2022
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2022
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January 2022

2022

🌡️ Temperature

In the UK, January 2022 was hot. 🌡️

  • The average temperature in January 2022 was 4.6°C.
  • That's 1.3°C hotter than the average of 3.3°C.
  • This puts it in the 73rd percentile for heat, as the 97th hottest January on record.
Distribution of average January temperatures (1659 - 2022)
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The hottest January ever was in 1916, when it averaged 7.5°C, and the coldest year was 1795 at -3.1°C.


🌧️ Rainfall

In the UK, January 2022 was very dry. 🏜️

  • The total rainfall in January 2022 was mm.
  • That's NaNmm drier than the average of 81.9mm.
  • This puts it in the 0th percentile for rainfall, as the -1rd driest January on record.
Distribution of total January rainfall (1769 - 2021)
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The wettest January ever was in 2014, when rainfall totalled 184.6mm, and the driest year was 1779 at 15.3mm.


☀️ Sunlight

In the UK, January 2022 was very sunny. ☀️

  • In January 2022 there were62.7 hours of sunshine.
  • That's 18.1 hours more sunshine than the average of 44.6 hours.
  • This puts it in the 97th percentile for sunshine, as the 3rd sunniest January on record.
Distribution of January sunshine hours in (1920 - 2022)
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The sunniest January ever was in 1959, when there were 69.7 hours of sunshine, and the least sunny year was 1996 with 21.4 hours of sunshine.