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April Weather in Shotts United Kingdom

Daily high temperatures increase by 5°F, from 48°F to 53°F, rarely falling below 40°F or exceeding 60°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 3°F, from 35°F to 38°F, rarely falling below 27°F or exceeding 44°F.

For reference, on July 30, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Shotts typically range from 50°F to 64°F, while on January 1, the coldest day of the year, they range from 32°F to 40°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in April in Shotts

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on April. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in April in Shotts

Average Hourly Temperature in April in ShottsApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayNowNowvery coldcoldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of April in Shotts experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 65% to 59%.

The clearest day of the month is April 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 41% of the time.

For reference, on January 26, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 73%, while on July 18, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 48%.

Cloud Cover Categories in April in Shotts

Cloud Cover Categories in April in ShottsApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMayApr 135%Apr 135%Apr 3041%Apr 3041%Apr 1136%Apr 1136%Apr 2138%Apr 2138%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Shotts, the chance of a wet day over the course of April is essentially constant, remaining around 30% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 47% on January 3, and its lowest chance is 28% on April 15.

Over the course of April in Shotts, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 29% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 0% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in April in Shotts

Probability of Precipitation in April in ShottsApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%40%40%MarMayApr 1528%Apr 1528%Apr 131%Apr 131%Apr 3030%Apr 3030%NowNowmixedrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during April in Shotts is essentially constant, remaining about 1.8 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 3.0 inches or falling below 0.6 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 1.8 inches on April 25.

Average Monthly Rainfall in April in Shotts

Average Monthly Rainfall in April in ShottsApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 in4.0 in4.0 inMarMayApr 251.8 inApr 251.8 inApr 11.9 inApr 11.9 inApr 111.8 inApr 111.8 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of April in Shotts, the length of the day is very rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 2 hours, 10 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 4 minutes, 29 seconds, and weekly increase of 31 minutes, 26 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is April 1, with 13 hours, 9 minutes of daylight and the longest day is April 30, with 15 hours, 19 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in April in Shotts

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Shotts is 6:44 AM on April 1 and the earliest sunrise is 1 hour, 12 minutes earlier at 5:33 AM on April 30.

The earliest sunset is 7:54 PM on April 1 and the latest sunset is 59 minutes later at 8:52 PM on April 30.

Daylight saving time is observed in Shotts during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during April, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:29 AM and sets 17 hours, 35 minutes later, at 10:04 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:43 AM and sets 6 hours, 59 minutes later, at 3:43 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in April in Shotts

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in April in ShottsApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMarMay5:33 AM5:33 AMApr 308:52 PMApr 308:52 PM6:44 AM6:44 AMApr 17:54 PMApr 17:54 PM6:19 AM6:19 AMApr 118:14 PMApr 118:14 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of April. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April in Shotts

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April in ShottsApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMay01010202020304050000102020303040NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of April 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for April 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April in Shotts

