Yesterday the maximum wind gust was just 9mph all day. The last time we experienecd a maximum gust in single figures was January 20th (6mph) when we also experienced fog. Such calm days are in stark contrast to the exceedingly windy days that occurred from December to the end of February.
The very intense barometric pressure on Tuesday was the highest since December 2nd.
Category: News
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Lack of wind under anticyclone often means fog
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Longest dry spell since November
The forecast dry day today will provide us with the longest dry spell for almost four months since the consecutive 12 dry days in late November.
Overnight there was a very brief air frost around 0330 hours, over areas with hard surfaces that retain falling temperatures. More open grassed areas dropped to around 0.8C, which gave us a ground frost. -
A touch of spring yesterday with a maximum of 18.1C
The 9th brought nearly 8 hours of bright sunshine and a maximum of 18.1C, the warmest day since early October 2013. The record high for a March day was set at the end of March 2012 when we had three days at 19C and the maximum of 21.0C on the 28th.
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Warmest day since late October
A maximum of 14.7C yesterday gave us the warmest day since 27th October last year. The temperature dropped quickly in the evening to give a ground frost around midnight, when the lowest air the temperature was 1.7C, before cloud arrived on a southerly wind and the temperature recovered to 7.5C at 0800.
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Highest barometric pressure since December
Yesterday I registered the highest barometric pressure since December 11th and the jet stream indicates that pressure will remain high for several days. This will bring a much needed drier period with increasing daytime temperatures that will be very welcome. On the March 4th there were 8.3 hours of bright sunshine, which was the highest since September 27th.