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Cold, wet and windy start to 2026

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Latest report from Ronaldsway Met Office

The Isle of Man experienced one of the coldest starts to the year this January, with the mean 24-hour temperature across the month coming to 6.1°c, which is 0.3°C below the long term 1991-2020 average. 

The figures have been revealed in the latest report from Ronaldsway Met Office.

The coldest day was 4 January, with a peak of just 4.1°C, and a minimum of -1.4°C the following night. 

The temperature on the grass got down to -6.0°C, leading to some problems with persistent ice. 

Mid-month, there was a milder spell, with 11.0°C achieved on 11 January.

Rainfall came to 125.4mm, which is about 50 percent more than the long-term average. 

New Years Day was the wettest of the month, with 17.2mm collected in the gauge. 

Sleet, snow and hail were observed on the first five days of the month.

Despite all the rain, sunshine duration turned out slightly above normal, with 60.4 hours on the cards. 

The best day was 19 January, with 6.2 hours.

The mean wind speed across the month came to 16.7 knots, which is a little higher than average. 

There was a lot of wind from an easterly direction, not least during named storm Chandra on 27 January.

Gusts reached 58 knots (67mph) at Ronaldsway.

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