After rather disappointing sunshine amounts in March & April, this May
is all-change and the sunshine levels have shot up.

Over the last 12 years, there has been little to distinguish between the
average sunshine for April & May (196 & 198 hours), probably due to a
run of quite cloudy Mays.

Not this May so far. The sunshine total (1st - 14th) is now at 124 hours
(up to 19:30 today).

My sunniest May was in 2016 with 237 hours. The first two weeks of that
month recorded 97.1 hours, so we're well up on that.

With a deep blue, cloudless sky today and not a hint of even any
contrails, the searing sunlight was tempered a little by a sea breeze.

The sun's elevation is now approaching 60 degrees and the sunlight has
started to take on that 'tropical' intensity. The grass certainly feels
it as it is already starting to scorch and go a little brown where the
sun is on it all day.

A big temperature variation (for here) today:
Minimum = 3.2C
Maximum = 22.5C
Variation = 19.3C

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Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalleyweather.me.uk