Shown below are monthly weather summaries from the University of Reading (Berkshire, UK) climatological station. Observations are made each day at 0900 GMT.
Year | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 |
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Month | May | April | March | February |
Number of days with data used | 26 | 30 | 31 | 28 |
Average air temperature (C) | 14.0 | 9.8 | 8.1 | 7.4 |
Difference from average (degC) | +1.5 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +2.0 |
Average daily maximum temperature (C) | 19.0 | 15.2 | 12.6 | 11.0 |
Difference from average (degC) | +1.8 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +2.4 |
Highest air temperature (C) | 24.5 | 21.5 | 19.4 | 14.5 |
Average daily minimum temperature (C) | 9.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
Difference from average (degC) | +1.4 | -0.8 | +0.1 | +1.6 |
Lowest air temperature (C) | 4.0 | -3.6 | -2.0 | -2.5 |
Air frosts (days) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Difference from average (days) | -0.2 | +3.1 | -2.7 | -6.0 |
Lowest grass minimum temperature (C) | -3.5 | -12.1 | -10.5 | -6.5 |
Ground frosts (days) | 6 | 22 | 18 | 13 |
Difference from average (days) | -0.8 | +7.5 | +0.9 | -4.6 |
Precipitation total (mm) | 35.2 | 20.0 | 47.0 | 56.6 |
Percentage of average | 96 | 41 | 116 | 125 |
Greatest 24-hour total (mm) | 10.7 | 10.5 | 14.1 | 17.2 |
Rain days (0.2 mm or more) (days) | 14 | 5 | 13 | 15 |
Difference from average (days) | +4.3 | -7.5 | +0.8 | +1.7 |
Electronic sunshine total (KZ recorder) (h) | 205.3 | 179.3 | 104.0 | |
Sunshine total (C/S recorder) (h) | 147.7 | 195.6 | 161.8 | 100.1 |
Percentage of average | 88 | 115 | 136 | 127 |
Greatest daily total (h) | 11.9 | 12.8 | 10.7 | 9.6 |
Number of sunless days | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
Difference from average (days) | -1.0 | -2.9 | +2.4 | -3.9 |
Average daily solar irradiance (MJ/m2) | 16.8 | 15.2 | 10.0 | 5.3 |
Difference from average (MJ/m2) | -0.1 | +1.7 | +1.2 | +0.5 |
Highest daily total (MJ/m2) | 26.89 | 23.83 | 17.58 | 12.19 |
Average mean sea level pressure (mb) | 1018.9 | 1016.4 | 1022.6 | 1015.9 |
Difference from average (mb) | +2.5 | +1.5 | +6.1 | -0.8 |
Average 10 cm soil temperature (C) | 15.1 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 5.3 |
Difference from average (degC) | +1.8 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +1.4 |
Average 30 cm soil temperature (C) | 13.7 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 6.9 |
Difference from average (degC) | +1.0 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +1.3 |
Average 100 cm soil temperature (C) | 12.5 | 10.1 | 8.6 | 8.0 |
Difference from average (degC) | +1.0 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.3 |
Days with snow/sleet falling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Difference from average (days) | 0.0 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -3.1 |
Days with 50% snow cover at 0900 GMT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Difference from average (days) | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -1.5 |
Days with thunder heard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Difference from average (days) | +0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
Days with fog at 0900 GMT | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Difference from average (days) | -0.2 | -0.2 | +2.6 | -2.1 |