April 2008
 
A changeable month, slightly cooler and wetter than usual.
Lowest April max temp since 2000 and most April rainfall since 2003. Coolest from 6th-9th with 8cm snowfall overnight on 6th, melting
during the morning, but further <1cm falling during the day.
Pleasantly warm on 22nd, 23rd and 27th, with brief thunder at 1700 on 27th, which was a contrast to chilly maximum temps below 8 deg C from 5th-7th.
6 days with air frost (air min < -0.1C)
1 day with snow falling on 6th
1 day with 50% snow cover on 6th
1 day thunder heard on 27th at 1700
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TEMPERATURES
12.2 mean max (C)
-1.2 diff from av (C)
3.8 mean min (C)
-0.5 diff from av (C)
8.0 mean (C)
-0.9 diff from av (C)
18.2 high max (C) on 26th
6.2 low max (C) on 6th
10.7 high min (C) on 27th
-2.1 low min (C) on 8th
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