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2022
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December 2022

2022

🌡️ Temperature

In the UK, December was very cold. ❄️

  • The average temperature in December was °C.
  • That's NaN°C colder than the average of 4.1°C.
  • This puts it in the 0th percentile for heat, as the -1rd coldest December on record.
Distribution of average December temperatures (1659 - 2021)
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The hottest December ever was in 2015, when it averaged 9.7°C, and the coldest year was 1890 at -0.8°C.


🌧️ Rainfall

In the UK, December 2022 was very dry. 🏜️

  • The total rainfall in December 2022 was mm.
  • That's NaNmm drier than the average of 89.2mm.
  • This puts it in the 0th percentile for rainfall, as the -1rd driest December on record.
Distribution of total December rainfall (1769 - 2021)
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The wettest December ever was in 1876, when rainfall totalled 193.9mm, and the driest year was 1788 at 8.9mm.


☀️ Sunlight

In the UK, December 2022 was very cloudy. ☁️

  • In December 2022 there were0 hours of sunshine.
  • That's 38.4 hours less sunshine than the average of 38.4 hours.
  • This puts it in the 0th percentile for sunshine, as the 0th least sunny December on record.
Distribution of December sunshine hours in (1920 - 2022)
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The sunniest December ever was in 2001, when there were 64 hours of sunshine, and the least sunny year was 2022 with 0 hours of sunshine.