December 1981 Weather Report Card
December 1981 was an unusually wet month in Reading — 1.5× the typical December rainfall
Temperature
High: 10.4°C · Low: -16.9°C
Mean: 0.8°C (average for December: 5.1°C)
Rainfall
Total: 81.7mm (average: 54.5mm)
Wettest day: Sunday 13 December (13.2mm)
Sunshine
Total: 105.3h (average: 111.5h)
Sunniest day: Tuesday 1 December (7.9h sun)
The month at a glance
Most common condition: cloudy
Longest streak: 20 consecutive days below 5°C
Notable days
86 years of records
- Hottest day: 14.8°C — Wednesday 5 December, 1979
- Coldest day: -16.9°C — Sunday 13 December, 1981 New record
- Wettest day: 32mm — Thursday 27 December, 1979
Weather conditions are sourced from ERA5 reanalysis data and should be treated as an approximate guide only