Last month also driest since 2009
February just gone has been the second mildest February on record, the Isle of Man MET Office has confirmed.
Traditionally February is either a dull, damp or a dry, cold month, however this month has felt less nippy than normal.
A report from the MET Office says the warmer temperatures have predominately been influenced by high pressure situated to the south of the British Isles bringing mild Atlantic air, and so we’ve had the unusual winter combination of mild temperatures but also dry.
The mild temperatures ranked 2nd overall in the record books, behind 1998, with the average daily maximum temperature being 9.8°C, 1.5 degrees higher than average.
The highest temperature recorded was 12.1°C on the 20th, and the lowest 2.0°C on the 5th.
There were no nights with an air frost, and just 5 with a ground frost.
There was just 17.2 mm of rainfall measured at Ronaldsway in February; which is the driest since 2009.
72.2 hours of sunshine were measured, a little below the long term average of 83.9 hours.
The mean wind speed over the month was 12.5 knots, 2 knots below the long term average for February.
There was no thunder, hail, snow or fog observed at Ronaldsway.
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