Wednesday was dominated by cloud and two hours of light rain in the morning amounting to 1.9mm, bringing the total for January to 79.6mm, almost 13mm below the 34-year average.
The thermometer reluctantly rose to a maximum of 7.2C but still just above average, falling away to between 2C and 3C for most of the night with a minimum of 1.9C.
The brisk westerly wind pegged back the temperature in the warmer parts of the day producing a wind chill that dropped the temperature felt outside by a couple of degrees.
This morning dawned with mainly clear skies and welcome sunshine.