LAST month was significantly wetter than average for December, the latest figures from the Met Office show.
And perhaps more surprisingly, there was more sunshine than normal.
Total rainfall for December was 156mm at Ronaldsway, significantly more than the long term average of 92mm.
The wettest day was December 20 with 32.4mm measured.
But it was another downpour of 27mm two days later on Saturday, December 22, that caused widespread flooding problems.
The island’s hills saw more than 150mm over those few days.
Despite the rain, there was actually more sunshine than average.
Some 56 hours in total was burned on to the cards – about 10 hours more than the long term mean for December.
The best day was the 10th with 6.5 hours.
Temperatures on the whole were near normal, with an early cold spell balanced by milder weather later.
The average daily maximum temperature over the month was 8.6C.
The mildest day was the 23rd with 11.6C achieved.
On the morning of the 6th temperatures dipped to minus 1.9C in the air and minus 6.9C on the grass at Ronaldsway.
Wind speeds were also near normal, with a mean of 14.9 knots.
There were five days with gales.
The highest gust was on the 23rd with 54 knots (62mph) recorded.
There was no fog or thunder observed at the airport, but there were three days with hail, two with air frost and 12 with ground frost.