Jersey experiences wettest February on record

It was the wettest February since records began in 1894, Jersey Met has confirmed.

Data shows 182.7mm of rain was recorded throughout the month at the Maison St Louis Observatory in St Saviour - more than double the 30-year average of 78.2mm.

A third (33.8%) of the month's total rainfall was recorded on just two days - Tuesday 17 and Wednesday, 18 February - when 61.8mm of rain was collected, Jersey Met said.

There were just three days without any measurable rainfall, it said.

The last time so much rain fell in Jersey in February was 1957 - 69 years ago - when forecasters recorded 170.5mm of rain.

By contrast, the driest February on record was 1895, when just 2.9mm of rain was collected.

Forecasters had previously warned that Jersey was heading for the wettest February since records began, after persistent rain over the school half-term led to a significant landslip on the Railway Walk, and warnings from the government about the dangers of standing water.

Despite the rain, February 2026 was the second mildest since records began, with an average temperature of 9.5C (49F), Jersey Met said.

Only February 2024, when the average temperature was 9.6C (49F), was milder.

The 30-year average temperature for February was 7C (45F), Jersey Met added.

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