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April in ShottsApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayMar 109:01 AMMar 109:01 AMMar 257:01 AMMar 257:01 AMApr 87:22 PMApr 87:22 PMApr 2412:50 AMApr 2412:50 AMMay 84:23 AMMay 84:23 AMMay 232:54 PMMay 232:54 PM7:03 AM7:03 AM6:30 PM6:30 PM5:50 PM5:50 PM6:15 AM6:15 AM6:25 AM6:25 AM8:06 PM8:06 PM8:26 PM8:26 PM5:42 AM5:42 AM4:59 AM4:59 AM10:28 PM10:28 PM10:22 PM10:22 PM4:32 AM4:32 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Apr 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
60%4:05 AMSSE9:11 AMSSW-6:38 AMS238,490 mi
2
50%4:57 AMSSE10:21 AMSW-7:39 AMS235,159 mi
3
37%5:30 AMSE11:51 AMSW-8:40 AMS231,768 mi
4
26%5:50 AMSE1:30 PMSW-9:39 AMS228,568 mi
5
16%6:02 AMESE3:10 PMWSW-10:35 AMS225,851 mi
6
8%6:11 AMESE4:49 PMWSW-11:28 AMS223,919 mi
7
2%6:18 AME6:27 PMW-12:19 PMS223,022 mi
8
0%6:25 AME8:06 PMWNW-1:09 PMS223,312 mi
9
1%6:32 AMENE9:46 PMWNW-2:00 PMS224,806 mi
10
5%6:41 AMENE11:27 PMNW-2:53 PMS227,373 mi
11
11%6:55 AMNE--3:48 PMS230,759 mi
12
20%-1:05 AMNW7:16 AMNE4:45 PMS234,628 mi
13
29%-2:32 AMNNW7:51 AMNNE5:43 PMS238,624 mi
14
40%-3:38 AMNNW8:46 AMNNE6:39 PMS242,418 mi
15
50%-4:21 AMNW9:59 AMNE7:31 PMS245,747 mi
16
60%-4:45 AMNW11:20 AMNE8:20 PMS248,433 mi
17
69%-5:00 AMNW12:43 PMNE9:05 PMS250,380 mi
18
78%-5:10 AMWNW2:03 PMENE9:47 PMS251,568 mi
19
85%-5:17 AMWNW3:21 PMENE10:26 PMS252,031 mi
20
92%-5:22 AMWNW4:36 PME11:05 PMS251,844 mi
21
96%-5:26 AMW5:51 PME11:44 PMS251,108 mi
22
98%-5:31 AMW7:07 PMESE--
23
99%-5:36 AMWSW8:26 PMESE12:23 AMS249,926 mi
24
100%-5:42 AMWSW9:49 PMSE1:05 AMS248,396 mi
25
99%-5:51 AMSW11:14 PMSE1:50 AMS246,600 mi
26
96%-6:05 AMSW-2:40 AMS244,597 mi
27
91%12:40 AMSE6:28 AMSW-3:34 AMS242,423 mi
28
83%1:57 AMSSE7:08 AMSSW-4:32 AMS240,104 mi
29
74%2:55 AMSSE8:10 AMSSW-5:33 AMS237,665 mi
30
64%3:33 AMSE9:33 AMSW-6:33 AMS235,152 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Shotts is essentially constant during April, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 2, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in April in Shotts

Humidity Comfort Levels in April in ShottsApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%MarMayApr 160%Apr 160%Apr 10%Apr 10%Apr 300%Apr 300%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Shotts is decreasing during April, decreasing from 12.3 miles per hour to 11.1 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 24, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 14.7 miles per hour, while on July 23, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.8 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in April in Shotts

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Shotts during April is predominantly out of the west from April 1 to April 25 and the east from April 25 to April 30.

Wind Direction in April in Shotts

Wind Direction in April in ShottsWEWApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%MarMayNowNowwestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Shotts is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Shotts is gradually increasing during April, rising by 3°F, from 44°F to 47°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in April in Shotts

Average Water Temperature in April in ShottsApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303038°F38°F40°F40°F42°F42°F44°F44°F46°F46°F48°F48°F50°F50°F52°F52°F54°F54°FMarMayApr 144°FApr 144°FApr 3047°FApr 3047°FApr 1145°FApr 1145°FApr 2146°FApr 2146°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Shotts typically lasts for 5.0 months (152 days), from around May 7 to around October 6, rarely starting before April 11 or after May 30, and rarely ending before September 14 or after November 3.

The month of April in Shotts is more likely than not fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly increasing from 2% to 36% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April in Shotts

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April in ShottsApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMayApr 12%Apr 12%Apr 3036%Apr 3036%Apr 1110%Apr 1110%Apr 2121%Apr 2121%50%May 750%May 790%May 3090%May 30freezingvery coldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Shotts are essentially constant during April, remaining within 9°F of 13°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in April in Shotts

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of April, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Shotts is rapidly increasing during April, rising by 1.6 kWh, from 3.1 kWh to 4.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April in Shotts

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April in ShottsApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMarMayApr 13.1 kWhApr 13.1 kWhApr 304.7 kWhApr 304.7 kWhApr 113.7 kWhApr 113.7 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Shotts are 55.820 deg latitude, -3.797 deg longitude, and 709 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Shotts contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 489 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 758 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,129 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,862 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Shotts is covered by grassland (43%), artificial surfaces (17%), and trees (17%), within 10 miles by grassland (49%) and artificial surfaces (16%), and within 50 miles by grassland (41%) and trees (16%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Shotts, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Shotts.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Shotts according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Shotts is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Shotts and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Shotts and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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