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MARCH 2020

PREAMBLE

Tree of the month to the 18th is the ash, thereafter the alder.

Below are the seeds of the Ash tree, I show here since the Ash trees are in trouble with Ash dieback

disease, sadly this disease is killing these trees and they become more difficult to find.

Welcome to March 2020 website entry.

I start with an expert eye on March; the first part is normally unsettled and stormy over western Europe,

particularly between Britain and the Baltic, and is associated with the north to north-east airstreams. On

average, the stormiest parts of this period over Britain are 1-2nd and 6-9th March, and Scotland and

northern England receive stronger winds than districts farther south. By contrast12-19th March is

normally much less stormy and often produces markedly fine conditions. In east Scotland and in many

other eastern districts of Britain it is the driest period of the year. Night frost, however, is likely despite

quite warm day temperatures at times. In the Home Counties and SE England it normally remains dry

until 25th March, and the period 17-25th March is the driest of the year for the London area.

There is a tradition that equinoctial gales begin or near 21st March. In fact, they do not normally affect

Britain until the 24-25th March, beginning first in the northern and western districts. From then on until

the end of the month the weather is normally very stormy, and there is a general lowering of temperature

as winds blow first from the south-west or west and then veer to north-west or north. Sleet and snow

over the high ground and elsewhere are a fairly regular feature of the last days of March, which produces

storms in about 37 of every 50 years.

Awhile ago I had ‘a pop,’ at Network Rail removing what they termed as unnecessary and dangerous

trees from the local Tonbridge to Redhill railway line, I considered it ‘authorised vandalism.’

When our Victorian predecessors laid the railways, where necessary they guarded, protected and

bolstered the line with trees, trees that kept the banks and lines safe; trees that absorbed water, held the

soil together, could deal with heat-waves and other such natural occurrences. Therefore removing

such trees, on the grounds of safety, increased the likelihood of greater, more expensive and potential

really dangerous situations arising; the law of unintended consequences therefore comes into play, and

as such was a danger waiting to happen and a very expensive repair bill with it. Before Cristmas in the

heavy rains, a part of the railway line joining Redhill to Tonbridge was washed away.

Reading a report in the County Border News on 15th January, blame is laid at the foot of Climate

Change with ‘heat-waves plus ‘extraordinary rainfall’ as the causes of a derailment during the weather

before Christmas. I keep rainfall and temperature records here as daily matter, and have done since

1985. There has been, in this region, no exceptional heat-wave in recent years, nor was the rainfall in

December excessive, there have been four wetter years since 1985. I would therefore contend that

the premise by Network Rail that the above rail landslide was not caused as they claim; there is a distinct

absence of trees at the site, destabilising the soil by removing vital trees is the real cause of the landslip,

alas, such responsibility of admitting to such a failure cannot be countenanced; easier to blame global

warning. Network Rail caused the problem by removing the trees.

Global Warming and farmers: I live in rural community; I also live under the glide path of incoming

aircraft to Gatwick airport (2000 feet high and dropping), these two subjects are interesting respecting

global warning – of which my views are well known.

The poor hardworking farmer is taking a lot of blame for the 10% methane his cattle allegedly emit, and

as such, the best option is to remove cattle from the earth, cutting 10% CO2……So you take a hard

working farmer’s livelihood away to satisfy a certain part of this movement, you destroy his life, his living

and his livelihood. Assuming this is done, where does your milk on your cereals or in your tea come

from? Where do we get leather to make shoes, coats, jackets. bags, horse saddles? No milk means

no cheese, no butter, or cream. So what replaces these dairy products? Soya or Almond milk - both

of which use more process and produce more CO2 than cattle. Think about that.

Now look to the sky, an aircraft also producing CO2, at any one time over 30000 such fossil fuel using

aircraft filling the upper atmosphere with pollution; but vested interests are involved here, big business

make big money. There is no aviation fuel duty, no VAT on airline tickets, why not, do they also pollute

the air we breathe? If fuel duty were put on aviation fuel and VAT on tickets I am sure that flying would

become less popular, less aircraft and less pollution.

