• February was 19.2 mm wetter than average.
• The 8th of February was the cloudiest and windiest day of the month.
• The average temperature was 1°C higher than the climatic norm.

Last February lived up to its reputation of being a wet month, breaking the dry trend observed in previous months with above-average rainfall. The Meteorological Office recorded 88.2 mm of rain throughout the month, exceeding the monthly quota by 19.2 mm.

By the Feast of St. Paul, on the 10^th of February, the Meteorological Office had already recorded 49 mm of rain, meaning that the first ten days of the month surpassed half of February’s average rainfall (69 mm). However, February 1965 still holds the record for the wettest February, with 187.9 mm of rain.

Three of the wet days were marked by thunderstorms, and on two occasions, hail was observed. Despite the storms, February was less windy than usual, with the average wind strength recorded at 8.8 knots. The strongest gust occurred on the 8^th of February, when winds from the east-southeast reached 36 knots.

Although February brought a fair share of stormy weather, the last month of meteorological winter was 1°C warmer than the climatic norm, with the average temperature for the month being 13.6°C. The highest temperature recorded during the month was 20.8°C on the 14^th of February, while the coldest temperature was recorded on the 23rd, when it dropped to 7.4°C.