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Weather


                                                                                          April Weather                          A few facts from the Met Office: We had
                                                                                                                                 the lowest average minimum temperatures
                                                                                          Statistics:                            since 1922. Records date back to 1884. The
                                                                                                                                 Met Office say that this April the 3rd lowest
                 HEATING & PLUMBING ENGINEERS                                             Lester Gosbee lester.gosbee@btinternet.com      since 1884. This April, the Central England
                                                                                                                                 Temperature was 6.4 c/ / 43.52 f. This was
                                                                                                                                 equalled in 1903 and 1941, but 1917 was
                       Aga/Rayburn Approved                                                 Frittenden’s highest maximum day     5.4 c/ 41.72 f and 1922 was 5.5 c/ 41.90 f.
                                                                                                                                 1970 averaged 11 air frosts in England, and
                                                                                            temperature was 16.5 c/61.88 f on 20th.
                      Oil & Gas Boilers Serviced                                            Frittenden’s lowest day maximum      2021 averaged 13 air frosts. There were 30
                                                                                                                                 ground frosts in April somewhere in the
                                                                                            temperature was 7.2 c/44.96 f on 10th.  UK, one every day. An outstanding record
          £100 off New Boiler Installations or £15 off a service with this advert           Frittenden’s lowest night minimum    that can only be equalled.

                                                                                            temperature was -4.09 c/ 24.62 f     Rainfall over England: It will be classed as
                               Call: 01424 754247                                           on 13th.                             the driest April since 1938, but the South
                       Email: info@sjfeistandco.co.uk                                       Frittenden’s lowest grass temperature   East will have had its driest April since
                                                                                                                                 1912. In 1912, the August was the wettest
                                                                                            in Frittenden during April was -9.36 c/   on record over England and Wales, with
                                                                                            15.26 f on 12th.
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                                                                                            Frittenden had 11 air frost and      get a repeat of this. Rainfall records go back
                                                                                            23 grass frosts in April.            to 1766.
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                                                                                            The rainfall for the month was       Sunshine: April 2020 set a sunshine record
                                                                                            just 4mm/0.57 inches.                of 224.5 hours. This year that record was
            All tree work undertaken                                                                                             beaten by just one hour. April’s average
              Seasoned split LOGS                                                           Last April (2020), Frittenden had    sunshine over England is 155.2 hours.
                Free quotation                                                              28.8mm/ 1.34 inches of rain, 4 air   I do not write my next long range forecast
                                                                                             frosts and 10 air frosts.
                                                                                                                                 until the second week of June.
                                                             Caring for you at home         The warmest April day last year was 8th
                                                                                            with 22.86 c/ 73.04 f, and our coldest   If you are reading this magazine for the
                                              Well established, family run business,        day was 28th at 9.17 c/ 48.38 f.     first time and have a special birthday or
                                                                                                                                 occasion coming up, please let me know. I
                                               providing care for people living in the
                                               Weald of Kent. Our tailored service        Countrywide, the highest day maximum   can request a special birthday/ anniversary
                                                 allows you to live at home with          temperature this April was 20.8 c/ 69.24   birthday weather chart for the date and
                                                   independence and dignity.              at Porthmadog in Gwynedd on 23rd. It   place of our birth/ wedding.
                                              Call Karen Irving at our Tenterden office   is very rare that we fail to reach 70 f/ 21 c   July 2020 had a Central England
           Fully NPTC certified and insured      to arrange a no obligation visit.        somewhere in the UK during April. The   Temperature of 15.7 c/ 60.26 f. I am fairly
                                                 01580 762202                             UK’s lowest day maximum temperature was   confident that this July will be warmer.
               Phone: 07825 349605                                                        0.6 c/ 33.08 f at Braemar in Aberdeenshire   The first week of June will continue to be
         E-mail: craigsmith210@hotmail.com        www.carecompany.care                    and the lowest night minimum was -9.4 c/   unsettled and on the cool side.
                                                                                          15.08 f at Tulloch Bridge.
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