Still cloudless. I think there's a chance of it being the warmest day
of the year if the wind stays offshore (currently ENE Force 2)

Horse Chestnuts in full flower now, which is exceptionally early even
for here. (See photo near bottom of page at www.cornwallcam.co.uk/ )
Bluebells also fully out - the British one's that is, the Spanish
bluebells have been out for some time.

If Philip (or anyone) has got any sunshine figures for Camborne or
Falmouth for April so far - I'd be interested.

Graham
Penzance

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Still cloudless. I think there's a chance of it being the
warmest day
of the year if the wind stays offshore (currently ENE Force 2)

Horse Chestnuts in full flower now, which is exceptionally early
even
for here. (See photo near bottom of page at
www.cornwallcam.co.uk/ )
Bluebells also fully out - the British one's that is, the
Spanish
bluebells have been out for some time.

If Philip (or anyone) has got any sunshine figures for Camborne
or
Falmouth for April so far - I'd be interested.

Up to the 18th:
Camborne CS 141.3
Camborne KZ 151.9
Culdrose CS 141.3
Falmouth CS 131.7 (not perfect exposure)
St Mawgan CS 149.0

Up to the 19th
Camborne KZ 164.9

A rare example of the KZ running ahead of the CS, as it has
the potential to do in a month containing many cloudless days,
and making a monkey of those who try to use a single
correction factor to estimate CS equivalents.

Already 180h in parts of Kent

Philip

On 20 Apr, 13:16, "Dave Ross" wrote:
If Philip (or anyone) has got any sunshine figures for Camborne
or
Falmouth for April so far - I'd be interested.

Up to the 18th:
Camborne CS 141.3
Camborne KZ 151.9
Culdrose CS 141.3
Falmouth CS 131.7 (not perfect exposure)
St Mawgan CS 149.0

Up to the 19th
Camborne KZ 164.9

A rare example of the KZ running ahead of the CS, as it has
the potential to do in a month containing many cloudless days,
and making a monkey of those who try to use a single
correction factor to estimate CS equivalents.

I hate the use of correction factors, whether it be wind, sunshine or
whatever. Much better to simply say what's been recorded and how.

Already 180h in parts of Kent

Philip

Thanks for that.

I think Camborne will be close to 176hrs by then end of today.
Camborne normally suffers from being under the sea breeze convergence
line, but with air so stable recently that simply hasn't happened.

Graham
Penzance

On 20 Apr, 12:34, Graham Easterling
wrote:
Still cloudless. I think there's a chance of it being the warmest day
of the year if the wind stays offshore (currently ENE Force 2)


Wind dropped out completely and in calm conditions the temperature
rose from around 16C at noon to 20.2C around 14:30, before the
gentlest sea breeze started knocking it back. Warmest day of the year.

On the sea front Penzance Heliport currently 17-18C with a dewpoint of
0C. I thought that must be wrong, but St Mawgan's reporting 3C with a
breeze off the sea, and in Mount's Bay the airs been descending off
the Moors to the east, so seems OK.

No chance of sea fog then!

Graham
Penzance