April 1980

1990

🌡️ Temperature

In the UK, April 1980 was hot. 🌡️

The average temperature in April 1980 was 8.8°C.
That's 0.9°C hotter than the average of 7.9°C.
This puts it in the 73rd percentile for heat, as the 98th hottest April on record.

Distribution of average April temperatures (1659 - 2021)

The hottest April ever was in 2011, when it averaged 11.8°C, and the coldest year was 1837 at 4.7°C.

In the UK, April 1980 was very dry. 🏜️

The total rainfall in April 1980 was 17.5mm.
That's 41.1mm drier than the average of 58.6mm.
This puts it in the 6th percentile for rainfall, as the 16th driest April on record.

Distribution of total April rainfall (1769 - 2021)

The wettest April ever was in 2012, when rainfall totalled 149.9mm, and the driest year was 1938 at 7.1mm.

In the UK, April 1980 was sunny. ☀️

In April 1980 there were162.7 hours of sunshine.
That's 16.7 hours more sunshine than the average of 146 hours.
This puts it in the 74th percentile for sunshine, as the 27th sunniest April on record.

Distribution of April sunshine hours in (1920 - 2022)

The sunniest April ever was in 2021, when there were 225.1 hours of sunshine, and the least sunny year was 2022 with 0 hours of sunshine.