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January Weather
Daytime temperatures for January were yet again above the monthly average last week, with the hottest day of summer so far of 30.8C being recorded on January 18.
This was the second time this month that a temperature exceeding 30C had been recorded as 30.5C was read on January 3.
In January 2021 and January 2020, just one day exceeded 30C while January 2019 holds the record with three days in excess of that figure.