Glorious sunshine, 5.2 hours of it, made a splendid Christmas Day with light winds although cooler with a maximum of 8.1C, 2C down on Tuesday, but just above average.
The thermometer fell away steadily Wednesday evening to a minimum of 0.7C at 21.35. However, from that time warmer air began to arrive lifting the temperature steadily to reach 6.4C at 08.00 on Boxing Day.
A little rain fell just before 06.00 on Thursday although the wind had been rising since midnight gusting to 24mph recently and heavy rain noted at 08.00, falling from thick, low cloud.