January 2021 temperature was ‘hotter than normal’

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

The temperature last month was hotter than normal with a decrease in the amount of rain compared to the general average.

This was according to the Meteorological Department of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications’ monthly report. Last month’s average temperature reached 19.0°C, an increase of 1.5°C compared to the general average for January.

This is the fifth-highest average temperature for the month of January since 1902.

Such an average was recorded in January 1953 and 1999. Previous records for average temperatures for the month of January were 19.7°C registered in 2019, 19.6°C recorded in 2004, 19.2°C recorded in 2010 and 19.1 min 1947.

The average maximum temperature of the month was 22.0°C.

This is an increase of 1.3°C compared to the general average. This is the eighth-highest average minimum temperature for January since 1946. The highest monthly average maximum temperature for January was 23.1°C, recorded in 2004.

The highest temperature was 25.9°C which was recorded on January 15 at Bahrain International Airport and at the Bahrain International Circuit.

As for the average monthly minimum temperature, it was 16.0°C, an increase of 1.5°C compared to the general average. This is the eighth-highest average minimum temperature for January since 1946.

The highest monthly average minimum temperature for January was 17.2°C recorded in 2019.

The lowest temperature reached less than 15°C during the eight days of January. The lowest temperature for the month of January was 13.2°C on January 28 at Bahrain International Airport, but 10.1°C was recorded on January 13 and 14 in Durrat Al Bahrain.

The lowest temperature ever recorded in the Kingdom of Bahrain was on January 20, 1964, which is 2.7°C, at Bahrain International Airport.

In spite of higher than normal temperatures in general, the Kingdom of Bahrain was affected from January 21 to 23 by a cold wave accompanied by a marked decrease in temperature and active to strong northwest winds, and the reason for this was the formation of an air height bearing a cold air mass in the direction of the northern parts of the Arabian Peninsula and the Arabian Gulf.

The average wind speed for January was 9 knots.

The prevalence of northwest winds reached 48% during January.

The wind gust reached 36 knots on January 21 at Bahrain International Airport.