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Written by Administrator
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How is the current month shaping up? :Very mild. Warmest January in over 50 years. We have to go back to January 1898 to find a warmer January. Only dipped below zero twice. The minimum was -1.7° on the 28th and the maximum was on the 24th when it reached 12.8°Rainfall ended up 78% of normal with the second being the wettest dayVery windy on the morning of the 3rd when it gusted to 77.4 kph (almost 50mph). Table:
Date | Jan 2012 Mean Temp. | 1961 to'90 Mean Temp. | Deviation from Normal | Jan 2012 Rainfall | % of Normal Rainfall | 1st-7th | 6.9° | 4.6° | +2.3° | 25.5mm | 130% | 1st-14th | 7.5° | 4.6° | +2.9° | 26.4mm | 67% | 1st-21st | 7.7° | 4.5° | +3.2° | 29.8mm | 51% | 1st-End | 7.1° | 4.5° | +2.6° | 68.0mm | 78% | Jan Min. | -1.7° on 28th | Jan Max. | 12.8° on 24th | Jan Wettest Day | 17.3mm on 2nd | | Year Min | -5.4° 2 Feb | Year Max | 12.8° 24 Jan | Year's Rainfall so far | 68mm |
Note : The data shown in the table above is the official climate data submitted to Met Eireann (Climate Station No. 456). The temperatures are from standard liquid-in-glass thermometers and rainfall is from a standard 5" copper gauge. The temperatures are not calculated/based on a 00-24 hour day. For the minimum temperatures, the month begins at 9 UTC on the last day of the preceding month and ends at 9 UTC on the last day of the month. For the maximum temperatures and rainfall readings, the month is taken as beginning at 9 UTC on the 1st and ending at 9 UTC on the 1st of the next month. For details of 2010 and other years, Click here. |
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