January 2023 was warmer than average (4.95°C versus an average of 3.94), wetter than average (58.00 mm versus an average total of 44.98) and windier than average (a wind run of 3504 miles versus an average of 3221).
Apert from a frosty spell in the middle of the month, January was a mild month. The highest temperature recorded was 12.2°C at 17:02 on the 10th. The lowest temperature was -3.8°C at 01:46 on the 17th, the lowest temperature since 16th December 2022 when the temperature fell to -4.8°C. The average temperature in the month was 4.9°C, 0.9°C above the monthly mean. The average daily high temperature was 7.8°C, 0.8°C above the mean, with the average daily low being 2.1°C, 0.6°C above the mean.
The warmest day was the 4th with an average temperaure of 10.6°C, while the coldest day was the 17th with an average temperature of -1.1°C. There were 10 frost days. The average wind chill was 3.6°C, 0.6°C above the mean and the average dew point was 3.2°C, 0.7°C above the mean.. The maximum wind chill was 10.7°C at 17:04 on the 10th, with the lowest wind chill being -5.3°C at 02:25 on the 17th. The maximum dew point was 10.8°C at 17:02 on the 10th, with the lowest dew point being -5.8°C at 18:06 on the 16th. There were 26.9 hours of sunshine in the month with the sunniest day being the 31st with 3.83 hours of sunshine recorded.
Rainfall in the month was 58.0 millimetres recorded on 21 days, 13.0 millimetres above the average for January. The wettest day was the 10th when 15.2 millimetres of rain was recorded. The highest rain rate was 38.8 millimetres per hour at 20:06 on the 10th. The total rainfall was 125% of the average for the end of January. There was no snowfall recorded.
The highest barometric pressure was 1038.6 millibars recorded at 08:48 on the 24th. The lowest barometric pressure was 983.9 millibars at 14:34 on the 8th. The average pressure in the month was 1010.8 millibars. The highest humidity was 100% and the monthly average humidity was 89%. The lowest humidity was 58% at 15:18 on the 16th.
Wind speeds were around the average, with the highest wind gust speed of 37 mph was reccorded – the highest since 21st February 2022 when a gust of 38 moh was recorded.. The maximum wind speed was 20 mph at 03:00 on the 13th. The wind run was 3504.2 miles, 28.6 miles above the average. The average gust speed in the month was 7.2 mph, and the average wind speed was 4.8 mph. The predominant direction was south-westerly (222°).
The maximum high solar radiation recorded at 12:43 on the 31st was 490 w/m². The average solar radiation for the month was 33 w/m². The highest U.V. Index was 0.7 recorded at 12:02 on the 31st.