TonyH

No it was hot by then the snow was in the first week of June 75.

Hmm falling snow in April is not at all rare.

Clear and breezy last night. Breeze died off towards dawn with a hard frost. Almost unbroken brilliant sunshine today, excellent visibility, low RH and dew point (RH 36% mid afternoon). Warm in the sun, but quite cold in the fresh NE wind. Clear with a ground frost this evening. Min: -5.4c @ 0700 Max: 10.1c @ 1300 Dry yesterday and today Currently: Clear, ground frost. Temp: 1c RH: 565 Pressure: 1020mbar, rising slowly And yesterday:

-5c dawn to 10c this afternoon. Strong warm sun, cold wind with low DP and RH.

Cold, plentiful frost but only very small amounts of snow.

#Various definitions of drought, one is 15 consecutive dry days.

Clear periods and frost last night, penetrating with the breeze. Almost unbroken brilliant sunshine today, moderate east breeze. Warm in the sun, cool in the shade and breeze. Clear and soon frosty this evening. Min: -2.4c @ 0600 Max: 9.7c @ 1500 Dry yesterday and today Currently: Clear, hard frost Temp: -3.0c RH: 85% Pressure: 1019mbar, rising.

Gloriously sunny but breezy day 9c not bad!

Yes 2 inches in 24 hours 10 days ago.

Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales: March 2013 Very cold and frosty; above average rainfall Probably the coldest March locally since 1962, this was also the coldest month of Winter 2012/ 13! This in spite of a reading of 16c on the 5th. High frequency of frost and sleet or snow, although the latter was in generally very small amounts. -10.2c the coldest night of the month, in itself not unusually low for this month. It would have been quite a dry month were it not for over two inches rain falling in 24 hours 21st – 22nd. The first fortnight had just 6mm following on from the very dry second half of February. No measurable rain during the last 9 days. 1st – 5th: Dry with sunny spells but frosty nights. Variable maxima from rather cold to very mild. Big variation on the very clear/ sunny 5th from -5.5c to 16c. 6th – 9th: Mild and mostly cloudy with a little light rain and drizzle at times. 10th – 14th: Mostly dry and cold with sunny spells, and some snow flurries. Hard night frosts, -10.2c on the 14th which then reached 8.4c. 15th – 20th: Rather cold and unsettled with rain or wintry showers and slight night frosts. Very heavy snow showers on the afternoon of the 16th gave a 3cm covering and led to the latest day of snow lying since April 2008. 21st – 31st: Very cold/ cold: Heavy rain and strong winds 21st and 22nd with 53mm in 24 hours. Thereafter mainly dry bar the odd light snow flurry. Sunny spells with chilling east winds, air frost each night from the 24th these severe at times, down to -8.4c 28th. Total rainfall: 95.3mm Wettest day: 30.0mm 21st Rain days >0.2mm: 10 Wet days >1.0mm: 9 Days of heavy rain >10mm: 4 Mean temperature: 3.1c Mean Max: 7.5c Mean Min: -1.4c High Max: 16.0c 5th Low Max: 1.1c 24th High Min: 7.7c 7th Low Min: -10.2c 14th Air frost: 21 Ground frost: 20 Ice day (Max below 0c): 0 Mean RH: 80% High RH: 98% 5th Low RH: 44% 31st Predominant wind direction: ENE Mean pressure: 1008mbar Max pressure: 1031mbar 1st Min pressure: 987mbar 18th Days with: Hail: 1 Gale: 0 Thunder: 0 Snow or sleet: 13 Snow lying 0900: 1 Fog: 1 Fog at 0900: 1

Clear intervals and a penetrating frost last night. Rather cloudy with a few sunny intervals today. Very cold and raw with a moderate to fresh east wind. Clear spells and frost this evening. Min: -0.7c @ 0200 Max: 4.4c @ 1300 Dry yesterday and today Currently: Clear spells, frosty, breezy. Temp: -0.3c RH: 76% Pressure: 1011mbar, rising slowly

Yes surprisingly cold and raw today. The cloud and wind keeping the temperature suppressed. Max 4.4c here very low for April.

Yes it's unlimited now, thanks Paul!

Anyone know why this should be so? Would I have to delete charts from older blogs to make space, or upload to my gallery first which is unlimited I believe? Is there a restriction on uploading to blogs? Thanks.

Clear periods and a hard frost last night. Sunny, rather cold with a moderate to fresh SE wind. Min: -6.6c @ 0700 Max: 7.9c @ 1630 Dry yesterday and today Currently: Sunny, breezy. Temp: 7c RH: 47% Pressure: 1011mbar, falling slowly.

