{"id":3428,"date":"2026-02-12T10:53:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosti.fi\/saa\/?p=3428"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:53:15","slug":"weather-summary-of-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosti.fi\/saa\/weather-summary-of-january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather Summary of January 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Weather Analysis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This analysis was produced with the help of artificial intelligence, based on the weather data provided by the user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 2026 was distinctly cold, characterized by persistently sub-zero mean temperatures and limited precipitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>average temperature<\/strong> for the month was <strong>\u20135.99 \u00b0C<\/strong>, clearly indicative of a typically cold mid-winter regime. The <strong>maximum temperature<\/strong> reached <strong>2.8 \u00b0C<\/strong>, representing brief thawing conditions, while the <strong>minimum temperature<\/strong> dropped to <strong>\u201315.7 \u00b0C<\/strong>, confirming the presence of pronounced cold spells during the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>average relative humidity<\/strong> was <strong>91.5 %<\/strong>, reflecting moist winter air masses and frequent cloud cover.<br>Mean <strong>air pressure<\/strong> stood at <strong>1016.3 hPa<\/strong>, suggesting predominantly stable synoptic conditions with intermittent high-pressure influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wind conditions were generally moderate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Average wind speed:<\/strong> 2.65 m\/s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maximum wind gust:<\/strong> 17.0 m\/s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The strongest gust indicates at least one period of active weather, likely associated with a passing low-pressure system or frontal boundary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rainfall Analysis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>total precipitation in January 2026 was 16.0 mm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When compared to the long-term January average (based on the station\u2019s historical dataset), which is <strong>27.6 mm<\/strong>, January 2026 was <strong>considerably drier than normal<\/strong>, receiving approximately:<math xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" display=\"block\"><semantics><mrow><mfrac><mn>16.0<\/mn><mn>27.6<\/mn><\/mfrac><mo>\u2248<\/mo><mn>58<\/mn><mi mathvariant=\"normal\">%<\/mi><\/mrow><annotation encoding=\"application\/x-tex\">\\frac{16.0}{27.6} \\approx 58\\%<\/annotation><\/semantics><\/math>27.616.0\u200b\u224858%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>of the typical January rainfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This deficit suggests that high-pressure dominance and limited frontal activity likely restricted precipitation events. Given the cold temperature regime, much of the recorded precipitation likely fell as snow rather than rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/rosti.fi\/saa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rosti.fi\/saa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image.png 630w, https:\/\/rosti.fi\/saa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The chart above illustrates total January precipitation totals across all available years in the dataset. January 2026 is marked for clarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key observations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>January precipitation shows <strong>substantial interannual variability<\/strong>, ranging from near-zero totals to over 60 mm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>2026 total (16 mm)<\/strong> lies in the <strong>lower third of the historical range<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is clearly below the climatological mean and significantly below the wettest January years on record.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This confirms that January 2026 was not only cold, but also relatively dry in a historical context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overall Assessment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>January 2026 can be characterized as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cold overall<\/strong>, with sustained sub-zero conditions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Relatively dry<\/strong>, with rainfall well below the historical January average<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Moderately windy at times<\/strong>, though not exceptionally stormy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dominated by stable high-pressure periods<\/strong>, limiting precipitation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, the month represented a classic northern winter pattern: prolonged cold conditions, high humidity, limited precipitation, and only occasional stronger wind events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weather Analysis This analysis was produced with the help of artificial intelligence, based on the weather data provided by the user. January 2026 was distinctly cold, characterized by persistently sub-zero mean temperatures and limited precipitation. The average temperature for the month was \u20135.99 \u00b0C, clearly indicative of a typically cold mid-winter regime. 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