In Brief:
First half dry with a cloudy first week and a brighter second. Unsettled second half of the month. Wet final week with some snow. Generally rather cool and on the dry side.
Due to equipment failure between the 25th and 28th, certain temperature figures towards the end of the month cannot be verified. Average figures are based on 27 nights and 28 days, so anomalies against the full month are likely to be very small.
Temperature: [Minimum]:
Lowest: -1.4 degs C on the 31st.
Highest: Above 8.8 degs C on the 25th.
Average minimum: 5.24 degs C. 10th coldest of the last 16 Januaries.
Nights with temperature below 5 degs C = 9-11. Most since March 2018.
Nights with temperature below 0 degs C = 1. First since 21 November 2018.
Temperature: [Maximum]:
Lowest: 6.1 degs C on the 29th. Coldest day since 19 March 2018.
Highest: Approx 13 degs C on the 25th.
Average maximum: 9.34 degs C.
Days with temperature above 20 degs C = 0.
Days with temperature above 25 degs C = 0.
Rainfall:
Total: 86.3 mm. Driest month since October 2018. 3rd driest January of the last 11, behind 2012 & 2017.
December 2018: 209.4 mm.
January 2018: 216.9 mm.
Wettest day: 23.0 mm on the 31st.
Other days with 10 mm or more: 29th [12.0 mm] and 26th [10.3 mm].
Wettest spells: 16th to 22nd: 28.1 mm. 26th to 31st: 55.2 mm.
Driest spell: 1st to 15th: 1.0 mm.
Completely dry days: 11-13*.
Days with no measurable rain: 12-14*.
*Rainfall for 22nd to 24th added together.
Cumulatively: 2019 = 86.3 mm.
2018: 216.9 mm. [-60.21%].
Thunder:
None this month.
Pressure:
Lowest: 978.2 mb on the 31st.
Highest: 1047.5 mb on the 2nd.
