APRIL 2020

A warm month, mean temperature 11.4C, 2.7 degrees above normal, making it the 3^rd highest in 65 years here (beaten in 2011 and 2007). Maximum temperatures exceeded 20C from 7^th –12^th,  16^th-17^th and 22^nd-26^th. Just one airfrost on 14^th with temperature dropping to –1.4C.

Rainfall only 41.0mm (similar to March), 66% of normal, ranking 23^rd driest in 65 years. Wettest days were 12^th, then 28^th – 30^th .  
No rain fell 4^th-6^th, 8^th-12^th, 14^th-16^th or 19^th-25^th.

Sunniest spells were 19^th-27^th, and mostly sunny 6^th-11^th and 14^th-16^th.
Windy 12^th-13^th and 20^th-21^st.

Consequently, being warmer and with less rain, the soil (still dry from March) remained dry for the month and more watering of crops than usual was required!

EMPERATURES

  17.4 mean max (C) 
   5.3 mean min (C) 
 11.4 mean (C)  +2.7 diff from av (C)

25.7 high max (C) on 11
  7.0 low max (C)  on 28
10.5 high min (C) on 11
 -1.4 low min (C) on 14

OTHER  

Ground frost on 5 days
Air frost on 1day
No fog days
38% cloud cover percent
79% mean RH