March saw a mild month and another month with well above average rainfall. The month didn't feature any storms and was a quiet month overall.
The month actually started out on the chilly side with temperatures below normal for the first three days. The coldest day was in this period with 6.5C being the high matched on the 10th. It also saw the coldest night with -1.1C being the low. Ironically by the 4th day time temperatures were well above normal with 12.2C being recorded on the 5th and with an overnight low -1.1C saw a temperature range of 13.3C. The 7th and 8th saw temperatures back to near normal and the same for 10th and 11th. Spring really going from the 12th to 22nd with double figures being reached on every day. The warmest day was the 17th when 16.4C was reached and 16 degrees was broke again on the 19th when 16.1C was reached. This period saw the warmest night when 9.9C was the low. By the 23rd temperatures began to fluctuate more switching between double figures and single figures almost daily until the 28th when milder conditions held sway with double figures until the end of the month. Despite being a mild month it was the nights and not the days that accounted mostly for the above average return for the month.
The month was a very wet month with most days some measurable rainfall. The wettest days were the 1st and 10th seeing 11.2mm and 12.5mm respectively. These were the only double figures for the month which is relatively strange for such a wet month. There only two days without any rain between the 1st and the 29th. This meant the ground was water logged most of the time never really getting a chance to dry out. For example rain fell on 24 days between the 6th and the 29th with dry weather returning only for the last two days of the month.
Despite being a mild month sleet was recorded on three days. The 1st and 2nd and again on the 23rd. However that was the limit of any wintry precipitation for the month.
The month failed to feature any thunderstorms.
There weren't any storms for March and the month didn't feature any windy weather although it was breezy on some days.
April looks to continue the unsettled weather with rain at times, sometimes windy with temperatures well above normal. However cold weather isn't too far away sitting over Scotland and until recently this looked to be moving south. However models have swung to a milder outlook so it's looking like a continuation of mild unsettled weather continuing. The theme for the month at the moment seems to indicate northly blocking with high pressure to the N and low to the S. So it's still possible we shall see spells of cooler weather and some spells of average temperatures. So April is looking like a month that should continue the run of mild months coming in just above average. Rainfall above average and sunshine below average once again.
| Februaries Averages, Highs and Lows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Average Temp 6.4C | Last Months Average 7.5C | Difference from average 1.1C |
| Average Max Temp 10.2C | Last Months Average 11.1C | Difference from average 0.9C |
| Average Min Temp 2.7C | Last Months Average 3.9C | Difference From Average 1.2C |
| High Max 16.4C on the 17th | Low Max 6.5C on the 1st,10th | Highest Daily Range 13.3C on the 5th |
| High Min 9.9C on the 14th | Low Min -1.1C on the 5th | Lowest Daily Range 1.7C on the 10th, 11th |
| Number of Air Frosts 2 | Days of Thunder 0 | Days of Snow 0 |
| Days of Measurable Rain 25 Days | Days of Rain with trace 4 Days | Days with Gusts ≥ 50 mph 0 days |
| Average Rainfall 60.6mm | This Months Average 99.7mm | Percentage of Average Rainfall 164.5.x% |