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A dry and mainly sunny day ,breezy at times,max 12 deg,min 6 deg

Snow overnight giving a 2 inch cover here and 4 inch plus on higher ground,drifting in places,snow showers this morning turning to rain in the afternoon.Most gone now but patchy on high ground,fine this evening with some sun.max 6 deg,min 1 deg

APRIL CF 1-11.711West Linton (Borders) etc 1917; Braemar (Aberdeenshire) 1922; Buddon Ness (Angus) 1967 2-15.05Newton Rigg (Cumbria) 1917 3-12.210Newton Rigg (Cumbria) 1917 4-11.211.8Glenlivet (Moray) 1961 5-9.015.8Grendon Underwood (Bucks) 1990 6-12.210Wolfelee (Borders) 1917 7-8.916Balmoral (Grampian) 1935 8-9.415Caldecott (Leics) 1968 9-8.317Leadhills (Borders) 1923; -7.8/18 Alwen (Conwy) 1968 10-10.113.8Grantown-on-Spey (Highland) 1978 11-13.38Braemar (Aberdeenshire) 1917 12-9.415Alwen (Conwy) 1958 13-9.215.4Lednathie (Perth and Kinross) 1890 14-10.613Achnagoichan (Highland) 1966 15-10.014Newton Rigg (Cumbria) 1892 16-11.711Braemar (Aberdeenshire) 1892 17-10.014Braemar and Balmoral (Aberdeenshire) 1966 18-10.014Lagganlia (High1and) 1986 19-8.117.5Inverdruie (Highland) 1969 20-7.818Alwen (Conwy) 1969 21-10.014Dalwhinnie (Highland) 1981 22-10.712.7Kingussie (Highland) 1899 23-10.612.9Dalwhinnie (Highland)1981 24-12.89Garforth (W Yorks) and Perth (Perth and Kinross) 1908 25-12.210Corstophine (Edinburgh) 1908 26-8.317Kincraig (Highland) 1957 27-6.121Glenlivet (Moray) 1956 28-7.818Glenlivet (Moray) 1956 29-9.914.2Eskdalemuir (Dumfries and Galloway) 1973 30-7.917.8Kindrogan (Perth and Kinross) 1973 This is the list of the coldest recorded temperatures for every day of April.

There have been plenty times here with late cold spells.Last night was the biggest snowfall this season here with 4 to 5 inches on high ground drifting in places.It has probably been the coldest late April since the 80s.1986 was the coldest april and there has not been a colder one in almost 100 years.1981 gave the most snow late in April that has no comparison with enormous drifts a month later than any comparative snow event.Both 1995 and 1996 had snow and frost in May particularly 1996 and there has not been a colder one since,it certainly felt cold as I was living at 340m at the time and worked at 365m .

It is not unusual to have snow in April,even late in the month,it seemed to be more common in the 80s and 90s but maybe you were not around to witness the last week of April 1981,we had blizzard like conditions with enormous drifts,never seen anything remotely like it since,a league of its own !

A cold start with snow overnight leaving a white cover above 200m,a dry sunny morning with sleet then rain early afternoon,max 6 deg,min 1 deg

A cold start with a groundfrost,then sunny spells and squally wintery showers and hail,max 8 deg,min 2 deg

A cold start giving a dry ,sunny morning then snow and hail showers in the afternoon,briefly white at times,max 8 deg,min 2 deg

A cool and cloudy day with the occasional shower,some hail,max 10 deg,min 5 deg

A shower to start then a dry and cloudy day,max 9 deg,min 3 deg

A groundfrost to start giving a sunny day but a cool wind,some hail and a light shower later,max 10 deg.min 3 deg

A groundfrost to start leaving a good sunny day but a chilly breeze spoilt it at times,max 14 deg,min 3 deg

A groundfrost to start leaving a lovely sunny day but the occasional cool breeze,max 14 deg,min 3 deg

A groundfrost to start leaving a lovely sunny ,calm day,feeling warm in the sun,max 14 deg,min 3 deg

Cloudy and dry,windy at times,max 12 deg,min 6 deg

A dry and sunny day,a cool breeze at times,max 11 deg,min 1 deg

A cold day with the occasional snow flurry,some snow cover above 300m with very high ground at Buckstones and holme moss white all day,max 8 deg,min 2 deg

A calm ,dry ,cloudy day up until mid afternoon when spits of rain arrived then light rain following,max 9 deg,min 6 deg

A cool dry start then a spell oflight rain from mid moning then a dry cool,cloudy afternoon max 10 deg,min 8 deg

A slight groundfrost leaving a good mainly sunny day,warm in the sun,max 14 deg,min 3 deg

A cloudy start with drizzle arriving mid morning becoming heavier then constant light rain for most of the day,drier in the evening,calm,max 9 deg,min 8 deg

A dry and breezy day,sunny until mid afternoon,max 14,min 6 deg

A white cover of snow to high ground last night.A cold start leaving a good sunny day,max 11 deg,min 2 deg

A dry,calm day with some sunshine in the morning,showers coming at tea,one of my friends just said it is snowing.,max 11 deg,min 5 deg

A dry ,calm day with just a couple of light showers and a few sunny periods,max 12 ,min 5 deg