Weather Round -Up For....January 2013.

This month was generally very snowy nationwide, but the outstanding feature was that the month was very dull and the cloudy conditions prevented [generally] any oustandingly low temperatures across the snowfields of the Uk. The cold weather started around the 10th here in Worcestershire, with heavy snow during the 18th, and further bouts of snow during the next week. The snow lay on the ground for eight days when a quick thaw happeed on the 26th with much milder conditions for the rest of the month although at times stormy with some damaging gusts of wind on the 28th. The highest pressure recorded was a 1036.4mbs on the 4th and 984.1mbs on the 20th Precipitation came above average again with 74.7mms recorded [3 inches] compared to the average 62mms. The month was typically average temperature wise with the recorded daytime temps of 6.7c/42f compared to the norm of 6.1c/43f. The night time temps came out at the recorded 2.3c/37f compared to the average of 1.4c/35f. The highest temperature this month was 12.8c/55f on the 29th and the lowest was minus4.4c/26f on the 25th.There were 2 ice days during the snowy spell,on the 16th/20th with a maximum day temp of only minus 1.8c on the 16th. Truly, a wintry month!

                                     The Uk,s Monthly Rain Stats For January 2013.                                              
Garforth Leeds:-69.5mms
Brixham Devon:-155mms
Colwyn Bay North Wales:-58mms
Bloxwich  Herefordshire:-67.6mms
Newbury Berkshire:-62.5mms
Royston Hertfordshire:-42.6mms
Wrexham NE Wales:-70mms
Hyde Cheshire:-62mms
Burgess hill West Sussex:-60mms
Dundee Scotland:-100mms
Middleton Moor Derbyshire:-92.4mms
Lampeter West Wales:-119.9mms
Long Lawford Rugby Warwickshire:-51mms
Ft William Highland Scotland:-142.5mms
Cleethorpes NE Lincs:-39mms
Scarbourgh North Yorks:-79mms
Llanelli South Wales:-136mms
Maidstone Kent:-31mms
Hornsea East Yorks:-56.8mms
Cork Southern Ireland:-139mms
Swansea South Wales:-90mms
Middle Littleton Evesham Worcs:-89mms
Fairfield Evesham Worcs:-83mms
Voews Evesham Worcs:-74.7mms
Warminster Wiltshire:-116.5mms
Grimsby NE Lincs:-41,1mms
Wells Somerset:-103mms
Runcorn Cheshire:-30mms
NW Kent:-43mms
The Deben Valley Suffolk:-35mms
Ballyclare Antrim NI:-120mms
Newtownabbey Antrim NI:- 121mms
Sidemore Bromsgrove Worcs:-61mms
Frome Somerset:-87mms
Warwick:-26mms
Isle Of Barra Outer Hebrides Scotland:-136mms
Yatton North Somerset:-82mms
[25mms=one inch]      Many thanks to all contributors!