Alcaston, Shropshire - April 2023

[Freddie]

An average month in terms of temperature and numbers of frosts.  Slightly below average rainfall.  There was a windy spell mid month which included some cold daytime temperatures and a single day during which sleet was observed for a short time.

Anomalies (in brackets) refer to the estimated 1991-2020 averages.

Mean max:                              12.9 ( 0.0)
Mean min:                               3.7 ( 0.0)
Mean temp:                              8.3 ( 0.0)
Mean 30cm earth temp:                   9.7

Highest max:                           19.8 (29th)
Lowest max:                             8.3 (14th)
Lowest min:                            -2.8 ( 4th)
Highest min:                            8.3 (17th,28th)
Lowest grass min:                      -7.7 ( 4th)

Air frosts:                               4 (  0)
Air frost hours:                         18.3
Ground frosts:                           13 ( +1)

Days with max  15.0 to  19.9:             8
Days with max  10.0 to  14.9:            18
Days with max   5.0 to   9.9:             4

Days with min   5.0 to   9.9:            12
Days with min   0.0 to   4.9:            14
Days with min  -0.1 to  -5.0:             4

Total rainfall:                        55.4 mm ( 92%)
Wettest day:                            8.4 mm (11th)
Rain days (0.2 mm or more):            20      (+5)
Wet days  (1.0 mm or more):            14      (+4)
Days >= 10mm:                           0      (-1)
Days >= 20mm:                           0

Days with snow/sleet falling:           1
Days with 50%+ snow cover at 09z:       0      (-1)
Deepest at 0900z                        0      (n/a)
 
Days with thunder heard:                0
Days with hail:                         0
Days with fog at 0900z:                 0

Highest 10-min mean wind:               27 kn (10th)
Max gust:                               40 kn (11th)
Days with gale:                          0
Highest wind run:                    358.5 nm (12th)

Wind direction at 0900z: N: 2; NE: 6; E: 4; SE: 2; S: 6; SW: 6; W: 3; NW: 1; Calm: 0

Maximum pressure:                       1032.1 ( 2nd)
Minimum pressure:                        982.2 (12th)

-- 
Freddie
Alcaston
Shropshire
148m AMSL
http://www.hosiene.co.uk/weather/
Stats for the month so far: https://www.hosiene.co.uk/weather/statistics/alcaston/latest.xlsx