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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Environment
Ian Jones

UK enjoys fifth sunniest January on record

Frequent high pressure over the UK in January brought long periods of clear skies for many (Jacob King/PA) - (PA Wire)

Last month was the UK’s fifth sunniest January on record, despite the country experiencing rain, snow and the most powerful windstorm in over a decade.

An average of 61.8 hours of sunshine were clocked up across the UK, according to provisional figures from the Met Office.

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