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APRIL,

The weather
excess

of

the

month

of north-easterly

was

dry,

or easterly

dull

THE

AUTHORITY

OF

1941. -Dry,

and

rather

cold,

with

an

winds.

days a deep depression

the opening
centred
off south-west
less deep.
England
east and then north
and became
on the 1st moved
disturbance
This
unsettled
the country,
maintained
weather
over
which
was rather heavy
at times;
snow and
some precipitation
with
thunderstorms
on the Ist and local
sleet were widespread
occurred

between
the 3rd and 5th; gales were reported

in England
at exposed
Ist.
on the
stations
Subsequently
Iceland

an anticyclone
of cold,
a' spell

moved

from

slowly
south-south-east
dry
weather
prevailed

METEOROLOGICAL

THE

dull

During

mainly
and
apart
On the 8th and 9th
from
showers.
wintry
a shallow

a few scattered
approached
our north-west
trough
coasts
and moved

of low pressure
in Ireland

and the extreme

some rain occurred
west of
south;
slowly
England
Scotland
and also in south-west
of the 8th-9th
on the night
By the
10th an anticyclone
Ireland
on the 9th.
was centred

and
Sea and subsequently
it
retreated
the Irish
southward
while
over
or east along
depressions
north-east
our northern
moved
sea-board.
though
weather
Rather
milder
prevailed,
rainfall
unsettled,
was
On the 17th and 18th a depression
in
the
south-east.
situated
slight
became
less deep,
Scotland
while
another
off north-west
off north
in the west
Spain
rain
occurred,
chiefly
north-east;
moved
on the
During
in the south
the next
two days
17th and
mainly
on the 18th.
west
of Ireland

moved
north,
while
an associated
a
depression
Isles;

the British
moved
slowly
north
over
trough
of low pressure
thundergenerally
on the 19th and showers
and local
occurred
rain
on the 20th.
were reported
storms
England
pressure
moved
east over
on the 21st
wedge of high
22nd was connected
with
an anticyclone
over Scandinavia;
and on the
in England
temperature
and Ireland,
were warm
rising
these days
in England.
Subsequently
the
places
at numerous
to 60F.
or above
Scandinavia
moved
slowly
westward
over
and
mainanticyclone
dry,
cold
weather
with
easterly
tained
or north-easterly
mainly
Isles until
the 29th.
over the British
winds

and

east

and

southern

29th

a depression

Spain

off north-west

with
a
was associated
England
on the 30th.

rise

moved
temperature

of

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cold.

April

for

The

the
Holton

65F.
month
were: -(England
and Wales)
Heath
Poole
12th
the
at
and
and
on
at
Cheltenham,
Stonehouse,
Milford
(Surrey)
Newport,
Isle
and
of
Wight,
21F.
on the 22nd,
at Rhayader
on the 7th and Houghall
63F.
(Scotland)
16F.
on the 10th;
at Perth
at Dalon the 12th,
(Northern
Ireland)
59F.
whinnie
on the 24th;
at Castlerock
on the
extremes
Scarborough,

22nd,

25F.

at

Garvagh

10th

on the

and

29th.

Precipitation.

general
precipitation
and Wales
of England
-The
for the period
1881-1915
of the average
as a percentage
England
Scotland
Wales,
80 over
and
and 75 over
over
Ireland.

expressed
76
was
Northern
The

deficiency

was

almost

the
occurred
along
in scattered
areas

general,
of Scotland

but

than
more
from Aberdeen

the

average
to the Tay,

east coast
England
in north-east
the
and
south-east
and
few stations
Less than half the average
Midlands
elsewhere.
and at a
Wales
in an area covering
part
of south
and a part
was received
of
locally
in north-west
England
Devon
and at one or
and Cornwall,
England.
Northern
Ireland
In
in
two
the
north-east
stations
from
64 at Newtownbutler
to 93
ranged
of the average
percentage
Aldergrove.

at

Among
Ist.
10th.
13th.
16th.

Local

falls
in 24 hours
the heavier
were: -

(Antrim).

1.55 in. at
Broughshane
More).

(Loch
1.64 in. at Achfary
Quarries,
Blaenau
Festiniog
(Merioneth).
at
Oakley
1.60 in. at Achnacarry,

1.78 in. at Glenbranter

and
near
Loch
Arkaig.
1.67 in.

times,
Snow

from

the
(mostly
in
3rd-5th,
or sleet
during
at times
mainly
the form of scattered
showers)
was reported
27th and 28th.
It was wide10 days and on the 23rd, 24th,
the first
in the
of snow fell on Deeside
on the 1st, and five to six inches
spread
thunderstorms
18th,
15th,

reported
at
were
21st and 24th.
20th,

mainly

few days.

Wind.

the average
pressure
exceeded
except
-Mean
from
the deviation
the average
in the extreme
south;
at 7h. ranged
Scilly.
The
to -0.7
from
+6.3
mb. at St. Mary's,
mb. at Lerwick
distribution
the highest
was thus reversed,
pressure
pressure
average
Winds
from
to the north
being
of Scotland.
north-east
or
situated
Winds
than
prevalent
usual.
reached
gale force
at
east were more
occasions
and
places
on a few
gales
were
rather
widely
exposed
Among
in gusts
the highest
speeds
registered
on the 1st.
reported
57 m. p. h. at Boscombe
Down,
h. at Scilly,
56 m. p. h. at
were 63 m. p.
Observatory
Bidston
and 55 m. p. h. at Larkhill
all on the 1st.
below
temperature
the
the
was
average,
-Mean
for the districts
from
the average
ranging
-1.5F.
2.4F.
England,
N. to
in
S. W.
In Scotland
the general
in Scotland,
for the country
for
temperature
as a whole
was the lowest
mean
1922.
At Torquay
45.7F.,
April
the mean
temperature,
since
was

feature
was a notable
of
An excess above the average
was confined
the weather
month.
The
England.
in south-west
to a few stations
percentages
of the
from
63 in the Midlands
for the districts
to 82 in
ranged
average
for the month,
78 hours,
Scotland,
N.
At Aberdeen
the total
was
for April
in a record
to 1881.
the lowest
which
goes back
Sunshine.

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-The
of the

deficiency

of

sunshine

in the
fog occurred
mainly
at times,
-Local
in the west
the 5th,
and north
of Ireland
of Scotland
and 12th and more
widely
on the 21st-22nd.
Fog.

Temperature.
from
deviation

Xz='goROLOGIcAL

BELFAST;

1917, although
the Aprils
since
of 1922 and 1936
A relatively
from
were nearly
as cold.
mild
spell occurred
roughly
Screen
the II th-22nd
and it was mild again in the south
on the 30th.
10th,
or below
minima
of 25F.
were registered
on the 6th, 7th. 8th,
24th,
28th
and 29th.

first
Pressure

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Miscellaneous
at northern
from
Kettins

Phenomena.
stations
and

in
from

aurora
was observed
a display
on the 24th
Solar
halos
were noted

-The
Scotland;
Skye.

south-east
on the

on

on
11th

11 nights

was

also seen
on
at
Oxford

13 days.

CS.,

Director.

21st

May,

1941