Terminal Moraine

28.5 hrs of sun here in February ( 42% of average ) making it the second dullest February on record ( since 2000 ). Only Feb' 2011 with 27.9 hrs was duller.

Heavy wet snow to start the morning, turning to moderate sleet by late morning and eventually clearing by midday. Sleet showers and the occasional glimpse of sunshine this afternoon. At 1800 Temp; 2.0c Max today; 4.9c Min last night; 0.4c Grass min; -3.4c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 8.0 mm Sunshine today; 0.1 hrs Mean wind speed; 14 mph S Highest gust today; 38 mph E at 0820 4 oktas Cu mediocris and Cb Vis; 40 miles

A dry night with clear intervals and large amounts of high and medium level cloud. The cloud thickened quickly after dawn to bring heavy wet snow or sleet from 0800 onward. A covering of wet, slushy snow above 260 mts and 1cm of snow at 340 mts. At 0900 Temp; 0.6c 24 hr max; 7.4c 24 hr min; 0.4c Grass min; -3.4c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 2.7 mm Mean wind speed; 25 mph E 8 oktas Ns Vis; 1 mile Continuous heavy wet snow 0.3cm of lying snow; 90 % cover

A dry, cloudy and fairly mild day with light winds. At 1800 Temp; 4.8c Max today; 7.4c Min last night; 6.5c Grass min; 5.5c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm Sunshine today; 0.1 hrs Mean wind speed; 7 mph SW Highest gust today; 17 mph W at 1100 7 oktas As and Ac Vis; 35 miles

A mild and cloudy night with intermittent light rain or moderate drizzle. The rain cleared to the east by 0630 and since then it's been dry and cloudy. At 0900 Temp; 6.7c 24 hr max; 8.9c 24 hr min; 3.3c Overnight min; 6.5c Grass min; 5.5c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 3.7 mm Mean wind speed; 11 mph W 7 oktas As and Ac Vis; 20 miles

A cloudy day with intermittent light drizzle or rain from around 1000, and a spell of more persistent rain for a couple of hours by late afternoon. At 1800 Temp; 7.1c Max today; 7.3c Min last night; 2.4c Grass min; -1/8c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 1.1 mm Sunshine today; 0.1 hrs Mean wind speed; 21 mph S Highest gust today; 29 mph S at 1429 8 oktas Ns and St Vis; 400 yds Continuous light rain

Rain early yesterday evening soon died out to leave a dry night with a few clear intervals. Cloudy by morning with patchy hill fog and a few spots of light drizzle. At 0900 Temp; 3.3c 24 hr max; 5.9c 24 hr min; 1.0c Overnight min; 2.4c Grass min; -1.8c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.6 mm Mean wind speed; 21 mph S 8 oktas As and St Vis; 1000 yds

A cloudy day with intermittent light rain or drizzle in the afternoon after a dry morning. At 1800 Temp; 5.3c Max today; 5.8c Min last night; 0.4c Grass min; -3.1c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.2 mm Sunshine today; 0.1 hrs Mean wind speed; 16 mph SW Highest gust today; 34 mph SW at 1533 8 oktas Ns and St Vis; 5 miles Intermittent light rain

A dry night with large amounts of high cloud but also some clear intervals. Foggy for a time after dawn but this has cleared since 0830. At 0900 Temp; 1.0c 24 hr max; 6.5c 24 hr min; 0.4c Grass min; -3.1c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.3 mm Mean wind speed; 16 mph SW 8 oktas As and St Vis; 1600 yds

A mostly dry day with brief sunny intervals but also one short shower of ice pellets at 1600. At 1800 Temp; 4.0c Max' today; 6.5c Min last night; 1.9c Grass min; -0.5c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.3 mm Sunshine today; 1.4 hrs Mean wind speed; 18 mph NE Highest gust today; 43 mph N at 0319 1 okta Cu and Ci Vis; 40 miles

Extensive high cloud during yesterday evening then broken lower cloud after midnight. A brief light shower at 0810 but otherwise dry. At 0900 Temp; 3.1c 24 hr max; 5.9c 24 hr min; 1.8c Overnight min; 1.9c Grass min; -0.5c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.1 mm Mean wind speed; 24 mph N 7 oktas Cu mediocris and St Vis; 35 miles

A dry day with sunny intervals until early afternoon, then mainly cloudy. The cloud dispersed again towards sunset. At 1800 Temp; 3.9c Max today; 5.9c Min last night; 0.4c Grass min; -3.9c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm Sunshine today; 2.0 hrs Mean wind speed; 19 mph NE Highest gust today; 30 mph NE at 1602 2 oktas Ci and Ac Vis; 35 miles.

