UK: Warmest April on record confirmed

[muriel_volestrangler]

(I know the predictions have been posted here, but here's the official confirmation of how much the records were broken by)

Last month was the warmest April in the UK on record, with virtually no rain in some areas, the Met Office said.

The average temperature was 10.2C (50.4F), beating the previous April high of 9.2C (48.6F), recorded in 1943.
...
In Suffolk, England's most easterly county, there was just 2.6mm of rain, compared with the normal monthly average of 44.2mm.
...
Mr Hammond said the unseasonal heat and drought was causing major problems for farmers and growers, especially in the east of England.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6615083.stm