The 8.6 hours of strong sunshine on Thursday, the second sunniest day since the 7th (9.5 hours), raised the temperature after the previous cool day to a maximum of 18.8C, which was just 0.2C above the average.
It was another dry day, the tenth this month, with the UV level this month slowly reducing, now classed as Moderate.
Initially the thermometer fell rapidly late evening to a minimum of 6.7C at 00.49 this morning but encroaching cloud halted the fall so that by the time readings were taken at 08.00 the thermometer had risen to 10.9C.
Friday arrived with thin high cloud currently blocking out any chance of sunshine but hints of brightness.
Friday update at 18.00: sunshine of almost 3 hours lifts temperature late in the afternoon at 17.51 to maximum of 16.8C being 1.8C below average. Two brief showers amounting to 1mm.