Mon 29 Apr
January 2001 Lookback
Sunniest since 1959

Very sunny month with near average temperature and rainfall. Mild and wet during the first week, then mainly dry for the following two weeks, then colder with a little snow. The fourth week started mild and wet again but for and frost returned at month's end.

England and Wales temperature was 3.2°C, which was 0.6 degC below the average temperature of 3.8°C, taken from the 1961-1990 period.

Rainfall was 85mm, which was 97% of the average precipitation.

Sunshine was at 2.51 hrs per day, which is 162% above average.