A dry, mild and mainly cloudy day after a SW gale during the early morning and an exceptionally mild night. The temp' rose to 11.3c later yesterday evening, the 3rd highest January temperature here in the last 27 years. Temp' at 1800 7.4c Max' today 9.9c Min' last night 8.6c Grass min' 8.1c Rainfall from 0900, trace Sunshine today 0.58 hrs. Mean wind at 1800 13 mph SW, gusting to 18 Max' gust today 60 mph at 0617 7 oktas altocumulus translucidus and cumulus humilis Vis' 30 miles Barometer 1013.3mb, rising steadily. T.M