Author: Eric Gilbert

Yet again the mild Atlantic air brought on a brisk southwesterly breeze meant another mild day and night. The thermometer rose to 11.3C being 4.3C above the average whilst the minimum of 6.0C just before dawn was 4.7C above the average.

Rain during much of Thursday and showers during the early hours of Friday accumulated 3.8mm that took the monthly total to 75.1mm, still 14mm below the 38-year average.

Friday arrived with minimal broken cloud and the prospect of some sunshine after the dull, gloomy previous days.

Rain for much of the day on Wednesday and almost continuous overnight produced a daily rainfall total of 25.1C. This was the wettest day since 18th and 19th December when 28.1mm and 29.8mm was recorded respectively. This additional precipitation has taken the monthly total to 71.3mm being just 16mm below the 38-year average for January.

The thermometer crept higher during the past twenty-four hours to reach 10.7C at 08.00 on Thursday being 3.7C above the average. The thermometer continues to creep upward.

Thursday saw the continuation of the steady rainfall from the very wide rain band that swept overnight with winds gusting to 36mph.

It is a pity that a bug in the website does not allow my iMac to update the monthly data of graphs and statistics, that I believe are available via Windows. I am awaiting 34SP to download the latest software to overcome this problem.

Tuesday was another day to forget with rain and drizzle for much of the day that added another 5.8mm to the monthly total now standing at 46.2mm, average is 89.2mm.

The warm front passed over the area after dawn that brought the continuous precipitation but also the warmer air. The thermometer steadily rose from 7.1C at 08.00 to 12.1C at 17.50 Tuesday being 5.1C above the long-term average. Cloud cover overnight yet again meant a mild night with a minimum of 6.1C at 08.00, which was 4.8C above the 38-year average.

Wednesday at the start of the day brought cloud cover a little higher and thinner but further shower activity was not far away shown on the rain radar.

We are a third of the way into January and we have yet to have a day maximum that was below average and only one night minimum.

There were isolated showers during daylight hours but more persistent rain from a weather front arrived just after 04.00 on Tuesday that by 08.00 added another 3.9mm to the total, now standing at 40.4mm.

Temperatures by day and night were close to the average with a maximum of 8.3C (+1.3C) and 3.9C just after midnight 00.34, being +2.6C.

Tuesday arrived very dark, windy and wet as the weather front crossed the area.

Sunday started dry but went downhill with heavy rain that amounted 4.9mm. The temperature was depressed due to cloud cover and rain only reaching 7.3C being only just above the average (+0.3C). The temperature fell in the evening to around 5C and a minimum of 4.0C in the early hours, which was 2.7C above the average.

Monday dawned a little brighter although with the barometric pressure still very low due to the near presence of a deep depression, I expect it to be showery day with minimal sunshine.