Yesterday the wind veered into the west after so any days with southerly winds. As a result the maximum was 5.9C, the first below average maximum since 28th November.
Author: Eric Gilbert
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Heavy rainfall during sunday evening
After a bright, and at times sunny day yesterday, rain returned last night with a band of heavy precipitation amounting to 15.8mm. This brings the total for January to 64.5mm, which is 70% of the long-term average for January. The maximum temperatures for the first ten days of January are still all above the long-term average but forecast to fall this week.
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Saturday brought another day with heavy showers and no sunshine
Saturday brought 5mm of further rainfall, principally around 6pm, with winds gusting to 38mph, the strongest this month. There have been twenty-one consecutive days with rainfall and brings the total for January to 48.7mm, which is 53% of the long-term average for January.
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Sunniest day for week
Yesterday brought 3.24 hours of strong sunshine, the sunniest day since 29th December. There has been considerable rainfall amounting to 8.9mm, the bulk of which fell in the early hours of today.
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Cooler and brighter
Last night the minimum of 0.8C produced a ground frost and was close to the mean for January. During the daytime yesterday 2.5 hours of sunshine was recorded with peak gusts of wind from a clearer, drier westerly direction of over 30mph with a maximum of 36mph.