April 2010 Summary

Temperature [Min]:
Night time temperatures in April ranged from 2.1 degs C on the night of March 31/April 1, to 12.2 degs C on the night of the 28th/29th.
The average was 6.76, which is the coldest ever for April so far recorded here - ie since 2003. The previous coldest April night time average was 6.9 degs in 2008.
This means that every month since December 2009, with the exception of February, has now had the coldest ever night time average - February was the 2nd coldest ever.
This April, the temperature fell below 5 degs C on at least 8 nights, which is also the most ever.

Temperature [Max]:
Day time temperatures in April ranged from 11.6 degs C on the 3rd, to 21.5 degs C on the 28th. This was actually the highest April temperature ever recorded here, beating the previous record of 20.6 set in 2007 on the 22nd.
The average was 14.83, which turned out to be the 2nd lowest ever, so that all time day high was not typical of the month. Indeed, 14.83 was Almost the lowest ever average, only just escaping that accolade as previously 2005 saw an average of 14.81!
Furthermore, the maximum for the 29th - the day After the 21.5, was just 14.7 degs, giving a drop of 6.8 degs C in one day - again almost a record - that is set at 7.0 degs in March 2006.
This April, the temperature climbed above 20 degs C twice - the most ever.

Rain:
A total of 34.3 mm of rain fell in April 2010, making it the driest month since September 2009, when 31.6 fell. This compares to March with 90.8 mm.
The wettest single day was the 3rd, with 10.5 mm, which itself is the lowest amount of rain to fall as a month's wettest day since June 2009 [7.5 mm being the wettest day then].
There were 21 completely dry days, the equal highest since September 2009. Measurable rain only fell on 7 days this April, among them the 1st, 2nd and 3rd, the 29th and 30th - thus giving a 25 day spell with just 2 days of measurable rain.

Sunday 30 May 2010

Sunny intervals in the morning but rather a lot of cloud too. Cloudy/overcast later with some light rain and drizzle for the second half of the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.2; Max: 20.0. Rain: 0.3 mm.

Saturday 29 May 2010

Overnight rain followed by a mostly cloudy day. Mainly dry though, with just the odd shower.
Temps: Min: 12.2; Max: 19.5 Rain: 4.0 mm.

Although 4.0 mm is not that much, it still made this the wettest 24 hours of the month so far!

Friday 28 May 2010

Sunny intervals. High cloud from approaching warm front during the afternoon, but still with some bright sunshine too.
Temps: Min: 9.0; Max: 20.8. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 27 May 2010

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 8.8; Max: 16.3. Rain: Nil.

Wednesday 26 May 2010

Cloudy, dull and gloomy. Mainly dry apart from a light drizzly shower in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.5; Max: 15.8. Rain: Trace.

The maximum temperature of 15.8 was recorded on Tuesday evening. The highest temperature reached on Wednesday was nearer 14 degrees C, some 7.4 degrees lower than Tuesday. Had this been confirmed, it would have been the biggest temperature difference in one day since I started keeping records in 2003.

Tuesday 25 May 2010

Mostly sunny. Temps: Min: 11.5; Max: 21.4. Rain: Nil.

Monday 24 May 2010

Sunny. Temps: Min: 10.6; Max: 23.4. Rain: Nil.

*Monday was the hottest day since 20 August 2009.

Sunday 23 May 2010

Sunny. Temps: Min: 12.2; Max: 19.1. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 22 May 2010

Sunny. Temps: Min: 14.0; Max: 19.4. Rain: Nil.

Friday 21 May 2010

Sunny. Temps: Min: 11.5; Max: 21.5. Rain: Nil.

Thursday 20 May 2010

Mainly dull and overcast with a few slithers of blue sky. Overlapping broken cloud in the evening.
Temps: Min: 13.7; Max: 21.5. Rain: Nil.

*This was the highest minimum since 30th October 2009.

Wednesday 19 May 2010

Dull and gloomy with some rain overnight and drizzle at first. Sometimes brighter but still overcast.
Temps: Min: 11.1; Max: 18.9. Rain: 1.0 mm.

Tuesday 18 May 2010

After a sunny start, increasingly cloudy but still bright. A few spots of rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.3; Max: 21.1. Rain: 0.1 mm.

Monday 17 May 2010

Sunny intervals. Cloudy and dull from late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.7; Max: 19.5. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 16 May 2010

A mainly cloudy but mostly dry morning. A period of rain around lunchtime, then dry with sunny intervals from mid afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.4; Max: 17.2. Rain: 2.1 mm.

Saturday 15 May 2010

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 7.0; Max: 18.2. Rain: Nil.

Friday 14 May 2010

Overnight rain and a little drizzle at first, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals and a sunny clear evening.
Temps: Min: 8.0; Max: 16.1. Rain: 3.5 mm.

Thursday 13 May 2010

A little rain during the night, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 4.8; Max: 15.4. Rain: Trace.

Wednesday 12 May 2010

Sunny intervals to start. Showery in the late evening.
Unfortunately there are no further details for this day.

Temps: Min: 4.0; Max: 14.1. Rain: 2.0 mm.
It was the joint coldest May night EVER at this location, equalling the value set on May 18th, 2005.

Tuesday 11 May 2010

Sunny intervals to start, then cloudy, with a heavy shower late morning. Sunny intervals again in the evening.
Temps: Min: 7.4; Max: 14.0. Rain: 0.9 mm.

Monday 10 May 2010

Sunny intervals in the morning and evening. Cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.0; Max: 16.7. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 9 May 2010

AM: Sunny intervals. PM: Cloudy and gloomy.
Temps: Min: 7.5; Max: 13.4. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 8 May 2010

Broken cloud covering the whole sky. No sun. A few spots of rain in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.9; Max: 13.5. Rain: Trace.

Friday 7 May 2010

Rain or showers overnight, then a dry day with sunny intervals, albeit sometimes hazy in nature.
Temps: Min: 7.7; Max: 14.2. Rain: 3.7 mm.

Thursday 6 May 2010

Cloudy with a little light rain/drizzle in the morning. Hazy sunny intervals in the afternoon. A few more spots of rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.1; Max: 16.6. Rain: 1.1 mm.

Wednesday 5 May 2010

Sunny intervals to start, increasingly hazy by afternoon. Cloudy later with a few very light spots of drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 7.5; Max: 16.2. Rain: Trace.

Tuesday 4 May 2010

Lengthy sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 5.2; Max: 14.0. Rain: Nil.

Monday 3 May 2010

Mostly sunny with a few clouds drifting around from time to time.
Temps: Min: 6.2; Max: 13.0. Rain: Nil.

Sunday 2 May 2010

Morning: A little sunshine but a lot of cloud too - thick enough for a few spots of rain now and again. Afternoon: Dry with lengthening sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 7.8; Max: 13.9. Rain: 0.3 mm.

Saturday 1 May 2010

Sunny intervals in the morning and evening. Mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a heavy shower.
Temps: Min: 8.9; Max: 17.0. Rain: 1.2 mm.

Friday 30 April 2010

Mainly cloudy. Dry with some sunny intervals in the morning. Cloudy with showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.3; Max: 17.2. Rain: 1.9 mm.