Weather above average last month

Apr 23 2009 by Joanne Douglas, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

THE temperature in Huddersfield last month was above average, figures show.

The average mean temperature was 7.52°C – making it the warmest March since 2005.

The highest temperature of the month was 16.4°C on March 18.

The coldest day was March 4 when it fell to 2.2°C.

A total of 41.8mm of rainfall was recorded during the month – well below the average of around 62.01mm.

The figures were recorded at Huddersfield University’s School of Applied Sciences weather station.