SOME fascinating weather readings in Okehampton taken during 2012 have been sent to the Times by amateur meterologist David Naylor.

Mr Naylor's findings confirm that 2012 was one of the wettest years in living memory. Overall, 2012 was the fifth wettest year since 1870, but was 1.4°C above average temperatures.

He said: '2012 opened with wet, windy but mild weather. The warmth of the winter was such that the first air frost of the season was recorded on January 15.

'High pressure dominated through February, the first half of which was cold and often frosty but with some fine sunny days. The minimum of -6.9°C on February 3 was the coldest February night for at least nine years.

'After a fine day to fool us on the first, April turned out to be the wettest on record since 1870 in the Okehampton area.

'Only 35.1 millimetres of rain fell in May but after the deluge of April, Simmons Park was just too wet for the May Fair which had to be cancelled.'

The weather in May was kind to the Ten Tors expedition, with dry and cold weather.

As the British public have come to expect, summer was a washout. June was the fourth wettest for Okehampton on record, and July and August contributing to making the summer months the fourth wettest on record in the Okehampton area.

Mr Naylor added: 'November was notable for the wet and stormy spell from November 19 to 26, when 156.4 millimetres of rain fell.

'Fortunately we were spared the devastating floods which afflicted other parts of the county.'