January weather wrap

It was slightly colder, wetter, and snowier last month than the usual January in the Quinte region.

According to readings taken at CFB Trenton the average high temperature last month was -3 and the average low was -14 degrees celsius.

Usually the average high for January is -2 and the average low -12.

Meanwhile, 53.3 centimetres of snow fell last month, more than the normal 45 cm.

There was also a lot of rain, totalling just over 43 millimetres.  The usual amount is 34 mm in a January in this area.