The following charts (updated March 2017) show the last nine years' monthly and annual temperatures plotted (in red) against the (green, repeating) 2008 - 2016 9-year Acton Bridge averages, with our recorded deviation from average plotted in blue to the same scale. Notice the exceptionally cold December 2010 (-0.8°C) and the exceptionally mild December 2015 (+9.4°C, more than 10° warmer than 2010). The lower chart shows the annual averages and deviations (for example, 2014 was 0.8° milder than our 9-year average).

The Chart below (simplified in March 2017) shows two rainfall series - the purple is our eight-year 2009-2016 averages for the Acton Bridge 5" rain gauge ; the dark blue is the 2016 monthly rainfall. Although six of the months were much wetter than our average, the overall rainfall for 2016 was only 3% above the norm.

The next chart shows annual rainfall at Acton Bridge compared with our 8-year average of 865mm

Year Summary, 2015	10.2	30.1	-3.2	818	Rather Cool and Slightly Dry
Month, 2015	T Mean °C	T Max °C	T Min °C	Rain mm	Comment
December	9.4	15.1	-0.1	94.4	Extraordinarily Mild and Quite Wet
November	9.2	17.8	-2.2	136.2	Very Mild and Very Wet
October	10.7	19.3	+2.2	47.3	Average Temperature and Dry
September	12.4	20.9	+2.7	40.6	Cool and Dry
August	15.8	24.7	+5.8	69.2	Average Temperature and Rainfall
July	15.4	30.1	+5.2	82.0	Cool and Wet
June	14.3	29.1	+3.4	36.2	Average Temperature and Rather Dry
May	10.8	19.6	-0.1	91.8	Cool and Very Wet
April	9.1	21.2	-1.6	21.3	Average Temperature and Very Dry
March	6.0	15.6	-2.7	82.6	Cool and Very Wet
February	4.2	11.8	-2.9	37.2	Average Temperature and Rather Dry
January	4.6	14.4	-3.2	90.3	Mild and Rather Wet
Year Summary, 2014	10.8	28.2	-3.3	900	Rather Mild and Slightly Wet
Month, 2014	T Mean °C	T Max °C	T Min °C	Rain mm	Comment
December	5.2	13.5	-3.3	109.1	Very Mild, Rather Wet
November	8.0	14.8	+0.2	57.0	Mild, Rainfall Below Average
October	11.8	20.7	+2.2	86.8	Mild, Normal Rainfall
September	14.4	22.9	+5.1	10.1	Mild and Extraordinarily Dry
August	14.7	23.4	+5.6	127.3	Cool and Extremely Wet
July	17.7	28.2	+7.8	47.6	Very Warm and Relatively Dry
June	15.4	25.3	+4.3	48.8	Mild and Slightly Dry
May	12.6	23.8	+1.4	93.0	Normal Temperature, Very Wet
April	10.4	19.5	+0.6	48.7	Slightly Mild, Normal Rainfall
March	7.2	19.5	-2.6	53.9	Normal Temperature and Rainfall
February	6.1	12.3	-0.1	84.1	Mild, Very Wet, and Windy
January	5.4	11.0	-1.2	133.5	Mild and Exceptionally Wet
Year Summary, 2013	9.6	30.1	-5.6	853	Normal Temperature & Slightly Dry
Month, 2013	T Mean °C	T Max °C	T Min °C	Rain mm	Comment
December	6.5	12.8	-1.6	69.1	Very Mild and Rather Dry
November	6.1	13.4	-3.5	68.8	Cold and Rather Dry
October	12.0	20.1	+3.5	158.1	Mild and Exceptionally Wet
September	13.3	24.9	+4.9	55.0	Slightly Cool and Dry
August	16.6	28.8	+8.5	53.0	Relatively Warm and Dry
July	18.4	30.1	+9.2	69.0	Hot, and slightly (but unevenly) dry
June	14.1	23.8	+5.1	65.9	Normal for temperature and rainfall
May	10.5	23.1	+0.1	81.2	Cold and Wet
April	7.3	18.3	-4.3	17.9	Cold and Extremely Dry
March	2.6	12.5	-5.5	64.8	Exceptionally Cold and Very Wet
February	3.3	10.9	-2.9	56.2	Cold and Slightly Wet
January	3.6	13.2	-5.1	82.2	Cool and Wet
Year Summary, 2012	9.6	27.3	-6.0	1,156	Slightly Cool & Very Wet
Month, 2012	T Mean °C	T Max °C	T Min °C	Rain mm	Comment
December	4.5	12.4	-5.2	168.4	Average Temp and Exceptionally Wet
November	6.1	14.9	-2.5	95.2	Cool and Wet
October	8.9	15.0	-0.3	76.3	Cool and Slightly Dry
September	12.5	24.1	+0.9	167.9	Cool and Exceptionally Wet
August	16.2	25.8	+5.3	89.1	Average Temp and Rather Wet
July	15.3	27.3	+6.6	97.0	Cool and Very Wet
June	13.4	24.1	+5.7	146.7	Cool and Exceptionally Wet
May	11.7	26.7	-0.8	70.5	Cold at First & Rather Wet, then Warm & Dry
April	7.2	17.7	-1.3	108.1	Cool and Extremely Wet
March	8.3	21.2	-0.6	23.5	Very Mild and Very Dry
February	4.5	16.9	-6.0	44.2	Slightly Dry
January	5.7	13.0	-3.4	69.2	Mild and Slightly Wet
Year Summary, 2011	10.8	28.2	-6.5	759.6	Mild and Slightly Wet
Month, 2011	T Mean °C	T Max °C	T Min °C	Rain mm	Comment
December	6.7	14.3	-1.1	133.7	Very Mild and Very Wet
November	9.8	15.9	-1.6	39.8	Very Mild and Dry
October	12.8	28.2	+2.1	85.9	Very Mild and Rather Wet
September	15.1	27.5	+7.0	31.6	Mild and Dry
August	15.4	26.4	+7.8	75.1	Rather Wet
July	15.6	26.3	+5.4	69.8	Rather Wet
June	13.9	27.9	+3.8	80.5	Rather Wet
May	12.1	22.1	+1.3	69.4	Slightly Mild and Rather Wet
April	11.6	24.6	+0.9	19.9	Exceptionally Mild and Very Dry
March	6.6	18.4	-3.3	16.7	Slightly Mild and Exceptionally Dry
February	6.8	14.7	-1.2	81.1	Mild and Wet
January	3.4	12.5	-6.5	56.1	Cold and Very Dry
Year Summary, 2010	8.8	29.3	-13.9	643.1	Cool and Rather Dry
Month, 2010	T Mean °C	T Max °C	T Min °C	Rain mm	Comment
December	-0.8	8.3	-13.6	21.4	Exceptionally Cold and Very Dry
November	4.8	17.2	-8.5	62.6	Slightly Cool, Rainfall Normal
October	10.0	19.3	-2.7	80.8	Temperature Normal, Wet
September	13.9	23.2	4.6	85.4	Temperature Normal, Wet
August	15.0	24.3	5.1	89.8	Temperature Normal, Very Wet
July	16.7	27.5	8.6	84.4	Temperature Normal, Very Wet
June	15.7	28.4	4.4	26.4	Warm and Very Dry
May	11.1	29.3	-0.7	28.6	Temperature Normal, Very Dry
April	8.9	20.0	-1.8	28.2	Slightly Warm, Dry
March	6.0	15.4	-6.8	36.8	Temperature Normal, Dry
February	2.4	9.9	-3.9	53.5	Cold and Wet
January	1.4	9.5	-13.9	45.2	Very Cold, Rainfall Normal
Year Summary, 2009	10.1	28.9	-6.7	751.5	Slightly Mild and Wet
Month, 2009	T Mean °C	T Max °C	T Min °C	Rain mm	Comment
December	3.1	11.9	-6.2	65.4	Cold, Rainfall Normal
November	8.0	16.2	-1.3	150.2	Mild, Exceptionally Wet
October	11.2	20.3	1.3	34.8	Mild and Dry
September	13.8	23.5	6.0	28.8	Temperature Normal, Very Dry
August	16.6	24.6	8.9	46.0	Temperature Slightly Warm, Dry
July	16.0	28.9	8.2	146.3	Temperature Normal, Exceptionally Wet
June	15.0	27.2	3.8	57.8	Mild, Rainfall Normal
May	12.0	24.8	3.4	72.2	Mild and Wet
April	10.1	20.4	0.4	42.4	Very Mild, Rainfall Normal
March	7.0	16.6	-2.6	34.0	Mild and Dry
February	4.5	10.8	-4.2	18.6	Temperature Normal, Very Dry
January	3.4	10.6	-6.7	55.1	Cool, Rainfall Normal
Year Summary, 2008	10.0	26.9	-6.2	836.1	Slightly Mild and Very Wet
Month, 2008	T Mean °C	T Max °C	T Min °C	Rain mm	Comment
December	3.5	12.1	-5.3	71.4	Cold, Rainfall Normal
November	7.0	13.3	-2.8	66.5	Normal
October	9.7	19.2	-1.6	187.6	Temperature Normal, Exceptionally Wet
September	13.2	20.3	5.6	92.7	Temperature Normal, Wet
August	16.2	23.5	7.2	91.2	Temperature Normal, Wet
July	16.4	26.9	7.8	93.0	Temperature Normal, Wet
June	14.2	23.9	5.2	67.5	Temperature Normal, Rainfall Above Normal
May	13.7	26.8	2.9	46.7	Very Warm, Rainfall Below Normal
April	7.7	18.1	-2.6	94.8	Temperature Normal, Very Wet
March	6.3	13.9	-2.3	72.1	Temperature Normal, Rainfall Above Normal
February	5.1	14.3	-6.2	44.4	Mild, Rainfall Normal
January	6.8	13.7	-0.8	80.0	Exceptionally Mild, Rainfall Above Normal
Month	T Mean °C	T Max °C	T Min °C	Rain mm	Comment

