A spokesperson for the Meteorological Office has stated that if the temperature drops to the forecasted 5°C, it will be the coldest January night since 2019.
The maximum temperature during this time of year is normally 15.6°C, with the current cold snap being caused by a high pressure ridge which triggered a wave of cold temperatures from the Balkans coming towards the Mediterranean. So far, this month has seen temperature lows of 5.9°C on January 15 and 6.1°C on January 24.
It has been reported that January seems to be colder than usual, with the mean air temperature being calculated as 12.7°C, based on data gathered between 1982 and 2010. The mean temperature for January 2022 has been registered as 12.4°C, which is slightly lower than the norm.
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