Yesterday the thermometer struggled to briefly reach a maximum of 3.7C, which was the coldest day since January 30th 2014, when the average temperature for January is 6.3C.
The 4.8 hours of direct sunshine also produced the greatest quantity of solar energy since 18th November.
In addition the 18th was only the second completely dry day this month.
The weather station of Marlborough, Wiltshire
