
January
was very cold, frosty and started and finished wet. Mean temperature was
1.6deg below normal, barely
rising above that mean value at any time in the day during the first half
of the month. Only 4 days escaped having a ground frost, 1,15,24,28.
Rainfall was well above average, mostly falling on the 5th, and
during the last week of the month.
Very windy and gusty from 23rd
to 28th. Pressure
ranged from 15th lowest on the 6h. rising to 20th
highest on record here on the 12th, then back down to the low
level again 27th and 28th.
5.6
mean max (C) 19th lowest in 70 yrs
-0.1 mean min (C)
13th lowest
2.7 mean (C) -1.6 deg avg (C)
14th = lowest
12.1 high max (C) on 15
0.6 low max (C)
on 8
6.9 high min (C)
on 1
-5.6 low min (C)
on 9
89.6 rain total (mm) 124% of
av, 17th highest
Most rain was 37.2mm on 5th
22 raindays (days with
>=0.2mm)
13th =
greatest
7 wetdays (days
with >=1mm),
9th =
fewest
5 very wet days
(days with >=5mm)
27 days with ground frosts
17 days with airfrosts
1 day with snow falling on 4th.
3 fog days 18, 21, 23
No thunder
65% cloud cover percent
89% mean RH
Mean pressure was 1012.2 mb