100 years ago: Record warmth late March-early April 1907

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There was a notable warm spell from the 26th of March to April 2nd 1907, when maxima got into the high teens widely and in a few places into the low 20s

The warm spell was due to high pressure which gave plenty of sunshine and this coincided with Easter, 29th March-1st April.

Easter Sunday recorded a record maximum for 31st March with 22.0C and Easter Monday recorded a record maximum of the 1st of April with 22.7C

There was also a record maximum for the 26th of March with 22.8C

CET for 26th March-3rd April: 9.6

[Thundery wintry showers]

Many thanks as always for some good historical information.

Interesting that this came on the back of what was one of the sunniest Marches on record.

[Weather-history]

Other maxima

Camden Square: 20.4C [31st]

Tenterden: 20.8C [31st]

Hitchin: 21.1C [31st]

Bury St Edmunds: 21.1C [31st]

Brundall: 21.1C [31st]

North Cadbury: 21.7C [31st]

Derby: 20.6C [31st]

Aberdeen: 17.8C [28th]

March 1907 was exceptionally sunny. Grayshott recorded a remarkable 221.6hrs for that month, Harpenden 206hrs, Southwold 206.9hrs, Copdock 212hrs, Weymouth 211.9hrs. Blackpool 180.9hrs

In the last 13 days of March 1907 at Torquay, 135.4hrs were recorded.

[Terminal Moraine]

Buxton managed 17.8c on the 31st March 1907, equalled once, and bettered only 5 times in March, in a record stretching back 138 years.

[Weather-history]

From Guardian/Observer of March/April 1907

28th March        29th March     30th March  

31st March       Apr 1   Apr 2