8 replies to this topic

[TonyH]

Llanwnnen, Lampeter, Ceredigion

Mild and fairly unsettled, hardly any cold

Temperatures ended up about 1c above average, and rainfall a little below average. No snow lay at all, although it did on higher ground above 200m close by, at the end of the month.

1^st- 5^th: Mild, very unsettled, with strong winds and spells of heavy rain or showers. Gales force winds on both 3^rd and 5^th.

6^th- 12^th: With high pressure close to southern Britain, it was a rather cloudy, very mild and damp spell with drizzle on and off. The temperature was between 6c and 12c throughout.

13^th – 17^th: Same high pressure but with a SE feed. Rather cold, sunny periods by day but night frosts, as low as -4.4c on the 14^th. Thick fog persisted into the afternoon on the 13^th.

18^th – 25^th: Very mild and unsettled, rain or showers at times, and windy at times too, and some sunny spells. Month’s high of 12.1c on the 24^th.

26^th- 28^th: Colder, a few showers and night frosts.

29^th- 31^st: Mostly cold, slight frosts. Light rain, sleet and snow at times, but a dry final day.


Statistics

Total rainfall: 108.2mm

Wettest day: 19.1mm 2^nd

Rain days >0.2mm: 23
Wet days >1.0mm: 17
Days of heavy rain >10mm: 4

Mean temperature: 5.8c
Mean Max: 8.5c
Mean Min: 3.2c

High max: 12.1c 24^th
Low Max: 2.8c 30^th
High min: 9.3c 1^st
Low min: -4.4c 14^th

Air frost: 8
Ground frost: 14

Mean RH: 91%
High RH: 100% various
Low RH: 73% 16^th

Predominant wind directions: WSW/ SSE
Mean wind speed: 1.8mph

Mean pressure: 1021mbar
Max pressure: 1035mbar 13^th
Min pressure: 991mbar 3^rd

Days with:

Hail: 5
Gale: 2
Snow or sleet: 2
Snow lying 0900: 0
Thunder: 0
Fog: 1
Fog at 0900: 1

Edited by TonyH, 01 February 2012 - 15:58 .

[Optimus Prime]

A mild month and unexceptional.

Mean Max 9.2c (+0.8c)
Mean Min 3.3c(+1.3c)
Mean 6.3c (+1.0c)

Highest maximum 12.3c (21st, 12th)
Lowest minimum -4.6c (18th)

Lowest maximum 2.5c (31st)
Highest minimum 10.1c (19th)

[johnholmes]

another very mild and fairly dry month here with the 3rd highest wind seen on 3rd January since I installed the Davis-only 49mph mind in the very sheltered location it has-60mph at the airport 3 miles away.
Mean=5.7(3.5)
Avge Max=8.2(5.9); highest daytime value=13.1 on 11th and lowest=2.5 on 15
Avge Min=3.2(1.2) lowest night time value=-4.5 on 15 and warmest night=9.2 on 9th.
Rainfall=29.2mm, wettest day= 3rd with 6.8mm, 14 days with 0.2mm or more and 5 with 1.0mm or more.
No snow, fog or thunder.
5 air frosts(12) and 9 ground frosts.
Temperatures in C and long term averages in brackets.

Edited by johnholmes, 01 February 2012 - 17:00 .

[Andy Bown]

A considerably milder month than the last 2 Januarys and the mildest since 2008 which was milder still! Had the current cold spell not arrived
on Saturday the figures would have been quite different. The theme of the month was long mild periods and brief cold spells while almost half of the rainfall came in 1 day with most of that in around an hour!

For Warminster Wiltshire ...

...

Average max = 7.91c (Highest = 11.6c on 21 Jan)
Average min = 3.30c (lowest = -3.6c on 17 Jan)
Mean = 5.60c

Dry days = 13
Precipitation day = 18 of which 4 = wintry
Rainfall = 54mm

[Styx]

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Southern most city in Australia. Situated at sealevel, and backed by a 4200ft mountain range. Temperate climate.

