Spring warmth: 23rd/24th March 1945

[Weather-history]

Another burst of spring warmth during the exceptionally warm February-May 1945, this time centred around 23rd/24th March.

I noticed that wartime restrictions on weather data being released in newspapers immediately after an event was starting to relax as it was clear the war in Europe was soon to come to an end.

 

Temperatures

23rd March

Bath: max: 67°F

Birmingham: 69°F

Blackpool: 67°F

Coventry: 67°F  10.5hrs of sunshine

Edinburgh Royal Observatory: 68°F

Glasgow, Springburn Park: 71°F  9hrs of sunshine

Harborough: 66°F

London: 73°F

Lochaber: 69°F

Manchester: 67°F  10.1hrs of sunshine

Plymouth: 62.3°F

West Kirby: 66°F  10hrs of sunshine

 

24th March

Edinburgh Royal Observatory: 65°F

Glasgow, Springburn Park: 66°F  7.3hrs of sunshine 

Lincoln: 69°F

Manchester: 68°F   7.9hrs of sunshine

Ullswater: 67°F

 

[reef]

This wasn't that special in this area, Hull recorded 15.0C and 17.8C on those dates.

The spell in the middle of April was much more notable with 25.0C on the 15th April, a figure not breached again that year until the first week in July.

Edited March 24, 2024 by reef