Penzance - January Report
PENZANCE
Alt: 60m Aspect: SE
TEMPERATURE
Mean Max:- 11.4
Mean Mean:- 6.9
Mean:- 9.1 (New record beating 9.0 in 2002)
Absolute Max:- 14.3 - 18th (new Jan record)
Absolute Min:- -1.3 (1st air frost since March 2006)
No. of Air Frosts:- 1
RAINFALL
Total:- 119.5 - 85% of 1971-2000 norm
Wettest Day:- 14.6mm - 9th
No. of Rain Days (0.2mm):- 26
No. of Wet Days (1.0mm):- 21
(The period ending 24th January saw 36 consecutive rain days!)
Days with Hail: - 7 (The highest number of any month this century)
There was no thunder, and no snow fell.
WIND
Strongest Gust:- 59mph - 18th
No. of Gales:- 4
Recent years have seen few gales, but this winter has been stormier
than recent ones, so far.
1993-99 Av. of 17.5 gales per annum
2000-06 Av. of 9.8 gales per annum
(Long term average near 15)
Graham
Penzance
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