Another above average temperature wise January, mild early on but
slightly cooler than last year with more night frosts. No notable cold
spells but a three day cold snap mid month and cooler again at the end
of the month.In fact only one maximum below 3C and this was on the 4th,
not in one of the cooler periods. There was some intermittent snow, the
first for almost 2 years, but this was very sleety at times and
virtually no settlement except briefly on the morning of the 30th.
Rainfall was just above average.

Temperature (°C):
Mean (min+max) 5.1
Mean Minimum 1.7
Mean Maximum 8.5
Minimum -4.2 day 20
Maximum 15.7 day 09
Highest Minimum 8.1 day 12
Lowest Maximum 2.7 day 04
Air frosts 9

Rainfall (mm):
Total for month 69.4
Wettest day 16.8 day 03
Rain days 20
Dry days 11

Wind (mph):
Highest Gust 59 day 28
Average Speed 5
Gale days 0

Pressure (mb):
Maximum 1036.7 day 04
Minimum 976.3 day 30

Days with snow falling 5
Days with snow lying at 0900 1

Dave