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April 2021

2021

🌡️ Temperature

In the UK, April 2021 was very cold. ❄️

  • The average temperature in April 2021 was 6.4°C.
  • That's 1.5°C colder than the average of 7.9°C.
  • This puts it in the 9th percentile for heat, as the 31st coldest April on record.
Distribution of average April temperatures (1659 - 2021)
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The hottest April ever was in 2011, when it averaged 11.8°C, and the coldest year was 1837 at 4.7°C.

🌧️ Rainfall

In the UK, April 2021 was very dry. 🏜️

  • The total rainfall in April 2021 was 13.5mm.
  • That's 45.1mm drier than the average of 58.6mm.
  • This puts it in the 4th percentile for rainfall, as the 9th driest April on record.
Distribution of total April rainfall (1769 - 2021)
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The wettest April ever was in 2012, when rainfall totalled 149.9mm, and the driest year was 1938 at 7.1mm.

☀️ Sunlight

In the UK, April 2021 was very sunny. ☀️

  • In April 2021 there were225.1 hours of sunshine.
  • That's 79.1 hours more sunshine than the average of 146 hours.
  • It was the sunniest April on record.
Distribution of April sunshine hours in (1920 - 2022)
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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.