Thursday 22nd April weather observations

[Summer Sun]

A dry night with clear skies giving colder night than of late

Temp 1.1c

[The PIT]

A very cold frosty start clear skies

Temp -0.6C, low -0.7C,, Barometer 1025mb level, Wind F1 SW, Rainfall nil

[johnholmes]

Back to clear skies and another air frost with a low of -2.5 C, this is the 11 th air frost, iuprecedented for April, impressive for any winter month for this station.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry and clear night and a clear and sunny start to the day. Just missed an air frost here but another sharp frost on the grass; the 18th this month which equals the April record set in 2013.

At 0800 g.m.t

Temp; 5.5c

24 hr max; 10.5c

24 hr min; 0.1c

Grass min; -5.1c

Rainfall in 24 hrs ending 0800 g.m.t; 0.0 mm

Mean wind speed; 3 mph E

1 okta Ci

 Vis; 50 km

[hillbilly]

2 hours ago, johnholmes said:

Back to clear skies and another air frost with a low of -2.5 C, this is the 11 th air frost, iuprecedented for April, impressive for any winter month for this station.

There were 11 air frosts recorded in April in Sheffield 1917 but yes certainly impressive

[Polar Continental]

Thursday 22nd April 2021

 

Clear and cold, widespread slight to moderate frost overnight. Sunny this morning.

24-hour maximum 12.5c
24-hour minimum –1.6c

Minimum temperature on grass –6.5c
Maximum wind gust: (Midnight to Midnight) 19.5mph ENE

Rainfall total: 0.0mm
 
Conditions at 09:00 GMT
 
1 Oktas Cirrus.

Visibility >10 miles
Temperature: 8.1c
Humidity 75.1%
Wind Direction S force 2-3

Barometer 1028.4mb Trend rising.
 
Yesterday.

 

A cloudy night, no frost. Cloudy and dry this morning, feeling chilly in the fresh ENE wind. A good deal of cloud through the morning. The early afternoon saw the cloud breaking up allowing sunny spells.

[johnholmes]

34 minutes ago, hillbilly said:

There were 11 air frosts recorded in April in Sheffield 1917 but yes certainly impressive

I wonder how many others in the south Yorkshire area have had either more or the same as me so far?

 

[The PIT]

Dry and sunny with clear skies

Temp 12.9C, Barometer 1025mb steady, Wind F1SSE, Rainfall nil

[Summer Sun]

Warm and sunny all day with a very light breeze

Currently 15.2c after a low of -1.5c overnight

[The PIT]

Warm and sunny pleasant spring day

Max temp so far 15.6C, Barometer 1025mb steady, Wind F1 Variable, Rainfall Nil

[reef]

Clear and sunny with maximum sunshine after a frosty start. The air was also very dry with a min humidity reading of 23%.

Currently 11.8C after a max of 15.0C and min of -1.6C.

[Terminal Moraine]

A dry, sunny and almost cloudless day.

At 1700 g.m.t

Temp; 10.5c

Max today; 13.4c

Min last night; 0.1c

Grass min; -5.1c

Rainfall from 0800-1700 g.m.t; 0.0 mm

 Sunshine today; 12.2 hrs

Mean wind speed; 5 mph SE

Highest gust today; 17 mph E/SE at 1120 g.m.t

1 okta Ci

 Vis; over 80 km

[hillbilly]

A frosty start leaving a dry,warm and sunny day

[Stargazer]

Dry and breezy with unbroken sunshine. Maximum 14.8, minimum 3.5. Wind moderate E.

[Stargazer]

13 hours ago, johnholmes said:

I wonder how many others in the south Yorkshire area have had either more or the same as me so far?

 

Even down here in the south we're not far behind you - our nearest official station at Reading University has recorded 10 air frosts, with another likely tonight.