Sunday gave us a bright and sunny morning (5.8 hours) but cloud began to bubble up after about 13.30 obscuring the sun. As the air mass converged from opposite directions the shower clouds began to intensify but just before 16.30 light rain fell for a short while amounting to just 0.8mm with intense rainfall just to the North and West of Marlborough. Watching the rain radar it was interesting to see that there was little movement of these showers, as they intensified and grew, due to the calm conditions.
The thermometer slowly rose above average (+1.5C) with a maximum of 18.6C. Likewise the minimum overnight of 10.0C was above average (+2.9C) being only the fourth above average this month.
Rainfall for May stands at 55.1mm whereas the equivalent rainfall of 48mm has evaporated into the atmosphere from ground sources and plant life.
Monday arrived with a bright sky and the sun struggling to break through, if weakly, just after 08.00.