Tuesday brought a wintry day with the first snow flakes observed at 09.05 and heavier, continuous snow at 10.45. The total precipitation amounted to 3.7mm that took monthly total to 25.5mm compared to the 40-year average of 91.7mm. It was observed that snow began to settle on the grass at 11.00, a slow thaw began late afternoon after the snow had stopped falling.
The thick cloud, modest northerly breeze later in the day and snow meant a cold day with the maximum of 2.1C at 08.00C but wind chill outside meant felt at least 2C colder. By 11.30 the thermometer had dropped to 0.8C. During the evening the thermometer dropped to 0C at 21.10 with a minimum of -2.2C at 06.11 early on Wednesday, which was 6.3C below my 40-year average.
The start to Wednesday revealed variable cloud but some brightness with the possibility of sunshine later. The temperature had recovered a little to read -1.2C at 08.00.
The soil temperature at a depth of 5cm read 1.3C at 08.00, a drop of almost 5C since that time on Tuesday and far below the 11.0C logged on the 3rd.
