January was a cold month in StrathpefferStrathpeffer Strathpeffer (Scottish Gaelic: Srath Pheofhair) is a village and spa town in Easter Ross, Highland, Scotland, with a population of 1,469., especially the first 12 days, then sharply milder. The snow, of which there was as much as 15 cm by the 10th, was not picked up well by the AWSAWS Automatic Weather Station because of the sub-zero temperatures, so take the hyetograph results with a huge pinch of salt!