7.5c please

Third night out of 4 below -6c.

Published my weekly blog but was not able to upload all the charts as I only have 39kb remaining (help!). Thanks.

[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4][b]Headline: Mostly dry with sunny spells; quite cold with night frosts[/b] So ends the coldest March since at least 1962, and the coldest month of 'Winter'. This fact all the more remarkable as we had a fairly cold Winter, this the first time March has been colder than a colder than average Winter since 1786 for Central England! Here in West Wales there were only small amounts of snow through March, although some sleet or snow fell on 13 days. It has been very snowy for Warwickshire, and the temperature at Coventry has not been above 5c since Thursday 21st, a prolonged spell of exceptional cold for the late March. Last Sunday was one of the latest ever Ice Days for Coventry with a high of -0.4c. Daytimes were not as cold here in West Wales, but there have been some very low night temperatures, with -8.4c at dawn on Thursday, and then -7c on Saturday morning and -6.6c this Easter Sunday morning (incidentally Braemar in Scotland has recorded the coldest ever UK Easter Sunday at -12.4c). It is though notable how quickly the temperature recovers after dawn with the strong sunshine, it was up to +2c by 9am here a rise of over 8c in 2 hours. At least it has been a mainly dry week, and we are set to have another mainly dry week ahead, but on the cold side for early April with frosts expected on each night, although as we will be into April and the sun is gaining strength, not as cold as this past week. Spring limping into action as Winter starts to lose it's grip but at least the Daffs are out! Our high pressure that has blocked the mild Atlantic for so long is centred north of Scotland until mid week, so the mostly dry and decidedly chilly/ cold spell continues. Low pressure is squeezing into the high on Monday so a fresh to strong SE wind to start the week, especially windy West Wales. Sunny spells for most places and predominantly dry, just the odd wintry shower possible for the East Midlands. Maxima on Monday in the 5 to 8c range, and it almost goes without saying that the nights will be seeing sharp Spring frosts throughout the week, and as the winds lessens mid week. Some rather severe frosts again, locally down to -6c. Tuesday another dry day, lighter winds so temperatures a touch higher reaching 7 to 9c, and not feeling too bad with the sunny spells. By Wednesday a similar story with the easterly wind bringing air from a still thoroughly chilled Eastern Europe. Feeling cold again in the breeze on Wednesday in spite of the sunny spells, temperatures well below average reaching 6 to 9c, and generally dry once more, just a few wintry showers getting into the Midlands from off the North Sea. [attachment=167402:PPVJ89 r cold dry Tues.png][attachment=167403:h850t850eu Tues r cold m dry frosts.png][attachment=167404:ecmt850.072 slack E sharp frosts few wintry showers Wed.png] Winds turn more NE on Thursday so certainly not the warmer direction that we may be desperate for! Thursday and Friday quite a fresh NE wind blows bringing some wintry showers (rain, sleet or snow) mostly to the Midlands, while many places remain dry. Bright with some decent sunny spells, and West Wales may be fairly sunny later in the week, so not feeling too cold here out of the wind. Highest temperatures for Thursday and Friday a cool 7 to 9c, the highest readings for coastal West Wales where it is sunniest. Further frosts overnight, lows between -1c and -4c. [attachment=167405:PPVO89 Chill NE some wintry showers Thu.png][attachment=167406:ecmt850.120 chill NE some wintry showers Fri.png][attachment=167407:h850t850eu cool NE Fri few showers.png] High pressure close by next weekend but still the air is cool. Generally dry with plenty of sunshine but again some sharp frosts by night, as low as -5c in places. Daytime temperatures on the mend and eventually by Sunday we could hit the dizzy heights of 10c (although still below average!).[/size][/font]

We come into BST at -5c!

Clear with a severe frost last night. Sunny periods to early afternoon, then rather cloudy. Cold with a light east breeze. Clear and frosty this evening. Min: -7.0c @ 0630 Max: 6.3c @ 1400 Dry yesterday and today Currently: Clear and frosty. Temp: -3.2c RH: 88% Pressure: 1015mbar, rising slowly.

Wintry showers at Bablake now: http://bws.users.netlink.co.uk/

Has to be May!

Only 6c below average now..

Clear spells and frosty last night. Sunny periods to 1600, then rather cloudy. Cold with a moderate to fresh ESE wind, although it was mild enough in the early afternoon sun to sit out. Min: -3.9c @ 0500 Max: 6.9c @ 1400 Dry yesterday and today Currently: Rather cloudy, very cold. Temp: 2c RH: 61% Pressure: 1009mbar, steady.