April 2010 – Romansleigh, South Molton district of North Devon

A dry month (period of 17 days drought ended on 24th). 19 nights with
grass minima below ZERO, including 13 successive nights ending on 24th
- this compares with 15 in April 2008 and 11 in April 2009.

Mean day max: 13.5 C (+1.5 ELTA)
Mean night min: 4.3 C (+0.7 ELTA)
Highest max: 20.8 C (28th)
Lowest min: 0.6 C (21st)
Lowest grass min: -6.5 C (21st)
Mean 30 cm earth temperatu 9.9 C
Total rainfall: 26.5 mm (38 % ELTA)
Max rainfall in 24 hours to 0900: 6.8 mm (29th)
Days with grass minimum 0 C: 19
Days with air frost: 0
Days with sleet/snow falling: 0
Days with snow lying at 0900: 0
Days with hail: 1
Days with thunder: 0
Days with gales: 0
Days with fog at 0900: 2
Days with 0.2 mm or mo 9
Days with 1.0 mm or mo 7

Andy
(near Romansleigh, 200 metres AMSL)