The poor farmer who stewards our wonderful countryside, to which many go to see and drive through –

in their polluting fossil fuelled vehicles, is to be penalised, indeed demonised by a certain segment of

society, I think this very unfair, the poor farmer is an easy target. Instead of demonising him you should

support and help him, without farmers the UK would not survive. End of story.

There appears to bit of a misunderstanding about how long and when winter is; for some winter

is December and January and that it is. Sadly real winter ‘Late Winter’ (see Winter 2019/2020)

website entry under ‘forecasts’ heading does not commence until mid January and can well

extend into April. The really cold month is February, which, this year, as explained in the

February website entry will extend well into March. Therefore winter is just starting towards the

end of January with possibly another 80 days or so still to run. As I repeat, I can give you the

likely weather that is due; this is seen on the spreadsheet on the fourth column in, any other

pertinent information is contained the other columns of each entry. However nature decides

when any event will occur; it is not an exact science, but working 180 days ahead, a couple of

days in either direction is well within the parameters I set myself.

There is also a problem of, for example, if the entry says snow – if cold enough, else rain, some

read this as snow, and since it is not cold enough, rain falls, and not snow. This invariably

prompts an e-mail to here asking where the snow is. It is not my fault that it was not cold

enough where you reside; however for many others it may well snow, therefore they are

content. The prevailing NW wind of which I have warned now since October has indeed fallen

mostly, as predicted, on the western side of the UK. Once again the Birmingham>Norwich

dividing line marks the boundary between the colder air to the north and the less cold to the

south, to the west of Birmingham the NW wind is in charge. Over the years writing this website

I have tried to delineate the different regions as best I am able, sometimes I wind, sometimes I

lose; once the website is written it stays written, looking at weather on TV screen can change 4

times in a day – and still get it wrong.

Facebook/Twitter/You tube. For reasons previously given I do not use any of the above, or

any other social site; it may well be however that TV stations may well put items onto You Tube,

of which I have no control. A problem has recently arisen, where Facebook subscribers have

‘taken,’ the website entry for a month, and then issued it under their own name, claiming, in

some cases, they are weather experts and this is their own work. I would remind such users

that this entire website is copyrighted in my name, continued usage as above must cease

forthwith, there are penalties for such transgressions and I am giving you the easy way out.

Please heed it – you know it makes sense.

From the same Facebook sources come questions as to whether I have got the moon phases

correct, since the writer of such comment has better ideas. To those that e-mail with such

data, please desist, I do not want to know what others think, everything is checked here three

times before it gets published.

An interesting question arrived here recently on the lines of ‘Does or has global warming

affected the way that nature proscribes the weather, and does it change?’ Good question.

As far as I am concerned, such global warming as is claimed, has no effect here whatsoever

concerning flora, fauna, birds, insects or animals, nature is very good at adapting; and I have

been actively watching with great interest for any such changes as above since 2013, I can

therefore categorically say that nature shows no changes at all since 2013 in this area.

Therefore the data that nature in its infinite wisdom portrays is as accurate now as it ever was.

I would say that 2013 to 2020, is not even a blink in history, since 80% of the data I use on the

website is over 1000 years old, was used by our forefathers, who made copious notes, that

were accurate then and I use them now, and they are just as accurate. The fact that I am using

data 1000 years old and nothing has changed, might just conflict with some claims made a

certain Swedish schoolgirl, I do however have 1000 years proven history on my side.

Having said the above, there is a change in the last couple of years concerning rainfall, which is

quite noticeable too, and, as such, many of the readership too will have noticed it too. We used

to have rain showers during the summer period as a pretty regular event, the odd thunderstorm

gave us a deluge, but nothing major as such. These last two years a real change; these rain

showers have been replaced by firstly longer dryer periods (in all seasons) lasting 15 days or

so, maybe more; they are ended with a period of torrential rain, in several cases depositing half

the month’s rain average in one fall, and in the odd case a whole month of rain in one 24 hour

period. Such heavy continuous rain causes flash flooding, brings distress too. Maybe this is a

sign of a changing weather pattern; it is a case of wait and see.

