JANUARY 2012 - RATHER MILD, DRY AND SUNNY
The month started very wet and windy, but becoming dry after the 5th while remaining mild. A brief cold and sunny spell in mid month was followed by a return to wetter and windier conditions and finally another cold spell to end the month. The monthly mean temperature at 6.4 °C was 1.4 °C above average but rainfall was only 52% of the normal at 38.7 mm. Very light snowfall was observed falling on three days but did not settle. The first half of the month especially was rather sunny and the sunshine total finished at 69 hours, well above the average.
Full monthly stats for January 2012.