Although the unsettled weather continued with more rain on Saturday we did enjoy a brighter period before noon with 2 hours of sunshine. Another 8.7mm of rain fell bringing the monthly total to 120.9mm, which is 30mm above the 35-year average and the ninth wettest since my records began in 1984.
Temperatures by day, at a maximum of 8.8C, were a little above average (+0.8C) likewise the overnight cloud meant that loss of warmth to the atmosphere was minimised resulting in a minimum of 5.6C (+3.4C).
Sunday arrived with broken cloud, the rain having ceased at the current time of 08.00.
The Winter Solstice occurred at 04.19 today, the 22nd of December.