Sunday eventually saw the temperature rise above average, just, in late afternoon as the sunshine increased, reaching a peak of 14.2C (+0.2C). With Storm Hannah well into the North Sea it was a much quieter day with a peak gust of 17mph.
We have enjoyed 19 dry days in April, the 9 wet days produced a total rainfall of 43.0mm whereas the sunshine and strong drying winds meant we have lost the equivalent rainfall of 62.15mm through evaporation from ground sources and plant life.
Another cool night followed with the thermometer sinking to 5.7C at 03.34 Monday morning that saw hazy sunshine from dawn that lifted the temperature to 9.8C at 08.00
Update on Monday at 18.25: ridge of high pressure lifted temperature to a maximum of 16.1C at 16.35, which was 2.1C above average