What do you actually mean when you say "the wettest january since before
2005" or is this garble speak fcknig siht.
Jim.



"Jonathan Stott" wrote in message
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***New to my records is the number of days with snow falling/lying, hail,
thunder and fog. I also started making daily notes as from the 1st January
which can be accessed by following the Summary link below***

January 2007 was exceptionally mild - warmer than any winter month
(December, January or February) of the last three years. Westerly winds
dominated the weather, including damaging winds on the 18th. A gust of
34mph was recorded on the 18th - remarkable considering the extremely poor
exposure of the anemometer. A brief northerly interlude served to remind
us what winter could be like with three consecutive days with air frosts
and snow falling. A very slight accumulation of snow was noted on the
25th, but only on cars. Curiously, each of the last three Januaries has
featured a cold spell around the 23rd-25th. Total precipitation of 43.2mm
is less than a third of the eLTA, but is actually the wettest January
since before 2005.

Table:
http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/m...th=1&year=2007
Charts:
http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/m...th=1&year=2007
Summary including daily notes:
http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/m...th=1&year=2007

Temperature
Mean 7.4 °C (+3.1 degC*)
Mean Max 10.3 °C (+3.1 degC*)
Abs. Max 14.6 °C (18th)
Mean Min 4.4 °C (+2.9 degC*)
Abs. Min - 2.5 °C (25th)

Days with
Air Frosts 5
Snow Falling 3
Snow Lying 0
Hail 2
Thunder 0
Fog 0


Rain
Total 43.2 mm ( 60%*)
Days 0.2mm 21 days
Days 2.0mm 7 days
Days 20.0mm 0 days
Max Rain (Day) 8.1 mm (17th)
Max Rate 33.5 mm/hr ( 6th)

Pressure
Mean 1014.8 mb
Max 1031.3 mb
Min 985.3 mb

No wind comparisons are mentioned here owing to inadequate siting of the
anemometer.

*Compared with 1971-2001 averages at Wye.

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Jonathan Stott
Canterbury Weather: http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/
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