Sunday saw the sun shine continuously from dawn to dusk logging 9.61 hours. The very mid air, then from the south east, lifted the temperature to a maximum of 15.6C, which was a significant 8.5C above the 35-year average and more representative of average April temperatures.
The anticyclone intensified producing very still air conditions with the maximum gust, if it can be called that, of just 9mph.
With clear skies overnight the thermometer steadily fell to a minimum of -1.6C at 05.00 this morning, Monday, which lifted the temperature to 1.2C at 08.00 as the sun got to work when it rose above the horizon.
The barometric pressure has continued to rise with a reading of 1036.1mb at 08.00, Monday morning, the highest pressure for over a month.
Update on Monday at 15.10: 35 year record broken as warmth increased again with a maximum of 17.7C at 14.46, which was a significant 10.6C above average making it the warmest day since 21st October. The previous record was set on 14th February 1998.
