Above average rainfall and below average temperatures A wet month carrying on from the record breaking wet 2020. The 180.6 mm of rainfall this month (169%) & [175%] of the new averages, even wetter than last, largest since 2008, ranking 7th in Llansadwrn records since 1928. The largest fall was on the 18th having 31.5 mm. There were 9 falls (+1.4) of 5 mm, or more; and 15 (-2.0) wet days. Rain days were 24 (+1.3); day days 7 (-1.3); and just one, he 31st, had no precipitation (-2.8) of average. Rainfall duration totalled 169 wet hours. Rainfall at Gorwel Heights totalled 205 .0 mm (223%) & [181%] of averages, wettest on record since 2011. The wettest day was on the 20th with 34.2 mm, 29.4 mm fell on the 18h and 28.6 mm on the 19th, the three days totalling 92.2 mm 45% of the monthly total. Days with 5 mm, or more, were 11; wt days were 17; rain days 22; and dry days 9. Rainfall duration totalled 173 wet hours. It was the coldest January since 2010. The mean temperature 4.1C (-1.4) & [-1.3] of the new averages, lowest since 2010 and ranking 6th in station records since 1979. The mean maximum 6.4C (-1.6) & [-1.5] ranked 5th in station records. The highest maximum 10.0C on the 19th (-1.9) equal lowest (2011) since 2010, the lowest 2.7C (-0.9) on the 8th lowest since 2013. The mean minimum 1.8C (-1.3) & [-1.1] equal lowest (2011) since 2010 ranked 12th. The lowest minimum was -2.2C on the 9th and lowest since 2014 (-2.8). There were 8 air frosts, most since 2013 (10), with 46.5h of frost. There were 21 ground frosts (+3.9) most since 2015 (25) with the lowest -9.2C (-2.9) on the 7th lowest since 2009 (-9.7C). The mean temperature at Gorwel Heights was 4.8C January lowest station record (-1.5) & [-1.5]. The mean maximum 6.6C was a January low station record with the highest 12.2C on the 28th second lowest on record 2019 (11.4C) The lowest maximum 2.3C on the 8th was fourth lowest (0.5C in 2013). The mean minimum 2.9C was lowest on record, the lowest -0.8C on the 9th was third lowest. There were 3 days of air frost but only 7.2h fell below freezing. The wintry month in Llansadwrn had 12 days (+5.5) of small hail, most since 2015. Sleet or snow fell on 6 days equal 2019, most since 2013. There were no days (-0.6) with snow lying at 0900 GMT, least since 2019 (2), there were 10 in 2010. Monthly data 2021
Llanfairfechan, Gorwel Heights observations
AcknowledgementsThe Met Office at RAF Valley kindly supplied observational data from 1942 to 2011. Current data (provisional) are gathered from SYNOP reports and METAR, any missing observations are initially derived from nearby stations to complete the record, up to date figures are later gathered from the Met Office website. I am grateful Ivor McLean former Met Officer at RAF Valley for early Holyhead sunshine and various other observations; David Lee for use of his observations from Gorddinog; and Gordon Perkins (BlueTractorSoftware) for observations at Gorwel Heights and providing additional observations.
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