Alcaston, Shropshire - January 2024

[Freddie]

A two week cold spell starting on the 7th with some hard frost and snow, bracketed by mild spells.  Mean temperature was just above average, but it was a dry month.  Numerous ground frosts but below average number of air frosts.  Breezy at times, and notably windy during the third week.

Anomalies (in brackets) refer to the estimated 1991-2020 averages.

Mean max:                               7.5 (+0.3)
Mean min:                               1.6 (+0.4)
Mean temp:                              4.5 (+0.3)
Mean 30cm earth temp:                   5.6

Highest max:                           12.9 (23rd)
Lowest max:                             1.6 (17th)
Lowest min:                            -6.6 (18th)
Highest min:                            8.9 (29th)
Lowest grass min:                     -11.3 (18th)

Air frosts:                               9 (-3)
Air frost hours:                       87.3
Ground frosts:                           21 (+3)

Days with max  10.0 to  14.9:            10
Days with max   5.0 to   9.9:            12
Days with max   0.0 to   4.9:             9

Days with min   5.0 to   9.9:             5
Days with min   0.0 to   4.9:            17
Days with min  -5.0 to  -0.1:             7
Days with min -10.0 to  -5.1:             2

Total rainfall:                        45.8 mm ( 61%)
Wettest day:                           17.0 mm ( 2nd)
Rain days (0.2 mm or more):            16      ( -4)
Wet days  (1.0 mm or more):             9      ( -5)
Days >= 10mm:                           2      (  0)
Days >= 20mm:                           0

Days with snow/sleet falling:           5
Days with 50%+ snow cover at 09z:       1      ( -3)
Deepest at 0900z                      0.5 cm   (15th)
 
Days with thunder heard:                0
Days with hail:                         1
Days with fog at 0900z:                 0

Highest 10-min mean wind:               30 kn (23rd)
Max gust:                               44 kn (26th)
Days with gale:                          0
Highest wind run:                    491.6 nm (23rd)
Wind direction at 0900z:                 N: 2; NE: 4; E: 4; SE: 0; S: 6; SW: 9; W: 4; NW: 2; Calm: 0

Maximum pressure:                       1041.5 (11th)
Minimum pressure:                        973.8 ( 2nd)

-- 
Freddie
Alcaston
Shropshire
148m AMSL
http://www.hosiene.co.uk/weather/
Stats for the month so far: https://www.hosiene.co.uk/weather/statistics/alcaston/latest.xlsx