Otter Valley, Devon - February 2023

[Nick Gardner]

Summary for February 2023

Very dry, a little warmer than normal and with average sunshine. Extremely cold nights dominated until the 11th then much mildler. Unusually warm by day from the 16th to the 19th. Station record high air pressure on the 5th. Overall rather windless and settled. Warmest February since 2022 (8.1°C), driest since records started in 2005; sunniest since 2019 (131 hours).

Mean Max: 11.4ºC
Mean Min: 2.4ºC
Mean: 6.9ºC

High Max: 16.6ºC 17th
Low Max: 8.1ºC 23rd 
High Min: 11.1ºC 18th
Low Min: -4.6ºC 8th

Days  >10°C 22 Days
Days >5°C 28 Days
Nights  >10°C 1 Day
Nights  >5°C 9 Days
 
Rain Total (gauge): 7.2 mm
Rain Days >0.2 mm: 7 Days
Rain Days >1.0 mm: 3 Days
 
Max 24 hrs: 2.0 mm 22nd 
Days without any rain: 21
 
Air Frost: 9 Days
Snow Falling: 0 Days
 
Total Monthly Sunshine: 96.2 Hours
Most Sunshine in a Day: 9.1 Hours 7th
Average Daily Sunshine: 3.4 Hours
Sunless Days: 3 Days
Cloudless Days: 2 Days
Total Possible Sunshine: 281.2 Hours
Percentage of Total Sun: 34%
Average Sunny Interval: 23.6 mins

Calm: 8.85 Days
Mean Wind: 2.6 mph
Max Gust: 25 mph 16th
Mean Cloud Cover: 53%

Mean Pressure: 1029.3 hPa
Max Pressure: 1047.2 hPa 5th
Min Pressure: 1011.2 hPa 22nd