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Sunday brought a warmer day and lighter winds resulting in a maximum of 17.2C, just above average, with 6.13 hours of strong sunshine. Clear skies overnight meant another cool night, but not so cold as the previous, with a minimum of 5.4C. The day dawned with strong sunshine and minor cloud amounts producing a temperature of 9.8C at 08.00.

With 10.63 hours of strong sunshine yesterday it is not surprising that I recorded the highest solar energy in twenty-four hours since 9th July 2015. The UV level was maintained at a High level. With a clear sky last night the temperature fell continuously to record a cold night with a minimum of 2.0C at 05.22. After early low cloud cleared, strong sunshine broke through so the temperature recovered to 9.1C at 08.00

The strong northerly winds yesterday, gusting to 25mph, kept the temperature down to a maximum of 17.1C. There were 4.02 hours of strong sunshine that reduced late afternoon as the cold front arrived from the north. Cloud cover overnight and a continuing slight breeze, meant that we just avoided a ground frost with a minimum of 6.2C. This morning the sun is beginning to break through the cloud cover with a temperature of 7.4C at 08.00

Yesterday brought 2.65 hours of strong sunshine, but 11.8 hours of global sunshine, that pushed the thermometer to a maximum of 21.8C in late afternoon. This morning the north-easterly wind has been increasing with gusts to 23mph and the ambient temperature of 10.7C at 08.00 has a wind chill factor that makes it feel like 8C. The UV level returned to high yesterday.

Yesterday the cloud eventually lifted and cleared with brief brightness and a ray of strong sunshine (0.09hours) late afternoon. Rainfall total for May, after 4.1mm yesterday now totals 31.6mm (average 60.5mm). This morning is cloudy with a stiff breeze and cool at 11.8C (minimum overnight) as the wind has briefly backed into a northerly direction.