There was a slight shower mid-morning yesterday that produced 0.2mm of precipitation, which brings the total for Aril to exactly 1mm. My record for the driest April was set in 1984 with 2.0mm. In contrast, the many days with sunshine and drying winds mean that 48mm of moisture has been lost to evaporation from the ground and plant life. No sunshine was recorded yesterday, the first occasion that this has happened this month. The temperature has recovered a little wth a maximum of 14.8C just after 4pm, which is 1C above the average. Overnight the cloud cover meant a frost free night with a minimum of 8.6C at 08.00.
The weather station of Marlborough, Wiltshire