I said earlier I do not knowingly contribute to social medium sites, there is an isolated clip from

2013, which I did as a ‘pilot’ with Georgina Burnett (we are friends), who some may recognise

from ITV This Morning as a ‘refurbishment girl with older items,’ others as a weather presenter

with BBC SE. The short video is self explanatory; the alert ones will see and hear my re-action

to global warming. Enjoy. I have not changed, what you see is what you get, warts ‘n all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDa9HoFvvLo

Many readers have remarked on the interesting chapters in my second book ‘David King’s

Weather Almanac,’ for which I thank them, but also am pleased that it expands the original

‘Weather without Technology,’ book. There are other books (both the above seemed to spawn

a new industry) that expand further; I have mentioned the following book before on this website,

maybe time to renew that suggestion. The book is ‘Meadowland’ – the private life an English

Field, by John Lewis-Stempel.’ ISBN 978-0-552-77899-2; a truly superb book about his

farmland full interest, knowledge and understanding, I highly recommend this as an excellent

continuation of the first mentioned book above. He also has written other such nature books,

this; to my mind is the best.

Amongst the e-mails in January were some from writers accused me of stupidity is suggesting

the January 2020 would be one of the coldest ever, and that figures for well sourced, reliable

and acknowledged experts in the subject, pointed to this being far and away the warmest ever

January ever. It was suggested that I write rubbish, and there is no basis whatsoever for

writing such a prediction.

A couple of comments in defence, at no time did I ever say that January 2020 would be the

coldest ever, if the website entries are read carefully, then what I wrote will be seen that I

suggested that the winter 2019/2020 could well be one of the coldest ever, especially if the cold

NW wind took hold. There was a caveat there.

At the time of writing now (early February) whilst everything else on the website predictions has

been near 100%, (the quiet, stormy, windy, cold periods and the date when Late Winter would

commence etc) the absence of cold air, due to the appearance of exceptionally warm air for

many parts, an unseasonal and again totally unforeseen event for the time of year, is

unfortunate for the prediction; sadly I do not control the temperature, that is beyond my control.

What I do manage with great success, always working 180 days ahead, is to the give a very

reliable indicator of the weather trends to come. It is very easy to sit at home and criticise and

showing your vast meteorological knowledge and then condemn someone else whose

methodology you do not understand, not even could even contemplate even how to start such a

project, and rely not on your own figures, but figures of others.

There are lies, damn lies and statistics; but also might I add, an acute knowledge of what will

most likely occur in the future concerning weather matters. I have been recording daily

temperatures here, 5 times a day every day since June 1985 to current. For the record:

January 2020 the mean average was 5.45C (the norm being 4.4C) which is 124% of the

1981/2010 figures. To claim however that January 2020 is the warmest January ever is

ridiculous and just plain nonsense; since between 1985 and today there have been nine

instances when the January mean was higher than 5.82C. The highest two were 2007 at 7.3C

and 2008 at 7.1C. Statistics can be adjusted/manipulated to suit the circumstance; however

the actuality of the facts cannot be disputed.

January 2020 here at this weather station was not most definitely the hottest ever. So what

about the effect of global warming? From 1985 at 4.39C as the norm, this is now 4.42C,

therefore the effect of global warning at this weather station is a rise of .03C. Hardly headline

grabbing then and not really a sign that the earth is on fire as some claim.

If I am wrong, a rare event, but nor unheard of, I will admit and apologise; however the warm

spell in January unpredicted and unpredictable too, I cannot control the temperature, the rest

however is very close to the actuality of events. ‘A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.’

Finally, but not the least; I compose the weather on the website using, amongst other matters,

nature; nature has growing seasons of 90 days and in some cases 180 days, and by being able

to read nature a very accurate assessment can be made that number of days ahead. I have

been running this website a few years now and the weather predictions I give, are for the

greater part, well up to the 90% minimum accuracy I sent myself. Here in the UK we have

‘quirky weather,’ weather that comes from nowhere and completely un-predictable (as 16C in

Scotland in January), and since I work on the website 90 to 180 days ahead all the time, this at

times poses challenges. There are times therefore that what I write is confounded by

unpredictable events. I am human and not perfect

Over time the readership has increased beyond all expectations; two books have been written

and appreciated by most, the word has spread far and wide without the use of any social media.

