I apologise that the 2024 Data sheet page is not yet available for me to enter data for January. I am old and not IT capable so rely on a webmaster to keep the site running and a technician to keep the computer running. I just fill in the boxes!
Wednesday saw the first of the cooler days when the thermometer only reached 9.7C but this was still 2.6C above my 39-year average. Clearing skies overnight meant a cooler night with a low of 4.6C, the lowest for a week but again above average +3.3C.
Another 6.0mm of precipitation was recorded that took the monthly total after three days to 30.5mm being 34% of my 39-year average.
Thursday arrived with some brightness that will not last long. Not only are we under the influence of the recent depression to the north of Scotland but a rogue depression, is forming at this time, south of Cornwall and will run along the English Channel today. This will result in the wind rising after midday but more importantly considerable rainfall starting an hour or two after midday. During the twenty-four hours the wind will make a 270* anticlockwise turn from southwest to northwest.
Year 2023 Weather Facts
Maximum day temperature: 29.8C on 10th June
Minimum day temperature: 0.7C on 1st December
Maximum night temperature: 17.2C on 11th August
Minimum night temperature: 8.0C on 24th June
Mean temperature: 10.42C
Last air frost in Spring: -1.7C on 22nd April
First air frost in Autumn: -1.3C on 16th October
Max Barometric Pressure: 1048.1mb on 5th February
Min Barometric Pressure: 957.1mb on 2nd November
Maximum Global Sunshine: 13.8 hours
Days with no Global Sunshine: 25
Maximum UV light: 9.5 on 24th June
Days no UV light: 25
Max Daily Evaporation: 5.18mm on 13th June
Total Rainfall: 1150mm
Maximum Daily Rainfall: 49.7mm on 17th September
Driest period: 26 days from15th May – 9th June
Longest consecutive wet period: 14 days – 23rd October – 5th November
Wettest month: 163.3mm – March
Driest month: 12.2mm – February
Days with snow: 4
Days with Thunder: 3
Days with Small Hail: 4
Days with fog: 19
Maximum Wind Gust: 48mph on 13th March