February 2026

V is for Valentine. A pair of robins perched on a frosty Valentine's Day morning. Overall it was another mild February and this was the coldest morning of the month when it dipped to -4.5°. 

February Weather Summary:

It was a mild month and the overall rainfall was surprisingly below normal. Rain fell almost every day but the daily amounts were small. The wettest day was the 5th with only 5.9mm of rainfall. In all 55.8mm fell but this was just 87% of the normal February total. 

It was a mild month with a mean temperature of 7.4° almost 2° above normal. The warmest temperature of 14.3° was recorded on both the 22nd and 25th. There were 6 days with air frost but this is about 3 days less than the climate average. 

January 2026

There was quite extensive flooding at the end of the month, like this at the Bleach Road north of the City on Janaury 30th. The first half of the month was actually quite dry with only 61% of the normal rainfall but after the 18th it turned very wet with just over 80mm recorded from the 23rd to the 30th.  

January Weather Summary:

The total rainfall for the month was 141.0mm. This was 170% of the normal ana was our wettest January since 2014.  

The mean temperature of 4.2° made it a cool month, 1 degree below normal. Warmest day was 11th with 12.2° and our coldest night was 6th when it dipped to -4.8°. Before the wet end to the month there were quite a few air frosts. 16 in total. Snowfall was largely absent - just a light flurry observed late on the 4th. The top wind gust was 63 km/hr on the 11th.