"Dave Ludlow" wrote in message
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Unfortunately there is no long term record for Solent MRSC or my own
location but there is for nearby Bognor Regis - which has a similar
seaside exposure as Lee-on-the-Solent. Comparisons are therefore with
the March averages for Bognor (taken from the Met Office website).

Ooooh, I think that's something of a leap of faith. So far this month
the mean max at Lee/Solent is 7.8°C, at Thorney Island, 7.0°C, and
at Bognor 6.8°C. I'd always had a feeling that Lee was a particularly
warm spot without ever being quite interested enough to investigate ...
but now, looking at the geological map, I note that Lee sits on marine
gravels while there are patches of boulder clay above chalk at
Thorney Island and boulder clay above London clay at Bognor.
Fareham looks geologically complex so without knowing exactly
where you live it's not possible to say whether you're more like
Lee or Thorney.

Philip