A Gardener's Weather Diary: January 2022

Wednesday, 19 January 2022

January so far – Tonga wave two

At the midpoint of the month we’re not doing too badly as far as the weather is concerned. It could certainly have been much worse. After that mildest January day on the first of the month we’ve had enough cold nights to bring the average temperature down to almost the average for this time in January. As it stands we are still a little bit above average.

Sunday, 16 January 2022

Pacific volcano effects recorded in Wakefield

You are probably aware of the huge underwater volcano that erupted in the Pacific Ocean close to Tonga on Saturday Morning (UK time). As far as I am concerned Tonga is on the other side of the world and I didn’t think it would result in any measurable effects by my weather station in the UK.

Temperature and Barometric Records for Saturday, 15 January 2022

Sunday, 9 January 2022

2021 Weather Summary

I don’t think 2021 will go down in our records as a particularly good gardening year. It certainly finished better than it started. As you can see from the table on the right it finished in eighth place equal with 2019 with a slightly below average temperature based on the last 12 years.

Thursday, 6 January 2022

Coldest day of the year

That mild spell of weather over the first few days of the new year is behind us now. The temperature in the early hours of Thursday morning fell down to -4.4°C (21.0°F) which could easily be the coldest we will have this year.

Monday, 3 January 2022

Warmest January day

Hot on the heels of the mildest December day I’ve recorded comes the mildest January day. New Year’s Day became the warmest January day of the last 10 years.