Wednesday saw more cloud and thus less sunshine, just 2.36 hours. The brisker southeasterly breeze pegged back the temperature to a maximum of 7.2C. This was only the second below average day this month, being 0.6C below.
It was a dry day, the third consecutive without precipitation.
Clearer skies overnight saw the thermometer drop to a minimum of 1.3C at 02.51.
Wind chill became a factor yesterday, the first time for nearly a month.
Thursday morning at 08.00 the thermometer read 1.6C but wind chill meant it felt more like -1.9C.
Update on Thursday at 17.50: thermometer struggled to reach a maximum of only 4.1C being 3.7C below average and the coldest day in nine months. However, wind chill meant that this felt more like 2C due to the brisk easterly breeze. Another five hours of sunshine.