On Thursday the thermometer rose to a maximum of 11.6C, which was a significant 4.6C above the 35-year average but exceeded on two previous days in January. Aa on previous occasions a plume of air from mid-Atlantic brought moist but warm air, giving another gloomy day without sunshine, the twelfth this month.
The overnight minimum was 8.7C, which was not only 7.6C above the 35-year minimum average but 1.7C above the average maximum for January.
A little moisture was recorded, just 0.6mm, that brought the monthly total to 91.3mm, just above average.
Friday arrived with thick cloud and its base so low it was shrouding the Marlborough Downs and Savernake Forest.