Headline figures:
Warm. Equal records set for maxima over 30 ( 5 days ) and minima over 20 ( 2 )
Mean Maximum: 23.7 ( +1.9 )
Mean Minimum: 13.5 ( +1.2 )
Rainfall: 56mm ( Average 47mm )

Extremes:
Highest maximum: 36 ( Record 41 )
Lowest maximum: 15 ( Record 11 )

Highest minimum: 21 ( Record 24 )
Lowest minimum: 6 ( Record 3 )

Wettest day: 30mm
Top wind speed: 55mi/hr

[Aaron]

Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Elevation 86m
Latitude/longtitude 53° 47′ 59″ N, 1° 32′W

Mean: 4.2°C / 39.7°F
Mean maximum: 6.0°C / 42.8°F
Mean minimum: 1.6°C / 34.8°F
Maximum temperature: 11.4°C / 52.5°F (day 12)
Minimum temperature: -5.8°C / 21.5°F (day 15)
Lowest maximum: 0.5°C / 32.9°F (day 15)
Highest minimum: 6.8°C / 44.2°F (day

Maximum pressure: 1034.1mb
Minimum pressure: 981.9mb
Maximum wind gust: 70mph (day 4)

Precipitation: 57.7mm / 2.2in
Precipitation days: 20
Most in one day: 13.5mm / 0.5in (day 3)

Sunshine: 61 hours
Mean: 1.9 hours
Most in one day: 6 (days 14, 16, 28)

Days with
Thunder: 0
Hail: 0
Snow/sleet: 4

Edited by Aaron, 02 February 2012 - 04:42 .

[Miguel Hugo Roberto]

Yatton, North Somerset

Overall: A mild month with occasional colder interludes, often windy (especially to start) but also often quite sunny with below average rainfall.

1st - 5th
The month began very disturbed and very wet. New Years Day saw rain clear away with showers on a strengthening wind follow behind. These showers were particularly heavy on the 2nd, accompanied by hail and briefly wet snowflakes. The 3rd was very stormy with gales and heavy rain which cleared later with showers. Pressure rose thereafter but gales continued late on the 4th and early on the 5th with scattered showers. Wind eased later on the 5th.

6th - 12th
A rather benign spell followed with high pressure persisting from the south. It felt very mild at times with 10.8C recorded on the 11th but it was also rather cloudy with occasional drizzle. Winds veered northerly later on the 12th as a cold front moved down introducing colder air.

13th - 17th
Much more seasonal. A renewed mid-latitude high locked in the previously-entered cold air giving a largely clear and frosty spell with a good deal of sunshine. The lowest minimum was -03.4C on the 17th. Cloud increased from the west later in the day.

18th - 27th
Another prolonged mild spell ensued with periods of rain and quite strong winds for a time, either from a westerly or northwesterly direction. There were several spells of rain, on the 19th, 24th and particularly the 26th. It became cooler from the northwest on the 26th with showers of hail during the afternoon. Showers continued, albeit more scattered on the 27th which was a much sunnier day.

28th - 31st
Winter tries to come back for good this time. High pressure with a light continental feed arrived with progressively colder temperatures and frosty nights. Light snow fell all day on the 30th but amounted to nothing and the 31st began on a very cold and frosty note, though not beating the earlier minimum from the 17th.

Monthly Ave. Temp: 05.2C (+0.8C)
Highest Max: 10.8C (11/01/2012)
Lowest Max: 01.0C (30/01/2012)
Highest Min: 08.1C (10/01/2012)
Lowest Min: -03.4C (17/01/2012)
Hours of Sun: 69.1

Total Rain: 081.1mm (-14.8mm)
Wettest Day: 16.0mm (03/01/2012)
Frosty Days: 8
Snowfall Days: 1
Snowlie Days: 0
Thunder Days: 0

I have also devised a scaling system for rating how a month has performed weatherwise. From averaging daily overall temperaure ratings, adding 0.1 per frost and deducting 0.1 from every day on average that snow doesn't lie, I come to a concluding number. My overall rating for this month, where an average January would score 6/10, is 4.9/10.

Edited by Michael Prys-Roberts, 03 February 2012 - 16:48 .

[SP1986]

January 2012 Statistics

Below are the statistics for my weather station during the month of January.

Mean Maximum: 8.3C
Mean Minimum: 3.2C
Overall Mean: 5.75

Monthly Rainfall total: 50.3mm
Rainfall days: 15
Max rainfall in one day: 12.5mm (20th January)

Highest daily maximum temperature: 12.3C (12th January)
Lowest daily maximum temperature: 2.0C (31st January)
Highest daily minimum temperature: 9.5C (11th January)
Lowest daily minimum temperature: -2.8C (30th January)

Days with Ground Frost: 10
Days with Air Frost: 7
Days of falling snow: 0
Days of lying snow: 0

compared to the January CET (71-00 average = 4.2), it comes in at +1.55C above the average, making it a fairly warm month.

[Tellow]

Average max: 7.5
Average min: 2.5
Days with rain: 17
Days with wintry precip: 3
Days with snow lying: 0
Days with fog: 2
Days with thunder: 0
Winter index: 13

Overall comment: Pretty poor in terms of wintry weather, on the mild side

http://forum.netweat...1-january-2012/

Edited by Tellow, 06 February 2012 - 10:11 .