February 2021

2021

🌡️ Temperature

In the UK, February 2021 was hot. 🌡️

  • The average temperature in February 2021 was 5.1°C.
  • That's 1.2°C hotter than the average of 3.9°C.
  • This puts it in the 72nd percentile for heat, as the 100th hottest February on record.
Distribution of average February temperatures (1659 - 2021)
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The hottest February ever was in 1779, when it averaged 7.9°C, and the coldest year was 1947 at -1.9°C.


🌧️ Rainfall

In the UK, February 2021 was wet. 🌧️

  • The total rainfall in February 2021 was 78.9mm.
  • That's 13.8mm wetter than the average of 65.1mm.
  • This puts it in the 66th percentile for rainfall, as the 85th wettest February on record.
Distribution of total February rainfall (1769 - 2021)
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The wettest February ever was in 2020, when rainfall totalled 169.5mm, and the driest year was 1891 at 3.6mm.


☀️ Sunlight

In the UK, February 2021 was sunny. ☀️

  • In February 2021 there were72.1 hours of sunshine.
  • That's 6.5 hours more sunshine than the average of 65.6 hours.
  • This puts it in the 69th percentile for sunshine, as the 32nd sunniest February on record.
Distribution of February sunshine hours in (1920 - 2022)
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The sunniest February ever was in 2008, when there were 101.3 hours of sunshine, and the least sunny year was 2022 with 0 hours of sunshine.