Air Temperature

Highest Maximum 22.2°C 7th
Lowest Maximum 10.2°C 15th
Highest Minimum 15.1°C 6th 
Lowest Minimum 5.9°C 16th

 

Mean Maximum 16.9°C
Mean Minimum 11.4°C
Mean 14.1°C

 

Relative Humidity

Highest Relative Humidity 94%  4th
Lowest Relative Humidity 43% 15th

 

Mean Relative Humidity 76.6%

 

Atmospheric Pressure

Highest Atmospheric Pressure 1035.2hPa 23rd and 24th
Lowest Atmospheric Pressure 1001.0hPa 7th

 

Mean Atmospheric Pressure 1021.9hPa

 

Wind

Highest Gust 78.9km/h 7th

 

Mean Wind Speed 9.3km/h
Mean Gust Speed 18.1km/h
Mean Wind + Gust Speed 13.7km/h
Most Frequent Wind Direction Northwest

 

Precipitation

Total Rainfall During February 2021 3.4 mm
Total Rainfall Since Last 01/09 391.7 mm

 

Highest 24 Hour Total 1.8 mm 2nd 

 

Rain Days 3
Thunderstorm Days 0
Hail Days 0

 

Rainfall Events

02/02/2021 1.8 mm Isolated Shower
13/02/2021 1.1 mm Light Rain
14/02/2021 0.5 mm Light Rain

 

February 2021 Compared to the Climate Means

  Climate Mean February 2021 Anomaly
Mean Maximum Temperature 15.5°C 16.9°C +1.4°C
Mean Minimum Temperature 9.6°C 11.4°C +1.8°C
Mean Temperature 12.6°C 14.1°C +1.5°C
Mean Relative Humidity 78% 76.6% -1.4%
Mean Atmospheric Pressure 1016.6hPa 1021.9hPa +5.3hPa
Mean Wind Speed 19.1 km/h 13.7 km/h -5.4 km/h
Most Frequent Wind Direction Northwest Northwest 0°
Total Rainfall 61.5 mm 3.4 mm -58.1 mm
Total Rainfall Since Last 01/09 473.0 mm 391.7 mm -81.3 mm
Total Rain Days 10 days 3 days -7 days
Total Thunderstorm Days 3 days 0 days -3 days
Total Hail Days 1 day 0 days -1 day

 

February 2021 among the driest ever

Leave for a few days halfway through the month, February 2021 was a very mild one. Overall, temperatures were a staggering 1.5°C above the climate norm. With a maximum temperature of 10.2°C, the 15th was last month’s coldest day. The air temperature before dawn on the 16th dipped to a cold 5.9°C, making it the coldest night of February 2021. The vast majority of days last month featured comfortable temperatures, with daytime highs in the region of 17°C and nighttime lows of around 11°C being the most common values. The temperature also shot up to above 20°C on three days (the 5th, 6th and 7th).

Rain over the course of February 2021 was very scarce. In fact, it was among the driest ever. Only 3.4 mm were measured in Għarb. That is just 5% of the climate average. This was spread over three days. The rain was light on all three occasions. Although the situation may not have been as dire in other localities around the Maltese Islands, no area of the nation accumulated more than 10 mm of rain over the course of last month.

The mean reading of atmospheric pressure for February 2021 was of 1021.9hPa. This is much higher than the typical value for this time of year. This was due to an anticyclone that formed halfway through the month and remained stationary over the central Mediterranean till its end. This anticyclone saw readings exceeding 1030hPa on a number of days. The first half of the month was less stable.

The wind reached strengths of Force 7 on 5 days, Force 8 on 1 day and Force 9 on 1 day. All seven windy occurred in the less settled first half of the month. The strongest gust recorded was that of 78.9 km/h. This was on the 7th. The second half of last month feature a long and uninterrupted run of light winds. The wind blew from southerly quadrants on an astonishing twelve days.

 

Rainfall Totals around the Maltese Islands in February 2021 (and since last September 1st)

Għarb – 3.4 mm (391.7 mm)

Victoria – 4.6 mm (399.5 mm)

Xewkija – 2.7 mm (324.0 mm)

Nadur – 2.9 mm (458.8 mm)

Mellieħa – 2.0 mm (263.8 mm)

Buġibba – 3.0 mm (311.6 mm)

Mġarr – 1,8 mm (289.1 mm)

Għargħur – 1.3 mm (390.3 mm)

Attard – 3.6 mm (463.3 mm)

Rabat – 3.7 mm (303.6 mm)

Msida – 8.4 mm (416.9 mm)

Valletta – 0.0 mm (253.6 mm)

Luqa – 9.1 mm (414.5 mm)

Żabbar – 9.2 mm (440.2 mm)

Birżebbuġa – 4.1 mm (302.4 mm)