I do not tout for work, nor advertise, I speak when spoken to, but for the greater part remain

invisible, those that wish to find me, manage to do so quite easily. I give talks to the whole

spectrum of society which are well received. Those that have accompanied me on walks have

found them interesting, informative and healthy too. Radio and TV have come knocking and

the results speak for themselves, this medium is to educate and entertain, I have fulfilled that

criteria.

However, as the readership increases, and social streams expand, the website becomes, sadly,

not my website, but for many, their own weather – they lift the forecast and claim it as theirs.

These social sites also give rise to trolls/idiots/know-alls who waste my time by sending mails

via the contact page on the website There is also the effect of a group of ‘radicals,’ of all ages

that take it upon themselves to do ‘civil disobedience,’ that disrupts the rest of us, regardless of

the cost and inconvenience. There is also the effect of a 16 year old Swedish schoolgirl who

convinces many, she is the saviour of us all, and in so doing raises many false hopes. There

is also the phenomenon of persons, mainly male, of a certain age, who having finished

employment look for ‘new challenges,’ and with their worldly experience attempt to ‘set the

world to rights.’

Unfortunately all of the above now use the contact page on the website to tell me exactly how to

do what I do, what I am doing wrong, and of I am so good, then why have I not a public

platform? They quote temperature figures at me; tell me I am wrong; all part of the daily grind

then. I get about 15 such nuisance mails a day, added to the normal run of weather mails

brings the total to now some 45 a day, before other mail items; to reply to such mails takes time

and effort. It is nothing to spend 6 hours a day on just mail replies. This has to stop.

I have my own life to live, an increasingly all the above increase the work load here. Having

given this a lot of thought I have therefore decided that, as nature, I will give 180 days’ advance

notice of what lies ahead; this gives everyone fair notice. It is not an easy decision, I have built

a hobby into an interesting website, many now use it, many look at it, it was started to educate,

entertain, inform and interest the reader, of any age, in how nature and the moon regulate UK

weather, it pre-determines our weather here in the UK, in that it has succeeded.

UK weather is quite simple, just keep to the basics our forefathers used, never guess, never

assume, always base the conclusion of real fact and everything is really easy. Nature is very

clever, nature is never wrong.

So, it is with great sadness and regret, that I inform the entire readership that as from 30th

November 2020 the website will cease to be active (200 days ahead) and there will be no more

talks or walks after 31st October 2020. All talks and walks made and confirmed already will be

done. The last website entry will be November 2020.

In a nutshell, whilst I enjoy what I do, I have a life to live of my own outside the website; I am a

very private person. I dislike intensely being written to by ‘armchair weather experts,’ who

demand reasons why I make such statements on weather; by others who know precious little if

anything about the methodology I use, and by those who tell me that the BBC are THE real

weather experts and I write rubbish.

It is a democracy and such comments come with the territory, however I have decided that such

as the above, take my valuable time, are a waste of space with mainly idle and silly remarks,

and as such, not worthy of further comment.

To all those that have encouraged, supported, enjoyed the website and the exchanges on the

e–mails, thank you for everything. You will all be missed.

I recently had a major fall, I was lucky that I did not have life changing injuries, but the incident

has caused me to pause, stop, examine and re-appraise my life. I am no longer a young

person too, as you get older, life changes. I do not need trolls, idiots, armchair experts or any

of their ilk, in my life. By closing the website I eliminate such rubbish, but also bring my life

back into kilter.

I hope therefore you can all understand the actions I have decided upon. It is a changing world,

and, as such, many normal foundation courtesies are being dispensed with, manners are

disregarded, old norms that made us what we are, are going, fast, and, as a result we are all the

poorer for it. Everything now is rush, rush, time is always short.

