Tuesday gave us 9.32 hours of sunshine that lifted the temperature to a maximum of 10.9C, being 3.8C above average. It was the sunniest day since 9th October.
With no rain and much sunshine it was not surprising to find that the evaporation from ground sources and plant life meant the equivalent of 1.3mm of rainfall was lost to the atmosphere, the driest day since 22nd October.
Overnight the thermometer fell away to a minimum of 6.8C at 01.34 but recovered to 7.8C at 08.00 this morning.
Wednesday arrived with total cloud cover (8/8) and a light breeze.
Update on Wednesday at 18.10: thermometer eased upwards again at 14.05 to a maximum of 11.5C, being 4.3C above average under the influence of a light southerly breeze.