It was a month that had plenty of ups and downs and curves. The first 10 days saw a couple of bursts of very mild air resulting in two record daily temperatures. This was followed by the first real intrusion of arctic air, accompanied by a bit of snow and some really cold wind chills, then some of the coldest temperatures experienced in the last few winters. Temperatures bottomed out between the 16th and 20th with a chilly minus 34 on both the 18th and 19th. Arctic air retreated with temperatures moderating back to well above normal by the 22nd and then remaining mild through the end of the month. In the end with the bumpy start, then the big chill and the mild end, temperatures ended up almost three degrees above normal.
On the precipitation side of things, it was pretty dry but not without some excitement. Two major snowfalls on the 21st and 28th produced some challenging driving conditions. Snowfall still ended up well below normal while rainfall was very close to normal. Total precipitation, rain and melted snow ended up about half the normal for the month.
Into the record books, January will show a mild but dry month.
Information is based on Prince George Airport data and is provided by Environment Canada or Meteorological Service of Canada.
Temperatures
Average daily high of -3.1 was above the normal of -5.5 degrees C.
Average daily low of -10.1 was above the normal of -13.6 degrees C.
Mean temperature of -6.6 was above the normal -9.6 degrees C.
Warmest Day on the 4th with a maximum temperature of 7.9 degrees
Coldest day on the 19th with an overnight minimum of -34.4 degrees
Precipitation
Total precipitation of 27.4 mm was 52% of the normal of 52.4 mm.
Total Snowfall of 37.1 cm was 66% of the normal of 55.8 cm
Total rainfall of 5.5 mm was 88% of the normal of 6.2 mm
Measurable precipitation on 12 days below the normal of 15 days
Greatest snowfall one day 17.0 cm on the 28th
Greatest rainfall one day 2.9 mm on the 2nd
Daily / Monthly Records
New daily record maximum on the 4th at 7.9. Previous record 7.8 set in 2003.
New daily record maximum on the 9h at 5.8. Previous record 5.7 set in 1986.
Notes.
Total precipitation of the year to date is 27.4 mm, 52% of the normal of 52.4 mm
Records for January
Mean temperature Extreme Daily temps
Mildest -0.61992Max 12.822nd 1968
Coolest-28.71950Min -50.02nd 1950
Precipitation
Driest 15.0 mm1981Wettest day29.0 mm 22nd 1958
Wettest 152.3 mm1982Snowiest day30.8 cm 30th 1990
Most Snow 174.7 cm1982
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