JANUARY 2012

Overall a pleasant January, fairly mild (12th highest mean in 57 years here) with 8 air frosts from 14th-18th and 29th-31st. 

The lowest min temp was -2.9C on 16th (12th highest low min for January).  

21 out of 31 days enjoyed a max temp exceeding the expected 6.8C here.  

Rainfall 74% of normal, making it the 13th driest January. 

Over 3 hours sunshine on 10th, 13th-17th, 27th-28th and 30th, with max solar radiation 324W/m2 recorded on 30th and 318W/m2 on 27th. There were 17 sunny days and 14 days without bright sunshine. 

TEMPERATURES

8.1 mean max (C) 
+1.3 diff from av (C)
2.7 mean min (C) 
+1.4 diff from av (C)
5.4 mean (C)
+1.3 diff from av (C)
11.8 high max (C) on 11th 
1.3 low max (C) on 31st 
8.9 high min (C) on 1st 
-2.9 low min (C) on 16th 

OTHER