Last year was a very mixed 12 months in terms of weather.

There was a mild, windy start to 2020 and then for lockdown, the sunniest spring on record leading to a hosepipe ban, followed by one of the wettest summers.

The mean temperature for the year measured 10.8°C compared to the long-term mean of 10.1°C, ranking it the fourth warmest year on record, going back to 1947.

The highest temperature of 25.6°C was recorded on June 25 and the lowest -0.4°C in the early hours of Christmas Day.

It was the fourth wettest summer on record which made up for the dry spring resulting in an annual rainfall total of 930mm compared to the 30-year mean of 864mm.

The wettest day was August 25 when 32.5mm of rain fell.

It was the seventh windiest year on record with 129 days when the wind speed reached Force 6 or more - an average year would see 112 days.

The mean speed of 15.1mph was 6% above normal, with the highest gust measuring 66mph on January 13.

The sunny spring was the major contributor to the 1,766 hours of bright sunshine, 188 hours more than normal, ranking 2020 as the sixth sunniest year on record.

There were only 12 days with fog at Ronaldsway, the second lowest number on record - only 2007 had fewer with 10 days.

There were 13 days with hail, six days with sleet and three with thunderstorms.

Finally, there was a cold end to the year with a ground frost on 14 days in December, and a mean 24-hour temperature of 6.7°C.

There was a gale on Boxing Day, with gusts to 52knots (60mph) associated with Storm Bella but winds overall were less strong than average for the time of year, with a mean of 15.5mph compared to the long-term mean 17mph.

There were 57 hours of sunshine, about 20% above average and rainfall totalled 115mm, 25% higher than average.

The final month of the year saw three days with hail and two with sleet.

Late December also saw snowfall which resulted in road closures on higher ground.