Very mild wet spell

With another 9.1mm of rainfall in the last twenty-four hours the water meadows adjacent to the River Og have standing water for the first time this winter. The total rainfall so far this month is 36.7mm which has an average for the month of 91.9mm.
The maximum temperatures for the last two days have been 4C above the long-term average for January with 10.8C and 11.1C for the 7th and 8th January.
Yesterday saw welcome sunshine totalling 3.6 hours after 12 noon.