February lived up to its reputation as a typically wet month, breaking the dry spell that had characterised the preceding months. The Meteorological Office recorded 88.2 mm of rainfall, surpassing the monthly average by 19.2 mm.
By St. Paul’s Feast Day on February 10th, rainfall had already reached 49 mm, meaning the first ten days of the month had already surpassed half of February’s typical rainfall (69 mm).
However, February 1965 remains the wettest February on record, with a total of 187.9 mm of rain.
The month was marked by three stormy days, including thunderstorms and two instances of hail. Despite the inclement weather, February experienced milder winds, with the average wind speed recorded at 8.8 knots. The strongest gust of the month occurred on February 8th, when winds from the east-southeast reached 36 knots.
In terms of temperature, February was 1°C warmer than the seasonal norm, with an average temperature of 13.6°C. The highest temperature recorded was 20.8°C on February 14th, while the coldest day was February 23rd, when temperatures dropped to 7.4°C.
This month saw 164.2 hours of sunshine, which was 22.5 hours fewer than the climatic average. The sunniest day was February 16th, with 10.1 hours of sunshine, while February 8th saw less than an hour of sunlight.
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