The weather in January

The mean maximum temperature in January ranged from 9.8C at St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, to 3.1C at Carter Bar, Roxburghshire. The Central England Temperature (CET) of 3.7C was 0.7 degrees below the average, making it colder than January 2012, but not as cold as 2011. Daytime temperatures were w...

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Published inThe Guardian (London)
Main Author Birch, Rick
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Guardian News & Media Limited 04.02.2013
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Summary:The mean maximum temperature in January ranged from 9.8C at St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, to 3.1C at Carter Bar, Roxburghshire. The Central England Temperature (CET) of 3.7C was 0.7 degrees below the average, making it colder than January 2012, but not as cold as 2011. Daytime temperatures were within 1 degree of the long term average while night-time values were between 1.5 degrees above normal in parts of Scotland and 0.5 degrees below in East Anglia. The highest individual temperature was 14.5C at Hawarden, Flintshire, on 29 January. The lowest minimum was -13.4C at Marham, Norfolk, on the morning of 16 January, partly due to the amount of snow on the ground.
ISSN:0261-3077