Shown below are monthly weather summaries from the University of Reading (Berkshire, UK) climatological station. Observations are made each day at 0900 GMT.
Year | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 |
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Month | May | April | March | February |
Number of days with data used | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 |
Average air temperature (C) | 13.1 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 6.6 |
Difference from average (degC) | +0.4 | -0.5 | +0.3 | +1.2 |
Average daily maximum temperature (C) | 18.1 | 13.8 | 11.0 | 10.5 |
Difference from average (degC) | +0.7 | -0.4 | -0.2 | +1.9 |
Highest air temperature (C) | 22.1 | 18.6 | 16.0 | 14.3 |
Average daily minimum temperature (C) | 8.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 2.6 |
Difference from average (degC) | +0.2 | -0.5 | +0.9 | +0.5 |
Lowest air temperature (C) | 4.1 | -2.0 | -3.5 | -4.9 |
Air frosts (days) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Difference from average (days) | -0.2 | +0.1 | -1.7 | +2.0 |
Lowest grass minimum temperature (C) | -2.8 | -9.0 | -10.5 | -11.0 |
Ground frosts (days) | 10 | 17 | 7 | 17 |
Difference from average (days) | +1.9 | +2.5 | -10.1 | -0.6 |
Precipitation total (mm) | 50.4 | 51.4 | 131.2 | 2.7 |
Percentage of average | 115 | 105 | 325 | 6 |
Greatest 24-hour total (mm) | 23.4 | 8.4 | 41.1 | 1.7 |
Rain days (0.2 mm or more) (days) | 11 | 15 | 23 | 3 |
Difference from average (days) | -0.6 | +2.5 | +10.8 | -10.3 |
Electronic sunshine total (KZ recorder) (h) | 247.4 | 172.4 | 75.1 | 83.4 |
Sunshine total (C/S recorder) (h) | 221.6 | 155.5 | 66.7 | 68.2 |
Percentage of average | 111 | 91 | 56 | 87 |
Greatest daily total (h) | 13.9 | 11.6 | 8.6 | 7.5 |
Number of sunless days | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
Difference from average (days) | -0.4 | -1.9 | +3.4 | -1.9 |
Average daily solar irradiance (MJ/m2) | 19.0 | 13.4 | 6.7 | 4.9 |
Difference from average (MJ/m2) | +1.8 | -0.1 | -2.0 | +0.2 |
Highest daily total (MJ/m2) | 29.08 | 22.09 | 14.04 | 9.17 |
Average mean sea level pressure (mb) | 1023.1 | 1016.7 | 1008.7 | 1028.8 |
Difference from average (mb) | +6.6 | +1.8 | -7.8 | +12.1 |
Average 10 cm soil temperature (C) | 15.5 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 4.5 |
Difference from average (degC) | +1.9 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +0.6 |
Average 30 cm soil temperature (C) | 13.9 | 10.1 | 7.6 | 6.1 |
Difference from average (degC) | +1.0 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.5 |
Average 100 cm soil temperature (C) | 12.5 | 9.9 | 7.9 | 7.1 |
Difference from average (degC) | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 |
Days with snow/sleet falling | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Difference from average (days) | 0.0 | -0.7 | +1.2 | -3.1 |
Days with 50% snow cover at 0900 GMT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Difference from average (days) | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.6 | -1.5 |
Days with thunder heard | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Difference from average (days) | -1.1 | +1.0 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
Days with fog at 0900 GMT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Difference from average (days) | -0.2 | -0.2 | -1.4 | +0.9 |