On monday 19th the thermometer eventually managed to reach 3.3C but as sunset approached it dropped steadily until around 11.00pm when the lowest temperature was registered at -4.9C. Thereafter a slight rise to -3C was maintained until dawn when it dropped a degree.
The almost continuous direct sunshine totalled 6.62 hours, which surprisingly, was the highest daily total since the end of September 2014.
The soil temperature at a depth of 5cm has fallen for three days and is now just above freezing at +0.2C.