After yesterday's grey skies and patchy light rain and drizzle, today
was a massive improvement in every respect.

The maximum temperature for yesterday only reached 10.3C making it one
of the coldest May days I've recorded.

Today the temperature reached 18.2C and with a DP of over 15C, it felt
quite humid with the air being wonderfully 'soft' and warm. A nice
contrast to the cold, dry winds of late.

UV was quite high too reaching 6.7 this afternoon.

Minimum = 10.3C
Maximun = 18.2C
Sun = 3.3 hours.

12.8 mm of rain fell yesterday.

--
Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk

Nick Gardner wrote in news:mi5qnl$g3p$1@dont-
email.me:

After yesterday's grey skies and patchy light rain and drizzle, today
was a massive improvement in every respect.

The maximum temperature for yesterday only reached 10.3C making it one
of the coldest May days I've recorded.

Today the temperature reached 18.2C and with a DP of over 15C, it felt
quite humid with the air being wonderfully 'soft' and warm. A nice
contrast to the cold, dry winds of late.

UV was quite high too reaching 6.7 this afternoon.

Minimum = 10.3C
Maximun = 18.2C
Sun = 3.3 hours.

12.8 mm of rain fell yesterday.


A much more pleasant feel to the day than recently, no need to protect
the potatoes against ground frost with fleece is a definite plus point.

I din't expect to have to dodge a thunderstorm yesterday afternoon when
out on the bike, a bus shelter at Hertfordshire University saved the
day, 10 minutes of heavy rain follwed by more sunshine.

A record April for solar electricity generation confirming that it was a
sunny April

Alan Gardiner
Chiswell Green

On Monday, 4 May 2015 10:21:27 UTC+1, Alan Gardiner wrote:
A record April for solar electricity generation confirming that it was a
sunny April

Alan Gardiner
Chiswell Green

391kWh from my 2.97kW system here in the NE Pennines.
Ken
Copley
Teesdale

On Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 7:52:37 PM UTC+1, Nick Gardner wrote:
After yesterday's grey skies and patchy light rain and drizzle, today
was a massive improvement in every respect.

The maximum temperature for yesterday only reached 10.3C making it one
of the coldest May days I've recorded.

Today the temperature reached 18.2C and with a DP of over 15C, it felt
quite humid with the air being wonderfully 'soft' and warm. A nice
contrast to the cold, dry winds of late.

UV was quite high too reaching 6.7 this afternoon.

Minimum = 10.3C
Maximun = 18.2C
Sun = 3.3 hours.

12.8 mm of rain fell yesterday.

--
Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk

We only got to 14C max here Nick and we're at 11C presently with mist and persistent drizzle. Yeuch (again - Cardiff had awful weather over the weekend, similar to this, but wetter and cooler!