February: warmer but wet

With some warmer days in the last week, February 2011 managed to buck the trend of colder than average months that had hung on for more than a year. It was, however, the wettest February on record for the Monifieth station, with close to twice the monthly average rainfall.
Because of the cold winter, crocuses were appearing only at the end of February, when usually we would see some at the start of the month. No sign of any daffodils yet, though with the weather for the next week forecast to be moderately warm for the time of year, and settled under a large area of high pressure, we might see things start to grow.