Finally to my Publisher, Peter; to the Buzz website team, David, Simon, Kelvin and Daz ; to

Paul, Trisha and Jono at BBC Radio Leeds, to Dave and his team plus Eamonn and Ruth at

This Morning, a huge thank you to you all, what you see is what you get, warts ‘n all, but always

good fun and for the far greater part, good predicting too. It has been an adventure, a challenge

but a brilliant journey. From nothing, we all contributed to what is now a brilliant team that

works well is appreciated by so many and for sure will be equally missed.

The time has come to close this chapter in my life. Thank you to you all. Farewell.

“Everyone talks about the weather, nobody does anything about it.”

@David King Edenbridge February 2020.

March 2020

NEW MOON = 24TH @ 0928hrs = Cold & rain & Micro New Moon 1st QUARTER MOON = 2nd @ 1957hrs = Fair & Frosty

FULL MOON 9th @ 1748hrs = Fair + SUPERMOON LAST QUARTER MOON 16th @ 0934hrs = Rain

MARCH/VERNAL EQUINOX 20th @ 0350hrs

DoP = 21st St Benedict AND Quarter Day 21st

BST Starts 29 March 2020 @ 0100 hrs.

Highest spring tides 9th to the 14th

FULL MOON FOR THE MONTH IS KNOWN WORM MOON OR SAP MOON OR

SUGARING MOON OR CROW MOON OR STORM MOON.

Perigee 10th @ 0633hrs: Apogee 24th @ 1523hrs

MET OFFICE NOTES: None. BUCHAN NOTES: None.

1st St David Ever on St David's day, put oats and barley in clay. Patron Saint of Wales. Daffodil day, and became the Welsh

symbol in the Investiture of 1911 and in official publications since that time. 1st Sunday in Lent Daffodil day 2nd St Chad Every goose lays before St Chad, whether good goose or bad [if

your goose has not laid by this day start fattening for the pot for she is not a good layer] Sow peas today.

3rd St Winneral The holy day of the saint who controls tides and weather. If

stormy today bad winds to follow, but quiet end to the end of the month. 5th St Piran Cornish festival Patron Saint of Cornwall. 8th 2nd in Lent 9th Supermoon. 10th Perigee @ 0633hrs 12th- 15th Cheltenham Races 12th to 15th 15th 3rd in Lent

17th St Patrick Around this time Cheltenham Gold Cup race meeting and some freakish weather.

19th St Joseph of Nazareth A fertile year if clear and dry. Perigee @1947hrs 20th Vernal equinox @ 0350hrs 21st St Benedict DoP. Quarter Day. As the wind today it will stay for three

months. A fertile year if not freezing today. See below for frost precautions. 22nd 4th Sunday in Lent. Mothering Sunday. Simnel Sunday. 24th = Apogee @ 1523hrs 25th Lady Day Virgin Mary Day, The day the cardamine flower blooms. 29th 5th Sunday in Lent

Full moon this month is known as the Sap moon also known as Worm moon, sugaring moon, crow moon or storm moon.

Tree of the month up to 17th is the Ash, thereafter is the Alder.

General Notes and Comments.

The word ‘March’ comes from the Roman ‘Martius,’ this was originally the first month of the Roman calendar and was named of Mars, the god of war.

March was the beginning of our calendar year, which was changed to the ‘New Style’ or ‘Gregorian calendar’ in 1752 and only since then has the year began

with January 1st.

The Four wind days, Quarter Days, are among the most reliable in the year and give the prevailing wind until the next Quarter Day.

The month of renewal - The month of winds and new life. March - many weathers.

If the winds for Candlemass (2nd February) and St Benedict (21st) are contradictory, then St Benedict takes preference.

10th - If it does not freeze, a fertile year may be expected; mists or hoar frosts

indicate a plentiful year, but not without some diseases. 21st, St Benedict. This Quarter Day will give you the wind up to 24th June (St John)

which is just 95 days later. St Benedict will take precedence over Candlemass should the winds directions be contradictory.

St Benedict - sow thy peas or keep them in the nick. March is traditionally a boisterous month throughout the temperate zones of the

northern hemisphere. >>>>>>> The reason is that the polar regions are at their coldest after nearly six months of

night, while the equatorial regions are at their hottest because the sun is overhead.

