RAINFALL REPORT 

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January’s total was 142.7mm, making it a very wet one as this is nearly twice the average. A very cold spell to start the month that saw frosty mornings and sunny winter days – and a dusting of snow on the 5th. Then it turned “milder” and wet for the rest of the month with many days seeing significant rainfall amounts. Of particular note were 19.9mm on the 8th; 11.4mm on the 18th and 30.0mm on the 26th. This latter was due to (our) named storm Chandra. Sunshine was on strict ration with some noted on the 14th, 16th and 28th with the 14th and 28th having frosty starts. As for rest of the days — well dull, drear and misty would seem to cover them more that adequately! 

The ground following last year’s “dry” had made easy work of soaking up the rainfall even from the wet months of November and December. But the steady persistent rainfall of January started to tip the balance and the 30mm on the 26th which came down in a relatively short time did the rest, so that, once more, we have a winter of “water, water running everywhere.”