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)