The new year started with a continuation of the mild weather seen in the latter part of 2011. It was also very windy at times with a brief cold snap around the middle of the month before the month closed with high pressure which brought in very cold weather from Siberia.
The maximum temperature recorded was 11.4°C on the 3rd at 07:35, with the minimum being -2.6°C on the 14th at 08:06. There were only seven frost days, with the first one of the year on the 13th. No measurable snow was recorded. The average temperature in the month was 4.9°C, compared to 2011’s January average of 3.5°C. The mean for the month is now 3.2°C. The average daily maximum temperature was 7.7°C, while the average daily minimum temperature was 2.4°C.
Rainfall for the month was 36.4 millimeters, slightly more than the average of 33.0 millimeters. Rain fell on 20 days, with the 3rd being the wettest day with 8.4 millimeters recorded.
January 2012 was very windy at times with the strongest gust being 41.4 mph from 293°(WNW) on the 5th at 12:09. The highest wind speed was 28.8 mph from 293°(WNW) on the 22nd at 10:52. The month average gust speed was 9.0 mph and the month average wind speed was 6.0 mph.
The average barometric pressure was 1018.0 millibars, with the highest being 1033.5 millibars on the 13th at 11:12 and the lowest 985.4 millibars on the 3rd at 08:57.
