A cold start to the year.

January. The start of the month saw a cold, snowy spell with Arctic air, with much snow, particularly across the north and east, and areas exposed to the northerly winds. The temperature fell to -12.5ºC at Marham (Norfolk) on the night of the 5-6th. There is a rare 'red' warning for wind for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly on Thursday 8th with Storm Goretti, which also brings snow further north. It was -12.3 ar Braemar on the night of the 8-9th.