Figures in bold, below, are 30-year average statistics from Met Office Shawbury and Woodford stations ; most recent data are towards the top of the tables (i.e. listed in reverse chronological order).

30-Year (1981-2010) ANNUAL Averages for MetO Shawbury and Woodford	T Mean °C	T Max °C	T Min °C	Rain mm	Comment
	9.8	13.6	6.0	744.4	Arithmetical means of the two stations' 30-year data, 1981-2010
30-Year (1981-2010) MONTHLY Averages for MetO Shawbury and Woodford	T Mean °C	T Max °C	T Min °C	Rain mm	Comment
December	4.3	7.3	1.4	71.5
November	6.9	10.0	3.7	71.5
October	10.4	13.9	6.9	80.2	Typically our wettest month in Acton Bridge
September	13.7	17.8	9.7	64.4
August	16.1	20.5	11.8	68.2
July	16.4	20.8	12.0	58.9	Typically our warmest month in Acton Bridge
June	14.3	18.7	9.9	59.8
May	11.6	16.1	7.1	55.2
April	8.4	12.7	4.2	51.6
March	6.4	10.1	2.8	53.9	Typically our driest month in Acton Bridge
February	4.3	7.6	1.1	45.2
January	4.3	7.3	1.3	64.3	Typically our coldest month in Acton Bridge

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