Warmest day in seven months

Saturday saw the thermometer soar to a maximum of 23.3C at 16.41, which was 9.3C above average and the warmest day since 3rd September.

The opposite occurred under clear skies overnight as the thermometer slowly fell away to a minimum of 3.2C at 06.27, recovering to 8.8C at 08.00 Sunday.

Sunday saw strong sunshine from dawn.

The moisture lost to the atmosphere through evaporation from ground sources and plant life has been increasing during the sunny, dry weather with an equivalent loss of rainfall on Saturday of 4.11mm. The loss in April now totals 42.45mm with rainfall totalling just 32.0mm.

Update on Sunday at 19.30. Even warmer with a maximum of 23.6C being 9.6C above average. The UV level rose into the ‘high’ category for the first time this year.

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