A dry night with variable amounts of Ci. Sunny periods since 0815. At 0900 Temp; 1.8c 24 hr max; 8.3c 24 hr min; 0.4c Grass min; -3.9c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.0 mm Mean wind speed; 7 mph SE 4 oktas Ci and Cs Vis; 2 miles Valley fog

A sunny morning and early afternoon then sunny intervals as Cu humilis developed and spread into areas of Sc. At 1800 Temp; 3.9c Max today; 8.3c Min last night; -0.6c Grass min; -4.7c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.0 mm Sunshine today; 6.4 hrs Mean wind speed; 5 mph NW Highest gust today; 18 mph SW at 1235 6 oktas Sc Vis; 40 miles

A dry and clear night with only the second air frost of the month. Patches of thick fog in the valleys by dawn but this is now dispersing. At 0900 Temp; 2.1c 24 hr max; 6.5c 24 hr min; -0.6c Grass min; -4.7c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 0.3 mm Mean wind speed; 8 mph SW 1 okta Ci Vis; 4 miles Valley fog

Sunny intervals and a few brief, light rain showers, most of them during the first half of the morning. At 1800 Temp; 2.2c Max today; 6.5c Min last night; 0.8c Grass min; -1.6c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 0.3 mm Sunshine today; 1.5 hrs Mean wind speed; 9 mph SW Highest gust today; 31 mph SW at 1442 7 oktas Cu, Ci and Sc Vis; 45 miles

A thin covering of snow here this morning at 0300, about 0.5cm. ( I didn't go outside and measure it !) after a brief but heavy snow shower. Almost all of it had thawed by the time I took the readings at 0900.

Most of the night was dry with clear periods but a moderate-heavy snow shower around 0215 gave a temporary covering of snow. This was followed by variable amounts of cloud with brief light -moderate sleet showers. At 0900 Temp; 1.7c 24 hr max; 5.3c 24 hr min; 0.6c Grass min; -1.6c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 2.1 mm Mean wind speed; 15 mph SW 7 oktas Cu mediocris and congestus Vis; 40 miles Light sleet showers Traces of snow lying

A cloudy day with light-moderate rain at first and again during early to mid afternoon. Much cooler than recently. At 1800 Temp; 2.8c Max today; 5.3c Min last night; 3.5c Grass min; 1.6c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 1.5 mm Sunshine today; 0.0 hrs Mean wind speed; 19 mph W Highest gust today 37 mph S at 0451 2 oktas Cu humilis and Ci Vis; 40 miles

A dry start to the night with clear intervals. Moderate-heavy rain arrived early this morning and moved quickly east to leave cloudy skies with light rain. At 0900 Temp; 3.5c 24 hr max; 10.3c 24 hr min; 3.5c Grass min; 1.6c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 18.0 mm Mean wind speed; 14 mph SE 8 oktas Ns and St Vis; 2 miles. Fog above 320 mts Continuous light rain

Moderate-heavy rain at first this morning, the rain becoming lighter by late morning and giving way to moderate-heavy drizzle by early afternoon. The drizzle died out by 1530 and it became dry. At 1800 Temp; 9.8c Max today; 10.3c Min last night; 5.9c Grass min; 3.5c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 7.2 mm Sunshine today; 0.0 hrs Mean wind speed; 17 mph W Highest gust today; 48 mph S at 1059 7 oktas St and Cu humilis with Sc Vis; 35 miles

Light-moderate rain yesterday evening cleared by 2100 to leave a few hours of dry weather before moderate-heavy rain moved in from the west during the early morning. At 0900 Temp; 6.8c 24 hr max; 10.9c 24 hr min; 5.9c Grass min; 3.5c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; 16.6 mm Mean wind speed; 26 mph S 8 oktas Ns and St fractus Vis; 5 miles Continuous moderate-heavy rain

17.1 hrs here in the first 20 days, that's 35% of what would normally be expected by this stage of the month. Equally remarkable is that the sunniest day so far ( 12th ) has managed only 3.0 hrs. I suppose it could all change in the final 9 days of the month but at the moment it's well on target to be, at least, the second dullest February on record.

Dry and mild with sunny intervals. Light-moderate rain from 1630 onward. At 1800 Temp; 8.1c Max today; 10.9c Min last night; 4.1c Grass min; 1.7c Rainfall from 0900-1800; 1.3 mm Sunshine today; 1.9 hrs Mean wind speed; 18 mph SW Highest gust today; 45 mph SW at 1657 8 oktas Ns Vis; 6 miles Continuous light-moderate rain

A mainly cloudy night although the cloud was high and thin at times. Thickening cloud towards dawn brought a few spots of drizzle but it's dry at the moment and attempting to brighten up. At 0900 Temp; 6.7c 24 hr max; 10.2c 24 hr min; 4.1c Grass min; 1.7c Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0900; Trace Mean wind speed; 26 mph SW 8 oktas St Vis; 8 miles