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| The weather in January | The weather in January |
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| Although the January temperature was near average there was a notably cold and occasionally snowy fortnight from 10 to 25 January. This was balanced by much milder spells either side. It was the dullest January for 11 years, and parts of eastern England and eastern Scotland were rather dry compared to average. | Although the January temperature was near average there was a notably cold and occasionally snowy fortnight from 10 to 25 January. This was balanced by much milder spells either side. It was the dullest January for 11 years, and parts of eastern England and eastern Scotland were rather dry compared to average. |
| Temperatures | Temperatures |
| The mean maximum temperature in January ranged from 9.8C at St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, to 3.1C at Carter Bar, Roxburghshire. The Central England Temperature (CET) of 3.7C was 0.7 degrees below the average, making it colder than January 2012, but not as cold as 2011. Daytime temperatures were within 1 degree of the long term average while night-time values were between 1.5 degrees above normal in parts of Scotland and 0.5 degrees below in East Anglia. The highest individual temperature was 14.5C at Hawarden, Flintshire, on 29 January. The lowest minimum was -13.4C at Marham, Norfolk, on the morning of 16 January, partly due to the amount of snow on the ground. | The mean maximum temperature in January ranged from 9.8C at St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, to 3.1C at Carter Bar, Roxburghshire. The Central England Temperature (CET) of 3.7C was 0.7 degrees below the average, making it colder than January 2012, but not as cold as 2011. Daytime temperatures were within 1 degree of the long term average while night-time values were between 1.5 degrees above normal in parts of Scotland and 0.5 degrees below in East Anglia. The highest individual temperature was 14.5C at Hawarden, Flintshire, on 29 January. The lowest minimum was -13.4C at Marham, Norfolk, on the morning of 16 January, partly due to the amount of snow on the ground. |
| Rainfall | Rainfall |
| Across England and Wales there was an average of 84mm of rain, which is 93% of the mean. Half of the total fell in just the last six days of the month, which allied with a thaw caused some flooding. It was the wettest January only since 2009. Scotland had 97% of its normal rainfall with an average 91mm measured, while Northern Ireland had 96mm, which represents 113% of the average. The wettest location was Cluanie Inn, Wester Ross, which had 226mm of rain through the month, while the driest was Sutton Bonington in Nottinghamshire which had only 28mm. On 26 January Lake Vyrnwy, Montgomeryshire, had 59mm– the highest daily total of the month. | Across England and Wales there was an average of 84mm of rain, which is 93% of the mean. Half of the total fell in just the last six days of the month, which allied with a thaw caused some flooding. It was the wettest January only since 2009. Scotland had 97% of its normal rainfall with an average 91mm measured, while Northern Ireland had 96mm, which represents 113% of the average. The wettest location was Cluanie Inn, Wester Ross, which had 226mm of rain through the month, while the driest was Sutton Bonington in Nottinghamshire which had only 28mm. On 26 January Lake Vyrnwy, Montgomeryshire, had 59mm– the highest daily total of the month. |
| Sunshine | Sunshine |
| England and Wales had an average 49 hours of sunshine which is 82% of the mean, making it the dullest January since 2002. Scotland had 42 hours, or 86% of its average, while Northern Ireland had only 34 hours, a mere 64% of average. Norwich, Norfolk, was the sunniest location with 81 hours, while Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, had the lowest total with only 18 hours. | England and Wales had an average 49 hours of sunshine which is 82% of the mean, making it the dullest January since 2002. Scotland had 42 hours, or 86% of its average, while Northern Ireland had only 34 hours, a mere 64% of average. Norwich, Norfolk, was the sunniest location with 81 hours, while Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, had the lowest total with only 18 hours. |
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