February was wetter, warmer and windier than usual.

After relatively benign conditions through January, there was a big change for the month, according to numbers crunched by meteorologists.

The wet and often windy conditions were more like autumn or early winter, the Met Office says.

The mean wind speed over the month was 18.8 knots, more than four knots above the long term average for February.

Twenty-one days saw winds of Beaufort force six or higher. There were six days with gales - including three named storms, Dudley, Eunice and Franklin.

The highest gusts at Ronaldsway, of 58 knots/65mph were during Storm Eunice on the 18th, with higher gusts recorded elsewhere around the island.

A total of 87.5mm of rainfall was collected in the gauge - about 35% above the long term average. The wettest day was the 13th with 18.1mm.

Temperatures were above normal, with a mean day maximum of 9.6°C - over a degree higher than average.

There were no nights with an air frost and just two with a ground frost. The highest temperature recorded was 13.2°C on the 16th, and the lowest 0.4°C on the 19th.

A total of 88.6 hours of sunshine was burnt onto the cards, which is close to normal.

The sunniest day was the 21st - actually during Storm Franklin.

There were four days with hail, and a brief covering of wet snow on the 19th.