Yesterday was the warmest day of the month with a maximum of 8.2C, which was followed by the warmest night with a minimum of 3.1C. The last twenty-four hours also produced the wettest day this February with a total of 5.7mm.
Author: Eric Gilbert
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First rain for ten days
As the anticyclone that had been sitting on or near the UK for eleven days started to move away to the east an approaching depression brought a rise in temperature, the first rain for ten days with 0.6mm and stronger winds gusting to over 20mph. The previous day saw the calmest day since December with the maximum gust of just 9mph with a maximum temperature of only 4.1C.
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No UV and lowest solar energy for a month, that was the 11th
Yesterday the 11th was the gloomiest day for over a month. With thick cloud trapped under the anticyclone no ultra violet radiation was recorded and solar energy was the lowest since 5th January.
Not surprisingly with continuous cloud cover, the difference between maximum and minimum temperatures was just over 2C in the twenty-four hour period (5.1C to 2.6C). The humidity at 0800 was low at 84%, again the lowest for a month. -
Clear skies, sharp frost then thick fog at sunrise
After another day with much sunshine meant clear skies for the first part of the night allowing the air temperature to drop to -2.4C. This was followed by thick fog developing in the still air.
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Yesterday was the sunniest day since 30th September
Sunday 8th gave us 6.76 hours of direct sunshine, which was the sunniest day since 30th September. Today we are trapped under cloud and mist beneath the extensive high pressure system.