Weather updates for when it will warm up and stay dry in Hull
April 2021 had the lowest average minimum temperatures for April in the UK since 1922, despite long hours of sunshine
Following a frost-laden, chilly April, it is hoped May will bring sunshine to Hull.
April 2021 had the lowest average minimum temperatures for April in the UK since 1922, despite long hours of sunshine.
It had already been reported that April had seen its highest level of air frost in 60 years, with an average of 13 days of air frost topping the previous record figure of 11 days in 1970 - records for air frost go back to 1960.
Snow sweeps the Scottish Highlands as white stuff piles up in May
Several inches of the white stuff was pictured in the Cairngorms this morning, as the unusual winter weather battered the mountain region overnight.
11:02, 4 MAY 2021
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Levels of frost were above average last month compared to previous Aprils, as it was one of the driest and coldest Aprils on record THIS April was the third coldest April in almost 140 years, the Met Office has said, and had the lowest average minimum temperature since 1922. April 2021 had the lowest average minimum temperature for April in the UK for almost 100 years, and early provisional figures show April had the third lowest average temperature since records began in 1884. Air frost and clear conditions combined for frost and icy temperatures, even with long hours of sunshine and lower than average rainfall.