Sunday gave us one hour of sunshine and very light winds with a maximum gust of just 11mph. As a result the thermometer rose to its highest for ten days with a maximum of 11.2C, just above the March average.
It was only the fourth completely dry day in March with the total for the month of 93.2mm, being 162% of the 34-year March average.
With a clear sky and no wind to stir up the air, the thermometer fell steadily in the evening to reach a minimum of -1.0C at 07.31.
Monday morning dawned with a continuing clear sky, the sunshine was such that by 08.00 it had triggered the sunshine recorder into action that needs 100w/sq.m as a minimum to start recording.