After a soggy December here (141.1 mm; 155% LTA), the opening third of Jan was drier than average with 17.8 mm compared to a LTA of 30.5 mm.
A dramatic change since then, however, with 43.7 mm 12th-15th (and 41.3 mm of that 13th-15th), taking the monthly total to 61.5 mm versus a LTA of 41.5 mm. So a surplus of 20 mm; 148% of the LTA. On a par with December again!
Today has delivered an additional 5 mm as of 3 pm. Judging by radar and forecasts, that total could double before the day's out.
An additional few mm is possible tomorrow, after which it thankfully looks to be dry for at least a week, at least rain-wise (frosts & fog).
Something that's really stood out to me this winter so far is the intensity of the rain. I'm nearing a dozen incidences of rain rates exceeding 10 mm per hour, something I used to record only 2 or 3 times in a whole season (Dec-Feb)!
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T-Max: 30.2°C 9th Sep (...!) | T-Min: -7.1°C 22nd & 23rd Jan | Wettest Day: 25.9mm 2nd Nov | Ice Days: 1 (2nd Dec -1.3°C in freezing fog)
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