The strength of the atmospheric circulation depends primarily on the difference of temperature between the equator and poles; hence it is most vigorous when

the contrasts of hot and cold are greatest in March. When there has been no particular storm about the time of the spring equinox, if a

storm arise from the east on or before that day, or, if a storm from any point of the compass arise a week after the equinox, then, in either of these cases, the succeeding summer is generally dry (4/5). But if a storm arise from the SW or WSW or a frost before the spring equinox, the summer is generally wet.

(5/6).

There are generally some warm days at the end of March or the beginning of April, which will bring the Blackthorn into bloom, and, which are followed by a cold period called the Blackthorn Winter (11-14th April).Fogs in March - frosts in May. [This is quite accurate, in London there are on average four foggy

mornings in March and four nights average ground frost in may]

Fog in March - Thunder in July. [doubtful].

As much fog in March, so much rain in summer.

As it rains in March so in June. [doubtful]

A wet March makes a sad harvest.

March damp and warm does the farmer much harm.

When March has April weather, April will have March weather.

Dry March, wet April, dry May and wet June are generally said to bring everything in tune.

A windy March and a rainy April makes a beautiful May.

A showery March and a showery May portend a wholesome summer - if there be a

showery April between.

Dust in March brings grass and foliage. A peck of March dust to be sold, is worth a King's ransom.

March dust on apple leaf, brings all kinds of fruit to grief.

The March sun rises but dissolves not. March sun lets snow stand on a stone.

If you’ve March in January the January will appear in March

After a frosty winter there will be a good fruit harvest.

If March winds start early it will be a dry Easter. A dry lent spells a fertile year.

A windy/dry March fortells a dry May.

March flowers make no summer bowers.

March dry - good rye. A dry cold March never begs its bread.[a good grain harvest implies a dry July and

August]

March snow hurts the seeds.

Snow in March is bad for fruit and grape vines.

Moles are a good guide for a fortnight or so, it is a sure sign of warmer weather when they start to become active - it may only be a short warm period.

Field mice however, when scurrying around are a prelude to bad weather. They are laying in stocks of food.

Better bitten by a snake than feel the sun in March.

March, month of many weathers, wildly comes in hail and snow and threatening

floods and burns.

A peck of March dust and a shower in May makes the corn green and meadows all gay.

The month of winds and new life.

After a frosty winter there will be a good pea harvest.

For the elderly - February search, March try - April says weather you live or die.

Average central England temperature is 5.7C.

Broadly speaking, significant plant growth commences at 6C or above.

Winter = -6C. Summer = +6C.

March tends to be the driest month of the year - but subject to cold snaps and frost. The third week of March is often the driest of the whole year.

A dry March and a wet may, fill barns and bays with corn and hay.

As it rains in March, so it rains in June.

It is also said that March borrows its last week from April, which indicates the tail of the month is often more spring like than the rest of it.

The last three days are called ’borrowing days’ for if they are unusually stormy, March is said to have borrowed them from April. Three days of wind and

rain is more the norm. Also - one day rain. one day snow and the other, the worst day they ever knew.

The third week of the month (around the 17th St Patrick’s day) is fronted by

Cheltenham Gold Cup race meeting. This period will certainly produce a combination of most variable weather, from rain/snow/sleet and winds to hot

dry and sunny.

March is usually a very varied month and a sensible traveller will be prepared for anything.

If March comes in like a lion it will go out like a lamb (and vice-versa). [dependable, but it only applies to the first and last two or three days of the month]

If March comes in all stormy and black, she carries winter away on her back.

As in September, so next March - sometimes. [check previous September readings]

As in October wet, March dry:- yes if October wet is above average then March below average. October cold, March (warm) cold - is more likely cold from

local records. October warm, March cold(er than average) - from local records.

If the last 18 days of February are wet and the first 10 days of March be for the most

part rainy, then the spring and summer quarters are likely to be wet too, and a drought is unknown but that it entered that season. [this is very true - so

watch the drought situation] AND

If the rainfall from the above dates is less than 100mms then the drought possibility is far higher. This is a refined local calculation.

