Yesterday was the hottest day since September with a maximum of 22.7C (72.9F) at 15.15. Most of the day the sun was partially obscured by high level cloud so the strong sunshine (100 watts/sq. meter) total was only 1.74 hours whereas the Global Sunshine (direct and reflected component from the rest of the sky) totalled 12.3 hours. The UV level again fell into the High category.
The temperature at 08.00 was 12.8C, the warmest for five months, with hazy sunshine.
The weather station of Marlborough, Wiltshire
