The cloud was slow to clear on Monday morning with the sun not breaking through strongly until after 14.00 so no surprise that the maximum temperature of 17.5C was 2.6C below the average. The minimum of 9.0C was also below average (-1.1C).
We have now had twenty-two consecutive dry days, the longest dry spell since 2007 when 28 consecutive dry days were recorded.
Sadly, the cloud once again rolled in overnight from the north sea driven on by the relentless northeasterly wind. Thus, Tuesday began as Monday under gloomy skies. The barometric pressure has varied little over the past week with a pressure reading of 1024.3mb at 08.00.