Northerly winds over northern Europe reach their highest frequency around 15th June. But are rare after 20th June. Meanwhile SW winds blow

comparatively infrequently from late March until 10th June, but are very much more common during the rest of June.>>>>>>

From the same research, taking England & Wales as a whole, the driest months of

the year are:- March, April & May, and occasionally February and June. These months are also the months when long drags of unsettled westerly

winds are unlikely to occur. Monthly rainfall is between 2.3/2.6 ins (58/66mms) for each month from February to June. From July onwards 3.2/3.8ins (81/96mms).

A dry Lent spells a fertile year.

Oranges & Lemons: In the days when the river Thames wider, barges carrying

oranges and lemons landed just below the churchyard of St Clements Dane Church (which is roughly midway between the current Waterloo and

Blackfriars bridges). On the last day of March, local primary school children gathered at the church to attend a service, during which they recite the

famous nursery rhyme and play the tune on hand-bells. At the end of the service each are presented with an orange and a lemon. Hence the rhyme

‘Oranges and lemons say the bells of St Clements.’

FULL MOON THIS MONTH IS KNOWN AS THE SAP MOON, or worm moon, sugaring moon, crow moon, storm moon.

The tree of the month up to the 17th is the ASH. Thereafter the Alder.

MONTHLY AVERAGES FOR EDENBRIDGE (USING 1981-2010 FIGURES) Mean Max: 12.1C Mean Min: 2.4C Mean Avg: 7.25C Rainfall: 56.2mm Sunshine: 142.2hrs (day = 4.58hrs) Whilst I appreciate the above are local figures, it will be an indication of what the

averages are, and, of course there will be local variations. Such variations can be found by trawling the various weather websites, or by using the superb data found in the Climatologists Observers Link website.

The following figures are for the average temperature at 12 noon and again at 4pm,

taken at the beginning and again at the end of the month. 1st 7.1C 7C 31st 12.4C 13.1C

APRIL 2018

DATE Chandler & Gregory Brooks Lamb Buchan Met Office Season

Barry & Perry

March 01 26/2 - 9th Stormy 26/2 - 9th Stormy 20/1 - 29/3

March 02 peak day late winter

March 03

March 04

March 05

March 06

March 07

March 08

March 09

March 10

March 11

March 12 12th - 23rd Notable for 12th - 22nd Early spring anti-cyclones.

March 13 low precipitation very quiet

March 14 Central & weather with large

March 15 Southern Englan daily temperature range

March 16

March 17

March 18

March 19

March 20

March 21

March 22

March 23

March 24 24th - 31st Stormy

March 25

March 26

March 27

March 28 peak day 28th - 1st April Cold stormy period

March 29 20/1 - 29/3

March 30 late winter

March 31 30/3 - 17/6

Mar-20

Date Day Moon Weather DoP Saint/Holy Other Apogee Equinox Met Buchan Super- Highest

Day Day Perigee Eclipse Office moon tides

01/03/2020 S 1st in Lent St David NONE NONE

02/03/2020 M 1stQ fair/frosty St Chad

03/03/2020 T St Winneral

04/03/2020 W

05/03/2020 T

06/03/2020 F

07/03/2020 S

08/03/2020 S 2nd in Lent

09/03/2020 M FULL Fair YES highest

10/03/2020 T Perigee 9th

11/03/2020 W 0633hrs to

12/03/2020 T 14th

13/03/2020 F

14/03/2020 S

15/03/2020 S 3rd in Lent

16/03/2020 M Last Q Rain St Piran

17/03/2020 T St Patrick

18/03/2020 W

19/03/2020 T St Joseph of Nazareth

20/03/2020 F VERNAL

21/03/2020 S YES St Benedict Quarter Day equinox 0350hrs

22/03/2020 S 4th in Lent Mothering Sunday

23/03/2020 M

24/03/2020 T NEW Cold & rain Aogee Micro New Micro New

25/03/2020 W Virgin Mary Day 15.23hrs Moon

26/03/2020 T

27/03/2020 F

28/03/2020 S

29/03/2020 S 5th in Lent BST Starts

30/03/2020 M

31/03/2020 T