Gaoth Laidir wrote: » Grass minima this morning were as low as -7 aT Oak Park and -6 at Casement and Mullingar. Technically they're figures for May, so I wonder what the record is.https://meteologix.com/ie/observations/ireland/soil-temperature-min/20210501-0600z.html
appledrop wrote: » Once its past 00.00 it is classed as 1st May.
Tyrone212 wrote: » -3 occurred at 5.30am Friday the 30th.
appledrop wrote: » Ah right, but it was cold last night aswell. Maybe not as cold but got down to -2.
Tyrone212 wrote: » Yes not quite as cold last night but still very cold for May.
Oneiric 3 wrote: » And thought I'd try and capture the Mayo mountains from this great distance. Pretty rubbish shot but I think this may be the same range that Goldfinch often captures in his/her far more beautiful shots: I am humbled by your very kind words Oneiric. I am also most interested to see the Mayo mountains from a different perspective than I normally would see them, so thank you for sharing that picture. It has been interesting reading the reports from posters around the country over the past week or two and comparing them to the weather that we have experienced near Castlebar during that period. I think that we have had more than decent weather during the past 10 days or so. Last weekend was fantastic weather wise in these parts and even though it has become noticeably cooler this week, we still have had plenty of blue skies and sunshine. We have had a number of clear, crisp mornings that were then followed by some beautiful Spring evenings with golden sunshine to round off the day. Over the last couple of days as showers bubbled up around the country, we ended up missing the majority of them as they tended to develop not far from here and then drift off to the south or further inland. Today was another dry and largely bright day in this area and I have found it a great period to get outside work done. I suppose on the flip side, we have had a fair amount of night time frosts that have been quite hard on some seedlings and tender plants if not protected. Grass growth is noticeably down this week and I am sure it is a concern to farmers. The ground is very hard and I have noticed a good few local streams and rivers starting to run at quite low levels. For me though, the evening light has been quite some thing at times this week and even though the temperature fairly drops as the sun dips towards the western horizon, some of the sunsets and late evening skies will leave some nice memories. The last sunset of April 2021 Nice post sunset colours as seen from the banks of the River Moy this week. The last golden rays of the setting sun illuminates some tree tops as a faint rainbow seemed to disappear into a gap in the clouds.
Artane2002 wrote: » It's already been a frostier May here than February as February 2021 had no air frosts here :P The last stats update I gave was rushed so I missed a few things, here are the final stats for April in my area: Highest temperature: 16.3c (April 26th) Lowest temperature: -3.8c (April 10th) Mean temperature: 7.0c Rainfall: 14.3mm; Wettest day: 2.4mm (April 12th) Days with falling snow: 4 (April 5th/6th/10th/11th) Days with air frosts: 14 (April 2nd/3rd/4th/5th/6th/9th/10th/11th/15th/16th/17th/23rd/26th/30th) For comparison, February 2021 had a mean temperature of 6.9c. January 2021 had 10 air frosts while December 2020 had 9.
Goldfinch8 wrote: » I am also most interested to see the Mayo mountains from a different perspective than I normally would see them, so thank you for sharing that picture.
Tyrone212 wrote: » Mad. I see Dublin airport also had 14 air frosts for April which is exceptional for the time of year.
Oneiric 3 wrote: » Out for a quick walk earlier in what was chilly late afternoon and captured this little bugger. Haven't seen a ladybird in years so was lucky to get a shot: Love the ladybird; thank you.. Not seen one for a long while... Do you know the rhyme? "ladybird, ladybird, fly away home. Your house is on fire and your children all gone.."
Gonzo wrote: » awful day here in Meath, rain coming down in sheets and very gusty at times. Haven't seen a day as bad as this since at least January.
appledrop wrote: » We could end up with same amount of rainfall today as we had in whole month of April at DA. That tells you how dry April was.
Artane2002 wrote: » 14.1mm here so far today, April had 14.3mm so we're close. March had 30mm so we got almost half the amount that fell that month today alone. Obviously that says more about the dry nature of spring so far rather than today being unusually wet.
