Monday saw the thermometer rise to a maximum of 17.7C at 14.46. This broke the existing record set in 1998 and was 10.6C above average, which is more typical of May average.
There was just a slight movement of air from the south all day with the strongest gust registering only 11mph.
It was another dry day giving us 9.77 hours of sunshine – wall to wall – and the UV level higher again with a reading of 2.2, not seen since 21st October.
As on previous nights under a clear sky the thermometer fell below zero, but not until just after 04.30, with a minimum of -1.5C at 07.18 this morning, Tuesday.
Tuesday saw the sun again shine brightly and strongly as it rose above the horizon lifting the temperature at 08.00 to 1.1C.
Update on Tuesday at 15.20: record broken again with maximum temperature today of 18.2C at 14.48, which was 0.5C up on Monday’s maximum and 11.1C above the 35-year average.