Hot and sunny on 23rd April, but thundery showers brought some relief!

What must be record temperatures for April today, 23rd, as bright sun dominated the day until late afternoon, when large thunderclouds formed to give some rain that just about wet the ground and put a bit of water in the water butts. There were a few claps of thunder to go with it, but nothing close by. The ground dried out again later, but the temperature fell enough to give a fresh feel, especially as the wind picked up around the showers to give gusts up to 24 kts. In the end only 0.4mm of rain fell. The maximum temperature was 28.0C.