 1019 1031 547 1.5 6.2 0.0 0.1 0.5 10.3 Sunny intervals all day
4 1.4 12.9 5.0 90 96 10.0 11.3 0.3 11.4 19 3.6 86 0.0 1026 1031 241 1.1 0.0 0.0 4.0 1.1 10.2 Cloudy all day
5 9.1 11.3 8.7 86 97 9.9 11.2 8.4 9.7 30 8.2 197 2.4 1009 1028 177 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.4 10.3 Brief sunny intervals all day
6 9.2 10.9 6.6 94 99 10.2 11.2 5.6 10.7 48 16.9 405 29.4 985 1009 45 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.9 10.3 Rain all day, windy.
7 3.9 10.9 1.3 78 97 10.2 11.3 2.6 10.1 44 8.7 208 5.2 986 997 491 1.6 5.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 10.3 Sunny intervals all day
8 6.2 10.9 3.2 73 92 9.9 11.3 3.0 9.5 40 10.6 253 7.6 986 998 534 1.4 1.8 0.0 0.0 2.2 10.3 Sunny intervals all day
9 2.9 7.8 0.9 79 97 9.5 11.3 1.6 5.5 24 2.8 66 4.8 987 998 432 1.1 4.1 0.0 7.3 0.6 10.1 Sunny intervals all day
10 4.4 9.6 -1.2 78 96 9.1 11.2 -0.1 7.0 31 3.9 94 6.0 992 1004 531 1.5 6.7 0.0 3.5 0.6 10.0 Sunny intervals all day
11 -1.7 9.7 -2.8 78 98 8.7 11.1 -2.4 6.9 15 1.7 40 0.0 1000 1005 549 1.6 6.5 8.5 7.1 -2.8 9.9 Sunny intervals all day
12 0.4 7.7 5.9 88 98 8.4 11.0 -0.4 6.1 20 4.6 110 14.4 991 1000 155 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 -0.6 9.8 Patchy rain all day
13 3.3 7.7 1.9 85 96 8.5 10.8 2.3 5.8 24 6.3 152 8.2 979 994 149 0.9 0.0 0.0 2.4 1.5 9.8 Cloudy all day
14 3.1 8.1 3.4 76 97 8.5 10.7 -1.6 5.0 18 3.3 79 5.0 987 1010 512 1.5 3.1 0.0 3.4 -0.6 9.7 Sunny intervals all day
15 -1.8 8.8 0.0 56 96 7.9 10.6 -3.5 2.7 18 2.6 62 0.0 1010 1035 556 1.5 9.5 13.3 8.8 -3.6 9.6 Sunny all day
16 -4.6 8.6 -5.1 72 96 7.4 10.4 -5.6 4.8 22 5.4 129 0.0 1027 1036 494 2.0 7.0 12.9 3.5 -5.8 9.4 Sunny intervals all day
17 5.8 8.1 -2.3 81 97 7.6 10.2 3.6 7.6 28 10.1 242 12.0 1010 1027 75 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 9.2 Rain all day
18 -0.8 8.9 -2.4 75 98 7.5 10.1 -1.6 4.9 15 1.3 30 0.0 1010 1019 543 1.6 7.8 3.7 9.9 -1.2 9.1 Sunny intervals all day
19 -2.2 9.8 8.6 86 98 7.1 10.0 -3.0 9.4 26 4.3 103 0.4 1011 1019 320 1.5 1.8 11.9 5.6 -3.4 9.0 Sunny ints am, drizzle pm
20 9.4 13.4 8.4 87 97 7.9 10.0 8.6 11.3 26 6.5 156 0.0 1011 1014 216 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 7.7 9.1 Brief sunny ints all day
21 11.8 16.8 10.3 83 91 8.8 9.9 10.0 12.9 23 5.8 104 0.0 1011 1015 359 2.3 3.7 0.0 0.0 10.2 9.4 Sunny intervals all day
22 6.8 12.3 -3.3 75 96 9.4 10.1 3.6 10.4 16 3.3 78 1.6 1009 1013 265 1.6 0.0 0.0 3.4 5.1 9.6 Cloudy all day
23 -0.6 11.8 -2.8 66 98 9.1 10.3 -1.4 7.5 10 1.3 30 0.0 1013 1020 695 2.2 7.9 3.8 10.4 -1.0 9.4 Sunny intervals all day
24 0.1 10.0 -4.3 61 96 8.6 10.2 -3.4 4.7 20 3.4 82 0.0 1015 1020 589 2.1 9.9 0.0 0.3 -2.8 9.3 Sunny all day
25 -3.3 9.4 -5.2 62 95 8.1 10.3 -4.5 3.1 9 1.3 30 0.0 1016 1019 734 0.0 5.0 11.9 5.8 -5.6 9.2 Sunny am, cloudy pm
26 -0.6 8.4 -4.8 62 96 7.9 10.2 -1.8 4.4 24 5.9 143 0.8 1003 1016 478 1.6 2.6 3.9 3.8 -1.6 9.2 Sunny intervals all day
27 4.6 7.4 -1.8 61 76 7.7 9.9 -1.7 1.5 21 5.5 132 0.0 1003 1015 544 2.3 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.9 9.0 Brief sunny intervals all day
28 2.2 9.4 -5.1 56 85 7.7 10.0 -1.9 3.4 23 4.9 118 0.0 1015 1025 795 0.0 8.1 0.0 0.0 -0.6 8.9 Sunny intervals all day
29 -2.4 7.8 -5.3 74 94 7.7 10.1 -3.8 4.5 12 3.2 76 0.0 1025 1028 411 2.4 3.2 8.1 1.7 -4.8 8.8 Sunny ints am, cloudy pm
3.0 10.2 0.6 75 95 8.7 10.6 0.8 7.1 24 5.2 3602 99.6 1006 1016 422 1.4 108.7 77.9 83 0.7 9.6  
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