Spring 2019
A wildflower meadow near Sidmouth as the storm clouds gather on a warm, May day
Not far from an average spring with it being a little warmer and slightly drier than normal, though with much more sunshine.
Summary for Spring 2019 Mean Max: 15.4ºC (+1.9ºC) Mean Min: 5.7ºC (-0.1ºC) Mean: 10.6ºC (+0.9ºC)       High Max: 24.9ºC 20 Apr Low Max: 9.2ºC 03 Apr High Min: 13.7ºC 31 May Low Min: -1.8ºC 03 Apr Mean Grass Min: 3.1ºC   Grass Min: -3.3ºC 03 Apr Days  >20°C 12 Days   Days  >15°C 43 Days   Days  >10°C 88 Days   Nights  <5°C 38 Days   Rain Total (gauge): 167.2 mm 93% Rain Total (tipping bucket): 154.4 mm   Rain Days >0.2 mm: 29 Days   Rain Days >1.0 mm: 22 Days   Max 24 hrs: 25.6 mm 05 Apr Days without any rain: 63   Air Frost: 7 Days   Grass Frost: 14 Days   Snow Falling: 0 Days   Snow (50%) @ 9am: 0 Days   Ice Days: 0 Days   Thunder Heard: 1 Day   Hail <5 mm: 4 Days   Hail >5 mm: 0 Days   Fog @ 9am: 3 Days   Total Annual Sunshine: 606.1 Hours 112% Most Sunshine in a Day: 14.9 Hours 22 May Average Daily Sunshine: 6.6 Hours   Sunless Days: 4 Days   Cloudless Days: 11 Days   Total Possible Sunshine: 1264 Hours   Percentage of Total Sun: 48%   Maximum UV Index: 8.6 26 May Time of Max UV:   13:00 Mean Soil Temp @ 30 cm: 11.2ºC   Min Soil Temp @ 30 cm: 8.1ºC 13 Mar Max Soil Temp @ 30 cm: 16.2ºC 31 May Mean Soil Temp @ 100 cm: 11.0ºC   Min Soil Temp @ 100 cm: 7.9ºC 01 Mar Max Soil Temp @ 100 cm: 15.0ºC 31 May Ave 10 Min Wind >39 mph: 0.00 Days   N: 15.5 Days   NE: 5.1 Days   E: 6.5 Days   SE: 12.0 Days   S: 11.8 Days   SW: 14.5 Days   W: 8.2 Days   NW: 14.6 Days   Calm: 15.3 Days   Wind Chill Low: -3.1ºC 03 Apr Mean Wind: 3.9 mph   Max Gust: 57 mph 03 Mar Mean Cloud Cover: 43%   Mean RH @ 9am: 86%   Rain >0.1mm/hour: 49 Hours   Frost Duration: 13 Hours   Air Frost in a Day: 4.9 Hours 26 Mar Mean Sea Temperature: 11.5ºC (+0.9ºC) Spring Average: 10.5ºC   Max Sea Temperature: 14.6ºC 26/05 Min Sea Temperature: 10.0ºC 04/03 Mean Pressure: 1015.7 hPa   Max Pressure: 1038.9 hPa 13 May Min Pressure: 983.3 hPa 06 Mar Max Change in 24 hours: 20.9 hPa 12 Mar Radiation Daily Mean: 7.51 MJ/m²   Max Daily Value: 26.11 MJ/m² 22 May Min Daily Value: 2.14 MJ/m² 03 Mar Number of Days with Data: 92 Days   1-Hour Maximum: 1093 W/m² 09 May Starting Time of the Hour:   13:00 Max Dewpoint: 16.3ºC 26 May Min Dewpoint: -2.5ºC 03 Apr Mean Dewpoint: 6.9ºC   Max Humidity: 98% 02 Mar Min Humidity: 32% 04 May Mean Humidity: 78%