The Statistics for Last Year

A brief look back at the climate statistics for last year (2012) in Coventry:

Average annual temperature 9.9°C (-0.3°C)
Average maximum 13.6°C (-0.4°C)
Average minimum 6.1°C (-0.3°C)
Total Rainfall 892.9mm (129%)
Total Sunshine 1428.1 hours (93%)
Days in 2012 with:
Air Frosts 41
Ground Frosts 122
Fog 5
Thunder 7
Snowfall 13
Snow lying 3
Gales 0
Hail 15
Hottest Day 28.4°C 24th July
Coldest Day max   -0.3°C 11th December
Warmest Night min    17.2°C 15th July
Coldest Night min    -8.3°C 4th February
Wettest Day 37.4mm 24th November
Sunniest Day 14.2hr 26th May

Brief comments on the climate statistics for 2012 ·

Only three years have been colder than 2012 since 1987 (1993, 1996, 2010).

This was the wettest year in Coventry since 2007. Only 2 years have been wetter than 2012 since 1895 (1912 and 2007).

It was the dullest year since 1993.